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December 7 2004
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CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
FROM: Deborah Linden, Chief of Police
Prepared by: Daniel R. Blanke, Police Captain
SUBJECT: INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ENABLING SAFETY
ENHANCEMENT ZONES IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND
ESTABLISHING A CITY-WIDE SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONE
DURING MARDI GRAS
CAO RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council introduce an ordinance adding Chapter 9.22 to Title 9 of the San Luis
Obispo Municipal Code that would:
1. Enable the designation of Safety Enhancement Zones in the City of San Luis Obispo to
temporarily increase fines and penalties for certain Municipal Code violations for a
designated time period; and
2. Establish a city-wide Safety Enhancement Zone during the period of Mardi Gras each
year.
DISCUSSION
Background
At the September 21, 2004 meeting of the City Council, Police Department staff presented a
planning update for Mardi Gras weekend 2005, which included a series of strategies designed to
prevent a recurrence of the dangerous and violent activity witnessed during the 2004 Mardi Gras
weekend. During this report to Council, staff requested Council consider a new strategy being
successfully used in the City of Newport Beach called a Safety Enhancement Zone. Each year,
Newport Beach experiences significant problems with alcohol, noise, and parties along their
beach area on July 4. The City enacted an ordinance that created a Safety Enhancement Zone that
encompasses the problem area and is posted as such prior to the July 4 holiday. When the Safety
Enhancement Zone is activated, all fines for Municipal Code violations are automatically tripled.
The Police Department does extensive outreach prior to the holiday to notify residents of the
enhancement zone and increased fines. This ordinance has proven very effective in increasing the
safety of residents in the area by deterring unlawful behavior because potential violators know
the resulting fines will be tripled in "The Zone."
At the September 21, 2004 meeting, Council approved the concept of Safety Enhancement Zones
in San Luis Obispo during Mardi Gras, and directed staff to return with an appropriate ordinance.
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Feedback from Community Stakeholders
When the concept of Safety Enhancement Zones was first introduced to Council, staff felt that
the Zones would be most effective if they encompassed specific geographic areas, such as the
Foothill/California area and the downtown corridor. This model is patterned after the ordinance
being utilized in Newport Beach. Since that time, staff and Council have received feedback from
community members concerned about the designation of specific geographic zones, and urging
staff to consider the idea of a city-wide Safety Enhancement Zone during Mardi Gras weekend.
In the weeks following that meeting, staff received comments from and met with various
community members and groups to discuss the Safety Enhancement Zone concept and any
concerns these stakeholders may have. Specifically, staff met with the Mardi Gras subcommittee
of the Student Community Liaison Committee (SCLC), which is comprised of student leaders
from Cal Poly and Cuesta, as well as Cal Poly staff members, community representatives, and
city staff. Police Department staff also met with representatives from Residents for Quality
Neighborhoods (RQN). The prevailing opinion was that designating specific geographic zones
during Mardi Gras weekend, especially in the Foothill/California area, would give the perception
that students were being unfairly targeted for enforcement and, at the same time, could drive
unruly people into other areas of the City simply because they would not have to be concerned
about the enhanced penalties associated with the Safety Enhancement Zones. Stakeholders felt
that the problems.associated with Mardi Gras were significant throughout the City, including in
neighborhoods not included in the originally conceived geographic zones.
During these meetings, the concept of a city-wide Safety Enhancement Zone during Mardi Gras
was discussed and received strong support. Staff and stakeholders believe it would provide a
significant deterrent to criminal behavior throughout the City during Mardi Gras without risk of
shifting the problems to different areas of the City, or being perceived as targeting only students
for enforcement. Staff believes a city-wide zone would still meet our advance messaging
objectives by alerting potential visitors in advance that fines will be tripled throughout the City
during Mardi Gras.
At the October 21, 2004, SCLC meeting, a motion was introduced to support the concept of a
city-wide Safety Enhancement Zone during Mardi Gras weekend. The motion was approved
unanimously by the voting members present. RQN has expressed their support for the same city-
wide concept.
How would the Safety Enhancement Zone work?
