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SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and are hereby incorporated by reference as the City Council’s findings and purpose for this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Chapter 8.02 of Title 8 of the Garden Grove Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (deletions in strikethrough and additions in bold):
Chapter 8.02
PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS FOR
UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES AND USES
PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS
§ 8.020.010 Prohibition of Commercial Advertisements for Unlawful Activities and Uses.
No person wishing to engage in any activi ty or use that is in violation of this code shall print, publish, advertise or disseminate in any way, or cause to be printed, published, advertised or disseminated in any way, any commercial notice or advertisement for any such activity or use that is in violation of this code. § 8.020.020 Restricting the Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages to Youth A. Advertising Restrictions. It is unlawful for any person, business, or retailer to place or maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained, any advertising of alcoholic beverages on a sign, billboard, or display that is within 500 feet of a school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, or library or that is more than 500 feet and the display face and its advertisement are clearly visible from a school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, or library. This section excludes advertisements inside licensed premises, on vehicles used for alcohol transport, or in print, broadcast, or digital media and does not apply to any noncommercial message.
B. Measure of Distance. The distance between any billboard or sign and any school, playground, recreation center or facility, childcare center, or library shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the billboard or sign to the closest property line of the school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, or library.
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C. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the terms listed below have the following meaning:
a. “Advertising” means printed matter that calls the public’s attention to things for sale.
b. “Alcoholic Beverages” means any substance containing one- half of one percent or more alcohol by volume and which is fit for consumption as a beverage either alone or when combined with other substances.
c. “Billboard” means any sign space that is permanently placed on or affixed to the ground, the sidewalk, a pole or post, or a building, and is not appurtenant to the use of the property, a product sold, or the sale or lease of the property on which displayed and which does not identify the place of business as purveyor of the merchandise or services advertised upon the sign. Billboard also means any sign space that is permanently placed on a vehicle that is used primarily for the purpose of displaying outdoor advertising.
d. “Child Care Center” means a public or licensed private child care that has a continuous enrollment of no fewer than twenty- five (25) children and is clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a childcare center;
e. “Library” means any public library operated by the City or County of Orange and clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a library.
f. “Playground” means any outdoor premises or grounds owned or operated by the City that contains any play or athletic equipment used or intended to be used by minors.
g. “Recreation Center or Facility” means any recreation center or facility owned or operated by the City, and clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a City recreation center or facility. h. “School” means any public or licensed private elementary or secondary school, that is clearly identified on the outside of the facility as a school, attendance at which satisfies the compulsory education laws of the State of California.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or portion of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or portion thereof, 382
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irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, words or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption.
The foregoing Ordinance was passed by the City Council of the City of Garden Grove on the ___ day of ____________.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
_______________________________
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS:
CITY OF GARDEN GROVE )
I, LIZABETH VASQUEZ, City Clerk of the City of Garden Grove, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced for first reading and passed to second reading on August 12, 2025, with a vote as follows:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: (7) BRIE TIGAM, NGUYEN, TRAN, MUÑETON
ARESTEGUI, DOVINH, KLOPFENSTEIN
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: (0) NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: (0) NONE
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Item 305/2025
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City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Council Member Arestegui
Dept:
City Manager Dept: City Council
Date: 8/26/2025
Subject: Discussion on adoption of a Resolution re-affirming community harmony and safety, as requested by Council Member Arestegui.
Attached for City Council discussion is a draft Resolution.
ATTACHMENT
Draft Resolution
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
REAFFIRMING THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING COMMUNITY HARMONY AND SAFETY
WHEREAS, the City of Garden Grove is made up of a diverse community of people from different races, cultures, backgrounds, origins and religions; WHEREAS, the City of Garden Grove is a City of compassion and promotes peace and community harmony; and
WHEREAS, it is the fundamental responsibility of the City of Garden Grove to protect all of its residents and maintain public safety; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Garden Grove acknowledges the fear and concerns expressed by many members of the community in response to the increased federal law enforcement presence in our city; and WHEREAS, the City of Garden Grove recognizes that the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over the enforcement of immigration law; and WHEREAS, the City of Garden Grove complies with all Federal and State laws; and
WHEREAS, the Garden Grove Police Department does not participate in or assist with immigration enforcement activities subject to well-established California law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Garden Grove adopted Resolution No. 9409-17, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Garden Grove Promoting Community Harmony and Safety on the 24th day of January, 2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Garden Grove as follows:
1. That the City Council of the City of Garden Grove reaffirms their commitment to promoting community harmony and safety.
1. That the City Council of the City of Garden Grove encourages speech and discussion that fosters peace, acceptance of others, and community harmony.
2. That the City Council of the City of Garden Grove denounces any hateful rhetoric targeted against any person, group or community seeking to disrupt, divide, physically threaten or menacingly discriminate against any of them.
3. That the City Council of the City of Garden Grove fully supports the Chief 385
of Police and the City's Police Department in NOT requiring officers to check, request, and/or verbally obtain proof of legal status in the execution of their duties, unless a suspect's legal status is directly related to the incident leading to law enforcement intervention.
Adopted this __
th day of September 2025.
ATTEST: MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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