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ORDINANCE NO. 2018 — 520 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 195 TO CREATE ARTICLE II ENTITLED "TRESPASSING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY"; ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TRESPASS WARNINGS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach may lawfully designate the use of City facilities for activities consistent with their purpose and the City Commission seeks to maintain a safe and orderly environment of City property; and WHEREAS, the City Commission seeks to discourage unlawful, unsafe, destructive, harassing or otherwise prohibited activity on City property that interferes with the designated use of City property; and WHEREAS,the City Commission finds that the presence of individuals who have violated City ordinances, rules or regulations, or State law on public property or on private property for which the City has a public access easement creates a threat to the safety and welfare of the citizens and visitors of the City as well as the City property and facilities and therefore deem this ordinance to promote such public safety, public welfare and protection of property; and WHEREAS,the City Commission desires to provide for a method to allow for the issuance of trespass warnings for individuals committing violations of City ordinances, rules or regulations, or State law, followed by the opportunity for a hearing to address the alleged deprivation of any constitutionally protected liberty interest of such individual. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH: Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this ordinance upon adoption hereof. From and after the effective date of this ordinance,the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, shall be, and is hereby amended to include Chapter 195, Article II entitled "Trespass on Public Property". Section 2. Purpose: The Purpose of this Chapter is to stop any unlawful, unsafe, destructive, harassing or otherwise prohibited activity on City property that interferes with the designated use of City property or the efficient rendering of public services.