HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 752 ORDINANCE NO. 752
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY ADDING SECTION 12.28.170,"PARKING
IN LOTS OF PRIVATE BUSINESSES" OF CHAPTER 12.28,
"STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING" OF TITLE 12,
"VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC" OF THE CATHEDRAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS,vehicles parked in the parking lots of private businesses for long
periods are frequently targets of graffiti and other vandalism and are unsightly and a visual
blight; and
WHEREAS, the City Council therefore wishes to prohibit such parking for
more than seventy-two (72) hours.
NOW, THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. RECITALS
The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference.
Section 2. ADDITION OF SECTION 12.28.170, "PARKING IN LOTS OF
PRIVATE BUSINESSES" TO THE CATHEDRAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE
Cathedral City Municipal Code Section 12.28.170 shall be added to the Cathedral
City Municipal Code to read as follows:
12.28.170 Parking in Lots of Private Businesses.
A. No vehicle of any kind may be parked or left standing in the parking lot
of any private business in the city for a period of longer than seventy-two(72)hours.
B. A vehicle shall not be re-parked or returned to any location within one-
half mile of the location where such vehicle was first parked under this section
sooner than seventy-two (72) hours following the time that the vehicle was first
moved.
C. Vehicles parked in violation of this section are deemed a public
nuisance and shall be subject to abatement pursuant to Title 13 of this code.
Section 3. SEVERABILITY
The City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence
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or word of this ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court
of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining
provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this ordinance as hereby adopted
shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. SEVERABILITY
The City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence
or word of this ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court
of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining
provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this ordinance as hereby adopted
shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. AMENDING OF BAIL SCHEDULE
The City Attorney's Office is hereby directed to determine whether this ordinance
necessitates amendment of the City's Bail Schedule and to cause such necessary
amendments to be made and filed with the local branches of the Superior Court of the
County of Riverside.
Section 7. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its second reading by the City
Council.
Section 8. CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW
The City Attorney prepared and framed this ordinance pursuant to Section 1.04.010
of the Municipal Code and finds that the City Council has the authority to adopt this
ordinance, that the ordinance is constitutionally valid and that the ordinance is consistent
with the general powers and purposes of the City as set forth in Section 1.04.031 of the
Municipal Code.
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Section 9. EXECUTION AND CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published according to law.
The foregoing Ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting of the City
Council held on April 8, 2015, 2015 by the following vote:
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Noes: 6
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ATTEST:
Gary F: Cle_
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Charles R. Green, City Attorney
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