HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-04-10 Ordinance 4625follows:
ORDINANCE NO.462S
ORDINANCE OF THE ·COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING SECTION 9.48.040 OF CHAPTER 9.48 OF
TITLE 9 (PEACE, MORALS, AND SAFETY) OF THE PALO
ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING DISPOSAL OF
RUBBISH, DIRT, LEAVES OR DEBRIS ON STREETS AND
OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTIES
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as
SECTION 1. The Council hereby finds as follows:
(a) The existing provisions of Section 9.48.040 of
Chapter 9.48 (Obstructing Streets and Sidewalks) of Title 9
(Public Peace, Morals, and Safety) of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code prohibit the deposit of rubbish, dirt, debris or discarded
materials on city streets and sidewalks.
(b) In consideration of additional restrictions on the
use of leaf blowers, the' Council intends to clarify that Section
9.48.040 prohibits, among other things, using leaf blowers to
blow dirt, leaves, and debris both onto city streets and
sidewalks and onto other public and private properties where that
is unauthorized.
SECTION 2. Section 9.48.040 of Chapter 9.48
(Obstructing Streets and Sidewalks) of Title 9 (Public Peace,
Morals, and Safety) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.48.040 Discarding rubbish, dirt, leaves, debris
or discarded material on streets or other public or
private properties.
No person shall put, place, sweep, throw, brush,
blow or in any other manner deposit any rubbish, dirt,
leaves, debris or discarded material of any kind or
character upon any sidewalk, street, alley, gutter or
other place in the city, nor shall any person throw,
sweep, blow or brush any rubbish, paper sweepings,
leaves or dirt from' any residence or other building or
grounds onto any sidewalk, street or alley or onto any
other public or private property without authorization.
1
000403 syn 0043972
SECTION 3. This ordinance does not constitute a project
having potential effects upon the environment and therefore does
not require environmental review under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective on the
thirty-first day after the date of its adoption.
INTRODUCED: January 31, 2000
PASSED: April 10, 2000
AYES: BURCH, EAKINS, KLEINBERG, KNISS, MOSSAR, OJAKIAN
NOES: BEECHAM, LYTLE
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT: FAZZINO
~ .City Clerk .
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
2
000403 syn 0043972
APPROVED: ,
,HIS DOCUMENT IS CERTIFIED TO BE AN
'y'''''!'!'~''r.f: DULY PASSED BY THE COUNCIL
.... :T'i OF PALO ALTO AND
:;.1. POS~?ME COUNCIL
')N _ 44 (WITHIN ttl
. :~5 PASSAGE)
'i ('OT cl~";l:,r(:)1 under penalty
c' .'i that dw f,,~egoin9 is truo
,:nr.l correct,"
./¥{l/o() ~ ~' ..
Date & Place ·.,::~:0}<