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1 ORDINANCE NO. NS-796
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 11.24 OF
3 THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXTEND THE INTERIM
PLAN FOR AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON.
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WHEREAS, portions of Agua Hedionda Lagoon have been infested with
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Caulerpa taxifolia, an invasive marine seaweed; and
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WHEREAS, the Southern California Caulerpa Action Team (SCCAT) has been
coordinating with the City to eradicate Caulerpa while also allowing for recreational use of the
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lagoon via the Interim Management Plan as last amended by the City Council on April 5, 2005;
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WHEREAS, the current provisions of Chapter 11.24, which regulate Agua
Hedionda Lagoon and effect the Interim Plan, are set to expire on June 30, 2006; and
WHEREAS, SCCAT is recommending that the City Council amend the
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appropriate sections of Chapter 11.24 that will effectively extend the revised and updated
1 _ Interim Plan and its provisions until June 30, 2007.
16 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does ordain as
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18 SECTION 1. That Section 11.24.056 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code be
19 amended to read as follows:
20 "11.24.056 No anchoring in posted areas.
21 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and except as otherwise
provided in this section, it is unlawful to anchor a boat in any area of the inner lagoon.
22 (b) The city manager may allow anchoring in the passive use area or in the
powerboat area if the city manager finds, based on available scientific data, that allowing
23 anchoring in these areas is consistent with the interim management plan and will not cause the
spread of Caulerpa taxifolia inside or outside of the lagoon.
24 (c) Nothing in this section precludes a person from anchoring in an emergency
situation in order to prevent personal injury or property damage.
25 (d) This section shall be operative until June 30, 2007, at which time it shall
automatically be repealed unless extended by further action of the city council."
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SECTION 3. That Section 11.24.057(b) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code be
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amended to read as follows:
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"11.24.057 No large wakes.
(b) This section shall be operative until June 30, 2007, at which time it shall
automatically be repealed unless extended by further action of the city council."
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its
adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be
published at least once in a publication of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within
fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
Council on the Hth day of April 2006, and thereafter.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 18th day of April 2006, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Hall, Kulchin, Packard and Sigafoose
NOES: None
ABSENT:None
ABSTAIN: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CLAUDE
ATTEST:
LORRAINE M. WOOD, City cferk
(SEAL)
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