It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following acts within any public park, preserve, or other public area in the Town:
(a) 
Property. To cut, break, injure, deface, or disturb any tree, shrub, plant, rock, building, monument, bench, or other structure, apparatus, or property; to pluck, pull up, take, or remove any shrub, bush, plant, or flower; to mark or write upon any building, monument, fence, bench, or other structure; or to cut or remove any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand, or gravel; provided, however, Town employees and agents, in the course of their duties of the maintenance of such areas, shall be permitted to do any or all of the acts set forth in this subsection; and provided, further, acts by private individuals prohibited by this subsection may be permitted where the public interests so require by the express prior authorization of the City Manager. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed so as to apply to unavoidable accidental damages to trees, shrubs, and turf;
(b) 
Advertising Distribution and Posting. To distribute any handbills or circulars or to post, place, or erect any bills, notices, papers, or advertising devices or matters of any kind;
(c) 
Fires. No person shall light, build, maintain, cause, or attempt to light, build, maintain, or cause a fire of any nature within any public park, preserve, or other public area in the Town. However, barbecues, if authorized by the Town via permit or other authorization in advance, may be allowed in public parks or public areas in accordance with terms of the permit or authorization. No barbecues shall be allowed in any preserves (open space) of the Town. No person shall leave any fire or live coals unextinguished and unattended within any public park, preserve, or other public area in the Town. In addition, smoking and the use of electronic smoking devices are prohibited in all parks, preserves, and public areas in the Town, and it shall also be unlawful for any person to discard, throw, or drop any lighted match, cigar, cigarette, or any other burning substance within such areas;
(d) 
Camping. To camp, lodge, occupy sleeping bags, or sleep between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.;
(e) 
Birds and Animals. To kill or have in possession any wild birds or animals;
(f) 
Littering. To throw, deposit, place, or leave in or upon any place within such areas any wastepaper, cans, bottles, trash, refuse, or rubbish of any kind except in a receptacle provided for such purpose by the Town;
(g) 
Importing Garbage and Trash. To place in trash receptacles provided by the Town household garbage or trash generated or accumulated outside such areas;
(h) 
Bicycle Riding. The riding or use of bicycles in Byrne Preserve is prohibited; and
(i) 
Posted Rules and Regulations. To do any act that violates rules and regulations adopted by the City Council, and the prohibited act is posted on a Town generated sign.
(§ I, Ord. 168; § 1, Ord. 539, eff. October 20, 2012; § 1, Ord. 564, eff. March 20, 2016; § 1, Ord. 597, eff. September 19, 2021)
(a) 
Prohibition. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, it is unlawful for any person to drive, propel, or operate any motor vehicle in any public park, preserve, or other public area (except on the roads or streets designated for vehicular traffic) within the Town.
(b) 
Exceptions. The following vehicles shall be excepted from the provisions of this section:
(1) 
Vehicles operated by police officers or auxiliary police officers in the performance of their duties;
(2) 
Vehicles owned by public agencies operated by persons in the performance of their duties; and
(3) 
Vehicles operated by persons in the performance of a contract for the construction, repair, or maintenance of any public park, preserve, or other public area or any structure thereon.
(c) 
Motor Vehicle Defined. For the purposes of this section, motor vehicle shall mean any vehicle which is self-propelled and shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, motor scooters, motor-driven bicycles, beach buggies, and amphibious craft or vehicles.
(§ II, Ord. 168)
It is unlawful for any person to be in any park and open space preserve when closed as set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(a) 
Hours. Parks and open space preserves listed in subsection (c) of this section shall be closed to the public every day from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise, unless authorized in writing by the City Manager or the City Council.
(b) 
Fire Danger. The City Manager shall have authority to close any park and open space preserve listed in subsection (c) of this section to the public on any day deemed to be a day of high fire danger by the City Manager. In such a case, the City Manager shall post notice of the closure at entrances to the parks and open space preserves requiring closure.
(c) 
Park and open space preserve shall mean the following parks and open space preserves:
Byrne Preserve
Westwind Barn
Purissima Ball Fields
Juan Prado Mesa Preserve
O'Keefe Preserve
Edith Park
(§ 1, Ord. 378, eff. September 6, 1995; § 1, Ord. 519, eff. July 17, 2010)
(a) 
Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to drive, propel, or otherwise operate any powered model vehicle in the following locations within the Town unless authorized by the City Manager or designee:
(1) 
Purissima Park Riding Arena;
(2) 
Westwind Community Barn;
(3) 
Byrne Preserve.
(b) 
Powered Model Vehicle Defined. For the purpose of this section, powered model vehicle means any self-propelled airborne, waterborne, or land borne plane, vessel, or vehicle, which is not designed to carry persons, including, but not limited to, any model aircraft, boat, car, truck, drone, or rocket.
(§ 1, Ord. 530, eff. August 21, 2011, as amended by § 1, Ord. 593, eff. June 19, 2021)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, whenever violation of any section contained in this chapter is punishable by a misdemeanor, the City Attorney may prosecute the offense as an infraction.
(§ 1, Ord. 539, eff. October 20, 2012)