HomeMy WebLinkAbout19380 - RESOLUTIONS - 10/7/1998RESOLUTION NO. 19380
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING CERTAIN REGULATORY ORDINANCES
TO FACILITATE THE 1998 PALM SPRINGS GRAND PRIX AND ITS
RELATED ACTIVITVES.
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs designated the Palm Springs Grand Prix, including all related activities,
as a City -sanctioned event; and
WHEREAS the City Council desires to facilitate the staging of the City -sanctioned event to maximize revenue
production; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that certain regulatory ordinances, which are generally deemed desirable
and necessary, may, nonetheless, impede the conduct of special events; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that in holding special events, the public interest and the benefits derived
therefrom outweigh the temporary public inconvenience; and
WHEREAS the City Council has enacted Ordinance #1310 authorizing temporary suspension of regulatory
ordinances.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, as follows:
Section 1. A. That the Palm Springs Grand Prix, including all of its related activities, is a
special event beneficial to the community and its visitor -oriented economy.
B. That the times and dates of the 1998 Palm Springs Grand Prix are from
6:00 a.m. on November 24 to 12:00 midnight on November 29.
C. That Tartar's Bow Racing, Ltd. is the event promoter, along with its
construction and concession personnel and staff.
D. That the venues are: Palm Springs Convention Center, Annenberg Theatre,
Palm Springs Stadium, and the race site as designated in the Palm Springs
Grand Prix advertisements on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Section 2. That the following ordinances are hereby temporarily suspended for the period
designated in Section 1 B for the special event designated in Section 1 above: Sign
Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, Building Ordinance, and Noise Ordinance.
Section 3. That the regulatory ordinances designated in Section 2 above shall remain in full
force and effect except as to the event dates and persons or organizations as
designated in Section 1 above.
ADOPTED this 7th day of October, '1998.
AYES: Members Barnes, Hodges, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CIS OF PALM SPRIN S, 1FORNIA
By
City -Clerk CIttyv Manag r
REVIEWED & APPROVED AS TO FORM
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