For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given in this section. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
"City"
means the city of King.
"City manager"
means the chief administrative officer of the city.
"Dawn"
means the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
"Director of parks and recreation"
means the administrative officer having charge of park and recreation facilities and activities in the city, under the direction and control of the city manager.
"Dusk"
means the last stage of twilight when there is no longer any sunlight in the sky.
"Golf professional"
means the person in charge of golf course facilities and activities in the city.
"Park"
means a park, reservation, playground, golf course, swimming pool, recreation center, and any other area in the city, owned or used by the city and devoted to active or passive recreation.
"Person"
means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
"Sound amplifying equipment,"
as used in this chapter, means any machine or device for the amplification of the human voice, music, or any other sound.
"Vehicle"
means any wheeled conveyance, whether motor-powered, animal-drawn, or self-propelled. The term includes any trailer in tow of any size, kind or description. Exception is made for baby carriages and vehicles in the service of the city parks.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974; Ord. 379 § 1, 1975; Ord. 582 § 1, 1995; Ord. 826, 5/14/2024)
No person in a park shall:
(1) 
Willfully mark, deface, injure, tamper with, or displace or remove any buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or material, water lines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or placards whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts, or other boundary markers, or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal;
(2) 
Litter, soil or defile restrooms;
(3) 
Dig or remove any beach sand, whether submerged or not, or any soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs or plants, down timber or other wood or materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting, or other means or agency;
(4) 
Construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public service utility into, upon, or across such lands, except on special written permit issued by the city manager under this chapter;
(5) 
Go upon any lawn or grass plot, where prohibited by the director of parks and recreation, and where such prohibition is indicated by proper and legible signs;
(6) 
Erect or maintain any overhead wires through any park, without prior written permission;
(7) 
Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant, or injure the bark, or pick the flowers or seeds of any tree or plant; nor shall any person attach any rope, wire, or other contrivance to any tree or plant. A person shall not dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or in any other way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area;
(8) 
Climb any tree or windmill, or walk, stand or sit upon monuments, vases, fountains, railings, fences, or gun carriages, or upon any other property not designated or customarily used for such purposes;
(9) 
Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird; nor shall he remove or have in his possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest, or young of any reptile or bird. Exception to the foregoing is made in that snakes known to be deadly poisonous, such as rattlesnakes, or other deadly reptiles, may be killed on sight;
(10) 
Give or offer, or attempt to give to any animal or bird any tobacco, alcohol or other known noxious substances.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974; Ord. 379 § 2, 1975)
No person in a park shall:
(1) 
Throw, discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, bay or other body of water in or adjacent to any park, or any tributary, stream, storm sewer, or drain flowing into such waters, any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of said waters;
(2) 
Have brought in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, refuse or trash; nor shall such rubbish or waste be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park, or left any-where on the grounds thereof, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided. Where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence, and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974)
No person in a park shall:
(1) 
Fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the Vehicle Code of the state in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles, together with such regulations as are contained in this chapter and ordinances of the city regulating traffic;
(2) 
Fail to obey all traffic officers and park employees who are hereafter authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever and wherever needed in the parks in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and such supplementary regulations as may be issued subsequently by the city manager;
(3) 
Fail to observe carefully all traffic signs indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping or parking, and all others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property;
(4) 
Ride or drive a vehicle at a rate of speed exceeding five miles an hour, except upon such locations as have been designated, by posted signs, for speedier travel;
(5) 
Drive any vehicle on any area except the paved parking areas, or such other areas as may on occasion be specifically designated, by posted signs, as temporary parking areas;
(6) 
Park a vehicle in other than an established or designated parking area, and such use shall be in accordance with the posted directions thereat and with the instructions of any attendant who may be present;
(7) 
Ride a bicycle within the municipal park and golf course on other than a paved vehicular road or a path or where posted as a bikeway. A bicyclist shall be permitted to wheel or push a bicycle by hand over any grassy area or wooded trail or on any paved area reserved for pedestrian use;
(8) 
Ride a bicycle other than on the right-hand side of the road paving as close as conditions permit, and bicycles shall be kept in single file when two or more are operating as a group. Bicyclists shall at all times operate their machines with reasonable regard to the safety of others, signal all turns, maintain safe speed, and yield right-of-way to pedestrians;
(9) 
Ride any other person on a bicycle not equipped to accommodate such rider;
(10) 
Leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and there is a space available;
(11) 
Leave a bicycle lying on the ground or paving, or set against trees, or in any place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by it.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974; Ord. 379 §§ 3, 4, 1975)
(a) 
Any person riding a skateboard, or using in-line skates (also known as roller blades) or roller skates at the recreational facility known as “San Antonio Skateboard Park” in the city (hereinafter in this section referred to as “the facility”) is required to wear a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads.
(b) 
Violation of the foregoing subsection shall constitute an infraction.
