COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council
FROM: Daniel P. Doyle, Chief of Police
SUBJECT:Title
Adopt Ordinance No. 17-1184 Amending Lake Havasu City Code Section 8.16.130, Mooring in Channel, to Include City Parks and Section 11.06.330, Launching Watercraft and Overnight Mooring Prohibited, to Remove Mooring
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FUNDING SOURCE:
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PURPOSE:
Amend Lake Havasu City Code Section 8.16.130, Mooring in Channel, to include City parks and Section 11.06.330, Launching Watercraft and Overnight Mooring Prohibited, to remove mooring.
BACKGROUND:
As the above referenced codes are currently written, mooring in the channel between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. is prohibited under Section 8.16.130, and is a civil violation, whereas Section 11.06.330 prohibits mooring between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. in any City park, and is a criminal violation. It is recommended that mooring in the channel and City parks be consolidated into Section 8.16.130, and enforced by means of a civil citation. Section 11.06.330 will solely address launching of watercraft.
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
Consolidating mooring in the channel and in City parks to the same City Code section allows for uniformity for a mooring violation regardless of the location and eliminates confusion for the public, the officers enforcing these sections of the City Code, and the Court processing the citation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance No. 17-1184
SUGGESTED MOTION:.>Recommended Action
I move to adopt Ordinance No. 17-1184 amending Lake Havasu City Code Section 8.16.130, Mooring in Channel, to include City Parks and Section 11.06.330, Launching Watercraft and Overnight Mooring Prohibited, to remove mooring.