The proposed ordinance would provide Council with a means, by ordinance or resolution, to
designate a specific geographical area as a "Safety Enhancement Zone" for a specified period of
time, upon a finding that there is a need to take immediate action to protect the public health,
safety and welfare. The ordinance would also designate the City of San Luis Obispo as a Safety
Enhancement Zone for the period of Mardi Gras each year, defined as the period from 12:01 am
on the Thursday preceding "Fat Tuesday" until 7:00 am on the Wednesday following "Fat
Tuesday."
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When an area is designated by Council as a Safety Enhancement Zone for a specified time
period, such as the entire City during Mardi Gras, then fines are tripled' for violations of the
following Municipal Code provisions:
Chapter 9.04 Possession of open containers or consumption of alcoholic beverages in public
places
Chapter 9.05 Hosting a gathering where underage persons consume alcohol
Chapter 9.12 Noise control
Chapter 9.16 Dangerous and deadly weapons
Chapter 9.20 Urination in public
Staff is recommending limiting the fine increases to these specific Municipal Code provisions
because each is directly related to the problems the City experiences during Mardi Gras, such as
excessive and illegal alcohol abuse, and out-of-control parties. These violations are a major
contributor to subsequent violence, injuries, and arrests. Tripling the fines for such conduct
provides law enforcement with a tool to better prevent and control misconduct, and allows the
citizens of San Luis Obispo to send a loud and clear message that such behavior will not be
tolerated here during Mardi Gras. Council has the ability to amend this list of violations, or to
apply the Safety Enhancement Zone Ordinance to all Municipal Code violations.
Notification that certain Municipal Code fines in the City of San Luis Obispo would be tripled
during Mardi Gras would be made well in advance of the effective date. The City is undertaking
a significant Mardi Gras multi-media messaging campaign and the new ordinance would be
included as part of that messaging.
A Safety Enhancement Zone ordinance would not apply to violations of state law, such as public
intoxication and inciting a riot, since the Council does not have the legal authority to increase
fines for these violations.
The addition of an ordinance that enables Council to designate Safety Enhancements Zones
provides Council a means to create, enhance, repeal, or modify zone locations, days, or hours by
resolution when necessary. For example, Halloween has been a significant public safety problem
in other communities and we are beginning to experience increased problems here in San Luis
Obispo associated with this holiday. Should these problems become significant, Council would
have the legal authority to create Safety Enhancement Zones if they desire, and upon appropriate
findings as outlined in the ordinance.
Penalties for violations committed in the Safety Enhancement Zone
The Police Department, in coordination with the City Attorney and Finance Department, has
determined that the City's existing administrative citation process would be most appropriate to
process citations issued for violations of Municipal Codes under the umbrella of the Safety
Enhancement Zone ordinance. Police officers would issue administrative citations for violations
of the designated Municipal Code provisions, and the City Attorney's Office would be
1 The maximum fine for a third infraction offense understate law is$1,000. Hence,a third violation is not actually
tripled.
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responsible for prosecuting violations. The attached ordinance provides that violations may also
be prosecuted criminally. Normally, these violations are prosecuted as infractions, which
currently carry the following penalties, per section 1.12.040 of the Municipal Code:
First offense: $100 fine
Second offense within l year: $200 fine
Third or more offenses within 1 year: $500 fine
Violations committed while a Safety Enhancement Zone is in effect, including during the
specified period of time during Mardi Gras, would carry the following penalties:
First offense: $300 fine
Second offense within 1 year: $600 fine
Third or more offenses within 1 year: $1,000 fine
The City Attorney also has the option of prosecuting a violation as a misdemeanor if the same
individual commits three or more violations, or if the seriousness of a particular violation
warrants it.
CONCURRENCES
As mentioned in this report, the city-wide Safety Enhancement Zone concept is supported by
Residents for Quality Neighborhoods (RQN), the Student Community Liaison Committee
(SCLC) and Cal Poly Associated Students, Inc. (ASI).
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of printing new administrative citation books for use by officers would cost
approximately $875.00. There would be some additional staff time required in the Police and
Finance Departments, and the City Attorney's Office to process the citations issued during Mardi
Gras. Staff from these departments have met and concur that the additional workload would be
manageable using existing resources. It is anticipated that fine revenues would exceed the
associated costs.
ALTERNATIVES
Alternative#1
Adopt an Ordinance Desigriating Multiple Safety Enhancement Zones within the City. The City
Council could adopt an ordinance designating specific geographic areas as Safety Enhancement
Zones, as originally described during the September 21, 2004 Council meeting.
