16-13 Amend Sections 905.07 and 905.98

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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 6/3/13. PLACED ON 2ND READING 6/17/13. ORMNANCENO. 16 -13 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Nowlin, Powers, AN ORDINANCE amending Section 905.07, Animals, and Section 905.98, Au- thority of the Director of Public Works, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, to clarify certain rules governing use of the parks within the Code. WHEREAS, Chapter 905 of the Code stands to be amended to clarify -,,,,here ani- mals may be taken in the parks and to give legal effect to the authority of the Director of Public Works in posting additional rules and regulations; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Re- vised Code, municipalities have the power of local self - government; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Re- vised Code, municipalities have the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare, comfort and peace of the citizens of the municipality; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. Section 905.07, Animals, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, cur- rently reading as follows: 905.07 ANIMALS. (a) Animals Prohibited. No dogs or other animals shall be allowed within the parks, with the exception of those animals specifically authorized by the Director of Public Works or by ordinance. (b) Feeding of Animals Prohibited. No person shall feed or otherwise provide food to geese, other wild animals and/or birds within the parks. (c) Molesting Animals. No person shall use any weapon, stick, stone or missile of any kind in the destruction or injury of or to, or in such manner as to disturb or molest, any wild or domestic fowl, an- imal or fish properly within the park limits. (d) If dogs are permitted within any park pursuant to subsection (a) hereof, no person shall fail to adhere to the following rules and re- strictions: (1) Any dog must be on a leash that is extended no farther than six feet and must wear a collar or harness that must be specifically made or manufactured to be the proper size and strength for that particular dog.