Ordinance 78-2124 ORDINANCE NO. 78-2124
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BY ADOPTING A NEW SECTION
TO BE NUMBERED 25-17 . 1, PROVIDING FOR THE CLOSING
OF PUBLIC PARKS, BEACHES AND GOLF COURSES DURING
CERTAIN HOURS EXCEPT FOR AUTHORIZED PERSONS; PRO-
VIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND
PROVIDING FOR ITS ADOPTION AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE
FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE LIFE, HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 25 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach
be and the same is hereby amended by adding a new
section thereto to follow Section 25-17 and to be numbered and to
read as follows:
"Section 25-17 .1
No person shall be or remain in any part of any
public park, beach or golf course which is fenced
in or provided with ,gates between the closing of
the gates at night and their re-opening on the
following day; nor shall any person be or remain
in any public park, beach or golf course not
fenced in or provided with gates, between the
hours of 12 : 00 midnight and 5: 00 a.m. on the fol-
lowing day, except that persons may pass through
such public park without stopping, on the most
direct walk or driveway leading from their point
of entrance to the exit nearest to their point of
destination. The provisions of this section shall
not apply to police officers or employees of the
public properties department while in the discharge
of their duties nor to persons having a permit in
writing to be or remain in any part of any public
park, beach or golf course between such hours. The
City Manager has the authority to establish excep-
tions to the closing hours as set forth above when
it is in the interest of the public health, safety
or welfare and such exceptions shall be posted. "
SECTION 2 : Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred
Dollars ($500. 00) , or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed
sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the dis-
cretion of the court.
SECTION 3 : All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That the City Commission of the City of Miami Beach
having found and determined that a public emergency
exists affecting life, health, property or public safety, this
Ordinance is hereby adopted as an emergency measure and shall go
into effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of June, 1978 .
Attest: Mayor
„."-A6 Passed and adopted as an
City Clerk Emergency Measure - June 7, 1978
(The adoption of the foregoing Ordinance
was moved by Mayor Leonard Haber, Ph.D)
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY-1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE -MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA 33139
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