66-06 513.14 Occupying a Drug Premises

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ORDINANCE NO. 66-06 BY: Antonio, Butler~ Demro, Dever, FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE to enact a new section 5ß.14, Occupying a Drug Premises, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, for the purpose of creating a criminal penalty for being present in a structure or a vehicle, boat or airplane with the intent to purchase illegal substances or paraphernalia. WHEREAS, this ordinance is necessary for the public health, weifare and safety; and Now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY,THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That new section 513.14, Occupying a Drug Premises, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood is hereby enacted to read as follows: 513.14 OCCUPYING A DRUG PREMISES (a) No person shall occupy, loiter, or remain in any building, apartment, store, automobile, boat, boathouse, airplane, or other place of any description whatsoever where controlled substances, hypodermic syringes, needles, or other instruments or implements are sOld, dispensed, furnished, given away, stored, or kept illegally, when the person knows or should know that these substances, implements or instruments are used for illegal purposes. , (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of occupying a drug premises, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. r Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concernin9. and relating to the passage öf this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting oFthis Council, and that all such deliberation of the Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. AdOPted:'11r~ /.". t ;)"õ j . - ~u President of Council 1vr OAof 7. !/ntJ.. / Clerk of ~ouncil APProVed:~;'¡ ).pol.. ~1'~ Mayor .