As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings as designated:
“City park”
means an area dedicated to public recreational use and designated as a public park.
“City recreation area” or “recreation area”
means any area of the City dedicated for park, recreation, trails or open space use, or subject to an easement for active or passive public recreational use, including without limitation, any City park, trail, open space, lake, beach and beach access easement.
“City beach” or “public beach”
means any area adjoining a body of water which is subject to public recreation use, including active and passive uses, and including the area of water 100 yards out from shore, and including, also, any area of such body of water as is marked and identified as a special use area.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
The Community Services Department is authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to provide for regulations, as required, for the safe, healthful, and orderly use of recreation areas; to prevent the misuse of such areas; and to protect the peace, health, safety and welfare of the general public and park resources as the Director and staff of the Department determine to be necessary.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
The Community Services Director, and any designated enforcement personnel are public officers as identified in Penal Code Section 836.5, specifically authorized to enforce the laws and ordinances necessary for the orderly use of parks and recreation areas, for the protection of public property, and the health, safety and property of park visitors while within property owned or leased by the City, or over which the City has an easement or dedication for recreation purposes, or over which the City exercises responsibilities for recreation by arrangement with the owner. Such public officers are authorized to issue citations requiring an appearance to answer charges whenever the officer has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed an act or offense within the officer’s presence which is a violation of this chapter, or is a public offense, within or in the immediate vicinity of and which affects the use, benefits and/or enjoyment of property owned or leased by the City; or over which the City has an easement or dedication for recreational purposes; or over which the City exercises responsibility for recreation uses or services by arrangement with the owner.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
Community Services Department personnel are authorized to revoke any permit, certificate or decal which has been unlawfully or erroneously issued; or if such employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the person exercising it or the person to whom it was issued has violated any provision of this chapter or of any applicable law, rule or regulation, in which case the person may also be expelled from the recreation area.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
User fees shall be established by City, by ordinance or resolution. When fees are required, it is unlawful for any person to enter a City recreation area or other applicable area without first paying the appropriate fees and/or obtaining the appropriate permits. The City Council, upon recommendation by the Community Services Director, may release, modify or waive required fees.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
The Community Services Director or employees or deputies, shall have the authority to eject any person from any recreation area who is in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any use or entry restrictions applicable to the area, or where necessary to protect safety or property. A person ejected may not return to the recreation area for a minimum of 24 hours following the ejection. The Community Services Director or designee may extend the time during which a person ejected may not return to the recreation area. It shall be unlawful for any person who has been ejected from a City recreation area to return to that recreation area in violation of the provisions of this section or within the time limits provided, or that may be provided pursuant to this section.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
The Community Services Director or designees have authority to seize and confiscate or impound any property, vehicle, thing or device in the park used or maintained in violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
The Community Services Director is authorized to provide for reservations of special permits for portions of City recreation areas as the Director may specify. No person shall obstruct or interfere with the use of those specified areas by the person or persons to which a reservation or special permit has been issued.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
Unless otherwise established, City park facilities will be open for public use no later than 8:00 a.m. in the morning and will be closed at sunset. The Community Services Director is authorized to establish such other hours of operation as may be determined appropriate. It shall be unlawful for any person to use parks facilities outside of the hours of operation posted within or at the entry of a City park.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
The personnel of the City Community Services Department may declare an area within a City recreation area to be a restricted area, not open to public use, not open for vehicle use, or may close facilities, to protect against contact with sanitary hazards, construction activities, maintenance activities, dangerous or unsafe conditions; to protect recreational features or facilities; to conserve resources; or for other cause. It shall be unlawful for a person to enter an area signed, posted or marked as restricted, not open to public use, closed to public use or closed; or to operate a vehicle within an area in violation of posted restrictions.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall commit any act of vandalism, defacement or malicious mischief in any portion of any City recreation area, including, without limitation, defacing or damaging any vegetation, equipment, signs, vehicles, buildings, landscaping features, or other public or private property.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
A. 