The recommended zones are a Foothill / California Safety Enhancement Zone, and a Downtown
Safety Enhancement Zone. The Foothill / California Safety Enhancement Zone would comprise
the area bounded by Murray and Taft Streets on the south, Kentucky and Hathway Streets on the
east, the City Limit on the north and Santa Rosa Street on the west. Along the southern and
eastern boundaries, the Zone would encompass the residential and commercial properties on both
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sides of the roadway boundary. Notice of the Safety Enhancement Zone designation would be
posted with signs around the perimeter of the Zone.
The Downtown Safety Enhancement Zone would comprise the area permanently designated as a
"no skateboarding" zone that encompasses the downtown core. The Safety Enhancement Zone is
bounded by Pacific Street on the south, Santa Rosa Street on the east, Palm Street on the north,
and Nipomo Street on the west. Notice of the Safety Enhancement Zone designation would be
posted with signs at the locations where signs are currently posted giving notice of the downtown
skateboarding prohibition.
This alternative is not recommended, as feedback from community stakeholders indicates that a
City-wide Safety Enhancement Zone would be more effective overall and would alleviate
concerns about student perception and the potential shifting of problems to non-zone areas.
Alternative#2
Decline to adopt the ordinance. This action is not recommended. Staff believes that this
ordinance will be an effective tool in discouraging bad behavior during Mardi Gras weekend, and
will provide Council with necessary authority and flexibility to create or modify safety
enhancement zones as a strategy to quell criminal behavior during specific periods of time.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Draft Ordinance adding Chapter 9.22 to the Municipal Code, enabling Safety
Enhancement Zones in the City of San Luis Obispo, and establishing a city-wide Safety
Enhancement Zone during the specified period of Mardi Gras (recommended ordinance).
2) Draft Ordinance adding Chapter 9.22 to the Municipal Code, enabling Safety
Enhancement Zones in the City of San Luis Obispo, and establishing Foothill/California
and Downtown Safety Enhancement Zones during the specified period of Mardi Gras
(alternative#1).
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Attachment #1
ORDINANCE NO. (2004 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
ADDING CHAPTER 9.22 TO TITLE 9 OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL
CODE ESTABLISHING SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONES, INCREASING FINES
AND PENALTIES FOR MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS IN AN AREA
DESIGNATED AS A SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONE FOR THE TIME THE
DESIGNATION IS EFFECTIVE,AND DESIGNATING THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO AS A SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONE DURING THE EXTENDED MARDI
GRAS WEEKEND (12:01 AM ON THE THURSDAY PRECEDING"FAT TUESDAY"
UNTIL 7:00 AM ON THE WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING "FAT TUESDAY OF EACH
YEAR")
WHEREAS, the potential for future incidents of public disorder and serious
misconduct on a large scale requires that Council have the ability to establish Safety
Enhancement Zones in specific locations and for specific time periods; and
WHEREAS, San Luis Obispo has gained international notoriety for being the
destination for participating in the largest Mardi Gras celebration west of the Mississippi River;
and
WHEREAS, during Mardi Gras, San Luis Obispo is the site of numerous large
parties, with throngs of young people traveling between them carrying open alcohol containers,
urinating in public, and committing a variety of other alcohol-related violations; and
WHEREAS, crowds, excessive alcohol consumption, and associated violent
behavior during Mardi Gras have steadily increased over the last 10 years; and
WHEREAS, during Mardi Gras 2004, a riot occurred at the intersection of
Foothill and California Boulevards in San Luis Obispo; and
WHEREAS, during Mardi Gras 2004, police made 200 arrests and issued 130
citations; and
WHEREAS, the cost was approximately $500,000 for law enforcement and other
public services required to control the chaos of Mardi Gras 2004; and
WHEREAS, the increased penalties for citations will reduce the amount of
criminal activity in San Luis Obispo during the period of Mardi Gras, and reduce the potential
for a major disturbance by providing law and code enforcement officers with additional tools to
obtain prompt compliance with all applicable statutes and ordinances; and
WHEREAS, San Luis Obispo is a charter city with the authority to adopt
ordinances and resolutions governing matters pertaining to municipal affairs, and the provisions
of this ordinance are designed to protect the health safety and welfare of the residents of, and
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Ordinance No. (2004 Series)
Page 2
visitors to, San Luis Obispo by enhancing the penalties for the violation of municipal ordinances
to minimize the potential for a major disturbance and ensure appropriate responses to requests
for emergency medical assistance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9.22 is hereby added to the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code to
read as follows:
Chapter 9.22
SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONES
9.22.010 Designation Process.
The City Council may by ordinance, or by resolution upon a finding that there is a
need to take immediate action to protect the public health, safety and welfare, designate a
specific geographical area as a "Safety Enhancement Zone" and specify the date and or time that
the designation is effective upon a finding that the geographical area is subject to unique
conditions and circumstances during a specific period of time that create the potential for a
significant threat to public health and safety and that the threat would be reduced by enhanced
penalties for violations of provisions of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. The ordinance or
resolution establishing a Safety Enhancement Zone shall contain the following provisions: (a) a
description of the geographical area comprising the Safety Enhancement Zone, and (b) the date
and time, or other specific description of the time period during which the Safety Enhancement
Zone designation is applicable to the geographical area.
9.22.020 Safety Enhancement Zone Penalties and Violations.
A. Any violation of designated sections of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code that
is committed within an area that has been designated by the City Council as a Safety
Enhancement Zone, and during the time that designation is effective, shall be subject to
the following:
1. A fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) for a first violation;
2. A fine not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600.00) for a second violation
of the same section within one year;
3. A fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each additional
violation of the same section within one year.
B. Safety Enhancement Zone Violations. Fines for violations committed in the
Safety Enhancement Zone shall apply to the following provisions: Chapter 9.04
(Possession of open containers or consumption of alcoholic beverages in public places),
Chapter 9.05 (Hosting a gathering where underage persons consume alcohol), Chapter
9.12 (Noise control), Chapter 9.16 (Dangerous and deadly weapons), and Chapter 9.20
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Ordinance No. (2004 Series)
Page 3
(Urination in public). A separate offense shall be deemed to have been committed
whenever a person repeats the act that constitutes the violation.
9.22.030 Prosecution Criminally or Administratively.
A violation under this Chapter may be prosecuted either criminally or
administratively pursuant to Chapter 1.24.
9.22.040 City of San Luis Obispo Safety Enhancement Zone.
The City Council designates as a Safety Enhancement Zone the entire area within
the City Limits of San Luis Obispo. This designation is effective from 12:01 AM on the
Thursday preceding "Fat Tuesday" until 7:00 AM on the Wednesday following "Fat Tuesday"
during each year that the designation is in effect.
SECTION 2. A summary of this ordinance, approved by the City Attorney, together
with the names of the Council members voting for and against it, shall be published at least five
days prior to its final passage, in The Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in this City.
This ordinance will go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its final passage.
INTRODUCED on the 7`h day of December, 2004, and adopted by the Council of the
City of San Luis Obispo at a meeting held on the _ day of , 2004, upon motion of
, seconded by and on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
David F. Romero, Mayor
ATTEST:
Audrey Hooper
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jonathan P. Lowell
City Attorney
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Attachment #2
ORDINANCE NO. (2004 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
ADDING CHAPTER 9.22 TO TITLE 9 OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL
CODE ESTABLISHING SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONES, INCREASING FINES
AND PENALTIES FOR MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS IN AN AREA
DESIGNATED AS A SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONE FOR THE TIME THE
DESIGNATION IS EFFECTIVE,AND DESIGNATING THE DOWNTOWN CORE AND
AN AREA IN NORTH SAN LUIS OBISPO AS SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONES
DURING THE EXTENDED MARDI GRAS WEEKEND (12:01 AM ON THE
THURSDAY PRECEDING "FAT TUESDAY" UNTIL 7:00 AM ON THE WEDNESDAY
FOLLOWING "FAT TUESDAY OF EACH YEAR")
WHEREAS, the potential for future incidents of public disorder and serious
misconduct on a large scale requires that Council have the ability to establish Safety
Enhancement Zones in specific locations and for specific time periods; and
WHEREAS, San Luis Obispo has gained international notoriety for being the
destination for participating in the largest Mardi Gras celebration west of the Mississippi River;
and
WHEREAS, during Mardi Gras, San Luis Obispo is the site of numerous large
parties, with throngs of young people traveling between them carrying open alcohol containers,
urinating in public, and committing a variety of other alcohol-related violations;and
