Ordinance 1986-02ORDINANCE NO, 86-2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GILROY ENACTING SECTION
12.18A OF THE GILROY CITY CODE PROVIDING FOR TEMPORARY
PLACEMENT OF DEBRIS BOXES IN 'sTREETS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 21.39 of the Gilroy City Code
is enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 12.18A. Deb'ris 'BoXes
Debris boxes may be placed on public streets or
in alleys in accordance with the conditions of a
permit issued by the Director of Public Works. Such
placement shall not exceed a period of six (6) calendar
days.
Debris boxes are defined as metal containers designed
to be loaded and unloaded onto a truck trailer by means
of a winch and cable. They are co~mnonly known as
"transfer rigs". Such boxes shall not be wider than
eight feet (8') nor higher than six feet (6').
SECTION II. Ail other ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION III. This is an Emergency Ordinance which shall
take effect immediately upon its passage and approval. The
facts and circumstances~giving rise to the emergency are as
follows:
For many years debris boxes have been placed
temporarily in streets with the tacit approval of the
City. A person who drove a vehicle into such a box
recently filed a claim against the disposal company
because our code prohibits garbage containers in streets.
Immediate enactment is necessary to prevent another such
claim.
This Ordinance was introduced as an emergency measure
and passed and adopted to become effective immediately and
ordered published by title and summary in accordance with
ORDINANCE NO. 86-2
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provisions of the City Charter at a regular session of
the City Council held on the 20th day of January 1986, by
the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILM~M~ERS:
ALBERT, GAGE, KLOECKER,
MUSSALLEM, PALMERLEE, VALDEZ
and HUGHAN
NOES;
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT;
COUNCILMAqVlBERS: NONE
ORDINANCE NO. 86-2
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of
Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Ordinance No. 86-2
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
. January , 19 86 , at which meeting a quorum was
day of
present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy, this 27th day
of January , 19 86
_ the City of Gilr~
(Seal)