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Approve amendment to the Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Offenses, repealing Section 21.20, relating to the offense of sitting or lying down in the Clearwater Downtown Core Redevelopment Zone, the Gateway Corridor, and the Clearwater Beach Core Tourist Zone and pass Ordinance 9677-23 on first reading.
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SUMMARY:
Chapter 21, Section 21.20, of the Clearwater Code of Ordinances prohibits sitting or lying down upon the publicly owned rights-of-way sidewalks, piers, docks, boardwalks, including public-access boardwalks, and the entryways to or exit-ways from publicly owned buildings located in the Clearwater Downtown Core Redevelopment Zone, the Gateway Corridor, and the Clearwater Beach Core Tourist Zone is not being used as other ordinances (Section 21.09 - Prohibited acts on piers, bridges and seawalls, Section 21.11 - Disorderly Conduct; obstruction of public places, and Section 21.21 - Unlawful lodging out-of-doors prohibited) are commonly used as tools of enforcement across the city. Therefore Chapter 21, Offenses, Section 21.20 is redundant and no longer utilized by the Clearwater Police Department.