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ORDINANCE NO. 1t0-81 <br /> <br />BY: Brown, Chinnock, Gallagher, Graham, <br /> McBride, Salmon, Wendling <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE to amend paragraph (a) of Section 515.99 of the General <br />Offenses Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of [akewood to increase <br />the penalty for a violation of the provisions of the noise control ordinance <br />to a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for a violation committed within six <br />months of a prior offense. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in order to further discourage violation of the provisions <br />of Chapter 515 of the General Offenses Code of our Codified Ordinance relating to <br />noise control, this Council has determined that it is in the best interest of <br />the City to increase the penalty for violation of said noise control ordinance <br />to a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for violations occurring within six months <br />of a prior offense, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for <br />the ~mmediate preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare and the <br />usual daily operation of a municipal department, now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That paragraPh (a) of Section 515.99 of the General Offenses <br />Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewoed, now reading as follows: <br /> <br />515.99 PENALTY. <br /> <br />(a) Except as otherwise provided for, any person who violates <br />any provision of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. <br /> <br />shall be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />515.99 PENALTY <br /> <br />(a) Except as otherwise provided for, any person who violates <br />any provision of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor <br />on a first offense; on each subsequent offense committed within <br />six months of a prior offense~ such person is guilty of a mis- <br />demeanor of the fourth degree. <br /> <br /> Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal aCtions of this <br />Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in <br />an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council <br />and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meet- <br />ings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including <br />Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code~ <br /> <br /> Section 3~ That this ordi~nance is hereby declared to be an emergency <br />measure for the reasons stated in th'e preamble hereof and provided it receives <br />the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall <br />take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the <br />Mayor; otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period <br />allowed by law, and existing paragraph (a) of Section 515.99 of the General <br />Offenses Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, is hereby <br />repealed at such time. <br />Adopted:~~-7/ /7 ~/ <br /> v ~PRESIDENT ' <br /> <br /> <br />