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I 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. 0-02-12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON ADDING CHAPTER 9.15 TO THE COLTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT THE HOSTING OF GATHERINGS AT WHICH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND/OR OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES ARE CONSUMED BY MINORS WHEREAS, the City of Colton ("City"), pursuant to the police powers delegated to it by the California Constitution, has the authority to enact laws which promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizens; and WHEREAS, citizens of the City have complained to the Colton Police Department about violent and unruly behavior at residences or other locations that have been the subject of multiple police calls; and WHEREAS, Chapter 8.12 of the Colton Municipal Code permits recovery of costs associated with the City's enforcement or abatement nuisances in accordance with state law; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that unsupervised parties on private or public property where alcohol is consumed by minors constitute nuisances and are harmful to the minors themselves and to the communities where such parties are held; and WHEREAS, in addition to alcohol, consumption of other substances that are harmful to minors frequently occur at such parties and gatherings, including marijuana and other controlled substances, inhalants and tobacco products; and WHEREAS, the Colton Police Department's ability to abate gatherings where alcohol or other harmful substances are consumed by minors on private and public property will result in a decrease in abuse of alcohol and other harmful substances by minors, as well as decreases in physical altercations and injuries, neighborhood vandalism, and excessive noise disturbance, thereby improving public safety; and 23152.06070\7001737.7