Ordinance No. 1137131
ORDINANCE NO. 1137
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING SECTION 13 -70 OF THE CYPRESS MUNICIPAL CODE
TO ADD AN EXEMPTION FOR CITY RELATED
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON PUBLIC STREETS.
WHEREAS, the Cypress Municipal Code currently contains provisions which are
intended to control unnecessary, excessive, and annoying noise or sounds emanating
from activities located on properties within the city; and,
WHEREAS, Section 13 -70 of the Cypress Municipal Code currently contains
exemptions for certain activities from the City's noise standards; and,
WHEREAS, the City finds it necessary to exempt certain activities which are
necessary to maintain or improve public streets within the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires to add a provision which allows construction related
activities to be conducted on public streets which are in the interest of the City; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress does hereby ordain
as follows:
Section 1: That Section 13 -70(c) of the Cypress City Code is amended to read
as follows:
"Activities conducted on any park, Of playground, or street, provided such park, Of
playground, or street, is owned and operated by a public entity."
Section 2: Severability.
The City Council of the City of Cypress hereby declares that should any section,
paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance of the Code, hereby adopted, be
declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have
passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of
any such portion as may be declared invalid.
Section 3: Savings Clause.
Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal or renumbering of any other
ordinance of this city shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of
ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be
construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to
any violation thereof. The provisions of this ordinance, insofar as they are substantially
the same as ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to the same
subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new
enactments.
Section 4: Publication.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance, and
shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the
proceedings of the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted. This
ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage and
adoption, and within fifteen (15) full days after its final passage, the City Clerk shall
cause it to be published in a newspaper of general circulation and shall post the same
at City Hall, the Police Department and the Community Center.
FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the
24th day of June, 2013, and finally adopted and ord$T`pe ted at a regular meeting held
on the 8th day of July, 2013.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
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I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council
held on the 8th day of July, 2013, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Johnson, Bailey, Mills and Narain
NOES: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Yarc
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS