HomeMy Public PortalAbout95-1057 ORDINANCE NO. 95-1057
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA,
RELATING TO THE USE OF CITY PARKS BY LARGE GROUPS
AND AMENDING THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings.
A. Based on the City Council's knowledge of local conditions in the City, the City
Council finds that the unregulated use of City parks by large organized groups can
deprive the general public of the free and unimpeded use of park space, thereby
depriving the public of an important recreational resource.
B. The City Council desires to minimize and control the foregoing problems and
thereby assure reasonable and equitable access to City parks both by groups and by
the general public.
C. Requiring a permit for groups of twenty-five or more persons to use park
facilities is a reasonable means of preserving City parks for the use and enjoyment of
all members of the public.
D. The City Council finds that the permit requirement instituted in this ordinance
constitutes a reasonable time, place and manner restriction on use of City parks by
large groups.
E. It is not the intent of this ordinance to suppress any expressive activity
protected by the First Amendment but to regulate the use of public property to provide
for the enjoyment of all.
F. It is not the intent of the City Council to restrict or deny access to City parks
to any particular groups or individuals.
Section 2. Code Amendment. Chapter 1 (Prohibited Conduct; Offenses) of
Article IV (Public Peace) of the Carson Municipal Code is hereby amended to add a
new Section 4139 to read as follows:
"4139 Use of Parks by Large Groups. In connection with use of public parks
owned or operated by the City of Carson by large groups, the following
requirements shall be met:
(a) Permit Requirement. No group, company, society or organization,
consisting of twenty-five (25) or more individuals, shall use public parks owned
or operated by the City of Carson for any purpose without first obtaining a
permit from the Recreation and Community Services Department. This section
shall not apply to officers or employees of the City of Carson, County of Los
Angeles, or Los Angeles County Flood Control District, when such employees
or officers must use such facilities to perform duties attendant to such office
or employment.
(b) Fee Required. The fee for a permit shall be as established by a
resolution of the Council. Said fee shall be in addition to any other fee which
may be established by the Council.
(c) Procedural Standards. The Recreation and Community Service
Department shall issue permits in the priority which applications are received.
Such permits shall be issued or denied within two (2) days of submission of
a complete application, unless the applicant agrees to an extension of time."
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of June, 1995.
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ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES I ss.
CITY OF CARSON
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance,
being Ordinance No. 95-1057, passed first reading on May 16 , 1995, was
duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly
and regularly held on June 6 1995, and that the same was passed and
adopted by the following role call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Mitoma, Olaes, O'Neal, and Fajardo
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Calas
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City Clerk, City of rson, California
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