HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1061ORD 1061 pT3 (Ìì ¿ ö ORDINANCE NO. 1061
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK,
CALIFORNIA ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 9.40 TO THE
BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
INVITATION-AT-LARGE PARTIES.
WHEREAS, the occurrence of Invitation-At-Large Parties
tends to result in the disorderly, unruly or loud gatherings of
persons within the City which are, at times, a threat to the
public peace, health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to prevent such gatherings in the
City; and
WHEREAS, in adopting this Ordinance the City does not
desire to prevent people from freely associating with one
another, but rather desires to regulate certain uses of property
within the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, the city Council of the City of Baldwin
Park, California, hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. A new Chapter 9.40 is hereby added to the
Baldwin Park Municipal Code to read in its entirety as follows:
Chapter 9.40
INVITATION-AT-LARGE PARTIES
9.40.010. Definitions
a) Host or Hold" shall mean the sponsoring of a
Party at any location within the City of Baldwin Park.
b) Invitation-At-Large Party" shall mean any
Party to which the public-at-large has been invited as
provided herein.
c) Invitation" shall mean any oral or written
notice of the time, date and location of a Party.
d) Party" shall mean any social gathering at
which twelve or more people are in attendance.
e) Public Place" shall mean any location
generally accessible to the public.
f) Residential Zone" shall mean any area of the
city within a Residential Zone as indicated on the
City's official Zone map.
g) Industrial Zone" shall mean any area of the
City within an Industrial Zone as indicated on the
City's official Zone map.
h) Social Gathering" shall mean any gathering
at which alcoholic beverages are consumed and the
predominant purpose of the gathering is social.
9.40.020 Invitation-At-Large Parties Prohibited.
No person shall Host or Hold an Invitation-At-Large Party
in any Residential or Industrial Zone within the City. The
public at-large will be deemed to have been invited in all of the
following situations:
a) Invitations for the Party are posted in a
Public Place;
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ORD 1061 pT3 (Ìì ¿ ö b) Invitations are not addressed to specific
individuals at specific locations, or, although
addressed to specific individuals at specific
locations, are circulated to other than the identified
invitee;
c) Invitations are worded in such a manner so as
to convey to a reasonable person that the invitation is
intended for the public at-large;
d) Invitations are generally circulated with the
intent of providing notice of the Party to the public
at-large.
9.40.030 Termination of Party.
Upon determining that a Party in a Residential or Industrial
Zone is an Invitation-At-Large Party, the City Police Department
or any officer thereof shall have the authority to order the
party terminated and disburse the crowd. Any person not
complying with the disbursement order may be arrested and charged
with a violation of Penal Code Section 416.
9.40.040. Penalty.
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to host or hold an
Invitation-at-Large Party.
SECTION 2. Severability.
Should any section, subsection, clause, or provision of
this Ordinance for any reason be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall
not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance; it being hereby expressly declared
that this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause, and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed,
approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this Ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by
law, and the same shall take effect thirty 30) days after the
date of its adoption by the City Council of the City of Baldwin
Park.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON February 17 1993.
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ATTEST:
Z.*IR,CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss:
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
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ORD 1061 pT3 (Ìì ¿ ö I, LINDA GAIR, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1061 was
regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on February 17 1993. That,
thereafter, said Ordinance was duly approved and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council on February 17 1993
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER IZELL. MCNEILL MARTINEZ,. MAYOR VARGAS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER NONE
ABSENTS: COUNCILMEMBER GALLEGOS
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