HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-29 - July 4th Street ClosuresRESOLUTION NO. 2005- 29
• 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 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 Fourth 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 Resolution;
F. The Fourth 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 Fourth of July
Holiday.
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:
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. Back Bay Drive.
6. Public areas and parking lots:
a. On Seashore Drive;
b. At Superior and Pacific Coast Highway;
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, 2005, to 11:00
p.m. on July 5, 2005.
ADOPTED this 24t' day of May, 2005.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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• STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
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. 2005 -29 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
24th day of May 2005, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Heffernan, Rosansky, Ridgeway, Daigle, Nichols, Mayor Bromberg
Noes: None
Absent: Webb
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
• official seal of said City this 25th day of May 2005.
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City Clerk
Newport Beach, California