HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1996-2106 Amends § 11.44.050, pedestrians (11.44)follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 9 6-2106.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AMENDING SECTION 55 OF ORDINANCE NO. 827
AND SECTION 11.44.050 OF THE NATIONAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO STOPPING,
STANDING, SITTING OR LYING DOWN
ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS IN CONIlVIERCIAL ZONES
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City as
Section 1. That Section 55 of Ordinance No. 827 and Section 11.44.050
of the National City Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
11.44.050 Stopping, Standing, Sitting or Lying Down on
Public Sidewalks. A. No person shall stop or stand on a public sidewalk
in any commercial zone between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
except as near as reasonably possible to an adjacent building or curb line.
B. No person shall sit or lie down upon a public sidewalk,
or upon a blanket, chair, stool or any other object placed upon a public
sidewalk, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in any commer-
cial zone.
C. The prohibitions in subsections A and B shall not apply
to any person:
1. Stopping, standing, sitting or lying down on a
public sidewalk due to a medical emergency;
2. Who, as the result of a disability, utilizes a
wheelchair, walker, or similar device to move about the public
sidewalk;
3. Operating or patronizing a commercial establish-
ment conducted on the public sidewalk pursuant to a temporary use
permit; or a person participating in or attending a parade, festival,
performance, rally, demonstration, meeting, or similar event
conducted on the public sidewalk pursuant to a temporary use or
other applicable permit;
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4. Stopping or standing near, or sitting on a chair
or bench located on the public sidewalk which is supplied by a
public agency or by the abutting private property owner;
5. Stopping or standing near, or sitting on a public
sidewalk within a bus stop zone while waiting for public or private
transportation.
D. No person shall be cited under this section unless the
person engages in conduct prohibited by this section after having been
notified by a police officer that the conduct violates this section.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21 s t day of May , 1996.
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George H. aters, Mayor
ATTEST:
0 Anne
eoples, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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George H. tiser, III
City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on May 21,
1996, by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Council Members Beauchamp, Inzunza, Morrison, Zarate, Waters.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY:
GEORGE H. WATERS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
G,w
City Jerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was not finally adopted until seven
calendar days had elapsed between the days of its introduction and the days of its final
passage, to wit, on May 14, 1996 and on May 21, 1996.
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or
that the reading of said ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than a
majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the
consideration of each member of the Council and the public prior to the day of its passage
a written or printed copy of said ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
ORDINANCE NO. 96-2106 of the City Council of the City of National City, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on May 21, 1996.
By:
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Deputy