HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2528.. • • • ORIGINAL
ORDINANCE NO. 2528
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCI~ OF THE CITY OF PALO
AL'ro AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF, THE PALO ALTO
MuNICIPAL CODE TO REFLECT ADMINISTRATIVE .CHANGES
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The council of the City of Palo Alto does bRDAIN as
follows:
SECTION l~ Section 2.08.020 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
11 2.08.020 Approv~ of cit¥.rnan~ger's appointments.
Appointments to the following positions shall be
made by the city manager with the approval of the
counc"il:
(1) Chief of police
(2) Fire chief
(3) City engineer
(4) Chief engineer for gas, water, sewers
_(5} Chief engineer for light ~nd power
(6) City treasurer
(7) Director of planning and community development
(8) Managing director of community services."
SECTION 2. Se:0tion 2.08.150 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
11 2.08.150
off ice of
of a city
council.
Office and du_ties of' city manager. ·The
the city manager shall be under the direction
manager who shall be accountable to the
His duties shall be as fol-lows:
(1) He shall have the duties as set forth in
the charter.
(2) He shall have subject to his approval ex
penditures, policies, and procedures for the de~
pa1~trnents coming under his con.trol.
{3) He shall sig1·, fur the city approved contracts,
agreements, and leases which do not require the
signature of the mayor. '
( 4) . He may. ~e(:ommend to the counci 1 the sale or
lease of material, equipment, pro}..Jerty, and real
estate of the city.
(5) He may hegotiate such contract~ and leases
_·as the council may authorize.
(6) · ae-sha-11 recoriufiend-to the-council schedules
of fees'and rates for all types of services performed
by departments under his control. In ~lddi tion, he
shall establish ~uch fees and rates as the couricil
may direct.
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( 7) He shall reconunend changes to the council
of the basic organization plan of departments under
his control, and enforce ch~nges approved by the
council. ·-----------
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and make_};~commendations to the humnn rel:\tions
commission.
(9) He shall perform such duties as may be re
quired by the charter or as the council m_ay require
of him.
SECTION 3. Sectlon 2.08.170 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"2.08~1?0. Division of central,anal5sis a9d ser~ices.
The division of central analysis an services shall
be under the supervision of the director of adminis
trative services. His duties shall be as follows:
(1) He shall provide operational ·and man~gemerit
analytical capabilities for all city departments and
the city manager. .
(2) He shall coordinate data processing activities
,for all departments under the control of the city
manager.
(3) He shall recommend to and implement manage
ment reporting systems approved by the city monager.
{4) ·He shall coordinate the city's record re
tention and destruction program.
(5) He shall provide mail and messenger service
for all city departments.
(6) He shall administer the pneumatic tube
system at the ·civic center.
·(7) He shall pr6vide offset printing and other
duplicating~facilities for all city departments.
(8) He shall provide centralized office machine
operation for all city departrnents.11
SECTION 4. 'l'he first paragraph of s'e_ction 2 •. 08.180 of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"?.08.180 Division of purchases and stores. The .
division of 'purchases and stores shall be under the
supervision of a . director of purchasing services
who shall be accountable to the director·. of admfnis
trative services. His duties shall be-' as follows: 11
SECTION 5. The fir-~t paragraph of Section 2.08.190 of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby ·amended to read as follows:
11 2. os .190 DivJ,.sion of buildinS_.an¢1 ·equipment
maintenance •. _ The divislon of ~uilding tmd equip--
ment maintenance shall be under the supervision
of ·a director of building and equipment services
who shall be accountable to the director of adminis
trative services. His duties shall be as follows.: 11
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SECTION 6. The first paragraph of Section 2.08.200 of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended. to read as follows:
"2.08.200 Division-of personnel. The diVi$iOn of
personnel shall be under the supervision of a
director of personnel services who shall be accountable
to the director of administrative services. His duties
shall be as follows:"
SECTION 7. The first paragraph of Section 2.08.205 of the
l?alo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"2.08.205 nivision of communications. Thedivisi.on
of comrnu·1 • .CC-aJ"ions shall be under .. the supervision
of a director of communication services who shall
be accountable to the director· of admi.nistrative
services. His duties shall be as follows:~
SECTION 8. Subsection (7) of Section 2.08.210 of the Palo
Alto .Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(7) He shall consult with the city engineer and
the director of planning and community development
on matters doncerning traffic control."
SECTION 9. Section 2.08.230 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"2.08~230 Animal shelter department. The·animal
shelter department shall be under. the direction of
a poundmaster who shall be accountable to the Chief
of Police. His duties shall be as follows:
(l) He shall formulate and recommend. to the
Chief of Police policies and procedures-relating
to the care ana control of animals, and shall
administer such policies and procedures when
approved by the Chfef of Police, and shall conduct
such activities for. the city.
