Within the limits of any park of the City and within the limits
of any park, now owned or to be hereafter owned by the City outside
the limits of the City, it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to do any of the acts hereinafter specified, and the Community Service
Officers and police trainees are hereby empowered to arrest a person
whenever the Community Service Officers and police trainees have reasonable
cause to believe the person to be arrested has committed in his or
her presence the acts hereinafter specified:
A. To
cut, break, injure, deface, or disturb any plant, rock, building,
cage, pen, monument, fence, bench, or other structure, apparatus,
or property; or to pluck, pull up, cut, take or remove any shrub,
bush, plant or flower; or to mark or write upon any building, monument,
fence, bench, or other structure; or to carry any flowers, shrubs,
or branches into or through the park.
B. To
cut or remove any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand or gravel.
C. To
post, place or erect any bill, notice, paper, or advertising device
or matter of any kind.
D. To
sell or offer for sale any merchandise, article or thing whatsoever,
or to conduct any class, special event, or tournament whether or not
for profit, without a special event permit. Such permit shall be carried
by the vendor, or the party conducting such class, event or tournament
at all times that such party is within a City park for the purpose
of such sale or activity.
E. To
willfully tamper with, or damage any water or gas pipe, hydrant, stopcock,
sewer, basin, or other construction in any park.
F. To
carry or discharge any firearm, air gun or slingshot.
G. To
make or kindle a fire except in picnic stoves provided for that purpose,
or to camp, except in places designated as such by the City Manager.
H. To
ride or drive any horse or other animal or any motorized vehicle,
cycle, or scooter elsewhere than on the roads or drives provided for
such purpose, or to drive a motor vehicle in an erratic or hazardous
manner on any park roads, paths or parking areas.
I. To
indulge in riotous, threatening, or indecent conduct, or abusive,
threatening, profane, or indecent language.
J. To
enter, remain, stay or loiter in the swimming pools in the public
parks or the enclosures surrounding said pools at any time when said
pools are not open to the public, with a lifeguard on duty.
K. To
retrieve and abscond with balls hit, thrown or rolled over, under
or through the fences or stands enclosing an athletic area.
L. To
play or engage in model airplane flying, radio controlled or non-radio
controlled model powerboat operation or the use of any other power
driven or noise producing hobby or recreational device, driving of
golf balls, archery, hardball or any similar games of a hazardous
nature, except at such places and times as shall be specifically established
by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
M. To
throw or place on or in any park any paper, rubbish, garbage, or refuse
matter of any kind.
N. To
enter, remain, stay or loiter on the playing area, roughs and lagoons
of any golf course or golf driving range without first having purchased
a valid admission ticket to such course or range having been authorized
by the person in charge to enter such course or range.
O. To
enter, remain, stay or loiter on any portion of any golf driving range
other than a designated tee area.
P. To
possess any beverage container made of glass in any City park or playground
or to bring, carry, or transport any beverage container made of glass
into any City park or playground.
(Prior code 5-022; Ord.
007-07 C.S. § 3)
Each park which has been designated by the City Manager shall
be posted with signs not less than one square foot in area and upon
which, in lettering not less than 1/2 inch in height, appear the words
"ENTERING OR REMAINING IN THIS PARK BETWEEN 10:00 P.M. AND 6:00 A.M.
FORBIDDEN BY LAW. SMC 12.56.020."
(Prior code § 5-022.3)
The provisions hereof shall not apply to the entry upon park
property in the course of duty of any peace officer or other duly
authorized public employee.
(Prior code § 5-022.4)
It is unlawful for any person without authority to tear down,
deface or destroy any sign posted pursuant to this chapter.
(Prior code § 5-022.5)