(c) 
The city shall post signs at the facility affording reasonable notice that any person riding a skateboard, in-line skates (also known as roller blades) or roller skates at the facility must wear a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads, and that any person failing to do so will be subject to citation under this section
(Ord. 615 § 1, 2001; Ord. 626 Exh. A, 2001)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any person to use any wheeled device other than a skateboard, in-line skates (also known as roller blades) and roller skates at the skateboard park at King City’s San Antonio Park for any purpose. This chapter is intended to specifically exclude from use at the skateboard park all of the following: Bicycles, scooters, tricycles, and motorized equipment of any kind.
(b) 
Violation of this chapter shall constitute an infraction.
(Ord. 625 § 1, 2001)
No person in a park shall swim, bathe, wade in or pollute the water of any fountain, pond, lake or stream, except that wading and swimming shall be permitted in pools provided for these purposes.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974)
The following regulations shall govern behavior of persons using pool facilities. Lifeguards may, at their discretion, ask persons violating these regulations to leave the premises. Lifeguards may also require swimmers to leave the water at times of overcrowding, in order to maintain safe swimming conditions. No person using the municipal recreational swimming facilities shall:
(1) 
Wear shoes or street clothes in the pool area, unless specifically authorized to do so;
(2) 
Use swimming facilities without first taking a shower;
(3) 
Run on the pool deck or within swimming area, or otherwise engage in rough or boisterous play;
(4) 
Bring or use glass containers;
(5) 
Bring, leave or permit children under six years of age to remain in or use the swimming pool facilities without being accompanied by a person of at least sixteen years of age;
(6) 
Have brought or eat any food within the swimming pool area, unless specifically permitted to do so;
(7) 
Use cutoff trousers or anything other than swimming apparel specifically designed for the purpose of public bathing;
(8) 
Smoke within pool area;
(9) 
Use profane language;
(10) 
Chew gum while swimming;
(11) 
Bring or use snorkels, fins, face masks, tire tubes, mattresses or other material or objects within the pool area which might, in any way, endanger patrons if broken or left unattended;
(12) 
Use the diving tank without first having passed a swimming test to the satisfaction of the lifeguard on duty. Said test shall include the ability to swim two lengths of the regulation pool;
(13) 
Use diving tank or diving board in any reckless or hazardous manner or fail to observe the following rules of use:
(a) 
One diver at a time,
(b) 
When diving from high board, swim to left to leave pool,
(c) 
When diving from low board, swim to right to leave pool,
(d) 
Clear diving area promptly,
(e) 
No more than one bounce on board before diving,
(f) 
No diving off sides of pool,
(g) 
Dive straight off end of diving board;
(14) 
Spit in pool, on decks, or any surface within pool area;
(15) 
Wear unclean or indecent suits;
(16) 
Use swimming facilities when suffering from fever, cold, or inflammation of any kind, wearing a bandage, having sores, or showing any evidence of infection or disease;
(17) 
Leave the pool area and return without permission of the lifeguard;
(18) 
Bring dogs, or other animals within the pool area.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974)
No person in a park shall:
(1) 
Picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated for that purpose, except that it is permissible to utilize lawn areas for picnicking wherever that activity does not conflict with use of such areas for designated play purposes such as softball or other approved sports. Attendants shall have the authority to regulate the activities in such areas when necessary to prevent congestion and to secure the maximum use for the comfort and convenience of all. Visitors shall comply with any directions given to achieve this end. Individual fire-places or tables and benches shall be used on the basis of “first come, first serve”;
(2) 
Use any portion of the picnic areas or any of the buildings or structures therein for the purpose of holding picnics to the exclusion of other persons without an approved permit issued by the director of parks and recreation; nor shall any person use such area and facilities for an unreasonable time if the facilities are crowded;
(3) 
Leave a picnic area before all trash in the nature of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse is placed in the disposal receptacles where provided. If no such trash receptacles are available, then refuse and trash shall be carried away from the park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of else-where.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974; Ord. 379 § 2, 1975)
No person in a park shall:
(1) 
Have brought or drink alcoholic beverages at any time within the fenced municipal park swimming pool area;
(2) 
Have brought or have in his possession, or set off, or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn any firecracker, torpedo, rocket, or other fireworks or explosives of inflammable material, or discharge them or throw them into any area from land or a highway adjacent thereto. This prohibition includes any substance, compound, mixture or article that in conjunction with any other substance or compound would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints;
(3) 
No person having the control or care of any dog shall suffer or permit such dog to enter or remain in a park unless it is led by a leash of suitable strength not more than six feet in length; and the owner and the attendant shall be responsible for any damage caused, in any event, by such dog, even if on a leash;
(4) 
Lead, ride, drive or let loose any cattle, horse, mule, goat, sheep, swine, dog or fowl of any kind; provided that this shall not apply to dogs when led by a cord or chain not more than six feet long;
(5) 
Sell, or offer for sale, any merchandise, article or thing whatsoever without prior written permission;
(6) 
Make or kindle a fire for any purpose, except at places provided for such purpose, unless prior special permission is obtained therefor;
(7) 
Enter an area posted as “Closed to the Public,” nor shall any person use, or abet the use of any area in violation of posted notices;
(8) 
Play or bet at or against any game which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on for money, chips, shell, credit, or any other representative of value, or maintain or exhibit any gambling table or other instrument of gambling or gaming, or play any game prohibited by any ordinance of the city;