(2) He shall enforce all ordinances and ~tate
laws relating to the ·care, control, impounding,
'and registration of all animals.
(3) He shall ~ond~ct the sale of animals as
directed by law. .
·(4) He shall deposit with the Gity treaSUJ;~r
withl'n thre.e days ·such funds as may be collected in
the·operation of his department and at no· time retain
more than one hundred dollars in his possession.
· {5) . He shall recommel:id to the Chief of Poiice
a schedule of ·f~es·or rates to be.~harged for the
care and maintenance of privately.owned animal,s.
(6) He shall be responsibie for 1;.he destruction
of animals in accordance with the o.Cd1nances of · ... ,
the city.
(7) He shall perform such other duties as ,may
be required of him by the Chief of Police. '
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SECTION 10. Subsection (12) of Section 2.0~.240 ~f the
Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
-SECTION tl. ~Th~ fir:::>t par~a<jrlfph cjf Set.'Liofl 2.08.280 of
Palo Alto Municipal Code,is hereby amended to read as follows:
tt2.08.280 Department of recreation. The depart-
ment of recreation snaII be under the direction of
a director of recreation·who.shall be accountable
to the managing director of conununity services.
His duties shall be as follows:"
SECTION 12. Section 2.08.300 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is hereby amended. to read as follows:
"2.08.300 Department of ,elanning and community
development. The aepartment of planil"Ing and conunun
i ty development shall be under the di~ection of a
director 'of planning and community development who
shall be accountable to the city manager. His duties
shall be as follows:
(1) He shall make such studies and reports
as may be required by the city manager.
(2) He shall recommend proposals and pro
cedures to the city manager pertaining to land
use and development, use and development of public
properties and special z6niiig matt~r~~· and shall
cooperate with the building~official and fire chief
in coordinating fire zones and land use zones.
(3) He shall advise the public on matters re
lating to planning procedures as outlined by law
and.he shall receive and transmit to the proper
authority requests of the public which are within
the province of the department·. _ ·· _ · · .· _
(4) He shall cooperate and coordinate the work
of his· ci'epartment with, and give technical assistance
to, the planning commission. .·
{5) He shall maintain suc.h maps artd ·recoi;ds as
.may be necessary for the fulfillment of his functions •
.. (6) He &hall be responsibJ:e for the function
qf traffic engineering for the city.
(7) He shall perform su"~h other .duties as may
be,. required by the city manager."
SEC'l'ION 13. Section 4 .18. 020 of the Palo P..l to Municipal
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Code is hereby, amended t"} read ·as follows: ..
"4 .18. 020 Rules arid _.reguJ ~tions. ; The! chief of police.·
is authorized and empowerea to adopt~ ·.w.ith the
approval of the city manager, .such rules and
regulations· as are reasonably necess:ai:·y to 'carry-
out the purposes of this chapter,· and to insure
the main tenahce of approved and humane' ·conditions
at any place· for whi.ch a license is granted her~
under. · A c'opy of such rules and regulatidns shall
be fur.nished to each.applicant for. a, license upon
·the filing of his applicati,~n."
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SECTION l~ .. Section 6.28.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is hereby.amended to read as followsr
ilG.28.040 Permit for keeeing wild animals. No
person shall have, keepf or maintain, or have in
his possession or control, any elephant, bear,
hippopotamus,rhinoceros, ·lion, tiger, leopard,
wolf, monkey, or any poisonous.reptile of any kind,
or any dangerous or carniverous wild animal' or
reptile withoui first applyirig to and receiving
from the chief of police· a permit to do so.11
SECTION 15. Section 6.28.050 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is hereby amend.ed to read as follows:
"6.28.050 Authori~y of chief of police •. The
chief of police is invested with the authority to
issue permits for the keeping or maintain1ng of
any of the anitnals enumerated and described in
Section 6.28.040 to any person when, in his opinion,.
any such animal may_ be kept or maintained without
menacing the safety of any person or property;
provided, however, that he may require any such
animal to be properly caged or tethered, and may
make additional rules and regulations regulating
the keeping or maintaining qf any such anirnals,
and may revoke any such permit for the violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter or of
any of said rules and regulations, or when in his
opinion, the safety of any person or property is
menaced by the keeping of any such animals."
