HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances 2110 ORDINANCE NO.'2-1 I C'
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CPMC 9.68.030 - FIRES
FINDINGS:
A. Pursuant to CPMC, Chapter 1.01.040, the City Council, may from time to time make
revisions to its municipal code which shall become part of the overall document and
citation.
B. On July 13, 2023, the City of Central Point adopted Ordinance No. 2103 which
provided time place and manner regulations for camping on public property to
comply with state law and federal case law. As part of that Ordinance, the City
modified certain provisions regulating camping in City parks, and the use of fire in
City parks.
C. Staff has determined that a further revision to Chapter 9.68.030 is necessary to avoid
inconsistency.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Central Point Municipal Code 9.68.030 Fires is amended in part to read:
A. No person shall build, light or maintain any fire within a city park, as provided in CPMC
7.01.040(6)(4) and CPMC 8.32.050.H, except within bar-b-que or fire pits or similar
receptacles provided by the City for this purpose in a City park, or unless authorized as
part of a special event permit under CPMC Chapter 5.42.
B. No person shall leave a fire unattended while in a city park, and no person shall leave a city
park before completely extinguishing any fire built, lighted or maintained by himself in any
such park.
C. No person shall build, set or maintain any fire so near to any pile of wood, underbrush, log,
snag or stump as to constitute an immediate hazard to such wood, underbrush, log, snag or
stump in a city park.
C. Any person using a City bar-b-que or fire pit, or other cooking device pursuant to a
Special Event Permit, must take reasonable precautions to ensure the fire is contained
within the designated receptacle,take immediate action to carry out any fire control, and
report a fire if it does escape.
SECTION 2. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City
Code and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "code", "article", "section", "chapter"
or another word, and the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, or re-lettered,
provided however that any Whereas clauses and boilerplate provisions (i.e. Recitals A-C)
1 - Ordinance No.Ll IC (Council Meeting l/2.s724)
need not be codified and the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references
and any typographical errors.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. The Central Point City Charter states that an ordinance enacted
by the Council shall take effect on the thirtieth day after its enactment. The effective date of
this ordinance will be the thirtieth day after the second reading.
PASSED by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this 2S
day ofico uC.rt.-1 2024.
Mayor Hank Williams
ATTEST:
City Recorder
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