HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20149ORDINANCE NO. 20149
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE DOWNTOWN MALL;
AMENDING SECTION 4.680 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971;
AMENDING THE SUNSET PROVISION OF SECTION 3 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 20122; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that
A. On June 8, 1998 Ordinance No. 20122 was passed by the Council and approved by
the Mayor adding a new Subsection (3) to Section 4.680 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (and renumbering
the current Subsection (3) to (4)). The new Subsection (3) prohibits persons from being within the
Broadway portion of the downtown mall between the hours of 1:00 a.m. of one day and 6:00 a.m.,
except as provided in that subsection. Section 3 of the Ordinance, which was not included in the
Code, provided an automatic repeal of Ordinance No. 20122 and the new Subsection (3) of Section
4.680 of the Eugene Code, 1971 effective midnight, March 31, 1999.
B. It would be in the public interest to amend Subsection (3) of Section 4.680 of the
Eugene Code, 1971 to revise the geographic boundary, and to continue the Ordinance in effect until
Apri130, 2001 by amending Section (3) of Ordinance No. 20122.
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection (3) of Section 4.680 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to
provide:
4.680 Acts Prohibited at Night.
(3) Between the hours of 1:00 a.m. of one day and 6:00 a.m., no person shall be in
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the Broadway portion of the mall, which is defined as the area of Broadway from the east margin of
Charnelton Street to the west margin of Oak Street. The prohibition of this subsection does not apply
to persons who reside within that area, to employees and/or owners of businesses within that area, or
to persons who walk through that area without stopping.
Section 2. Section (3) of Ordinance No. 20122 passed by the Council and approved by the
Mayor on June 8, 1998 is hereby amended to provide:
Section 3. This ordinance, including the addition of a new subsection (3) to section
4.680, is repealed effective midnight, Apri130, 2001.
Section 3. The City Recorder is requested to attach a copy of this Ordinance to Ordinance
No. 20122.
Section 4. That the matters contained herein concern the public health, welfare and safety and
therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor, retention by the Mayor
for more than ten days, or readoption over a Mayoral veto by two-thirds of all members of the City
Council.
Passed by the City Council this
15th day of March, 1999
/s/ Kathleen A. Fieland
Deputy City Recorder
Approved by the Mayor this
15th day of March, 1999
/s/ James D. Torrey
Mayor
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