HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1019ORDINANCE NS-1019 AMENDING SECTIONS 10-7, 10-8, AND
10-9 OF ARTIC~ I, CHAPTER 10 OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CO~E RELATING TO USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
WHEREAS, in the recodification of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code there were deleted certain provisions relating to the
conditions of parades and permit requests therefor; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council that such
provisions be reinserted into the Municipal Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
amended by amending Sections 10-7, 10-8, and 10-9 of Article I
Chapter 10 thereof to read as follows:
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Sec. 10-7. Assemblages, etc. on public property; special
license--Required.
No person shall conduct, perform, exhibit, or take part in
any musical, theatrical, dramatic representation, parade,
procession, open air public meeting, debate, or lecture upon
any public street, way, park, or any land owned by the city
unless a Special License for such use has first been obtained
from the city Council, and then only in compliance with the
terms of such Special License. Said Special License shall be
in addition to any other license or permit required by this
Code.
Sec. 10-8. Same. Content.
Every Special License shall be in writing and shall specify
the nature of the use permitted, the exact time and place of
such use; and,~in the case of a parade or procession, the course
over which such parade or procession may pass.
The City Council may grant a continuing Special License when,
in its opinion, the same would be consisten~_~w_ith the standards
set out in Section 10.10 hereof and may ~e~oke any continuing
Special License at any time.
No special license shall be required for funeral processions.
Sec. 10-9. Same. Application.
Every person seeking a Special License required by Section
10-7 hereof shall file with the Clerk of the Council two (2)
copies of a verified application giving the following information:
(a) Name and address of applicant;
(b) Nature of the use requested;
(c) Name and address of each musician, actor, debater,
lecturer, or other persons who will take part in
the proposed use of public property and the part
each will perform, insofar as the same is known to
the applicant;
(d) A statement of the number of participants, insofar as
the same is known to the applicant;
(e) The name and address of the sponsoring organization and
of the local office or chapter, if any;
(f) The exact location and extent of public property
requested for such use;
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(g) The date, the hour of beginning, and the hour of ending
of such use;
(h) The statement of whether or not charity, gratuity, or
offering will be solicited or accepted; and
(i) If charity, gratuity, or offering will be solicited or
accepted, a statement of what will be done with the
proceeds, together with a percentage breakdown of
its use, showing the percentage to be retained by
the participants and what percentage goes to each.
SECTION 2: That this Ordinance is urgently required for the
immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety. The
following is a specific statement showing the urgency of this
Ordinance:
That an increasing number of requests are being made for the
holding of parades, processions, and other types of gatherings
within the City. Recent events have demonstrated that parades and
gatherings carry with them a high degree of danger of civil disorder,
if not violence, requiring that such activities be closely controlled
in order that incidents s~ort of criminal acts can be proscribed
or regulatedl. It is felt that regulations attendant to permits
are required to keep such activities peaceable; therefore, this
City Council hereby declares that this Ordinance shall take effect
as, and is adopted as an emergency measure to be in force from and
after its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana as an emergency measure at its regular meeting held on the 18th
day of May, 1970.
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
MAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk
of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing
Ordinance was regularly introduced to and considered by said Council
at its regular meeting held on the 18th day of May, 1970, and was
at said meeting passed and adopted by said Council as an emergency
ordinance by the following vote, to wit:
AYES,
NOE S,
COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, Villa,
Y~aamot o, Griset
COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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