HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-02-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - TITLE 8 & 11 AMEND SCMC (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
DATE: February 13, 2001
SUBJECT: AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 8.20 AND 8.24 OF TITLE 8 -ANIMALS.
AND SECTION 11.44 OF TITLE 11 "PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE"
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE.
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Building Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
opened on January 23, 2001, introduce an ordinance and
The City Council receive staff presentation, public testimony, close the public hearing that was
on February 27, 2001. pass the ordinance to a second reading
BACKGROUND
This item was originally scheduled for January 23, 2001 City Council meeting. At the request
Of the Council, the public hearing was continued to February 13, 2001.
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.
ANoW�CqED Agenda Item:_
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
ordinance.
See Exhibit A of the draft ordinance for the proposed changes
Code. and additions to the Municipal
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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EXHIBIT -A,
AMENDMENTS 1 O THF MLrnrICIPAL OD_E
SECTION CHANGE
Animals
8.20.215 add section "In the event that all dogs are spayed or neutered, up to
four dogs may be kept pursuant to Section 17.17.020."
8.24.080 -fW add section "In the. event that all cats are spayed or neutered, up to
teft-441kt cats may be kept
pursuant to Section 17.17.020."
Noise Limits
11.44.110 change section head
ing Misdemeanors; Remedies" to read "Violations - ctions
change section to read "Any person violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor e s
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Each day such violation is committed. or permitted to continue shall
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