SECTION 16. Subsection (lj and iternf: (3) and (4) cf sub-
section (m} ·of Section 13 .16 .• 150 o.f the Palo Al to Municipal Code
are hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Determination of Credi ts: . Immediately
upon receipt' of the sq~are footage figures, the
director of planning and conununity.development
shall determine, 'for each parcel of -land within
the parking assessment district, the number of
off-street automobile parking--spaces which would
be required to be provided under city ordinances
generally then in effect, and the 1~umber being
·provided.by said parcel and whic;h would be credited
in satisfaction of said requirement if said ordinances
applied to ·said parcel. The figures, together with
the gross square footage figures provided under
subsection (k), shall be transmitted'to the city
manager. " .. * * * * * .· * * * *
., "(3) ·-.. The· number -of-parking· Spaces requrred for
each paicel, as provided b~ the director of plan-
ning_ and community development. ·
(4) The number of off-street parking spaces
proyided in sati~faction thereof, as provided by
l:ne ciireci.u.r.· u.L plaiii-aii•y alid .:=GiLUL."4tti ty (!~~:::!l6p
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Municipal Code are hereby amended to read ae follows:
11 18.98.030 A_Eplicaticn by property owner. An
applic_ation for a change of district may be made
by a record owner of the parcel of property for
which a change is sought or by a purchaser thereof
under a contract in writing duly executed and
acknowledged by both the buyer and the seller, by
a lessee in possession thereof, with the written
consent of the owner_ of record of the legal title
to make 8uch application, or by the agent of any
of the foregoing, duly authorized in writing.
The applicatidn m~st be. in writing on a form
supplied by the division 6f planning. The appli
cation must.contain a complete description of the
property involved and must be accorripanied by a
staterrient -setting forth fully the grounds of such
petition a~d all of the facts relied upon by the
applicant. The division of planning
may require such other information or maps.as it
may deem necessary. The applica.tion must be
certified by an applicant as to the truth and
accuracy of all.the facts and maps presented with
such application or any supplement thereto."
"·18. 98. 04 O Time for filing applications--fees.
An application for a change in district may be
filed with the division of planning only in April,
August and December and shall be heard within a
period of ninety days from the date of filing.
Such application shall be filed with the
div~sion of pl~nning together with a fee of
.fifty dollars if the area for which the zone
change is sought is ten thousand square feet or
less; a fee of seventy-five dollars if such area
is. over ten thousand square feet and not over one
acre; or a fee rif one hundred dollars if said area
is over one acre. Applications may be ~eceived
·and heard at other times upon the. payment of,· a fee
in an amount .twice that of the fee which otherwise
would be herei:nabove required for such area, to
cover expenses incident to such special hearing.
No part of any such fee shall be returnable to
the appl:lca'ilt.11
"18.98.050 Duties of zoninf administrator. The
zoning aanlinTstrator·shallile the application
with the qity clerk and give,irnmediate notipe of
the filing 6f said application to the chairman of
the-planning COIIU_!lission: ·Upon receipt of notice
that. an application has been filed the chairman
bf the plahnirtg commiss~on shall, on or before
the fifteen th day of'. l:he mon"th following the
month in which the application was filed, set a
·date '.for public hearing upon the matter at eit~er
a i:C:yular uL· ::;p~d.i.C;tl meeting of the commission-~ "
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11 18.98.080 Powers of the citt council u~on ret::"om
mendatio~. Upon receipt of t e reconuncn at~on of
the planning commission as provided herein, the
city council shall consider the same and may change
or refuse to change the classification of any property
as requested or recommended and it;s decision thereon
shall be final and conclusive. If the cit'y council
so desires it may hold a public hearing on the matter
in the same manner as provided in Section 18.98.070
hereof where applicable. If the classification of
any property is to be changed an ordinance shall
· a~cordingly be passed and thereupon the zoning
administrator shall change the official zoning map
in conformity therewith."
SECTION 18. Section 21.08.060 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"21.08.060 Violation~-Notice filed. If and
when the director of planning becomes aware of
a division of land in.vi6lation of the pro
visions of this title, he may record in the office
of the county recorder of Santa Clara County a
notice to the ef feet describing the land.. ·If $Uch
division is subsequently approved hereunder, the
director of planning may record a notice thatthe
violation has ceased.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require
compliance with the recording provisions contained
herein as a condition precedent to the enforceability
of Section 21.08.070 or any other provisi6n of this
title."
SECTION 19. Wherever in Chapter 21.32 (Miscellaneous
Divisions of Land) the words "pla.nning officer" appear, there
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shall.be substituted therefor the words. 11 director of planning.a
SECTION 20. ThiR ordinance shall become effective upon
the expiration of thirty days from its passage.
INTRODU~$D:
PASSED:
August 4, 1969
August 18, 1969
AYES:
NOES:
Beahrs, Berwald, Clark, Comstock, Dias, Gallagher. Norton, Pearson,
Spaeth, Wheatley
None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED·
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