HomeMy WebLinkAbout539 ORDINANCE NO. 539
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 1
OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS,the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") wishes to amend
Title 12, Parks and Recreation, Chapter 1, Parks, Preserves and Public Areas, of the Los Altos
Hills Municipal Code regarding rules and regulations for public parks, preserves, or other public
areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN
as follows:
1. AMENDMENTS.
Subsection (h) shall be added to Section 12-1.01 of Chapter 1 entitled "Parks, Preserves, and
Public Areas" as follows:
(h) . Posted Rules & Regulations. To do any act that violates rules and regulations
adopted by the City Council, and the prohibited act is posted on a Town generated sign.
Section 12-1.05 shall be added to Chapter 1 entitled"Parks, Preserves, and Public Areas" of the
Town Code as follows:
12-1.05 Violation.
(a) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions of this Chapter is guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this code.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, whenever violation of any section contained in
this Chapter is punishable by a misdemeanor, the city attorney may prosecute the offense as an
infraction.
2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Ordinance,
including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this
Ordinance are severable. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that it
would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase
hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall become
effective thirty (30) days from the date of its passage. Within 15 days after its passage,this
ordinance shall be published once, with the names of those City Councilmembers voting for or
against it, in the Los Altos Town Crier, a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Los
Altos Hills, as required by law.
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INTRODUCED: June 21, 2012
PASSED: September 20, 2012
AYES: Mayor Larsen, Vice Mayor Waldeck, Council Member Mordo, Council
Member Radford, Council Member Summit
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
BY:
yo
-ATTEST:
City-Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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