Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Written Communications
SUBJECT:
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ORDINANCE NO. 21-2118: ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 11 (TEMPORARY EVENTS) TO ARTICLE III (PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A REGULATORY PERMIT PROCESS FOR TEMPORARY EVENTS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On September 7, 2021, under Item No. 45 of Council Agenda, after making specified modifications on the floor, the City Council voted 4/0 to introduce Ordinance No. 21-2118. The ordinance as modified is now being presented for second reading and adoption (Exhibit No.1).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
CONDUCT a Second Reading by title only and with further reading waived, and ADOPT Ordinance No. 21-2118, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 11 (TEMPORARY EVENTS) TO ARTICLE III (PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A REGULATORY PERMIT PROCESS FOR TEMPORARY EVENTS."
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE any action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
On September 7, 2021, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 21-2118 adding Chapter 11 (Temporary Events) To Article III (Public Safety) of the Carson Municipal Code to establish a Regulatory Permit Process for temporary events (City Council).
During consideration of the matter and prior to voting to introduce the ordinance, the Council made two specified modifications to the ordinance, as follows: (1) modify the definition of "City-sponsored events," which are exempt from the ordinance, to clarify that all City of Carson-budgeted temporary events are "City-sponsored events;" and (2) modify the exemption from the ordinance for "activities conducted by a governmental agency acting within the scope of its authority," to clarify that this category also includes all City of Carson-budgeted events.
The first such modification was made in Section 31102 ("Definitions") of the proposed municipa...
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