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Home My WebLink About2697 OrdinancePASSED by the City Council and AP OVED by the Mayor this 15th day of August, 1988. ir E endler, Mayor Wells, City Clerk APP4 VED AS 40 0 Greg Rtello, City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 2697 AN ORDINANCE concerning the closure of City Parks and amending Chapter 9.48 of the Pasco Municipal Code. WHEREAS, although it is the general policy of the City to open its parks to public use and enjoyment and encourage their use during the hours that they are open, from time to time activities or conditions within a park may constitute a public nuisance and warrant the park's closure; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires a formal and orderly procedure for park closure that will both enable an emergency closure to occur through prompt action when necessary and at the same time provide a formal review by the City Council, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 9.48.010 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 9.48.010 HOURS/CLOSURE. Except as provided below, all City parks shall open at 6:00 a.m. for public use, and close at midnight each day. In the event the conditions present or the activities occurring at a City park constitute a nuisance, a temporary complete or partial closure of a City park may be declared by the Mayor. Such closure may include the prohibition of parking on any City streets immediately adjacent to or in the vicinity of the park. The Mayor shall set forth his declaration of closure in writing, setting forth the specific conditions or activities which, in his determination, constitute a public nuisance. The determination of the Mayor shall be reviewed by the full City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting, or at a special meeting called for such purpose, at which time the City Council, by Resolution, shall either affirm the action of the Mayor, reopen the park, or place its own conditions upon the closure of the park or its hours of operation. Prior to the next regularly scheduled City Council Meeting, the Mayor may rescind or amend his declaration of park closure. The City Council may also act by Resolution to close a park without the prior emergency action of the Mayor. Section 2. This Ordinance is necessary to maintain the public safety and is enacted within the Police power of the City. An emergency is declared and the Ordinance is effective immediately. August 16, 1988 Tri City Herald P.O. Box 2608 Pasco, Washington 99302 Gentlemen: Please publish Ordinance Nos. 2696 and 2697 on the following date: August 19, 1988 Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each. Sincerely yours, Evelyn Wells City Clerk ew 99302-2608 uxt-vi,tig 2aerata P 0 BOX 2608 PASCO, WASHINGTON (509) 582-1500 LEGAL ADVERTISING INVOICE SOLD TO DATE - - LEGAL NO kJ') / ACCOUNT NO 50550 DESCRIPTION Or di ria.n de No . 24.(-1 7 TIMES nCil LINES 1 04 Clt o rasco TOTAL $ 75.71 r . O. Do - rasco WA 7'9101 NOTICE: This Is an Invoice tor legal advertising space Please pay from this invoice u no statement will be rendered Please detach at perforation and return with payment COUNTY OF BENTON $S STATE OF WASHINGTON each day In the event the condi- tions present or the activ- ities occurring at a City park constitute a nuisance, a temporary complete or par- tial closure of a City park may be declared by -the Mayor Such closure may Include the prohibition of Fr•filtrknirgatiieniyan adjacent y City irulets or in the vicinity of the park The Mayor shall set forth his declaration of closure In writing, setting forth the specific conditions or activ- ities which, In his determin- ation constitute` a public nuisance The determin- ation of the Mayor shall be reviewed by the full City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting, or at a special meeting called for such purpose, at which time the City Council, by Resolution, shall either af- firm the action of the Mayor, reopen 0110 park, or place its own conditions upon the closure of the park or its hours of opera- Y a. 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(I ...c ORDINANCE NO 2697 AN ORDINANCE con- cerning the closure of City Parks and amending Chap- ter 9 48 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code WHEREAS although It is the general policy of the City to open its parks to public use and enjoyment and encourage their use during the hours that they are open from time to time activities or conditions within a park may consti- tute a public nuisance and warrant the park s closure EAS the City S a formal re for tN, SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS TRACY C. 110EVET , being duly sworn, deposes and says, I am the Legal Clerk of the Tri-City Herald, a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication matter referred to, published countinually as a daily newspa- -tnn County, Washington That the attached is a true ' Qs, N c. 7 as it entire issue of the Tr-City Herald -43.1 001 time(s), ----an ending on resulary AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION (V (-4 , /11V Notary public in ancf-,f8ritli State of Wash- ington, residing at — COMMISSION EXPIRES 7-7 DAY OF