The city council finds and declares as follows:
A. 
The Moreno Valley Community Services District is a subsidiary district of the city.
B. 
The district is duly empowered to furnish park, parkway and recreation services, amongst other services, within the boundaries of the district.
C. 
The district owns various parks, parkways and recreation facilities.
D. 
Pursuant to Resolution No. 85-128 of the city and Resolution No. CSD 85-38 of the district, the city operates and maintains all parks, parkways and recreation facilities of the district.
E. 
The district has duly adopted an ordinance establishing regulations for the use of the park and recreation facilities of the district.
F. 
It is the intent of the city council, that, for so long as the city is operating and maintaining the parks, parkways and recreation facilities of the district, use of the parks, parkways and recreation facilities which are owned by the district shall be in substantial accordance with the regulations which govern the use of corresponding district facilities.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
The following words shall have the meaning indicated when used in this chapter:
"Amplified sound"
means music, sound wave, vibration, or speech projected or transmitted by electronic equipment.
"BMX area"
means any facility, structure or area in which BMX bikes are permitted pursuant to the provision of this chapter and which has been designated by the city as a BMX area.
"BMX bike"
means single-speed bike, with one front sprocket and one rear sprocket, with 20 inch rims; or a "mini," with 16 inch rims.
"City"
means the city of Moreno Valley, California.
"Director"
means the director of parks and community services of the city of Moreno Valley or the person authorized by the director to act in his or her stead in respect to the provisions of this chapter.
"District"
means the Moreno Valley community services district.
"Inflatable jumper"
means those inflatables that are used as slides or for jumping. Also referred to as "bouncer," "moon bounce" and "jumper."
"Park"
includes any park, parkway, playground, recreation center, golf course, trail, bikeway, including parking lots, or any other area, building or structure owned, operated, controlled or utilized by or on behalf of the city or the district for the purpose of providing park and recreation activities, programs, services or facilities to the public, and shall include any such properties or structures owned by others and utilized by the city or the district pursuant to any agreement (including without limitation any lease, contract or joint use agreement) to the extent such property or structure is then in use by the city or district for such purposes. "Park" shall not include any portion of any bikeway located within the improved area of any street or highway.
"Permit"
means written authorization for use of a park or any portion thereof, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
"Person"
means a natural person, a partnership, a corporation, or any other entity.
"Roller skates" or "in-line skates"
means any shoe, boot or other footwear to which one or more wheels is attached and is used for propulsion or moving, including roller blades.
"Safety equipment"
means gear such as helmets, elbow pads and kneepads.
"Skateboard"
means any platform of any composition or size to which two or more wheels are attached and which is intended to be ridden or propelled by one person standing or kneeling upon it and to which no seat or any other device or mechanism to turn and control the wheels is affixed.
"Skate park"
means any facility, structure or area in which skateboarding, in-line skating, roller skating and BMX bikes are permitted pursuant to the provision of this chapter and which has been designated by the city as a "skate park."
"Smoke/smoking"
means the carrying or holding of a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette of any kind, or other lighted smoking product or equipment used to burn any tobacco products, weed, plant, or any other combustible substance. Smoking shall include the emitting or exhaling the fumes of any of the foregoing.
"Vehicle"
means any device by which any person, property, or person and property may be propelled, moved, or drawn.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004; Ord. 741 § 1.1, 2007)
No person shall enter, be or remain in any park unless such person complies at all times with the provisions of this chapter applicable to such park and with all other applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
Unless specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, the following regulations shall apply in all parks and recreation facilities:
A. 
Operation of Vehicles and Bicycles.
1. 
Roads for Public Use. The provisions of the California Vehicle Code are applicable in all parks upon any way or place, which is publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for vehicular travel. Violations of said vehicle code within a park shall be enforced and prosecuted in accordance with the provisions thereof. The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized and directed, on the account of the district, to post appropriate signs advising of the vehicular travel restrictions in force within a particular park when duly authorized to do so by action of the city council.
2. 
Operation of Vehicles and Bicycles. No person shall drive or otherwise operate a vehicle in a park, and no person shall ride a bicycle (as defined in the California Vehicle Code) in a park, upon any surface other than those maintained and open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking. Vehicles may use such temporary parking areas as may be designated by appropriate signs from time to time by the director. This provision does not apply to any vehicle being used for authorized district business, or to any police or other emergency vehicles performing an authorized mission, nor to a vehicle, which is within a park pursuant to written permission of the director. Neither does this provision apply to any electrically-driven wheelchair carrying a physically incapacitated person.