No person shall use any loud, boisterous, abusive, insulting, threatening or indecent language or gesture, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to be a breach of the peace within a City recreation area.
B. 
No person shall display, possess, furnish, use or bring within any City recreation area, any drug, substance or object restricted under any provision of the California Penal Code, California Health and Safety Code or California Business and Professions Code unless properly licensed or authorized for such possession or activity.
C. 
No person shall urinate or defecate or dispose of garbage, trash or other unsightly or offensive material within a recreational area other than in appropriate facilities provided for such purpose.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall enter or remain in any portion of a City recreation area within which is posted signs stating “No Entry,” “Keep Out,” “No Trespassing,” “Closed” or other prohibition of entry. No person shall enter or remain in any portion of any City recreation area outside of the hours of operation posted at or in such recreation area.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall solicit, sell, hawk, offer or provide in a commercial context, any goods, wares, services, merchandise, liquids or food; or advertise or distribute any written or printed material within any City recreation area except by concession agreement or upon the specific authorization of the Community Services Director or designee. No person shall offer, conduct or deliver lessons, services or amusements within any recreation area except by concession agreement or authorization of the Community Services Director or designee.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
A. 
No person shall sell or offer in a commercial context any alcoholic beverage in any City recreation area except by concession agreement or written authorization from the City.
B. 
No person who has not attained the age of 21 years shall use or possess any alcoholic beverage within any City recreation area.
C. 
The City may designate any recreation area as an area in which the possession of any open container or use of alcohol is prohibited. Upon passage of such a resolution, the Community Services Director shall cause signs to be posted in the area subject to the prohibition. After the posting of signs, no person shall use or possess an open container of alcohol in a City recreation area designated pursuant to this section.
D. 
The City may designate any recreation area as an area in which the possession of an open container or use of alcohol without a permit is prohibited. Upon passage of such a resolution, the Community Services Director shall cause signs to be posted in the area subject to the prohibition. After the posting of signs, no person shall use or possess an open container of alcohol in a recreation area designated pursuant to this section except by permit.
E. 
The Community Services Director, or designee, may establish conditions and issue event permits for the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages by designated persons within areas designated pursuant to subsections C and D of this section.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall use any sound-amplifying equipment, radio, live music, instrument, amplifying device or other audio instrument in a manner or under circumstances which will tend to annoy, disrupt or interfere with the peace or the enjoyment of any City recreation area by any visitor or user.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
After once being notified to restrict or reduce the use of, or refrain from the use of any audio device of any nature within any City recreation area by any Community Services Department employee, it shall be unlawful to use, maintain or employ the use of such device except in conformity with the restriction imposed.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall land, launch or operate any aircraft, including, without limitation, any balloon designed to carry passengers, airplane, hang glider, ultralight airplane, or glider on or within any City recreation area except in case of emergency or with the prior written permission of the Community Services Director or designee.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall construct any structure, conduct any excavation, or place any device or fixture, in any permanent or temporary fashion within any City recreation area without the consent of the Community Services Director or designee.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No guy wire, guy rope or exterior brace or support shall be connected, fastened or maintained between any permitted tent or structure or part thereof, and no person shall maintain any structure, stake, rock or object outside of any permitted tent, lodge, shelter or structure within any City recreation area. No person shall use any stakes, spikes or other device which must be pounded into the surface of the earth within any lawn area within any City park or City beach.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall pick flowers, foliage, berries, herbs or fruit, or cut, break, dig up or in any way mutilate or injure any tree, shrub, plant, fern, grass, turf, landscaping, natural feature, railing, seat, fence, equipment, structure or other object or device within any City recreation area, except by permit.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall build, use or maintain any open fire within any recreation area outside of a fire ring or stove provided by the City. No person shall build, maintain or use any fire within any City recreation area during a period of time declared to be a time of high fire hazard by Community Services Department personnel, except as specifically permitted by the Director. Public notices of high fire hazard shall be posted within the recreation area when applicable.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall dig up or remove any dirt, stones, sand, rocks or other materials or substance whatever, or make any excavation, quarry any stone or lay or set off any blast or explosion or cause or assist in doing any such activity within any City recreation area without the prior written permission from the City.