ORDINANCE NO. 609-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CHAPTER 8.36 (CONTROL OF VECTORS) OF TITLE 8 (HEALTH AND SAFETY) OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER IN THE MURRIETA MUNICIPAL CODE Summary: This ordinance adopts the Riverside County Code for vector control by reference as a new chapter 8. 46 in the Murrieta Municipal Code to allow the City to inspect, evaluate, enforce, and eradicate vectors within the city.
WHEREAS, the City of Murrieta (City) recognizes the critical need to protect public health and safety through the effective management and control of vectors, including but not limited to mosquitoes, flies, ticks, bees, wasps, rodents, and other animals capable of transmitting disease or causing harm to both residents and non-residents of the City; and WHEREAS, the accumulation of conditions such as solid debris, standing water, and decaying organic matter can lead to the breeding of vectors, thereby creating significant public health hazards and environmental nuisances within the City; and WHEREAS, the City recognizes that Riverside County (County) Code Chapter 8.36 (CONTROL OF VECTORS) provides a comprehensive framework for the control of vectors and the management of vector breeding hazards, and it serves as a model for effective vector control practices; and WHEREAS, to align with the County’s established standards and enhance local efforts in vector management, the City finds it necessary to adopt similar provisions to address vector control issues within the City's jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, this ordinance will incorporate by reference the provisions of Riverside County Chapter 8.36, thereby establishing enforcement, procedures, and penalties related to vector control within the City; and WHEREAS, the adoption of this ordinance is intended to improve public health outcomes, prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases, and maintain a clean and safe environment for all residents of Murrieta.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. A new chapter 8.46 is hereby added to the Murrieta Municipal Code to read as follows:
“Chapter 8.46 Vector control
Section 8.46.010 Riverside County Control of Vectors Code Adopted.
Section 8.46.010 Riverside County Control of Vectors Code Adopted.
A. Except as hereinafter provided, Chapter 8.36 (Control of Vectors) of Title 8 (Health and Safety) of the Riverside County Code, as may be amended from time to time, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as fully as if set out at length in this chapter, and shall, in conjunction with other applicable ordinances of the city of Murrieta, establish the standards vector including but not limited to mosquitoes, flies, ticks, bees, wasps, rodents, and other animals capable of transmitting disease or causing harm to both residents and non-residents of the City and the accumulation of conditions such as solid debris, standing water, and decaying organic matter can lead to the breeding of vectors, thereby creating significant public health hazards and environmental nuisances within the City. This code establishes the enforcement process, standards, and abatement measures for the identification and eradication of vectors within the City.
B. Three copies of said ordinance, as amended, have been deposited in the office of the city clerk and shall be maintained at all times by the clerk for use and examination by the public.” Section 3. This ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, which provides that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where, as here, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question would have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any 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 passed this ordinance, and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall publish a summary of this ordinance and post a certified copy of the full ordinance in the office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the adoption of the proposed ordinance; and within fifteen (15) days after adoption of the ordinance, the City Clerk shall publish a summary of the ordinance with the names of the council members voting for and against the ordinance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd of September, 2024.
Lori Stone, Mayor
ATTEST:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tiffany J. Israel, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )§
CITY OF MURRIETA )
I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 609-24 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 3rd of September, 2024, and was signed by the Mayor of the said City, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
Certificate of Publication
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )§
CITY OF MURRIETA )
I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California further certify that the summary of Ordinance No. 609-24 was duly published according to law and the order of the City Council of said City and the same was so published in Press Enterprise, a newspaper of general circulation on the following dates:
Introduced Ordinance:
Adopted Ordinance:
In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this __ day of ______________, 2024. ______________________________
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
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