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City Council Meeting 10-28-03 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2099 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 4.08.190 TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF
MOTORIZED MODEL VEHICLES IN BEACH PARKING LOTS
WHEREAS, persons are operating motorized model vehicles in beach parking
lots; and
WHEREAS, the noise created by the vehicles disrupts the quiet enjoyment of
residents living near the beach parking lots; and
WHEREAS, the operation of model vehicles in the beach parking lots also
creates safety hazards; and
WHEREAS, children and other operators of motorized model vehicles may be
inattentive to vehicular traffic in the parking lots; and
WHEREAS, operation of motorized model vehicles in parking lots is therefore
i na ppropriate/problematic,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.08.190 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
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Section 4.08.190. Remote control models.
(a) No person shall operate any model plane in any park, playground,
beach, beach parking lot or public recreation area.
(b) No person shall operate any model car, truck or vehicle in any
beach parking lot.
(c) For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
1(;1) Model plane shall mean any device that flies, whether
uncontrolled or controlled by radio, wire, or string, and is powered by internal
combustion, electricity, gasoline, or any other type of fuel, and any device
that flies by whatever means weighing more than eight ounces,
(2) Model vehicle shall mean any model vehicle controlled by
radio or wire and powered by internal combustion, electricity, gasoline,
battery, or other type of fuel or power.
(3) Beach parking shall include all roadways providing access
to or connecting beach parking lots.
(d) This Section shall not apply to models in any area designated by
the City for the use of such models if the person using the model is in
compliance 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inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
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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 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 30
days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Approved and adopted this 28th day of October, 2003.
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Richard Bloom, Mayor' .-
State of Califomia )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2099 (CCS) had its introduction on October 14, 2003, and was
adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on October 28, 2003, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Mayor Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Feinstein,
Genser, Holbrook, O'Connor
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: Katz
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, Ci
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