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall dump or deposit any trash, refuse, garbage, litter or other kind of waste materials in any City recreation area except in approved containers specifically placed and designated to receive such waste material.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall contaminate or pollute the waters of, or introduce any noxious, flammable, hazardous, poisonous or offensive substance within any lake, slough, creek, stream or other body of water within or adjoining any City recreation area.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall bring waste material or garbage or other offensive or surplus material onto the premises of any City recreation area for the purpose of dumping it, leaving, placing or abandoning it within the recreation area without the express consent of the Community Services Director.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall bring, place or leave any vehicle or equipment or other personal property within a City recreation area for a period exceeding 72 hours, or for the purpose of disposing of it, or to abandon it.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall permit or cause to be placed any wastewater, sewage, effluent, discharge from sinks or toilets or other plumbing fixtures, oil, fuel or other hazardous, obnoxious or offensive substance upon or into the ground or water within any City recreation area.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall post, place or erect any paper, notice, advertising material, sign or similar structure or publication within any City recreation area without the specific consent of the Community Services Director.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
Except as may be required of peace officers, no person shall bring any firearm, air-powered, gas- or spring-propelled weapon, slingshot, bow, cross-bow, blowgun or other device designed, intended or customarily used to harm, threaten or damage any person, animal or thing into any City park or City beach. Cutlery, utensils, saws and hatchets, properly used in context with the preparation of food, shall be excepted from this prohibition.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall camp, conduct any housekeeping, or stay overnight in any City recreation area except in designated camp sites in accordance with the rules, regulations and entry requirements required for the campsites.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall park or operate any vehicle within any City recreation area, in violation of the rules, regulations and provisions established pursuant to this section.
A. 
Parking is allowed in City recreation areas only within designated parking areas.
B. 
Parking is prohibited in City recreation areas in all areas designated with “No Parking” signs; red curb markings; or diagonal yellow stripes on the surface of the ground, pier, approach or pavement.
C. 
In areas of City recreation areas marked with blue curb markings or signs indicating handicapped parking only, no person shall park or stand any vehicle adjacent to such curb or in said marked area unless said vehicle bears a special license plate or displays a special placard issued under the provisions of Section 9105 or Section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code.
D. 
Parking within a City recreation area after posted hours of operation is prohibited.
E. 
Parking after being required to leave any City recreation area by a Community Services Department employee is prohibited.
F. 
Parking in violation of parking controls approved by the Community Services Director is prohibited.
G. 
Parking, use or operation of any vehicle in violation of the signs or notices posted by Community Services Department employees is prohibited.
The Community Services Department shall cause notices, signs, markings and other instructions regarding parking requirements to be communicated to users of recreation areas to aid compliance with parking requirements.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall park any vehicle or equipment within any City recreation area without paying the appropriate parking or day use fee as posted within the area. No person shall park or remain within any permitted camping area without first paying the appropriate camping fee posted within such area.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall operate any vehicle at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit within any City park. No person shall operate any vehicle or equipment in any recreation area at a speed which is in excess of the speed which is safe and reasonable, taking into account all conditions of weather, visibility, pedestrian use, traffic congestion, obstructions, the presence of children, or other conditions or variables that exist at the time.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall operate any motor vehicle, bicycle, skateboard or other equipment in a City recreation area in a negligent manner or in a manner to damage or endanger property or in a manner to endanger, pursue, harass, annoy or injure any person or animal.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall operate, use or park any vehicle which is not registered for use on a highway under the applicable vehicle code within any City recreation area without the express written permission of the Community Services Director.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person may operate any motor vehicle, motorized vehicle, motorcycle or motorized bicycle within any City recreation area unless that person is in possession of a valid driver’s license recognized by the State of California for the operation of that vehicle.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall place within a City recreation area any vehicle or other object in a road, path, driveway, entry to a campsite, or other location in such a manner that it blocks or obstructs traffic; or is an impediment to the use of roads and paths; or is a hazard to the safety or convenience of any person.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall operate or ride a bicycle, scooter, skateboard, or other operator-propelled vehicle in any City recreation area in any manner that is unsafe, under any conditions that are unsafe, or contrary to any restrictions or prohibitions as directed or posted by any City park employee.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
A. 