WHEREAS, crowds, excessive alcohol consumption, and associated violent
behavior during Mardi Gras have steadily increased over the last 10 years; and
WHEREAS, during Mardi Gras 2004, a riot occurred at the intersection of
Foothill and California Boulevards in San Luis Obispo; and
WHEREAS, during Mardi Gras 2004, police made 200 arrests and issued 130
citations, and 40% those arrests and 42% of the citations occurred in the Foothill / California
area;and
WHEREAS, Downtown San Luis Obispo has also traditionally been a focal
point of Mardi Gras related activity and, along with the FoothilUCalifomia area, the Downtown
is the site of a disproportionate number of alcohol-related arrests and citations, compared to the
rest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the cost was approximately $500,000 for law enforcement and other
public services required to control the chaos of Mardi Gras 2004; and
WHEREAS, the increased penalties for administrative citations will reduce the
amount of criminal activity in the FoothillICalifornia and Downtown Areas of San Luis Obispo
Ordinance No. (2004 Series)
Page 2
during the period of Mardi Gras, and reduce the potential for a major disturbance by providing
law and code enforcement officers with additional tools to obtain prompt compliance with all
applicable statutes and ordinances; and
WHEREAS, San Luis Obispo is a charter city with the authority to adopt
ordinances and resolutions governing matters pertaining to municipal affairs, and the provisions
of this ordinance are designed to protect the health safety and welfare of the residents of, and
visitors to, San Luis Obispo by enhancing the penalties for the violation of municipal ordinances
to minimize the potential for a major disturbance and ensure appropriate responses to requests
for emergency medical assistance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9.22 is hereby added to the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code to
read as follows:
Chapter 9.22
SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONES
9.22.010 Designation Process.
The City Council may by ordinance, or by resolution upon a finding that there is a
need to take immediate action to protect the public health, safety and welfare, designate a
specific geographical area as a "Safety Enhancement Zone" and specify the date and or time that
the designation is effective upon a finding that the geographical area is subject to unique
conditions and circumstances during a specific period of time that create the potential for a
significant threat to public health and safety and that the threat would be reduced by enhanced
penalties for violations of provisions of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. The ordinance or
resolution establishing a Safety Enhancement Zone shall contain the following provisions: (a) a
description of the geographical area comprising the Safety Enhancement Zone, and (b) the date
and time, or other specific description of the time period during which the Safety Enhancement
Zone designation is applicable to the geographical area.
9.22.020 Safety Enhancement Zone Penalties and Violations.
A. Any violation of designated sections of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code that
is committed within an area that has been designated by the City Council as a Safety
Enhancement Zone, and during the time that designation is effective, shall be subject to
the following:
1. A fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) for a first violation;
2. A fine not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600.00) for a second violation
of the same o_ ace within one year;
3. A fine not exceu eding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each additional
violation of the same ordi&nce within one year.
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B. Safety Enhancement Zone Violations. Fines for violations committed in the
Safety Enhancement Zone shall apply to the following provisions: Chapter 9.04
(Possession of open containers or consumption of alcoholic beverages in public places),
Chapter 9.05 (Hosting a gathering where underage persons consume alcohol), Chapter
9.12 (Noise control), Chapter 9.16 (Dangerous and deadly weapons), and Chapter 9.20
(Urination in public). A separate offense shall be deemed to have been committed
whenever a person repeats the act that constitutes the violation.
9.22.030 Prosecution Criminally or Administratively.
A violation under this Chapter may be prosecuted either criminally or
administratively pursuant to Chapter 1.24.
9.22.040 California-Foothill Safety Enhancement Zone.
The City Council designates as a Safety Enhancement Zone the area bounded by
Murray and Taft Streets on the south, Kentucky and Hathway Streets on the east, the City Limit
on the north and Santa Rosa Street on the west. Along the southern and eastern boundaries, the
California-Foothill Safety Enhancement Zone will encompass the residential and commercial
properties on both sides of the roadway boundary. This designation is effective from 12:01 AM
on the Thursday preceding "Fat Tuesday" until 7:00 AM on the Wednesday following "Fat
Tuesday" during each year that the designation is in effect.
