Ordinance No. 29ORDINANCE NO. 29
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS PROHIBITING THE DISPLAY OF
MERCHANDISE OR PROPERTY FOR SALE, EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER WITHOUT
ENCLOSURE OF SAID PROPERTY OR MERCHANDISE WITHIN A BUILDING
AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS.
Section 1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, display or
maintain any property or merchandise or other article for sale,
transfer or exchange without enclosing such property or mer-
chandise or other article within a building.
Section 2.
For the purpose of this ordinance a building is defined
as any structure having at least four walls and a ceiling so
that it is entirely enclosed except for windows and doors.
Section 3
The display for sale of automobiles, farm equipment, live
animals, newspapers, roadside farm produce, or similar articles
not normally kept within a building are excepted.
Section 4.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a
period of not more than six months or by both such fine and im-
prisonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion
thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of
this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such per-
son, firm or corporation and shall be punishable therefor as
herein provided
Section 5.
This ordinance is urgently required for the immediate pre-
servation of public peace, health and safety for the reason that
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the City has recently bean incorporated and there are presently
being considered by the City Planning Commission and the City
Council a master land use ordinance and other matters affecting
zoning and land use within the City, that there is a present
threat of devaluation of properties within the City by the un-
restricted and uncontrolled operation of businesses for the sale
of used merchandise; therefore, the City Council declares that
this ordinance shall take effect and is adopted as an emergency
ordinance and shall be in force and effect immediately.
Section 6
This ordinance shall take effect immediately and within
fifteen days shall be posted in three public places in the City
of Cypress together with the names of the members of the Council
voting for and against the same
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of September, 1957.
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J,cob Van Dyke, Mayor
CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF CYPRESS
I, Martin Olsthoorn, City Clerk of the City Council
of the City of Cypress, California, do hereby certify that,
at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 10th
day of September, 1957, the foregoing ordinance, No 29,
was then considered and passed and adopted as a whole by the
following vote•
AYES. Councilmen Arrowood, Arnold, Van Dyke,
and Van Leeuwen
NOES None
ABSENT. Councilman Baroldi
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of the City Council of the City
of Cypress, California, this 10th day of aeptember, 1957
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