HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - December 4, 2002 J-01CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Ordinance No. 1726 Entitled, "An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Lodi
Amending Title 9, Chapter 9.04 'Offenses Against Public Decency,' By Adding
Section 9.04.030 Prohibiting Public Urination And Defecation"
MEETING DATE: December 4, 2002
PREPARED BY: City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Following reading by title, it would be appropriate for the City Council to
adopt the attached Ordinance No. 1726.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Ordinance No. 1726 entitled, "An Ordinance Of The City Council Of
The City Of Lodi Amending Title 9, Chapter 9.04 'Offenses Against
Public Decency,' By Adding Section 9.04.030 Prohibiting Public
Urination And Defecation" was introduced at the regular City Council
meeting of November 20, 2002.
Pursuant to State statute, an ordinance may be adopted five days after its introduction following reading
by title.
This ordinance has been approved as to form by the City Attorney.
FUNDING: None required.
Attachment
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Susan J. Blackston
City Clerk
APPROVED: 1�S
H. Dixon Flynn -- City
ORDINANCE NO. 1726
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LODI AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 9.04
"OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY," BY ADDING
SECTION 9.04.030 PROHIBITING PUBLIC URINATION
AND DEFECATION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 9.04.030 is hereby added to the Lodi Municipal Code to read as
follows:
Section 9.04.030 — Public Urination or Defecation - No person shall
urinate or defecate in or upon any street, alley, plaza, park, public
building, publicly maintained facility, public land, or in any place open to
the public or exposed to public view. This does not apply to using a
public bathroom.
SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed
insofar as such conflict may exist.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi News Sentinel," a
daily newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Lodi and shall
take effect thirty days from and after its passage and approval.
Approved this 4th day of December, 2002
PHILLI A. NINO
Mayor
Attest:
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
1, Susan J. Blackston, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 1726 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Lodi held November 20, 2002, and was thereafter passed, adopted and ordered to
print at a regular meeting of said Council held December 4, 2002 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Howard, Land, and Mayor
Pennino
NOES;
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
VACANT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Nakanishi
I further certify that Ordinance No. 1726 was approved and signed by the Mayor
on the date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
Approved as to Form:
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RANDALL A. HAYS
City Attorney
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
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