21-80 Amend 905.02 Streets - park hours

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ORDINANCE NO. 21-80 BY:Chinnock, Gallagher, Graham, McBride, Salmon, Wendling Brown AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to amend Section 905.02 of the Streets and Public Services Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to make it unlawful to enter into or remain in City parks during certain hoars. WHEREAS, there has been an increase ~n the vandalism in our City parks, and WHEREAS, in the parks which are unlighted a problem exists in the growing number of complaints of incidents of congregating of unsupervised youths, and WHEREAS, this Council is of the opinion that the problems in such parks can be el iminted by limiting access to the unlighted parks to daylight hours, and WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the usual daily operation of a municipal department; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Section 905.02 of the Streets and Public Services Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood now reading as follows: 905.02 HOURS OPEN TO PUBLIC. Parks shall be open daily for use by the general public; provided however, no person other than an on-duty employee of the City shall enter into or remain wTthin the limits of the City. parks between the hours of ll.'O0 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (Ord. 51-74. Passed 6-3-74.) shall be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 905.02 HOURS OPEN TO PUBLIC. (a) Parks shall be open daily for use by the general public. (b) No person other than an on-duty employee of the City shall enter into or remain within the limits of Lakewood Park, Madison Park or Kaufman Park between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and sunrise. (c) No person other than an on-duty employee of the City shall enter into or remain within the limits of Webb Park, Wagar Park, Edwards Park or Cove Park during the time from one hour after sunset to sunrise. Section 2. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor; otherwise it shall take effect at the earliest period provided by law, and existing ection 905.02 of the Street and Public Services Code, adopted June 3, 1974 shall be and the same Adopted: Approved: ~ y~~~r e pea 1 e d.4 ~