Ord 0377-ORDINANCE NO. J77 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE SUSPENDING IN PART ORDINANCE NO. 351ORDINANCE NO. J77
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE SUSPENDING IN PART ORDINANCE
NO. 351 OF THE TOWN OF LOS G ATOS ENTITLED: "Al
ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE AND USE OF FIREAR14IS,
EXPLOSIVES AND AIR RIFLES, PROVIDING FOR THE
DISPOSAL THEREOF
THE TGTN COUNCIL OF THE TO"WIN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOvuYS
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 351 entitled "An Ordinance
Regulating the Sale and Use of Firearms, Explosives.and Air Rifles,
Providing for the Disposal Thereof" passed and adopted by the Town
Council of the Town of Los Gatos on January 19, 1953 be suspended in
part as follows:
1. Regularly licensed blasting contractors shall be excepted
and excluded from the following provisions of Section 1 of `Ordinance
No. 351 wherein said Section 1 makes it unlawful for any person to,
at any time, fire or cause to be fired or exploded any combustible or
explosive device or preparation or fire-works of any kind whatsoever
by whatever name known, limited however, to the California State
Highway right-of-way situated south of the East Main and West Main
Street Bridge, thus making-it lawful for said licensed blasting
contractors to blast rock formations and outcroppings occurring within
the limits of said right-of-way; nothing herein contained authorizes
any other act prohibited by Ordinance No. 351 of the Town of. Los Gatos,
or any other ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos, or laws or regulations
of the State of California; and provided further, that said blasting
operation shall be conducted only between the hours of eight o'clock
A.M. and five o'clock P.M. of any day,.excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
Section 2. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an urgency
measure and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, and shall take effect and be in full force
forthwith. The following is a statement of the facts constituting.
such urgency
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The Town Council finds that the L. C. SMITH COMPANY,
Contractor has attempted to remove said rock formations and
outcroppings by usual methods short of using jack hammers or by
blasting and has been unable to remove said rock formations and
outcroppings; that by use of crews using a jack hammer, the noise
is deafening and will require an indefinite number of days and
nights for said operation, which would, because of said noise
disturb the peace, quiet, comfort and health of the citizens of
the Town of Los Gatos in the vicinity of said California State
Highway right-of-way.
PASSED AND ADOPTED AT A REGULAR iV=TING OF THE M0 COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS held on the da of
y of 1955, by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCTL1,,EN
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NOES: COUNCILMEN: i'~~~-rte
ABSENT: COUNCILIJEN
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ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS