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5-A vRIO, 6e Aft ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST Alib DESIGNATTNG A SAFETY.,ZONE AND PARK I_N`SFECIAL AREA AND 'SPECIFrix, 0-T uts FOR PROHIBITING VEHICLES FRAM P -A X1Nia T'X-OR-8 .DRIVEN THROUGH OR ' ON SUCH SAFETY ZONE. AND PARK.. AND APPROPRIATzNr INSTF PUALxSHTRFFIC-IARKSQR TO'SF�E OF' GTALS SHOWING TI3E BOUNDARIES OR SUCH ,SAFETY -ZONE AND PARR AND PROVIDING' A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.. WHEREAS, the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida', Is a resort city which attracts large numbers of visitors -seeking to enjoy the surf bathing on the beach, and, WHEREAS, during the period of each year commencing on June 15th and.end3.ng September l5th there is such an :enormous in-. flux o£ ;vehcu]er traffic over.,tie' heaizafter deeribed.,ba'thirig beach: as to create a serlbus menace of limb 6hdld life and to. tr„�ffi,e .by reason.of disorderly and reckless; -use of said beach by said.ve- hicular.traffic which go®s: beyond.'reasonable;.bounds of :po13_ce ;r gulations and causes an emergency to arise, and, I WHEREAS, said inordinate and reckless use of said 'beach and the c6njes. ion occurred thereby constitutes such `a grave and serious hazard and menace to the public safety, health., order, -con» venience, comfort.,, protection of life and limb, prosperity and general welfare of tho.inhabitants of said municipality and public in 'general .fie as to 'require th:e es:tablishm•ent.'vf park upo i said bathing beach and n.eces`sitate tl.e a se Of Of' 'emer. T i gency p.o,ifice powers., and. WHEREAS, the City Council and Mayor deem it for the gen” eral welfare and best interest and public .9 1. y 'of the't, of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida, that the fo,llowi.ng,ordinan.c,e: be adopted: i NOWO TBEREFORE, .BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND. 6 y .COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEA011p FLORIPA SECTION' 16 That an, emergency Is heraby c�e��.ar�d t ex�:;st 3n tAe area Y ere; naft:ar descr3'bed:<requ3ring the....e' police p ., of t r and the establishment of s s y - fet t ne and pari_ for such A. D. 19 6,,: and eaeh and every day thgreafter during saga mi:?th the said. area, as aforesaid., .shall be closed to traffic -betth.6. hours of 6:00 o' clock A. M. and 7:30 o t clock P. it., therdAfter- the Town Council may prescribe such regulations closing sd d.'safety zone and park for the following months as it shall deem advisable i. or in its discretion may declare the hour or hours, dr the- da— or days, or the month or months thereafter designating the psr3:od of`= ttme.. which said bathing beach., shall. be. closed for traff3;c; ,or th,a Mayor and the President of the Town Cou_nci 1,, - is : hereby ttuth6i1t0C1 ,.. and empowered in the absence of appropriate action by the t6iii-Coun- eil to adopt such rules and regulations as they may deem.oxpedlent and necessary governing all traf P16,'in aa.id Baa eety° .zone< ae !afare.$al d, not otherwise provided for by ordinance, SECTION 2, That a safety zone and parkis hereby Created and established on said bathing beach, with the fou'lW'I ig 11m.its: Beginning.at the. Intersection of the north©'l�y. line ,: of Atlantic .Boulevard with the beack bulkhead line In s Id ;Toy as h- reta.fore est01�.shed by the Town Couno. �� : I --n l Florida, and running easterly along said prolongation of the northerly line of Atlantic Boulevard,to the low water mark., ,.or at the iniersection of said prolongation of said beach to the Atlantic-beean; then.01e. northerly with the A said " - ti " 6"--1 h F3: teeri street to a point which Jr.tersects the southerly.. jirio6f pr lan lon zra ted t line of Fifteen Street prolong6ti-On to t t,e" t 0 Street th ",jille 16f. :Fj f head of said: 'town as heretofore �stablished by th,9 C. of Atlantic 13each;. thence southe3.1y talong the, bt4_khead �"s ',0 said to the point of beginning, Which said point 1nt-6rj§e6.ts- thd northerly line 'Of Atli tid Boulevard and the bulkhda'd line, 'A's heretofore established, .as aforesaid, or any part`thoreof tri the discretion of the Town Council ()f Atlantic Beach, 119'tlda. SECETON 3* No wagon omnibus, automobij & led­',qly',��gabml -1 th .0 PIP riven ,O r a O:j�q_ rry part ci;' sszid safety. ,zone or parr �'i6rz;� by established, and no vehicle of any .kind' or n&tut,d' driven Into or parked for any 1-ingth of time what6l 66ver,:; ira, -S, said ir 0 �b safetyy part t1 -v'. -Ln'* f dur J fthf te., . zone and pork.. or. an 119 period as set of rth by this o r di n anoc c SECTION 4, All ramps, runways and streets, and ip *4r places of ing.resaintersooting the bulkhead line as,le,Atotial* by said Town of Atlantic are hereby by ti -lis oxd:nsLnoo - closed to traffic4 as aforesaidp on said s a f oty-,Rorie and park,, f6r,.the-. 6,pecia-l.diiration., of the sp.aoeof ,time; r ated in tbks ordinande4 Sr!iCTION 5. For thepurposeof carrying out the pr0viS- ions of th1s ordlmancet the sum of $75-00,1;s_her ppy_ appr'Oppla.ted, out of the' Town Treasury for the purpose of roping Off and oilier - . wise clearly designating the boundaries of said safety Y atid I. park,, and. for the.further purpose of placing upon said boundaries appropriate signs warning the public to keep without said bound- aries, and for the further purpose of keeping said are .e -:r: during said period,, as -aforesaid. SECTION 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to any manner disturb or deface such markers or signs marking the boundaries of .the safety zone and park established by this ordinance,* SECTION 70 Should any portion of this ordinance be held to be invalid or Inoperative, the remainder of the said.ordlaance shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 84 Any person found guilty of violating any pro- toh of this. Ordinance Court be punished by a fine not 6kb6lng dd- Oh"o 114 by Imprisonment not exceeding ninety days, or by both said fine and Imprisonment within the discretion of the lUlunicipal. Judge. SECTION 9. This ordinance shall become effective diately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor® Passed over veto of Mayor of Town of Atl9ntic Beach thislb day o*f Jq) - A.. 1), 1936. Approved by Town Council this 16ti, day of Ji4,40: k. D. .11936. P RE S T DREF T 1. hereby certify that the f0r090.i'r'9 true, 0or-re 0 and certified copy Of the original, o -r4 ih the Town. Ha - 11- of the ToNqn of Atlantic Beach duly approved and passed over the veto of the Mayor at the meeting of thO� TP.M 0oune' ,Of Z141-6. 15th 1936. ATTEST TOWN CLERK. "L� -.3! 1y;,