HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-66 - Street Closure for Fourth of July HolidayRESOLUTION NO. 88 -66
A RESOLUTION OF
NEWPORT BEACH At
DRIVE, NEWPORT
DURING THE JULY
SECTION 21101(e)
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
THORIZING THE CLOSURE OF SEASHORE
BOULEVARD AND BALBOA BOULEVARD
4TH HOLIDAY PERIOD, PURSUANT TO
OF THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE.
WHEREAS, each year during the July 4th holiday period,
huge throngs of visitors come to Newport Beach to join in the
celebration and festivities; and
WHEREAS, this large influx of persons coming to the beach
in a short period of time causes extreme traffic congestion,
making it almost impossible for emergency vehicles to respond in
this area; and
WHEREAS, in past years violent disturbances have occurred
in and around public streets necessitating closure for short
periods of time; and
WHEREAS, Section 21101(e) of the California Vehicle Code
enables cities to adopt rules by resolution regulating traffic and
authorizing temporary closure of streets for the safety and
protection of persons who are to use the streets during closure.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, pursuant to
California Vehicle Code Section 21101(e), the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach hereby authorizes the Chief of Police, or
his designee, to temporarily close: Seashore Drive, from 33rd
Street to Orange Street; Balboa Boulevard, from 32nd Street to
1st, July 2nd, July 3rd, and July 4th, 1988, if in the opinion of
1
West Coast Highway; and Newport
Boulevard
southbound
at West
Coast
Highway, between the hours of
6:00 P.M.
and 3:00
A.M., on
July
1st, July 2nd, July 3rd, and July 4th, 1988, if in the opinion of
1
the Chief of Police, or his designee, the closure is necessary for
the safety and protection of persons authorized to use the streets
during closure.
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ATTEST:
ADOPTED this 27th day of June,, 1988.
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