HomeMy WebLinkAbout1109ORDINANCE NO.1109 (1988 Series)
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
REGARDING TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN
CHEMICALS AND ROCKET FUEL
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. No person shall transport into or through the City any
quantity of chemicals or substances specified as follows:
A. Nitrogen tetroxide.
B. Red fuming nitric acid.
C. Hydazine.
D. Rocket fuel, or any chemical components thereof.
SECTION 2. Exc, e�tions. This chapter shall not apply to chemicals,
materials, or rocket fuels shipped by or for the United States Government for
military or national security purposes or which are related to national
defense. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the
disclosure of any defense information or restricted data as defined by
federal law, statute or regulation.
SECTION 3. Temporary suspension. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this code, the Fire Chief may order the temporary suspension of the
transportation of any of the above described material determined to pose an
extreme and unreasonable risk to persons residing within the City pending the
acquisition of necessary emergency equipment and the preparation of
operational plans and emergency procedures.
SECTION 4. The Council declares that this Ordinance is necessary as an
urgency measure to preserving the public peace, health and safety for the
reason that the transportation of rocket fuel and /or its component chemicals
through the streets and highways within the City of San Luis Obispo city
limits constitutes an extreme and unreasonable risk and danger to City
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residents and that the danger is one for which the City police and fire
departments are not currently equipped to provide an adequate and effective
response.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall cause a summary of this Ordinance,
approved by the City Attorney, to be published within five (5) days in a
newspaper of general circulation, but delay in publication, or even failure
to publish, shall not affect its validity. A copy of the full text of this
ordinance shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk on and after the
date following passage and shall be available to any interested member of the
public.
INTRODUCED AND FINALLY PASSED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo at a meeting held on the 1st. day of February, 1988, on motion
of Councilman Settle , seconded by Councilwoman PinaFdand on the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Settle, Pinard, Rappa, Reiss and Mayor Dunin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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