107-78 Prohibit persons on Webb Rd right-of-way

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ORDINANCE NO. 10 7 ' 7 8 BY: Brown, Chinnock, Magnotto, McBride, Salmon, Wendling, Brockman AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE prohibiting persons to enter or r~main on that portion of WebbRoadright-of-way in the City of Lakewood situated at the northerly terminus of WebbRoad abutting Lake Erie. WHEREAS, that portion of the Webb Road right-of-way (50 ft.) in the City situated at the northerly terminus of said right-o'f~way and which abuts Lake Erie is hazardous and dangerous to those persons that would enter said area because of the close proximity and stFepness of the bank of said property, and WHEREAS, this Council determines that it is in the best interests of the safety and welfare of the. general public that no persons should be permitted to enter or remain in said area for their own personal safety unless specifically authorized to do so, and %~IEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the in~nediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the further reason that the public shOUld be prohibited from entering upon said area at the earliest possible time; now, therefore, OHIO: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWCCD, STATE OF Section 1. No person shall enter or remain on the land owned by the City of Lakewood, bounded and described as follows: The entire width of right-of-way of Webb Road (50 ft. wide) beginning at a point located a distance of 385.7 ft. northerly from the intersection of the centerline of Webb Road with the northerly right-of-way boundary of Lake Avenue and extending northerly to the shoreline of Lake Erie. Section 2. The prohibition provided in Section 1 hereof shall not apply to on-duty employees of the City of Lakewood nor to other persons as may be authorized to enter said area by the Mayor, as ex-officio Director of Public Works. Section 3. The Mayor, as eX-officio Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to erect appropriate signs giving notice of prohibition, as set forth in the within ordinance, at such places as shall be selected and determined by the Mayor, as ex-officio Director of Public Works. Section 4. That this ordinance is hereby-declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the prean~le 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 imnediately upon its' adoption and approwtl by the Mayor; otherwise it shall take effect at the earliest period altow~d by !aw.