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ORDINANCE NO. 2112
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
AMENDING CHAPTER 5.20 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL
CODE DELETING THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED TO BONA FIDE
NONPROFIT SOCIETY, CLUB, FRATERNAL OR OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH OPERATE CARDROOMS
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain
as follows:
SECTION I: That Section 5.20. 010 of the Chula Vista
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5.20.010 Cardroom- Defined.
For the purpose of this chapter, a "cardroom" is
defined to be any space, room or enclosure furnished or
equipped with a table used or intended to be used as a
card table for the playing of cards and similar games,
and the use of which is available to the public, or any
portion of the public.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall become effective upon
its first reading and adoption if passed by at least four ( 4 )
affirmative votes of the City Council as an emergency measure
based upon the following statement of the reasons for its urgency:
The City Council declares that the adoption of this
ordinance is necessary for preserving the public peace,
health and safety due to the operation of cardrooms by
organizations of questionable nonprofit status. Said
organizations are currently operating cardrooms on a
full time permanent basis without any regulation by the
City of Chula Vista. The continued operation of
unregulated clubs will result in a disruption of the
public peace and a decline in the level of public safety.
Presented by Approved as to Form by
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY TttE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, AT FIRST READING THIS 7th DAY OF May
19 85 , BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE, TO-WIT:
AYES: COUNCILEMBERS: McCandliss, Cox, Scott, Moore
NAYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILEMBERS: Malcolm
Mayor of the~i~ of Chula Vista
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I. JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of ORDINANCE NO. 2112 and that the same has
not been amended or repealed.
DATED
City Clerk
(seal)
CC-660