Dos Palos Municipal Code § 9.15 Public Peace, Morals and Welfare

It is hereby declared a public nuisance and a violation of this Code for any tenant, responsible party, or owner of any premises or property in this City to permit their premises or property to be used in such a manner that any one (1) or more of the following activities are found to occur thereon: A. Location or possession of illegal drugs or substances. B. The illegal sale of controlled or illegal drugs or substances. C. The illegal use of controlled or illegal drugs or substances. D. The frequent gathering, or coming and going, of a person or persons with an intent to purchase, sell, or use a controlled substance or other illegal drugs or substances on the premises or property. E. The frequent or infrequent gathering, loitering, or coming and going, of a person or persons near the entrance of a business, not conducting business with the establishment. F. The sale of illegal alcoholic beverages. G. The sale of illegal cigarettes or other tobacco products. H. The sale of illegal firearms. I. Any unlawful activity of a criminal street gang as defined in Penal Code Section 186.22. J. Any unlawful activity pertaining to a minor, including, but not limited to, the sale of alcoholic beverages or tobacco. K. The making, causing, or continuing, of any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise which disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood or area or which causes discomfort or annoyance to more than one reasonable person of normal sensitivity residing or patronizing the area, or failure to cease upon the request of a police or code enforcement officer. L. The firing of gunshots or brandishing of any weapon by a

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./ person on the•premises or property. • M. The use of property to provide shelter to or seclusion from any action, act, or occurance which is a crime under Federal, State, or local laws. To provide such shelter shall be to harbor a public nuisance, and shall be unlawful. N. The location or possession of stolen property, whether visible hidden, or secluded. o. The presence of graffiti for more than 72 hours on more than one occasion within a calendar year.

A. When a City enforcement official (including the City Manager, Director of Public Safety, Building Official, Police Officer, or Code Enforcement Officer) determines that a code violation applicable to this chapter exists, a Notice of Violation shall be issued. B. The Notice of Violation shall be issued to the last known property owner of record and shall include the real property street address and the Assessor's Parcel Number, and shall state the violation in concise and clear language. The Notice of Violation shall include remedial action and a date in which such remedy must be completed not greater than 15 days hence. c. A Notice of Violation shall immediately trigger the necessity for a Planning Commission and City council authorized Conditional Use Permit and then annually, for a minimum of three consecutive years thereafter at the subject property and/or business location. D. Failure to remedy the situation or code compliance within the alotted time shall result in the revocation of any city business licenses applicable to the location, and may result in further judicial action or administrative proceedings to compel compliance and/or nuisance abatement. Council Action: At a regular meeting of the City Council held on February 15, 2005, it was moved by Councilmember Bunthoff and seconded by Council member Younce to Waive the First Reading of Ordinance 367. The motion passed 5-0. A Public Hearing was opened at 6:24 pm. No one requested to speak. The Public Hearing was closed at 6:25 pm. It was then moved by Mayor pro Tern Stewart and seconded by Council member Bunthoff to Introduce Ordinance 367. The motion to introduce passed 5-0. At the regular city council meeting held on March 1, 2005, it was moved by Councilmember Bunthoff and seconded by Councilmember Younce to Waive the Second Reading of Ordinance 367. A second public hearing was opened at 6:24 pm. No one requested to speak. The second public hearing was closed at 6:25 pm. It was then moved by Mayor pro Tern Stewart and seconded by Councilmember Bunthoff to

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IV. Offenses Against Public Peace prior to the date on which such dance is to be
held. (Ord. 268 (part), 1984: Ord. 245 (part),
Chapter 9.20 1981)

DANCES 9.20.040 Permits-Fees.
Before the issuance of a permit to conduct a

Sections: public dance, the chief of police shall collect from

9.20.070 Permits-Revocation. Before issuing a permit to conduct a public

officers. the public peace, safety, health and general wel-

issuance of such permit. The chief of police may

For the purposes of this chapter, unless other- ing, but not limited to, the proposed place or wise apparent from the context, certain words location of such dance and the character and and phrases used in this chapter are defined as reputation of the applicant and other persons follows: who will be involved in the conduct and opera- A. "Public dance" means any and all dances tion of the dance under the permit ifissued. If the held in a public dance hall including dances held chief of police finds that the issuance of such by any club, service club, or fraternal organiza- permit will endanger or jeopardize the public tion when admission is limited to members and peace, safety, health and general welfare, such invited guests and no admissions are sold at the issuance shall be denied. (Ord. 268 (part), 1984: door. Ord. 245 (part), 1981) B. "Public dance hall" means any place or hall, except private residences and school build- 9.20.060 Permits-Conditions. ings, where a dance is held. (Ord. 268 (part), A. The chief of police may impose conditions 1984: Ord. 245 (part), 1981) upon the issuance of a permit to conduct a public dance to insure that the dance and dancing con-

It is unlawful for any person, society, lodge, compatible with the preservation of the public organization or corporation to conduct, operate peace, safety, health, and general welfare.· or be in charge of a public dance without first B. Each such permit so issued shall authorize securing a permit therefor from the chief of one dance only. (Ord. 268 (part), 1984: Ord. 245 police. (Ord. 268 (part), 1984: Ord. 245 (part), (part), 1981) 1981)

9 .20.030 Permits-Applications. The chief of police shall have the authority to An application for a permit to conduct a pub- revoke any permit to conduct a public dance at lic dance shall be made not later than fifteen days any time if a dance being conducted under a

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permit is conducted in such a manner that the required by the chief of police, which require-
chief of police deems it to be detrimental to the ments shall be stated at the time of the issuance of
public peace, safety, health and general welfare. the permit The permittee shall pay the city the
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officers.· • Any person, society, lge, organization or Each permittee conducting a public dance corporation violating any of, the provisions of pursuant to a valid permit issued by the chief of this chapter shall be deemed gulty of a misde- police, shall have at all times in attendance at meanor. (Ord. 268 (~). 1984: Ord. 245, ·(part), such public dance, the number of police officers 1981) -

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ORDINANCE 389

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DOS PALOS AMENDING THE DOS PALOS MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 21, SECTIONS 010-040 NOISE ABATEMENT

The City Council of the City of Dos Palos does hereby ordain: