HomeMy WebLinkAbout79-29 Amending Code Sections Concerning HypnosisORDINANCE NO. 79-29
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING
COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS CON-
CERNING HYPNOSIS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
finds and declares that the existing Costa Mesa Municipal Code
sections relating to the practice or teaching of hypnosis may
be misinterpreted by persons and, further, is of some concern
to those who engage in this field of endeavor for ligitimate
and beneficial intent or purpose. The existing provisions of
Costa Mesa Municipal Code Sections 11-11 and 11-12 have a valid
purpose and this amendment is not intended to alter same.
SECTION 2: Accordingly, Title 11, Chapter I, X11-11 and
X11-12 and hereby amended as follows:
A - §11-11 is amended by adding subsection (c) to read:
"(c) The practice of hypnosis by duly qualified
(licensed or certificated) persons for therapeutic,
education or as an aid in law enforcement purposes
is exempt hereunder."
B - §11-12 is amended by adding subsection designations
and subsection (b) to read:
"(b) The teaching of hypnosis by duly qualified
(licensed or certificated) persons for therapeutic,
educational or as an aid in law enforcement purposes
is exempt hereunder."
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage, and
before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, shall
be published once in the Orange Coast Daily Pilot, a newspaper of
general circulation printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa,
together with the names of the members of the City Council voting
for and against the same, or in the alternative, the City Clerk
may cause the publication of a summary of the proposed ordinance
and the posting of a certified copy in the office of the City
Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the City Council meeting at
which the proposed ordinance is to be adopted and within fifteen
(15) days after adoption and City Clerk shall cause the publication
of the adopted ordinance and post a certified copy, together with
the vote for and against it, in the office of the City Clerk.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this /7Z4day of � , 1979.
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Mayor o` t e Cify 6f -Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City Clerk of Fhe City of Cos a Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 79-29 was introduced and
considered section by section at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the _ day of p&eZ* AjV , 1979, and
thereafter passed anT adopted as a whole at a regular meeting of
said City Council held on the /2,4 day of & , , 1979,
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ol7C'�A•?•�G.t�ns�cj . � . �
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:'¢-�
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this Z4�6 day of
1979.
City
Clerk and
ex -officio
Clerk
f the
City
Council of
the City
of Co 61a
Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorne s i