For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein:
"Caretaker"
means the person or persons who are responsible for the care
and maintenance of the park.
"City"
means the City of Blue Lake.
"Park system"
means Perigot Park, Rodeo Grounds and Tennis Court; and Tot
Lot or any other area in the City, owned or used by the City and devoted
to active and passive recreation.
"Perigot Park"
means that area in the park system of the City located at
the intersection of South Railroad Avenue and Chartin Road. This includes
the picnic areas, ballfields and park building (Assessor's Parcel
No. 25-132-01).
"Person"
means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company, civic, fraternal, non-profit or organization of any kind.
"Picnic area"
means that area located in Perigot Park and any other area
that is normally used for picnics and are equipped with picnic tables.
"Rodeo Grounds"
means that park area in the park system of the City located
on Chartin Road East, which includes the tennis court area (Assessor's
Parcel No. 25-141-01).
"Tot lot"
means that park area in the park system of the City located
on the corner of 4th and I Streets (Assessor's Parcel No. 25-027-07).
"Vehicle"
means any wheeled conveyance, whether motor-powered, animal
drawn, or self-propelled. The term shall include any trailer in tow
of any size or kind. Exception is made for baby carriages, bicycles
or vehicles in the service of the City.
No person in the park shall:
A. Throw,
discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters
or any fountain, pond, stream or any other body of water in or adjacent
to the park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing
into the waters any substance, matter or things, liquid or solid,
which will or may result in the pollution of the waters.
B. Have
brought in or shall dump, deposit, or leave any bottles, broken glass,
ashes, paper, boxes, cans, refuse or trash; nor shall there be placed
in any waters in or contiguous to any park, or left anywhere on the
grounds thereof, but shall be placed in proper receptacles where these
are provided, all other such rubbish or waste shall be carried away
from the park by the person responsible for its presence, and properly
disposed of elsewhere.
No person in the park shall:
A. Fail
to comply with all applicable provisions of the
Vehicle Code of the
State of California in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles
together with such regulations as are contained in this chapter and
ordinances of the City of Blue Lake regulating traffic.
B. Fail
to obey all police officers and park caretakers who are hereafter
authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever and wherever
needed in the park in accordance with the provisions of these regulations
and such supplementary regulations as may be issued subsequently by
the City.
C. Fail
to observe carefully all traffic signs, parking, and all other signs
posted for the proper control and to safeguard life and property.
D. Ride
or drive any vehicle on any area in the park system of the City, whether
Perigot Park, Rodeo Grounds or Tot Lot.
E. Drive
or ride any motor-driven cycle in the park system of the City, whether
in Perigot Park, Rodeo Grounds or Tot Lot.
F. Park
a vehicle in other than an established or designated parking area
in the park system, whether Perigot Park, Rodeo Grounds or Tot Lot,
and parking shall be in accordance with the posted directions at any
area and with the instructions of any attendant who may be present.
No person in the park shall:
A. Use
any portion of the picnic area or any of the buildings or structures
in the park system for the purpose of holding picnics to the exclusion
of other persons, except by permit only. Nor shall any person use
the area and facilities for an unreasonable length of time if the
facilities are crowded.
B. Leave
a picnic area or any other area in the park system used for picnic
or lunch before all trash and refuse has been placed in disposal receptacles
where provided.
No person shall enter, remain, stay or loiter in any public park in the park system half an hour after sunset to one hour after sunrise of the following day, unless a permit has been issued to an organization to have a meeting on the park system premises or use of the park system facilities in accordance with Section
12.04.060 of this chapter.
No person in a park in the park system shall:
A. Expose
or offer for sale any article or thing; nor shall he or she station
or place any stand, cart, or vehicle for the transportation, sale
or display of any article or thing, except any regularly licensed
concessionaire acting by and under the authority and regulation of
the Park and Recreation Commission.
B. Announce,
advertise or call the public attention in any way to any article or
service for sale or hire, except by permit.
C. Paste,
glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement, or
inscription whatever, nor shall any person erect or cause to be erected
any sign whatever in any park in the park system.
Any section or part of the park may be declared closed to the
public by the Park and Recreation Commission at any time and for any
interval of time, either temporarily or at regular and stated intervals
(daily or otherwise) and either entirely or merely to certain uses,
as the Park and Recreation Commission finds reasonably necessary.
The Park and Recreation Commission, Chief of Police, and all
park caretakers shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.
The Chief of Police is authorized to post the park system with
appropriate signs to notify the public of the provisions of this chapter.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is
guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine or not more than $50.00 for the first offense, and for a
second or subsequent offense, a fine of not more than $100.00.
"Director"
refers to the Director of Public Works, or any person designated
by him or her.
"Commercial driveway"
refers to any driveway that is not a "residential driveway"
as defined in this chapter.
"Encroachment"
includes any excavation structure or object of any kind or
character, temporary or permanent, made, placed or allowed to enter,
grow or encroach upon, over or under any City right-of-way within
the City maintained street system.
"Facility"
means any structure or object of any kind or character which
is or may be lawfully constructed, left, placed or maintained in,
upon, along, across, under or over any City right-of-way.
"Fence"
means any obstruction of whatever material or composition
which is designed, intended, or used to protect, defend or obscure
the interior property of the owner thereof from the view, trespass,
or passage of others upon that property.
"Permittee"
is any person who has been issued an encroachment permit
by the Director.
"Public streets"
refers to the full width of the right-of-way including the
surfaced or traveled portion, shoulders and drainage areas of any
road, street, land or alley dedicated to, reserved for, or used by
the general public when accepted as and declared to be a part of the
public street system.
"Residential driveway"
refers to any driveway serving any property which is used
solely as a private residence of one, two, or three single-family
dwelling units including duplexes, triplexes, farms or ranches which
are not used as retail outlets.
"Right-of-way"
means all land or interest therein which by deed, conveyance,
agreement, easement, dedication, usage or process of law is reserved
for or dedicated to the use of the general public for road or highway
purposes.
"Sidewalk"
refers to the portion of a public street or right-of-way,
other than that part used for vehicular traffic, and set apart by
curbs, barriers, markings or other delineation for pedestrian travel.
"Specifications"
refers to the current California Department of Transportation
(CAL-TRANS) standard specifications pertaining to construction, and/or
any specifications of the City required herein or imposed as a condition
of any encroachment permit.
"Tree"
means any growing plant exceeding 10 feet in height, whether
growing singly or as a hedge.
"Utility"
means a private company and/or corporation or municipal department
engaged in providing a particular service to the general public.
Every person, whether principal, agent, employee or otherwise,
violating or causing or permitting the violation of any provision
of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.