Ordinance No. 921
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ORDINANCE NO. 921
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VERNON AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
VERNON, CALIFORNIA 1959, BY ADDING SECTION
16.14-1 TO CHAPTER 16 PROHIBITING THE
OPERATION, PARKING OR STANDING OF ANY SEMI-
TRAILER UPON OR ALONG ANY PUBLIC STREET
IN THE CITY OF VERNON, UNLESS THE SAME IS
BEING USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MOTOR
VEHICLE, AND SO OPERATED, PARKED OR
STANDING THAT SOME PART OF ITS WEIGHT, AND/
OR THAT OF ITS LOAD, RESTS UPON, OR IS
CARRIED BY, ANOTHER VEHICLE, EQUIPPED WITH
INFLATED , PNEUMATIC TIRES AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THEREWITH
WHEREAS, persons and businesses owning and operating
semi-trailers have been leaving said semi-trailers unattended
and parked upon City streets; and
WHEREAS, the parking of said semi-trailers on City
streets prevents the free flow of traffic; and
WHEREAS, there is an urgency in adopting this Ordinance
for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health,
safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare of the City
of Vernon and its inhabitants.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That Section 16.14-1 is hereby added to
Chapter 16 of the Code of the City of Vernon, California 1959
and shall read as follows:
"Sec. 16.14-1. Prohibiting the Operation,
Parking or Standing of Any
Semi-Trailer Upon or Along
Any Public Street in the City
of Vernon; Exception
1 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person
2 to operate, park or leave standing any semi-
3 trailer upon or along any public street in the
4 City of Vernon, unless the same is at such time
5 being used in conjunction with a motor vehicle
6 and so constructed that some part of its weight
7 and that of its load rests upon or is carried
8 by another vehicle equipped with inflated
9 pneumatic tires.
10 (b) A semi-trailer is defined as a
11 vehicle designed for carrying persons or
12 property and having one or more axles, and
13 one or more wheels, used in connection with
14 a motor vehicle, and so constructed that some
15 part of its weight, and that of its load,
16 rests upon, or is carried by, another vehicle."
17 SECTION 2: Any person, association of persons or
18 corporation who is in violation of any of the provisions set
19 forth in this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a traffic
20 infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished upon
21 a first conviction by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00),
22 and for a second conviction within a period of one (1) year by
23 a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), and for a
24 third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one (1)
25 year by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
26 SECTION 3: That the City Council of the City of Vernon
27 hereby declares that there exists an urgency in adopting this
28 Ordinance, and therefore this Ordinance shall be effective
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immediately upon the approval of a majority of the City Council
of the City of Vernon and thenceforth the same shall be in full
force and effect.
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
5 conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 5: There being no newspaper printed, published
7 or circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby
8 directed to certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall
9 post the same, or cause the same to be posted, in three (3)
10 of the most public places in the City of Vernon, to wit: the
11 northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; the
12 northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard,
13 and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of
14 said City, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in the City of
15 Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
16 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of December, 1981.
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ATTEST:
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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4 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
5 Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being
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Ordinance No.
921
, was duly and regularly introduced
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held on December 1, 1981
, and thereafter finally adopted
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at a regular meeting of said City Council held on
December 1,
1981
, by th~ following vote:
AYES:
Councilmen Malburg , Ybarra, Gonzales, McCormick,
Davis
Councilmen: None
Councilmen: None
NOES:
ABSENT:
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Bruce V. Malkenhorst, Clty Clerk
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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I, BRUCE V. ~~LKENHORST, City Clerk of the City
of Vernon, do hereby certify that I did, on the 2nd day of
December , 19~, post three (3) copies ofUr~{'~ ~d~'O;mce
1- Amending The Code of the City of Vernon, California 1959, by an, ec lOll.
16.14-1 to 'Chanter 16 Prohibiting the OneratiOll., Parkinp:, or Standinp: of any Sen;i--
Trailer UOOll. or alonp: any public street in the City ot Vernon
one in each of the following places, to wit: At the northwest
corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue, at the northeast cor-
ner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard, and on the bulletin
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12 board in the lobby of the City Hall of the City of Vernon, locat-
13 ed at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in said City, there being no
14 newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City
15 of Vernon.
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Signed this 2nd day of December
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1- LKENHORST, City C erk
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Subscribed and s"t>lorn to before me
this 2nd d.ay of December , 19]L.
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Nota ublic' and for the County of
Los Angeles, State of California.
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OFFICIAL SEAL
LOIS J. HILTON
NOTARY PUBLIC" CALIFORNIA }
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