Every person who willfully within any public park, public facility or public right-of-way commits any of the acts set out in this Section or violates any other prohibition in this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with Sections
1.20.010 through
1.20.040 of
Chapter 1.20 of Title 1 of this Code. The prohibited acts include the following:
A. To hitch, fasten, lead, drive or let loose any animal or fowl of any kind, except in areas which may be designated by the City Manager, provided that this shall not apply to dogs and cats when led by a leash and under full control by its owner or custodian.
B. To ride or drive any skates, skateboard, horse or other animal, or to propel any vehicle, cycle, bicycle, skateboard, skates or automobile, except in areas designated for purposes of vehicle or other travel or otherwise by the City Manager. This provision does not apply to any vehicle being used for authorized City business, nor to any police or other emergency vehicle performing an authorized mission, nor to a vehicle which is within a park pursuant to written permission of the City Manager. Neither does this provision apply to any electrically driven wheelchair carrying a physically incapacitated person.
C. To enter, remain, stay or loiter in any park or facility between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day without permission from the City Manager or except as a participant in an activity permitted by the City Manager.
D. To light or maintain any fire or to cook, prepare, serve or eat any meal other than at a stove, barbecue, fire circle or other place provided for that purpose.
E. To possess, carry or discharge any firearms, firecrackers, rockets, explosives or any other fireworks, air gun, bow and arrow, slingshot or any similar device or weapon; nor shall any person carry into or use any other object within a park with the intent of disturbing the peace of any person by means of noise or otherwise.
F. To throw, project, propel or drive upon a lawn or across any public park, public walkway or driveway within a public park any missile, model airplane, model car, go-carts or other self-propelled devices and vehicles not covered under the California Vehicle Code, capable of causing personal injury or damage to personal property, except at such places designated therefore by the City Manager.
G. To drive, hit or putt any golf ball or to use any golf club in any public park or upon any pathway or trail, except in such areas as may be designated by the City Manager for that purpose.
H. To cut, break, injure, deface or destroy any tree, shrub, plant, rock, building, cage, pen, monument, sidewalk or paved area, fence, bench or other structure, apparatus or property, or pull up, cut, take or remove any shrub, bush, plant or flower, or mark or write upon, paint or deface in any manner any building, monument, bench, sidewalk, paved area or other structure. This prohibition shall not apply to any employee or contractor of the City engaged in work on the City's behalf.
I. To cut or remove any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, gravel, sand or fertilizer from a public park or from any place within a public park.
J. To camp or lodge therein except by permission in writing by the City Manager.
K. To throw, discard, place or dispose of any garbage or refuse in any place other than in a garbage can or other receptacle maintained for that purpose.
L. To park any vehicle on any road or path except at places designated for parking.
M. To play or bet at or against any game which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice or other devices for money, chips, shells, credit or other representative of value, or maintain or exhibit any gambling table or other instrument of gambling or gaming. This prohibition shall not apply to simulated gambling games or to bingo games when conducted by a non-profit organization during fund raising events pursuant to a permit or reservation issued by the City Manager pursuant to this Code and in compliance with all other applicable law.
N. To hold any meeting, service, concert, event or exhibition without first obtaining written permission from the City Manager, if required by this Code.
O. To engage in any commercial activity, including but not limited to the selling, offering for sale, advertising for sale or solicitation for future delivery or performance of any goods, wares, merchandise or services, except pursuant to a specific concession or contract granted by the City or a permit therefore.
P. To interfere with the use of any scheduled group or activity that has received a permit from the City for use of said park.
Q. To place, use or operate an inflatable structure without a permit issued pursuant to this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 533, Section 2, 3/11/15; Ord. No. 537, Section 2, 2/24/16; Ord. No. 603, Section 2, 7/10/19.]
