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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 0-21-01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLTON AMENDING TITLE 9 OF THE COLTON MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 9.16.010 OF CHAPTER 9.16 RELATING TO DISTURBING THE PEACE AND THE REGULATION OF PARTIES, GATHERINGS OR EVENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND DELETING SECTIONS 9.16.020, 9.16.030, 9.16.040, 9.16.050 AND CHAPTER 9.18 WHEREAS, the City of Colton (the "City") is authorized by Article 11, section 7 of California Constitution to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and o ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and WHEREAS, the City is authorized by Government Code sections 38771 and 38773.1 seg. to declare what conditions or activities constitute public nuisances per se and ad regulations to administratively abate such public nuisances; and WHEREAS, the City is further authorized by Government Code section 36901 to im fines, penalties, and forfeitures for violations of the City's ordinances; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that parties, gatherings or events or private property can constitute a threat to the peace, health, safety or general welfare of the public. Officers have been required to make many return calls to parties, gatherings or events it order to disperse uncooperative and unruly participants. Such return calls drain the personne power and resources of the City's Police Department and can leave other areas of the Citi without minimal levels of law enforcement protection so as to create a significant hazard to the safety of citizens and Police Officers. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Section 9.16.010 of the Colton Municipal Code is hereby amended in entirety to read as follows: