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An ORDINANCE of the City of San Leandro Adding Title 4, Chapter 4-18 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to Loud and Unruly Gatherings
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The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro ("City") has an overriding interest in planning and regulating the use of property within the City because without stable, well-planned neighborhoods, the quality of life and the character of the City can quickly deteriorate and suffer adverse social, environmental, and economic conditions; and
WHEREAS, the California Constitution, Article XI, Section 7, provides cities with the authority to enact ordinances to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens, and municipal code regulations are a permissible exercise of this authority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that due to inadequate supervision, some large gatherings of people become loud and unruly to the point that they constitute a threat to the peace, health, safety, or general welfare of the public as a result of conduct such as one or more of the following: excessive noise, the obstruction of public streets or rights-of-way by crowds of people or vehicles, public drunkenness, unlawful possession of alcohol or drugs, serving alcohol to minors, fights, disturbances of the peace, urinating or defecating in public, setting off fireworks, vandalism, littering on public property or private property, the presence of persons in areas not designed for occupancy such as rooftops, and persons throwing bottles or other objects or substances at law enforcement or any member of the public; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the cited impacts negatively affect both the neighborhoods in which such Loud and Unruly Gatherings occur and the public safety resources of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that Loud and Unruly Gatherings are detrimental to the public health, welfare and...
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