HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-01-23 - AGENDA REPORTS - AMEND MUNICODE TITLE 8 & 11 (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:n Dea s
PUBLIC HEARING
DATE: January 23, 2001
SUBJECT: AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 8 "ANIMALS" AND TITLE 11 "PUBLIC
PEACE AND WELFARE" OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
MUNICIPAL CODE.
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Building Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
The City Council open public hearing, receive staff presentation, public testimony, close the
public hearing, introduce an ordinance and pass the ordinance to a second reading on February
13, 2001.
BACKGROUND
The City Council adopted Title 8 which enacted an ordinance governing "Animals" and Title
11 which enacted an ordinance regulating "Public Peace and Welfare" within the City's
Municipal Code on November 27,1990.
In the process of cleaning -up the Unified Development Code (UDC), under the keeping of
animals, a footnote permitting up to four dogs in the event that the dogs were spayed or
neutered was removed. The footnote was removed because the UDC is not the appropriate
vehicle for regulations pertaining to the spaying and neutering of animals. Title 8 " Animals"
of the Municipal Code is the appropriate place for this language. Title 8 would be modified to
add language permitting additional keeping of dogs and cats if they are altered. The proposed
amendment would add section 8.20.215 under Part 1- Licensing which would permit up to four
dogs on any size lot in the event they are all spayed or neutered. In addition, a new section
8.24.080 would be added permitting up to ten cats on lots greater than 15,000 square feet in the
event they are all spayed or neutered.
Currently, under the "Noise Limits" section under Title 11 "Public Peace and Welfare"
violations are considered a misdemeanor. The proposed amendment includes language for
infraction procedures. This would allow the Sheriffs Department to better enforce the noise
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ordinance.
See Exhibit A for the proposed changes and additions to the Municipal Code,
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other actions as determined by Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There are no known fiscal impacts with the recommended action to the City of Santa Clarita.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance
Exhibit A — proposed amendments to Title 8 and Title 11 of the Municipal Code
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING THE MODIFICATION OF
TITLE 8 AND TITLE 11 OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
MUNICIPAL CODE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
A Public Hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Santa Clarity regarding the
modification of Title 8 and Title 11 of the City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code.
The hearing will be held by the Santa Clarita City Council in the City Hall Council Chambers,
23920 Valencia Blvd., 1st Floor, on the 23" day of January, 2001, at or after 6:30 p.m.
Proponents, opponents, and any interested persons may appear and be heard on this matter
at that time. Further information may be obtained by contacting the Department of Planning
and Building Services, Project Planner — Wendy Deats, (661) 2554330, Santa Clarita City Hall,
23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite #300, Santa Clarita, CA.
If you wish to challenge this action in court, you may be limited to ming only those issues you
or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the City Council, at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Dated: December 28, 2000
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
Publish Date: January 2, 2001
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NOTICE OF CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, at its
regular meeting held January 23, 2001, continued a public hearing on
14. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 8 — "ANIMALS" AND TITLE 11 — "PUBLIC PEACE AND
WELFARE" OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE — The City of Santa Clarita
is proposing to modify a section of Title 8 — Animals, and Title 11— Noise. These amendments include
adding language for the keeping of cats and dogs and language for infraction procedures under the
noise ordinance.
to February 13, 2001. The continued public hearing will be held at or after 6:30 p.m. in the
Council Chamber at 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, California.
Dated this 24' day of January, 2001.
SHARON L. DAWSON, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS. AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
SHARON L. DAWSON, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the
duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and that on January 24,
2001, she caused the above notice to be posted at the door of the Council Chamber located at
23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, California.
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SHARON L. DAWSON, CITY CLERK
Santa Clarita, California
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