HomeMy WebLinkAbout692ORDINANCE NO. 692
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE
AMENDING CHAPTER 9.16 OF TITLE 9 OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO PERMIT SOCCER ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC PARKS
SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS.
A. RECITALS
(i) The City of Irwindale is authorized by Article XI, Section 5 and Section 7 of the
California Constitution to exercise the police power of the State by adopting regulations to promote
public health, public safety, and general prosperity.
(ii) By this ordinance, the City Council of the City of Irwindale desires to permit soccer
activities in all public parks in the City subject to limitations.
(iii) All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance have occurred.
B. ORDINANCE
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Irwindale does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. The City Council finds that the above recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Subsection Q of Section 9.16.020 of Chapter 9.16 of Title 9 of the Irwindale
Municipal Code is hereby amended to delete the term "soccer" and shall now read as follows:
Section 9.16.020 — Prohibited Activities.
Within the limits of any of the parks or public places of the city, it is unlawful for any person
or persons to do any of the following acts:
Q. To play, engage in or participate in any game such as hockey, rugby, cricket, football
or other team games involving competitive body contact (excluding baseball) except where
and when specifically authorized at designated facilities by the recreation director.
Section 3. Section 9.16.050 is hereby added to Chapter 9.16 of Title 9 of the Irwindale
Municipal Code and shall read as follows:
Section 9.16.050 - Soccer in Parks.
Recreational soccer activity shall be permitted in all City parks subject to each of the
following:
A. Participants shall be under the age of eighteen (18). A parent or other adult family
member, legal guardian or coach may participate if he/she is engaged in soccer
practice with the minor.
B. Recreational soccer activity shall be limited to informal soccer practice only.
C. No practice soccer games or formal soccer games shall be permitted.
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D. No person shall bring large equipment/goal posts onto City property. Permissible
equipment shall be restricted to small items such as soccer balls, cones, etc.
E. Organized groups planning to regularly use City parks for soccer practice must
submit, and receive approval of, a Facility Use Application by the City. Approval of
the Facility Use Application shall include conditions for approval including, but not
limited to, fees for use of the park, insurance, and a deposit to cover damages.
Section 4. The City Council finds the introduction and adoption of this ordinance is not
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential to have
a significant effect on the environment.
Section 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for
any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it
would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or
phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance by
the City Council of the City of Irwindale and shall cause a summary of this ordinance to be
published in accordance with Government Code Section 36933, in a newspaper of general
circulation which is hereby designated for that purpose, and this ordinance shall take effect thirty
(30) days after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Councitof the City
of Irwindale this 24 th day of June 2015.
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Dated:
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Deputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF IRWINDALE
I, Laura M. Nieto, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 692 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Irwindale held on June 10, 2015, and adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Irwindale held on June 24, 2015, and was carried by the
following-roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ambriz, Garcia, Miranda, Ortiz, Mayor Breceda
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Laura M. Nieto, Deputy City Clerk, certify that I caused a copy of Ordinance No. 692, adopted
by the City Council of the City of Irwindale at its regular meeting held June 24, 2015, to be posted at the
City Hall, Library, and Post Office on June 30. 2015.
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