B. 
Solicitation Prohibited. No person shall practice, carry on, conduct, or solicit for, any trade, service, occupation, business, or profession in any park, or sell or offer for sale therein or thereon any merchandise, article, or anything whatsoever. This subsection shall not apply to any person acting pursuant to a contract with the district or under an authorization duly granted by the director pursuant to standards and criteria approved by the city council.
C. 
Prohibition of Animals in Parks. No person shall cause, permit, or allow any animal owned or possessed by him or her, or any animal in the custody or control of such person, to be present in any park except:
1. 
Equine animals being led or ridden under reasonable control upon a bridle path or trail authorized and provided for such purpose;
2. 
Equine or other animals which are hitched or fastened at a place expressly authorized and designated for such purpose;
3. 
Dogs or cats when caged, or when led by a cord or chain not more than six feet long, or when confined within the interior of a vehicle;
4. 
Service animals which have been specially trained and are being used by blind or disabled persons to aid and guide them in their movements;
5. 
Small pets which are kept on the person of the possessor at all times;
6. 
In connection with activities authorized by the director and when in accordance with all conditions attached to such authorization;
7. 
Fowl or animals turned loose at the direction or with the written permission of the director;
8. 
Exceptions. The requirement for a dog to be on-leash while in a public park shall not apply to the following:
a. 
Any dog used by a law enforcement agency,
b. 
A dog while participating in a dog obedience training program or a dog obedience or conformation show authorized by the director, although such dog shall be on leash or otherwise restrained while not actively participating in such show or program,
c. 
A dog within a posted "leash optional" area of the park as designated by the director, provided, however, nothing herein shall relieve the owner or person having charge, care, custody or control of such dog from the responsibility to maintain proper control over such dog nor shall this subsection be construed as relieving such person from liability for any damages arising out of his or her dog's action while using the leash optional area.
D. 
Responsibility of Animal Owner.
1. 
Each person who owns, or who has custody, possession, or control of an animal within a park shall collect, pick up, and remove all fecal matter and debris promptly after it has been deposited or left behind by said animal in or upon a park. This subsection shall not apply to guide dogs for blind or disabled persons.
2. 
No dog is permitted in any designated leash optional area in the custody of a child 12 years of age or younger unless such child is accompanied and supervised by a person at least 18 years of age.
3. 
No person may have more than two dogs in a designated leash optional area at any one time.
4. 
Any dog in a designated leash optional area must be under the voice control of the person having custody of such dog while the dog is in said area.
5. 
No dogs are permitted in a designated leash optional area except during posted hours of operation.
6. 
No person shall place a dog in a designated leash optional area, which is not over the age of four months, vaccinated for rabies and wearing a currently valid issued dog tag, or whose owner has within his or her possession said dog tag.
7. 
No person shall place a dog that is sick or in heat in a designated leash optional area.
8. 
No person shall place an aggressive dog of any breed in a designated leash optional area even if such dog is on a leash.
9. 
Any person having care or custody of a dog in a leash optional area shall quiet the dog if the dog barks.
10. 
No person shall bring any animal other than a dog to a leash optional area unless otherwise specifically authorized by the director in writing.
11. 
The use of a leash optional area by the owner or other person having charge, care, custody or control of a dog shall constitute agreement by that person to follow the rules provided herein and his or her agreement to protect, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the district/city and its officers and employees from any claim, injury or damage arising from or in connection with use.
E. 
Prohibition of Firearms, Weapons and Fireworks.
1. 
No person shall carry or discharge any firecracker, rocket, torpedo, or other type of explosive, or carry or discharge any air gun, rifle, pistol, sling shot, bow and arrow, or any similar device or weapon including firearm, knife (as defined in the Penal Code as an illegal weapon), etc., within or into a park; nor shall any person carry into or use any other object within a park with the intent of disturbing the peace of any person by means of noise or otherwise.
2. 
This prohibition shall not apply to the engaging in or traveling to target practice conducted in accordance with appropriate standards of safety at an archery, skeet, or target range authorized and provided by the district for such purpose; nor shall this prohibition apply to law enforcement personnel acting within the scope of their official duties.
3. 
This prohibition shall not apply to the use of nonprojectile firearms at the Moreno Valley Equestrian Center for practice, exhibition, or competition related to re-enactment programs or events authorized through the issuance of a formal permit pursuant to Section 11.40.050(D) of this chapter.
4. 
Any device carried into or used within a park in violation of this provision is subject to confiscation by any law enforcement officer or duly authorized district employee and, in the event thereof, shall be thereafter disposed of in accordance with law, including, without limitation, any applicable district regulations.
F. 
Damaging Property Prohibited. No person shall cut, break, injure, deface, or disturb any tree, shrub, plant, rock, building, cage, pen, monument, fence, bench, or other structure, apparatus, or property, or pluck, pull up, cut, take, or remove any shrub, bush, plant, or flower, or mark or write upon, paint, or deface in any matter any building, monument, fence, bench, or other structure within a park. This prohibition shall not apply to any employee or contractor of the district or of the city acting within the scope of such employment or contract.
G. 
Damaging Land Prohibited. No person shall cut or remove any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand, gravel, or fertilizer from a park or from any place within a park. This prohibition shall not apply to any employee or contractor of the district or of the city acting within the scope of such employment of contract.
H. 
Water. No person shall swim, fish, bathe, wade, row, sail, or operate any boat, craft, or other device, on or in any pond, lake, or stream within or into a park, except at such place or places authorized and provided by the district for such use; nor shall any person pollute the water of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, or reservoir within a park or which would carry pollution to the water of a foundation, pond, lake, stream or reservoir within a park.
I. 
Hazardous Waste. No person shall discharge any form of hazardous waste including flammable liquids, toxic chemicals, caustic substances, poisons, motor oil, lye, benzene, chloride, or any other material that could be a hazard to a person, animal or property, in any park.
J. 
Fires. No person shall make or kindle a fire within a park except in stoves or other facilities specifically provided for such purpose. No fire shall be lit or maintained within a park between the hours of ten p.m. and eight a.m. of the next succeeding day, except by written permission of the director.
K. 
Prohibited Presence. No person shall tent, camp, lodge, or otherwise be present in any park after ten p.m. or before eight a.m. except when lawfully in attendance at an event approved by the director.
L. 
Littering, Waste Liquids and Refuse. No person shall dispose of dishwater or other waste liquids or dispose of any garbage, empty container, or other solid waste material within a park, other than in receptacles or other facilities provided for such disposal.
M. 
Gambling. No person shall play or bet at or against any game in a park, which game is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, or other device, for money, chips, shells, credit, or any other thing of or redeemable for value, nor maintain or exhibit any gambling table or other instruments of gambling or gaming within a park. This prohibition shall not apply to simulated gambling games or to bingo games when conducted by a nonprofit organization during fundraising events pursuant to a permit issued by the director pursuant to Section 11.40.050 and in compliance with all other applicable law.
N. 
Prohibited Activities. No person shall play or engage in model airplane flying, driving of golf balls, or any activity of a hazardous nature within a park, except at such place as shall be especially set apart and authorized for such purpose.
O. 
Disturbing the Peace. No person shall indulge in riotous, boisterous, threatening, or indecent conduct, or abusive, threatening, profane, or indecent language, within a park in such a manner as to disturb the public peace or to materially disrupt the quiet enjoyment of such park or of nearby properties by any other person who is lawfully present.
P. 
Advertising Matter. Except as authorized in writing by the director, or except in performance of an official duty, no person shall post, place, or erect any bill, notice, paper, or advertising device or matter of any kind within a park.
Q. 
Meetings. No person shall hold any meeting, service, concert, exercise, parade or exhibition requiring a special events permit under Chapter 11.38 of this code without obtaining and complying with such permit. This subsection shall not be construed to deprive any person of a right protected by state or federal law or constitution.
R. 
Protection of Animals. No person shall hunt, frighten, chase, set a snare for, catch, injure, or maltreat any domestic or other animal within a park, nor shall any person fish with hook and line, seine, trap, spear or net, or by any other means, in any pond, lake, stream, or water within a park, except at a place especially authorized and provided for such purpose. This prohibition shall not apply to law enforcement personnel, animal control officers, district employees, or district contractors acting within the scope of their official duties or contract obligations, or residents attempting to catch household pets.
S. 
Use of Restroom. No person shall use any restroom, washroom, or dressing facility within a park when the same has been designated for persons of the opposite sex. This subsection shall not apply to children accompanied by their parent or guardian.
T. 
Use of Bicycles in Parks.
1. 
Except as set forth in subsection (A)(2), no person shall ride any bicycle within a park except at or on a place specifically authorized and provided for such purpose. While elsewhere within a park, bicycles shall be dismounted and pushed when moving from place to place.
2. 
If bicycle riding is authorized, users are required to wear safety gear such as helmet, knee-pads, wrist guards, elbow pads or other required equipment for the authorized use of such activity as required by law.
U. 
Use of Skate Park.
1. 
No person shall use the skate park at times other than those established by the district as the hours of operation;
2. 
No person shall use the skate park areas for uses other than skateboarding, skating and BMX bike riding;
3. 
No person shall use the skate park without wearing the required safety equipment, including a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads;
4. 
No person shall litter or place trash or debris in or on the skating surface. All trash shall be placed in a designated trash receptacle provided, and failure to do so shall be grounds for expulsion from the skate park;
5. 
No person shall skate or ride on the curbs, sidewalks, fences, railings and/or driveways of the district/city-owned areas surrounding the skateboarding/skating surface;
6. 
No person shall skate or ride in a reckless manner with disregard for the safety of persons or property in the skate park;
7. 
No glass containers are allowed in the designated skateboarding/skating areas. Food and drink are allowed in designated areas only;
8. 
No additional obstacles may be placed in the designated skateboarding/skating areas;
9. 
No person shall use the skate park if a hazardous condition exists, including, but not limited to, inclement weather conditions, or significant cracks, breaks or other irregularities in the skating surface of the skateboard/skating areas;
10. 
BMX bikes will be permitted only during designated sessions under supervision of concessionaire or district staff.
V. 
Amplified Sound in Parks. No person shall cause the amplification of sound within a park if the noise level caused thereby exceeds 60 decibels from all channels of equipment used, except pursuant to a permit issued by the director, and in compliance with the following conditions:
1. 
The location of each grandstand and gathering, and the position of each loudspeaker shall be as specified in writing by the director so as to cause the least amount of disturbance to other persons, both within and without the park;
2. 
Amplified sounds shall not exceed 60 decibels at a point 50 feet in front of the midpoint of a straight line between any two loudspeaker installations.
W. 
Use of Alcohol in Parks. No person shall enter, be in or remain in a park owned, operated or controlled by the city or district, while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or while in possession of, transporting, purchasing, selling, giving away or consuming any alcoholic beverage, unless a formal permit is granted by the city manager pursuant to Section 11.40.050. Such permit shall be obtained, and the fee as established by resolution of the city council therefor paid, regardless of the size of the gathering or assembly which desires the privilege of using park area to drink beer, wine or other intoxicating beverage.
X. 
Use or Sale of Narcotics and Illegal Drugs in Parks. No person shall enter, be in or remain in any park owned, operated or controlled by the city or district, while in possession of, transporting, purchasing, selling, giving away or consuming any narcotics or illegal drugs, except possession of or consumption of prescription medication by the person for whom it was prescribed.
Y. 
Washing or Repairing Cars. No person shall engage in the washing, cleaning, repairing, renovating or painting of any vehicle within a park, except those emergency repairs immediately necessary to render such vehicle safe may be made.
Z. 
Speed Limits. No person shall drive a vehicle within a park other than in a reasonable and prudent manner but in no case to exceed 15 miles per hour.
AA. 
Parking. No person shall park any vehicle within a park except for the duration of his or her visit to such park. No person shall leave or park any motor vehicle, on any driveway, or at any other place, except at such place or places as are designated for vehicle parking.
BB. 
Smoking in Parks.
1. 
No person shall smoke within a park owned, operated or controlled by the city or district except in an area designated and posted as available for smoking at or on the grounds of a recreation center by direction of the parks and community services director.
2. 
No person shall dispose of any cigarette, cigar or other tobacco product or any part thereof in a park except in a designated waste disposal container.
3. 
Violations and Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this section by smoking in a park is guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished in accordance with Chapter 1.10, Civil Citations, of the Moreno Valley Municipal Code.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004; Ord. 741 § 1.2, 2007; Ord. 814 § 1, 2010)
A. 
Reservations for Activities in Parks and Park Facilities. The director shall be responsible for scheduling and controlling the use of parks and park facilities, or portions thereof, for the benefit and participation by interested public and private persons and groups.
B. 
Applicant on Site. Person signing application for activity is required to be on site during the entire activity unless the applicant has requested in advance and said request has been approved by the director that another person be designated to be the onsite representative.
C. 
Reservations Without Formal Permits. Groups of less than 50 persons desiring the use of parks, park facilities or portions thereof, may request the director to reserve the same for such use. Persons or groups from within the city shall be given priority over persons or groups from outside the city if a conflict in scheduling arises. Requests for such use shall be submitted in writing to the city upon forms approved by the director not less than five working days in advance of the intended use. The director may permit a shorter advance request time for good cause shown.
D. 
Reservations by Formal Permit. Groups of 50 or more persons, as described by Chapter 11.38 of this code, may be required to complete a special event application for use of park areas, depending on the type of event (i.e., carnival or concert). For information on a special event permit, applicant should contact the parks and recreation department.
A formal permit is required if applicant will be having an inflatable jumper or a generator at the park site.
If the director is satisfied from the information in hand and presented by the applicant that the desired area, park or facility may be reserved for the intended use without unreasonably interfering with the use of the park by other persons, and without disturbing the peace of the surrounding neighborhood, the reservation may be granted upon such conditions as the director deems necessary. The director will issue reservation forms as necessary to verify the granting of such reservations.
If for any reason the director is not satisfied as to the reasonableness of the proposed activity in relation to the use of the park by other persons, or as to the effect such use might have upon the peace of the neighborhood, or if the director is unable to agree with the applicant as to conditions to be imposed, the request for a reservation shall be processed as a request for a formal permit in accordance with the procedures in subsection C of this section.
The following procedures shall be followed if a formal permit is required, for an event that is not considered a special event under subsection B of this section.
1. 
Applications for formal permits must be submitted in writing to the city upon forms approved by the director available at the parks and recreation department office, accompanied by such fee as may be approved by, ordinance or resolution of the district or city, as applicable, not less than five working days in advance of the intended use.
2. 
The director may impose such reasonable conditions upon the issuance of the formal permit as he or she deems necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, including, without limitation, conditions related to time, place, frequency, duration, maximum number of persons in attendance, parking restrictions and placement of apparatus and equipment. Each permit issued pursuant to this section shall provide that the permittee will observe all applicable regulations governing the use of district and city parks.
3. 
The director may also require the applicant to provide such additional water and sanitary facilities and refuse receptacles as the director determines to be necessary for the protection of public health, safety and welfare in connection with the intended use.
4. 
Fees and deposits required in respect to reservation permits may include, without limitation, such amounts as may be determined by ordinance or resolution of the district or of the city, as appropriate, to be necessary to compensate the city or district, or both, for the administrative costs associated with the permit, as security for repair of damage to the park or to park facilities, for costs of cleanup and for extra personnel to regulate conduct and traffic.
5. 
The director may require the applicant to provide a designated number of approved personnel for the purposes set forth by the chief of police of the city upon such application.
6. 
The application form shall provide that the applicant shall reimburse the city for all unusual or extraordinary cleanup and repair expenses and for services provided by the city arising out of the activity authorized by the permit. A refundable deposit may be required.
E. 
Denial of Permit. The director may deny the application upon a finding that any of the following conditions exist:
1. 
That the application reveals that the city does not have available a park or facility which will accommodate the use, or the intensity or degree of the use contemplated by the application;
2. 
That the proposed use is not one which by law must be permitted, and the chief of police of the city has determined that the use, or the intensity or degree of the use, contemplated by the application creates security problems which pose a threat or potential threat to the public safety or welfare which cannot be mitigated to an acceptable level by the use of security personnel and facilities reasonably available for such purpose;
3. 
That the applicant has not given written agreement to comply with all the conditions imposed upon the granting of the permit;
4. 
That the applicant failed to file the application in a timely manner;
5. 
That the park, park area or park facility is not available for the requested use at the time specified by the applicant;
6. 
That the applicant has failed in a material way to comply with the terms and conditions of any prior permit issued to the applicant for use of a park, park area or park facility, or has failed to pay to the city or to the district any fee or cost due in relation to the issuance or exercise of such a permit;
7. 
That a hazardous condition threatens or reasonably might threaten participants, spectators, city staff or any person or property if the requested permit were to be issued; or
8. 
That the permit applied for is for the purpose of holding a class, course of instruction or activity for any program not expressly sponsored, sanctioned or scheduled by the city or by the district and for which a fee is to be charged to attendees or participants.
