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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1070ORD 1070pT3(Ìì¿Õ ORDINANCE NO. 1070 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK AMENDING CHAPTER 12.05 OF TITLE 12 OF THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF SALES ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY WHEREAS, while the common right to use the Public Right-Of-way for public passage is a right granted to all, there is no right to use the Public Right-Of-way for Selling any Goods or Services; and WHEREAS, the stopping of vehicles or persons on the Public Right-Of-way for the purpose of Selling of any Goods or Services creates a hazard to traffic and nuisance to pedestrians; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to protect the public health, safety and welfare from the aforementioned hazards by prohibiting the Selling of any Goods or Services in the Public Right-Of-Way. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Chapter 12.05 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: 12.05 Sales On Public Right-Of-Way Prohibited. 12.05.010 Definitions. A. Goods or Services" shall mean any item including, but not limited to, goods, merchandise, wares, food, beverages or any other tangible thing or item of any kind or description as well as the provision of any service or labor. B. Parkway" shall mean that area between the edge of the roadway and the adjacent property line, including sidewalks. C. Public Right-of-Way" shall mean that portion of land dedicated to the City, in fee, as an easement, or otherwise, for public use for public street purposes which includes, but is not limited to, roadways, Parkways, alleys, sidewalks, and all other public ways and paths. D. Sell" or Selling" shall mean exchanging anything of value for any other thing of value or offering to exchange anything of value for any other thing of value. 12.05.020 Sales on Public Right-of-Way Prohibited. No person shall Sell, offer for sale, solicit the sale of, announce by any means the availability of, or offer for future delivery any Goods or Services on any Public Right-Of-Way within the City of Baldwin Park. 12.05.030 Exceptions. This Chapter shall not apply to charitable solicitations conducted by or for non-profit organizations exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(C)(3). 1 BIB] 37651-U01 ORD-U02 1070-U02 LI2-U03 FO4263-U03 FO4354-U03 DO4367-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 10/11/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 ORD-U05 1070-U05 JUN-U05 23-U05 1993-U05 ORD 1070pT3(Ìì¿Õ 12.05.040 Penalty. A violation of the provisions of this Chapter 12.05 shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a One Thousand Dollar $1,000.00) fine or six 6) months in the County jail or both the fine and imprisonment. Section 2. Severability. The City Council of the City of Baldwin Park hereby declares that, should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of the Ordinance of the Code, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have passed all other remaining portions of this Ordinance independent of the offending section, paragraph, sentence or word. Section 3. Savings Clause. Neither the adoption of the Ordinance nor the repeal of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of Ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof. The provisions of this Ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments. Section 4. The City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted and published in the manner required by law. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 1993. ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK I, LINDA L. GAIR, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1070 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on June 16, 1993, and thereafter was duly adopted by the City Council at an adjourned regular meeting on the 23 day of June, 1993 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER GALLEGOS. MCNEILL. MARTINEZ. MAYOR VARGAS NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS NONE ABSENTS: COUNCILMEMBERS IZELL CITY CLERK 2 BIB] 37651-U01 ORD-U02 1070-U02 LI2-U03 FO4263-U03 FO4354-U03 DO4367-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 10/11/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 ORD-U05 1070-U05 JUN-U05 23-U05 1993-U05