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city council Meeting 10-17-89
Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO:
Mayor and city council
FROM:
City Attorney
SUBJECT:
Ordinance Adding Section 4203j to the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to Restrict the Use of Remote
Control Models in the city
At its meeting on September 12, 1989, the City Council
directed the city Attorney to prepare an ordinance restricting
the use of remote control models in city parks. In response to
this direction, the accompanying ordinance has been prepared and
1S presented to the City Council for its consideration.
The accompanying ordinance adds section 4203j to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code.
This section provides that no person
shall land, take off, release, or fly any remote control model in
any park, playground, beach, or public recreation area, except in
areas specifically designated by the city.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying
ordinance be introduced for first reading.
PREPARED BY: Robert M. Myers, city Attorney
OCT 1 7 19B9
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CA:RMM:rmd984/hpca
City Council Meeting 10-17-89
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTION 4203J TO THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO RESTRICT THE USE OF
REMOTE CONTROL MODELS IN THE CITY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Section 4203j is added to the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to read as follows:
SECTION
4203j.
Remote
Control
Models.
No person shall land, take off,
release, or fly any remote control model
in any park, playground, beach, or public
recreation area.
For purposes of this Section, remote
control model shall mean any motor-powered
device that flies, whether controlled by
radio, wire, or string.
This Section shall not apply to
remote
control
models
in
any
area
designated by the City for the use of
remote control models if the person using
the remote control model is in campI iance
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with posted rules governing the use of the
designated area.
SECTION 2.
Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of
this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no
further, are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary
to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance.
The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether
any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The city Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper
within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective after 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS )
City Attorney ,
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