City Manager
HOMER,
ORDINANCE
99-18(A)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE HOMER
WHEREAS, there is no camping season date set in the
Homer City Code; and
WHEREAS, camping during winter months has certain impacts regarding sanitation, health and safety; and
WHEREAS, prior to the 1999 main tourist season Port
& Harbor Staff and Public Works Staff spend three weeks on clean up after
winter month camping; and
WHEREAS, during winter months restroom facilities
are not available; and
WHEREAS, concerns exist regarding snow plowing and
other means to provide access to camping areas for emergency vehicles and
emergency personnel during winter months; and
WHEREAS, there may be times when the weather is
such that the dates of the camping season need to be adjusted; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has the authority in
other municipal matters to declare certain adjustments from time to time
depending on existing circumstances.
Section 1. Homer
City Code Chapter 19.08, Campgrounds, is hereby amended to add a new subsection
d. to definitions to read as follows and renumerate
the following definitions as appropriate:
19.08.020 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the words set out in this section shall have
the following meanings:
d. "Camping Season" means that
period of time from May 1 through September 30.
Section 2. Homer
City Code Section 19.08.030, Parking or camping prohibited--Enforcement, is
hereby amended to add a new subsection d. to read as follows:
d.
Camping in a closed campground is prohibited. Except when a campground is
opened under a directive entered pursuant to this subsection, all city campgrounds
shall be closed outside the camping season. The City Manager may, for cause,
enter a written directive that one or more city campgrounds will be open up to
thirty days before and thirty days after the camping season,
or for any other period of time specified in the directive. As used in this
subsection, "cause" includes, but is not limited to, emergencies,
tourist caravans, and other tourist demand outside the camping season.
Section 3. This
Ordinance is of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the
City Code.
ENACTED BY THE
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ATTEST: JACK CUSHING, MAYOR
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YES: _____________________
NO: ______________________
ABSTAIN: _________________
ABSENT: __________________
First
Public Hearing: _________
Second
Effective Date: _________
Reviewed and Approved as to form and content:
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RON DRATHMAN,
DATE: __________________ DATE: _________________