9.22.050 Downtown Safety Enhancement Zone.
The City Council designates as a Safety Enhancement Zone the area permanently
designated as a "no skateboarding" zone that encompasses the downtown core. The Safety
Enhancement Zone is bounded by Pacific Street on the south, Santa Rosa Street on the east, Palm
Street on the north, and Nipomo Street on the west. This designation is effective from 12:01 AM
on the Thursday preceding "Fat Tuesday" until 7:00 AM on the Wednesday following "Fat
Tuesday" during each year that the designation is in effect.
SECTION 2. A summary of this ordinance, approved by the City Attorney, together
with the names of the Council members voting for and against it, shall be published at least five
days prior to its final passage, in The Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in this City.
This ordinance will go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its final passage.
INTRODUCED on the 7h day of December, 2004, and adopted by the Council of the
City of San Luis Obispo at a meeting held on the _ day of , 2004, upon motion of
, seconded by and on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Ordinance No. (2004 Series)
Page 2
during the period of Mardi Gras, and reduce the potential for a major disturbance by providing
law and code enforcement officers with additional tools to obtain prompt compliance with all
applicable statutes and ordinances;and
WHEREAS, San Luis Obispo is a charter city with the authority to adopt
ordinances and resolutions governing matters pertaining to municipal affairs, and the provisions
of this ordinance are designed to protect the health safety and welfare of the residents of, and
visitors to, San Luis Obispo by enhancing the penalties for the violation of municipal ordinances
to minimize the potential for a major disturbance and ensure appropriate responses to requests
for emergency medical assistance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9.22 is hereby added to the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code to
read as follows:
Chapter 9.22
SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ZONES
9.22.010 Designation Process.
The City Council may by ordinance, or by resolution upon a finding that there is a
need to take immediate action to protect the public health, safety and welfare, designate a
specific geographical area as a "Safety Enhancement Zone" and specify the date and or time that
the designation is effective upon a finding that the geographical area is subject to unique
conditions and circumstances during a specific period of time that create the potential for a
significant threat to public health and safety and that the threat would be reduced by enhanced
penalties for violations of provisions of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. The ordinance or
resolution establishing a Safety Enhancement Zone shall contain the following provisions: (a) a
description of the geographical area comprising the Safety Enhancement Zone, and (b) the date
and time, or other specific description of the time period during which the Safety Enhancement
Zone designation is applicable to the geographical area.
9.22.020 Safety Enhancement Zone Penalties and Violations.
A. Any violation of designated sections of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code that
is committed within an area that has been designated by the City Council as a Safety
Enhancement Zone, and during the time that designation is effective, shall be subject to
the following:
1. A fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) for a first violation;
2. A fine not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600.00) for a second violation
of the same section within one year;
3. A fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each additional
violation of the same section within one year.
Ordinance No. (2004-Series)
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David F. Romero, Mayor
ATTEST:
Audrey Hooper
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jonathan P. Lowell
City Attorney
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San Luis Obispo
Resolution#05-03
Support for a Citywide Safety Enhancement Zone During Mardi Gras 2005
Whereas: ASI is the official voice of the Cal Poly student body, and
Whereas: The city council approved the concept of a safety enhancement zone on September 21"in the
areas of Foothill, California, and the downtown areas during the week of Mardi Gras 2005, and
Whereas: This strategy would isolate a section of the community during this week and would target a
perceived demographic, and
Whereas: The city needs to send a unified message that Mardi Gras is a San Luis Obispo issue and not a
student issue, and
Whereas: The city should not send a message that some neighborhoods are more valuable than others,
and
Whereas: Zoning a perceived population would hinder community relations and divide the community.
Therefore
Be it resolved: Cal Poly students support the creation of a citywide safety enhancement zone, and
Furthermore
Be it resolved:Members of the community.including students and long term residents should be equal
partners and share the same equitable rights as citizens of San Luis Obispo.
CERTIFIED as the true and correct copy, in witness thereof, I ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the Board of
have set my hand and Seal of the Associated Students,Inc. Directors by unanimous vote on November 10,2004.
this 10th day
of November 2004.
ASIS retary I it of a Board
ASI President
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