Ordinance 811
ORDINANCE NO. 811
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GILROY AMENDING
ARTICLE XI OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE GILROY CITY
CODE BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION DESIGNA-
TED AS SEC. 2.59-2 REGU~TING THE OPERATION
OF MOTORCYCLES IN ANY PUBLIC PARK IN THE CITY
AND FORBIDDING THE DRIVING OR OPERATION OF
MOTORCYCLES IN ANY PUBLIC PARK IN SAID CITY
AND MAKING THE VIOIATION OF THE ORDINANCE A
MISDEMEANOR.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECT ION I:
Article XI of Chapter 2 of the Gilroy City Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto a new section hereby designated as
Sec. 2.59-2 to read as follows:
Sec. 2.59-2 REGUIATION OF OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
IN PUBLIC PARKS.
(a) It shall be unlawful for anyone to drive
or operate an automobile or truck in any pub-
lic park in the City of Gilroy except upon an
established road in said parks or upon an
established parking area in said park designa-
ted as such by a notice posted, or sign erected,
thereon.
(b) It shall be unlawful for anyone to drive
or operate a motorcycle in any public park in
the City of Gilroy.
(c) A violation of any prov~s~on of this sec-
tion shall constitute a misdemeanor and be pun-
ishable as such.
SECTION II:
If any provision, portion, phrase, clause or word of this
Ordinance shall be held to be unlawful or unconstitutional in any
Court of Competent Jurisdiction, the remaining portion shall not
be affected thereby. The Council declares it would have passed
and adopted the remaining portion of the Ordinance notwithstanding
the unlawful portion.
SECTION III:
All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
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SECTION IV:
This Ordinance is hereby adopted as an emergency measure and
shall take effect and be in full force from and after its adoption
and approval. The reasons for the existence of said emergency are
as follows:
Youths and others in considerable numbers have been intention-
ally and indiscriminately driving and operating motor vehicles in-
cluding motorcycles, in Christmas Hill park, the only real public
park in the City of Gilroy at the time of adopting this Ordinance,
upon areas thereof devoted to lawns and upon other portions all of
which are being seriously and extensively damaged, and rendered un-
sightly thereby, and costly to restore and such acts will continue
unless made unlawful and more authority and remedies are available
than those now possessed by the City to combat and prevent such acts
of vandalism and carelessness.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Coun-
cil of the City of Gilroy held on the 20th day of November, 1967 and
at said time passed and adopted effective upon approval as an emer-
gency measure, the reasons for the exis~ence of said emergency being
and ordered published by title and summary
as set forth in said Ordinance/ by the 'following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: All emand, Duffi n ,Kennedy, Jr. ,Qua rt i ro 1 i , Silva,
Wentworth, and Goodrich.
NOES: COUNCI LMEMBERS : None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Approved November 20th , 1967
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ATTEST:
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I, SUSANNE E. PAYNE ,City Clerk of
the City of Gilroy. do hereby certify that the attached Ordinance
No. 811 is an original ordinance, duly adopted by the Council
of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on
the 20th day of November ,19 67 , at which meeting
a quorum was present.
further certify that the said ordinance has been pub-
lished in accordance with the charter of the City of Gilroy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed Gilroy, this 7th day of
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