Ordinance 1992-07ORDINANCE NO. 92- 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GILROY ADDING
SECTION 18.6-1 TO THE GILROY CITY CODE,
RESTRICTING POSSESSION OF GLASS BEVERAGE
CONTAINERS IN CITY PARKS
WHEREAS, the Director of Parks and Recreation has
recommended, and the City Council finds that it is desirable to
restrict glass beverage containers in city parks to avoid public
health and safety problems created by broken glass;
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Section 18.6-1 is hereby added to the Gilroy
City Code, to read as follows:
No person shall possess any glass
beverage container in any city park, except in
established picnic areas, or except where the
sponsor of an organized public event has
obtained prior written permission from the
Director to possess glass beverage containers
within the boundaries of the event. As used
in this section, "established picnic area"
means any permanent picnic area improved with
tables and identified by appropriate signs.
Notwithstanding Section 18.1, as used in this
section, "city park" applies only to parks,
reservations, playgrounds, and swimming pools
owned or used by the city.
ORDINANCE NO. 92 - 7
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SECTION II:
effect thirty (30) days from and after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of July
by the following vote:
AYES:
This Ordinance shall take full force and
, 1992
COUNCILMEMBERS: GILROY, HALE, KLOECKER, NELSON, ROWLISON,
VALDEZ and GAGE.
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
ORDINANCE NO. 92-7 -2-
I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Ordinance No. 92-7 is an original
ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of July , 19 92 ,
at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this
19 92.
/City Clerk of the City of Gilroy ~
(Seal)
7th day of July