HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-44 - Seashore Drive Temporary ClosureRESOLUTION NO. 97-44
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY
CLOSURE OF SEASHORE DRIVE, NEWPORT
BOULEVARD AND BALBOA BOULEVARD, AND
SELECTED FEEDER STREETS.
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Newport Beach finds and declares as
follows:
A. Each year, during the July 4th holiday, thousands of persons visit ocean front
beaches between the Santa Ana River and the West Jetty; and
B. This large influx of visitors creates severe traffic congestion in West Newport,
the McFadden Square area, and on the Balboa Peninsula;
C. During the July 4th Holiday, traffic on streets in the Oceanfront areas of West
Newport, Central Balboa and the Balboa Peninsula frequently results in little or no
• vehicular flow, with many vehicles not promptly moving when an opportunity arises to do
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so.
D. During the July 4th Holiday, many visitors use public streets to celebrate the
occasion and, pedestrian and bicycle traffic on many streets results in a defacto parade
which makes vehicular use unsafe to those using the streets.
E. This traffic congestion combined with the large number of visitors and a
related increase in criminal conduct, is, at times, beyond the capacity of the Newport Beach
Police Department to control. The City routinely contracts with other agencies to provide
supplemental law enforcement services during the 4th of July holiday to enable the
Newport Beach Police Department to respond to emergencies and maintain public safety.
The Newport Beach Police Department could not provide police and emergency services in
the Oceanfront area in the absence of the temporary street closures authorized by this
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• F. The 4th of July Holiday brings with it an increased threat of fire (due to illegal
fireworks), and much higher than normal incidence of medical emergencies. The City
routinely enlists the aid of neighboring cities to provide supplemental fire support service to
enable the Newport Beach Fire Department to respond to medical emergencies and
suppress fires as necessary. The Newport Beach Fire Department could not travel to or
from the scene of medical or fire emergencies in the Oceanfront area in the absence of the
temporary street closures authorized by this Resolution.
G. The Vehicle Code of the State of California permits the temporary closure of
any street when the Legislative body determines that closure is necessary for the safety
and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during closure, and the
City Council determines that the closures authorized by this Resolution are necessary to
protect both the individuals using the street and those visitors and residents in need of
• emergency police and fire services during the 4th of July Holiday.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach as follows:
SECTION 2:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 1, Division 11 of the Vehicle
Code of the State of California, the Newport Beach City Council hereby authorizes any
peace officer to temporarily close, or divert traffic from all, or a portion, of the following
streets and public parking lots when, in the opinion of that peace officer, little or no
vehicular flow is occurring and a significant number of vehicles are not promptly moving
when an opportunity arises to do so, or when in the opinion of that peace officer, closure is
necessary for the safety and protection of persons using the street for celebrations,
parades, special events, or similar activities:
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1. Seashore Drive between 32nd Street and Prospect;
2. Eastbound Balboa Boulevard between 32nd Street and West
Coast Highway;
3. The southbound lanes of Newport Boulevard between Via Lido
and Balboa Boulevard; and
4. All "100" block streets and alleys between 32nd Street and
54th Street.
5. Public parking lots:
a. On Seashore Drive;
b. At Superior and P.C.H.;
C. At City Hall.
B. That the authority of a peace officer to temporarily close, or divert traffic from,
the streets listed above is limited to the period from 6:00 a.m. on July 3, 1997, to 11:00
p.m. on July 7, 1997.
ADOPTED this 9th day of .rune , 1997.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LAVONNE M. HARKLESS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 97 -44, was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the
City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 9th day
of June, 1997, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: O'Neil, Thomson, Edwards, Hedges, Glover, Noyes, and Mayor Debay
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 10th day of June, 1997.
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City Clerk of the City of
Newport Beach, California