HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 2007-1238
ORDINANCE NO. 1238
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 9.96.140 OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNCIPAL
CODE REGARDING USE OF HYDROPLANE VESSELS
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide various recreational uses on the
waters of Lake Elsinore; and
WHEREAS, such divergent recreational uses may present inherent
safety issues requiring the City to regulate the time and place of such uses so that all
recreational uses have a reasonable opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the Lake in a
safe manner; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to regulate certain high speed vessels in
order to insure that appropriate safety precautions are implemented and safety
personnel are readily available when these vessels are using the Lake; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend Section 9.96.140 of the
Lake Elsinore Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF lAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 9.96.140 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code
shall be amended to add subpart G as follows:
G. No person shall operate a hydroplane vessel on Lake Elsinore, unless
authorized pursuant to a special event permit as provided in Chapter 5.73. For
purposes of this subpart G, a hydroplane vessel means a motorboat that has been
designed to rise out of the water and skim along the surface when the vessel is traveling
at high speeds.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision, clause, sentence or
paragraph of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this
Ordinance and are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty
(30) days after the date of its final passage. The City Clerk shall certify as to adoption
of this Ordinance and cause this Ordinance to be published and posted in the manner
required by law.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, on this 11th day of December 2007, upon the
following roll call vote:
RT E. MAGE
MAYOR
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VIVIAN M. MUNSON
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, VIVIAN M. MUNSON, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1238 was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore on the 27th day of November 2007, and was
finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore held
on the 11th day of December 2007 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Magee, Mayor Pro Tern Hickman, Councilmember Buckley,
Councilmember Kelley, Councilmember Schiffner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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VIVIAN M. MUNSON
CITY CLERK
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