(9) 
Sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats or benches, or other areas, or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace;
(10) 
Use, operate, or cause to be operated any sound amplifying equipment, whether for the amplification of the human voice, music or any other sound, unless authorized by the chief of police, subject to such reasonable conditions as the chief of police may impose; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the regulation of the content of any verbal message being produced under the authority of such permit. Sound amplifying equipment shall not be used or operated so as to produce a sound exceeding sixty-five decibels measured at the property line of any park within the city;
(11) 
Engage in any sport or game outside of designated play areas which interferes with the use of picnic spaces;
(12) 
Play golf except within the bounds of the golf course. Golf balls landing within park areas must be moved inbounds of the course before played;
(13) 
Play softball or other games within golf course areas. Any ball hit into the golf course area shall be out of bounds. No person or participant shall run or walk across golf greens while wearing cleats or spiked shoes when retrieving such out-of-play balls;
(14) 
Camp or lodge in any park or grounds except upon special permit issued by the director of parks and recreation;
(15) 
Play upon any tennis court wearing shoes other than those having vulcanized rubber soles and heels;
(16) 
When any tennis court is in use for singles play and other players are waiting, refuse to open the court for doubles play at the end of the set then being played;
(17) 
Use any tennis court or courts for tennis tournaments or other special events of any kind unless a permit is first obtained from the direction of parks and recreation.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974; Ord. 379 § 2, 1975; Ord. 582 § 2, 1995)
No person in a park shall:
(1) 
Expose or offer for sale any article or thing, nor shall he station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, sale or display of any such article or thing, except any regularly licensed concessionaire acting by and under the authority and regulation of the city manager;
(2) 
Announce, advertise or call the public attention in any way to any article or service for sale or hire;
(3) 
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.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974)
No person shall remain, stay or loiter in any public park between dusk and dawn without approval from the city manager, with the exception of the skate park facility located at San Antonio Park and tennis courts located at the King City Golf Course, where no person shall remain, stay or loiter from 10:00 p.m. to dawn without approval of the city manager. Spectators and participants of regularly scheduled sports approved by the city manager are exempt.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974; Ord. 826, 5/14/2024)
Any section or part of the park may be declared closed to the public by the director of parks and recreation 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 director of parks and recreation finds reasonably necessary.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974; Ord. 379 § 2, 1975)
(a) 
A permit shall be obtained from the director of parks and recreation for exclusive use of any park facility or area.
(b) 
Application. A person seeking issuance of a permit under this section shall file an application with the director of parks and recreation. The application shall state:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant;
(2) 
The name and address of the person, persons, corporation or association sponsoring the activity, if any;
(3) 
The day and hours for which the permit is desired;
(4) 
The park or portion thereof for which such permission is desired;
(5) 
An estimate of anticipated attendance;
(6) 
Any other information which the director of parks and recreation finds reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit should issue under this section;
(7) 
Whether or not a system for amplifying sound is proposed to be used, and the purpose or purposes for which it shall be used.
(c) 
Standards for Issuance. The director of parks and recreation shall issue a permit under this section when he finds that:
(1) 
The proposed activity and use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park;
(2) 
The proposed activity or use is not unreasonably anticipated to incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct, with said statement endorsed by the police chief. The police chief may call for special conditions which must be met to maintain order and safe assemblage;
(3) 
The proposed activity will not entail unusual, extraordinary or burdensome expense or police operation by the city;
(4) 
The facilities desired have not been reserved for other use at the day and hour required in the application;
(5) 
If a system for amplifying sound is to be used, the use thereof will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park, and the police chief has approved a permit for such use.
(d) 
Effect of Permit. A permittee shall be bound by all park rules and regulations and all applicable ordinances fully as though the same were inserted in said permits.
(e) 
Liability of Permittee. The person or persons to whom a permit is issued shall be liable for any loss, damage or injury sustained by any person whatever by reason of the negligence of the person or persons to whom such permit has been issued.
(f) 
Revocation. The director of parks and recreation shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a finding of violation of any rule or ordinance, or upon good cause shown.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974; Ord. 379 § 2, 1975)
It shall be the duty of the director of parks and recreation to administer the public parks, except the municipal golf course, in accordance with the regulations contained in this chapter, subject, however, to the direction and control of the city manager. The municipal golf course shall be administered by the golf professional, subject to the direction and control of the city manager. The city manager is authorized to cause the placement of any signs necessary to enforce these regulations and is empowered to authorize such supplementary regulations as may be reasonably necessary to operate the park facilities for public safety and welfare.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974; Ord. 379 § 5, 1975)
The city council shall establish by resolution fees which shall be charged for permits, use of, or admission to any facilities or areas subject to the terms of this chapter.
(Ord. 366 § 1, 1974)