HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2770ORDINANCE NO. . 2 770 • ·ORIGINAL
ORDINANCE OF 'l'HE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PAI,O ALTO
AMENDING PALO AVrO MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION
1. 0 8. 010 TO INCLUDE INFRACTIONS Ai'iO SECT ION 6 • 2 0 • 04 0
TO INCLUDE PARKS AND SCHOOLS: AND BY ADDING SECTIONS
6.16.110 AND 6.20.100 TO CLASSIFY VIOLATIONS OF
CHAPTERS 6.16 AND 6.20 AS INFRACTIONS
The council of th~ City of Palo Alto ·does ORD~\1N as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1.08.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
is amendea to read:
"1.08.010 Penalty for violations. It is unlawful
for any person to violate any provision or to fail to
comply with any of the requirements of this code.
(a) Misdemeanor. Any person violatlng any of
the provisiOns or fa~ling to comply with any of the
mandatory requirements of this code is guilty of a
misdemeanor, except as otherwise specified by state
law or expressly provided by this code. Unless a
different penalty is expressly provided by this code,
any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the pro
visions of this code shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not
exceeding six. months, or by both such fine and imprison
ment.
(b) Infraction. Any person convicted of an
infraction for a violation of this code, as expressly
provided hcrci~ or specified by state law, shall be
punished upon a first conviction by a fine not exceed
ing fifty dollars {$50), and fOJ~ a second conviction
within a period of one year bv a fine not; exceeding
one hundx·ed dollars J$100),. a.nd for a th1rd or any
subsequent conviction· ·w1 trti"n a period of one year by
a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(c) Separate offense. Each person is guilty of
a separate offense for each and every day durir.~ any
portion of which any violation of any provision of
this code is committed, continued or permitted by such
person and shall be punished accordingly.
(d) Public nuisance. In addltion to the penalties
hereinabove prov1ded, any condition caused or permitted
to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this
code is a public nuisance and may be summarily abated
as such by this city.· Each day that such condition
continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense."
SECTION 2. Section 6.16.110 is added to the Palo Alto
Munic~pal Code to read:
"6.16.110 Penalty. It is unlawful and constitutes an infraction foz any-person to violate, or fail to ·
comply with any provision of this chapter."
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SECTION 3. Section 6.20.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is amended to read:
"6.20.040 Nuisances by animals. It shall be
unlawful for the·owner or person having custody
of any dog or other animal, to permit, either
wilfully or through failure to exercise due care
~r control, any such dog or animal to cow~it any
nuisance upon the sidewalk of any public street:
or upon any walkway, path, grass or play area
of any park or school,except any portion thereof
officially designated and established as a dog
exercise area; or upon the floor of any common
hall in any apartment house, hotel or other
multiple dwelling; or upon any entranceway, stair
way or wall immediately abutt~ng on a public
sidewalk, or upon the floor 6£ any theater, shop,
store, office building or other building used in
common by the public; or upon the floor or stairway
of any depot or station or public waiting room;
or upon any floor, stairway, entranceway, office
lobby, foyer or patio used in common by the public."
SECTION 4. Section 6.20.100 is added to the Palo Alto
Municipal Code to read:
11 6.20.100 Penalty. It is unlawful and constitutes
an infraction foi"-any person to violate, or fail
t.o comply with any provision of this chapter."
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective upon
the expiration of thirty days from its passage.
INTRODUCED: January 28~ 1974
PASSED: Febn\ary 11, 1974
AYES: Beahrs, Clay, Comstock, Henderson~ Pearson, Rosenbaum, Sher
NOES: None
ABSENT: Berwald, Norton
ATTEST:
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