F. 
No application will be approved until all required forms and insurance certificates have been submitted and approved by the director.
G. 
Notice of Grounds for Denial. The director shall specify in writing the grounds for the denial of any permit applied for under subsection C of this section, within two business days after receiving a completed application.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
A. 
Proof of Permit. If by this chapter a specified right or privilege has been granted pursuant to a written permit, license or other authorization, or specified conduct or action otherwise limited or prohibited has been allowed pursuant to written permits license or other authorization, such right or privilege shall not be exercised, and such conduct or action shall not be engaged in unless the written permit, license or other authorization is readily available at all times for display to any duly authorized law enforcement officer or city employee who requests proof of the written permit, license or other authorization.
B. 
Failure to Display. A failure or refusal on the part of a person to whom a written permit, license or other authorization has been granted pursuant to this chapter to promptly display such document to a duly authorized law enforcement officer or city employee when requested to do so by such officer or employee shall, in the discretion of the director, result in the automatic cancellation of such permit, license or other authorization.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
No permit or reservation for the use of park, park area or park facility, or any portion thereof, shall be transferable without the written consent of the director.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
A. 
Insurance Required. No request for a reservation or a permit under subsection B or C of Section 11.40.050 of this chapter shall be finally approved unless and until the applicant therefor has furnished to the director a certificate or standard binder of insurance coverage evidencing that the applicant has obtained public liability insurance coverage in an amount specified by the director. Such coverage may be combined single limit per occurrence and event aggregate, and, when required shall protect the applicant, the district and the city from any and all losses, claims and damages arising from injury to person or property associated with the use of the reservation or permit. Such insurance coverage shall be primary and shall not require any contribution on the part of the district, the city or the insurers thereof. Such certificate or binder shall name the district and the city as additional insureds for purposes of the reservation or permit, and shall provide that the insurance coverage evidenced thereby will not be terminated or reduced except after at least ten days' advance written notice of such intended termination or reduction having been given to the director. In the event that the required coverage is terminated or is reduced to less than the minimum coverage required hereby after a reservation or permit shall be automatically suspended pending submission to the director of new evidence of insurance coverage sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this section.
B. 
Indemnification and Hold Harmless. The application form for a reservation or permit to be issued under subsection B or C of Section 11.40.050 shall contain above the signature of the applicant, in addition to the other contents of such application, a provision in substantially the following language:
"Applicant hereby agrees that, if the reservation or permit applied for by this application is granted, applicant will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Moreno Valley Community Services District, the city of Moreno Valley, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the city of Moreno Valley (RDA), and their officers, employees and agents from all damages, costs, and expenses in law and equity, including costs of suit and attorney's fees, which m ay arise out of the use or exercise of the reservation or permit applied for herein. To the extent occasioned thereby, and in respect to the culpable party, this agreement to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless shall not extend to damages, costs, or expenses arising out of an act or omission attributable to the District or the City."
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
The director shall have the primary responsibility for the enforcement of this chapter. Each member of the police department of the city and park ranger staff of the city is hereby given permission to enter the public and restricted parts of all public parks, parkways and park facilities to maintain public order or to prevent, remedy or take other appropriate action in respect to violations of the provisions of this chapter or of other applicable laws or regulations.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
A. 
Misdemeanor. Any person who violates any regulation set forth in subsections E, F, G, I, M, O, W, and X of Section 11.40.040 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. 
Infraction. Any person who violates any other subsection of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and is punishable as such according to the provisions of Section 1.01.200 of this code.
C. 
Expulsion. In addition to any other penalty for violation of this chapter, the director may require the violator to immediately leave the park or facility and to remain out of all city and district parks, parkways, skate parks and facilities for the remainder of the day on which the violation occurred.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
The director shall give notice of the prohibitions set forth in subsections A through V of Section 11.40.040 by posting one or more signs informing the public of such prohibitions in appropriate places within each park, parkway or facility or at the entrance or entrances of each park, parkway or facility in or upon which one or more of such prohibitions apply.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
The director shall have the authority to cancel any reservation and/or close any park, parkway or facility, or portion thereof and require the exit of all persons therein when it is determined that conditions exist in said facility or portion thereof which present hazard to the facility or to public safety.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The city council declares that it would have enacted this chapter, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases might be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(Ord. 635 § 2, 2004)