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ORDINANCE NO. 1822
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AMENDING SECTION 9.04.014 TO
ALLOW DOGS TO BE OFF -LEASH IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF CUERNAVACA
AND WASHINGTON PARKS
The City Council of the City of Burlingame ordains as follows:
Section 1. Section 9.04.014 prohibits dogs from being off -leash in any City park. The Parks
&Recreation Commission has recommended that the City allow dogs to beoff--leash in designated
areas of Cuernavaca and Washington Parks early in the morning, and to do this on a trial basis to
see if the areas can be properly controlled and maintained. This ordinance would allow such a trial
to occur.
Section 2. Subsection 9.04.014 is amended to read as follows:
(a) To be upon any public street, sidewalk, park, school ground, any public property or
upon any unenclosed premises in a city unless the animal is properly licensed, if such licensing is
necessary under this chapter, and under the control of the owner by being saddled, harnessed,
haltered or leashed by a substantial chain, lead rope or leash, which chain, lead rope or leash shall
be continuously held by some competent person capable of controlling the animal. All cats are
exempt from this subsection. Notwithstanding this subsection, the owner or possessor of a dog
may permit a dog to be on the upper field
at Cuernavaca Park or the eastenunost lawn in
Washington Park between the hours of 6 a.m, and 7:30am each day without being harnessed,
haltered, or leashed, so long as the owner or possessor of the dog exercises control over the dog as
otherwise required by this chapter and chapter 10.55;
Section 3. This ordinance shall be published as requiredby law and shall take effect thirty
days after its adoption. This ordinance shall automatically expire on September 5, 2008, unless
earlier repealed, and shall have no further force and effect beyond that date.
I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
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foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 21st day
of April, 2008, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 5" day
of May, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: DEAL, NAGEL, O'MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, KEIGHRAN
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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