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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-08-15; City Council; 15873; Prohibiting Dogs in ParksAB# Is:873 MTG. 8-I 5-00 DEPT. CLK CITY OF CARLSBAD -AGENDA BILL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. NS-557 REPEALING TITLE 11, CHAPTER 11.32, PARKS AND BEACHES, PROHIBITING DOGS IN CARLSBAD PARKS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANY PARKS OR PORTION OF A PARK SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR DOG USE. DEPT. HD. CITY ATTY. CITY MGR RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance No. NS-557 repealing Title 11, Chapter 11.32, Parks and Beaches, prohibiting dogs in Carlsbad parks with the exception of any parks or portion of a park specifically designated for dog use. i ITEM EXPLANATION: Ordinance No. NS-557 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held on August 8, 2000. The second reading allows the City Council to adopt the ordinance, which would then become effective in thirty days. The City Clerk will have the ordinance published within fifteen days, if adopted. FISCAL IMPACT: See Agenda Bill No. 15,862 on file with the City Clerk. EXHIBITS: 1. Ordinance No. NS-557. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -. 4 ORDINANCE NO. NS-557 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING TITLE 11, CHAPTER 11.32, PARKS AND BEACHES, PROHIBITING DOGS IN CARLSBAD PARKS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANY PARKS OR PORTION OF A PARK SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR DOG USE The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain as follows: SECTION 1: That section 1 1.32.030 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: “11.32.030 Unlawful Acts (11) To ride or lead horses, or to hitch, fasten, lead, drive or let loose any animal or fowl of any kind. Dogs are not allowed in Carlsbad’s parks or on Carlsbad’s beaches. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, this section does not apply to Batiquitos Lagoon, Buena Vista Lagoon or Agua Hedionda Lagoon. This prohibition does not apply to a dog accompanying an unsighted person, or other person who by reason of medical necessity must be accompanied by a dog, dogs while assisting peace officers in law enforcement duties, dog parks or other areas specifically designated for dog use by the City Council, or to dogs participating in shows or obedience classes authorized by the Carlsbad community services department on specified areas of parks or beaches. (19) To use or operate any motor-powered vehicles at any time, except as permitted by the city manager in designated streets or parking areas or as part of a supervised recreational activity or as authorized by the owners of the outer lagoon. This subsection does not apply to officers, agents or employees of the United States, the state of California, the City, or public utility companies or other local government agencies, when they are using motor-powered vehicles in the performance of their official duty, nor to the use of motor-powered vehicles in emergencies when it is necessary to use them for the preservation or protection of life or property, nor to utility companies using motor-powered vehicles for the installation, maintenance, repair or servicing of utility lines, generation, intake and outfall facilities, cooling water resources and other related facilities; (23) No person shall allow any dog owned by him or any dog subject to his control, custody, or possession, to enter upon any park within the city; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to dogs participating in shows or obedience classes authorized by the Carlsbad community services department in specified areas of parks, dog parks or other areas specifically designated for dog use by the City Council. No person shall allow or permit any dog to destroy any real or personal property or to commit a nuisance on any park property. It is the duty of persons having control of a dog to curb such a dog while in a park area”. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25i 26 27 28 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 8th day of August 2000, and thereafter, PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council for the City of Carlsbad on the 16th day Of Aucrust 2000, by the following vote, to wit: AYES:council Members Lewis, Hall, Nygaard, and Kulchin. NOES: None. ABSENT: Council Member Finnila. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney &/b3-C3. ATTEST