No person shall ride a horse or other animal within a City recreation area except on roads, beaches, trails or other areas designated for such use.
B. 
No person shall ride a horse or other animal on roads, beaches, trails or other areas designated for such use except within the times designated and posted on or at the entry of or within such area by the Community Services Department.
C. 
No person shall hitch, tie or affix a horse or other animal to any tree, shrub or structure in any recreation area in any manner that will cause injury or damage to such tree, shrub or structure.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall bring a dog into or permit a dog to enter or remain within, or maintain a dog within any City recreation area unless the dog is on a leash not more than six feet in length and under the immediate control of a capable and responsible person, or properly confined. It is unlawful to permit any dog to run at large within any City recreation area or to be within any City recreation area without a physical restraint.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
Notwithstanding Section 12.15.470 above, the City may designate off-leash sites, off-leash areas, and off-leash dog hours in parks and open spaces, subject to the following rules and regulations:
A. 
The off-leash area shall have been approved by the City Council.
B. 
No dog shall be permitted in the off-leash area unless the dog is under the care, custody and control of a person 18 years or older (the “caretaker”). A caretaker shall be responsible for any damages caused by their own or their dog’s acts.
C. 
A caretaker shall permit dogs off-leash in designated areas only and only during the posted hours. The number of dogs allowed per caretaker will be posted on a sign at each off-leash site. No caretaker shall violate the posted limit.
D. 
All dogs shall be vaccinated for rabies, and have a current animal license. No dog, that is under four months of age, sick, in heat, vicious, aggressive or has previously bitten any person or bitten or harmed another dog shall be permitted in the off-leash area. No caretaker shall bring or allow such a dog in the off-leash area.
E. 
All caretakers shall maintain voice control of their dog(s) at all times. The caretaker shall remain present within the off-leash dog area at all times, shall carry a leash for each dog, and shall leash the dog(s) at the first sign of aggression or loss of voice control.
F. 
The caretaker shall promptly remove and properly dispose of the dog’s fecal matter. The caretaker shall not allow dog(s) to dig holes or destroy vegetation.
G. 
No animals other than dogs are permitted in an off-leash area. Dog obedience classes or other organized events may not be conducted in an off-leash area.
H. 
The use of an off-leash area by a dog and its caretaker shall constitute the caretaker’s agreement to be responsible to any persons present or affected for any injury or damage caused by the caretaker’s dog.
I. 
The use of an off-leash area by a dog and its caretaker shall constitute the caretaker’s agreement to comply with the rules contained in this section as well as those rules and regulations posted by the City Parks Department with respect to the use of such off-leash areas.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall stable, pasture or propagate any animal or insect in any portion of any City recreation area without a permit from the Community Services Director.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall permit or maintain any pet or domestic animal within any City recreation area without a physical restraint. It shall be unlawful to permit or suffer any pet or domestic animal to run at large within any City recreation area, either with or without an attendant.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall possess or keep a noisy, vicious or dangerous dog or animal or one which is disturbing to other persons within any City recreation area.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
No person shall abandon any animal of any nature within any City recreation area or bring, have or release any animal within any recreation area with intent to abandon it or enter any City recreation area to leave or abandon an animal.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
The owner or person responsible for the presence of any dog, horse, bird, pet or other animal within any City recreation area shall be responsible to remove any waste, bodily waste or refuse left by that animal. No person in charge of any animal within any City recreation area shall suffer or permit any animal to leave or deposit any waste, bodily waste, refuse or material without removing the same and disposing of it in a proper container or receptacle.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)