HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1995-007FF Temp. Ord. # 1717
Revision 1 May 1, 1995
Revision 2 May 3, 1995
Revision 3 May 11, 1995
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO.O-95-7
AN ORDINANCE THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 15-84, ENTITLED, "FIREARMS AND
DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS"; PROVIDING FOR
EXCLUSION FROM CITY PARKS OF DANGEROUS
DEVICES; PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the use of sparklers and fireworks by unauthorized individuals
in City park facilities is dangerous; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Chief and the Parks and Recreation Operations
Manager have reviewed the City Code and recommends that the Tamarac Code provisions
be changed; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends that the Tamarac Code
provisions be amended; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City Tamarac deems it to be in the
best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to amend Section 15-84
of the Tamarac City Code to preclude a wider group of dangerous devices from City Parks.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT SO ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA;
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SECTION 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and is hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2: That the Tamarac City Code, Section 15-84, entitled, "Firearms
and Dangerous Instruments", is amended as follows;
Section 15-84: Firearms and Dangerous Instruments.
(a) No person except an authorized City employee, Park
Foreman, or law enforcement officer, shall bring onto park
property or have in his possession on park property any firearm
or ammunition, any explosive dynamite cap, fireworks except
as noted in Section (d). slarklers. snappers. trick -noisemakers;
airguns, pellet guns, spring guns, slingshots, crossbows, bow
and arrows, any device by mean of which a projectile can be
propelled, any device which can be loaded with blank
cartridges, any trapping device, any incendiary bomb or
material, any smoke device or stink bomb, any tear gas or other
disabling chemical or agent, any acid or caustic substance, or
any flammable liquid except fuel contained in the fuel tank of a
motor vehicle; (b) No person shall discharge any of these
weapons or instruments listed in subsection (a) into any park
from outside a park; (c) The direetaf Parks_ and Recreation
Operations Manager may designate areas within a park where
bows and arrows can be used or where firearms can be used.
In such cases the dwFeetar Parks and Recreation Operations
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Manage r shall promulgate regulations for the safe use of such
devices, and no person shall fail to abide by such regulation.;
(d) The Difeeto Parks and Recreation Operations Manager
may designate times and places where fireworks can be used
within a park for display limited to an official .ghgw. The diFeetaf
South Florida Building Code and Nabon I�Fire Prevention
Association shall pfemulgate regulations, shall be applied to
assure that, in such cases, the fireworks are used in a safe
manner."
SECTION 3: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4-, If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
or applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5: Should any section or provision of this ordinance, or any portion
thereof, or any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a Court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the
remainder hereof, as a whole or part hereof, other than the part declared to be invalid.
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SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and take effect immediately
upon its passage and final adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this day of _'1995.
PASSED, SECOND READING this _a� day of 71995.
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved this Ordinance as tm
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