City Council
MEETING DATE: 6/10/2015
TITLE:
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Proposed Ordinance Regarding Trespass.
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
Nicholas Hermsen, Deputy City Attorney
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council consider and enact the attached ordinance regarding trespass.
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BACKGROUND:
In 1982, the City enacted an ordinance prohibiting trespassing which is codified under Cathedral City Municipal Code section 11.08.080. The ordinance prohibits either refusing to leave both private and public property either: (a) after being asked to leave; or (b) where the property is posted with "No Trespassing" signs. The ordinance may be enforced by the police and a violation is a criminal infraction (similar to a traffic ticket).
However, the ordinance as originally written only applies to private residential property. This ordinance would revise the ordinance to make it instead applicable to all private property.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
Proposed Ordinance