Title 16.16 Parks and Beaches Flashcards
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
A.
Lead or turn loose any animal. Except on bicycle paths, public beaches or public school grounds, this Subsection shall not apply to dogs when led by a leash no more than eight feet (8’) in length;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
B.
Cut, break, injure, deface, remove, or disturb any tree, shrub, plant, flower, fence, monument, or other structure, or store personal belongings in areas designated by the Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine. The Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine is authorized to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained proper signs designating the areas where such storage is prohibited;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
C.
Swim, bathe, wade in, or pollute any water fountain, pond, lake, or stream except in those places designated by the Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine for that purpose. The Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine is authorized to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained proper signs designating the prohibited activities;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
D.
Make or kindle any fire except in a permanent or portable enclosure installed or maintained by the City for that purpose;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
E.
Camp, except in areas designated by the Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine for that purpose. The Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine is authorized to place or maintain or cause to be placed and maintained proper signs designating permitted camping areas. As used in this Section, “camping” means residing in or using a park or beach for living accommodation purposes, as exemplified by remaining for prolonged or repetitious periods of time not associated with ordinary recreational use of a park or beach with one’s personal possessions (including, but not limited to, clothing, sleeping bags, bedrolls, blankets, sheets, luggage, backpacks, kitchen utensils, cookware, and similar material), sleeping or making preparations to sleep, storing personal belongings as above defined, regularly cooking or consuming meals, or living in a parked vehicle. These activities constitute camping when it reasonably appears, in light of all the circumstances, that a person(s) is using a park or beach as a living accommodation regardless of their intent or the nature of any other activities in which they might also be engaging;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
F.
Distribute, post or display any handbills, notices, papers, or any other advertising matter of any description, or offer or solicit for sale advertising or real estate;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
G.
Play or engage in any game except in those places designated for that purpose;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
H.
Throw or deposit any bottles, tin cans, broken glass, papers, clothes, iron or any rubbish or refuse except in the receptacles furnished for that purpose;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
I.
Play any musical instrument or any electrically amplified music in a manner which will disturb the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or person;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
J.
Ride upon or in any paddleboard, bellyboard, raft, canoe, float, or inflatable or rigid watercraft of any type upon any body of water, either temporary or permanent, within any public park without first having obtained a permit from the Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
K.
Remain or stay, or store personal belongings, between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and one (1) hour before sunrise at any public park, public beach, public building or enclosure or public amphitheater or plaza. However, the Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine, in consultation with the Chief of Police, is authorized to alter hours of closing temporarily at any public park, public beach, beach and marina parking lot, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza in the interest of public safety, health, or welfare, and no person shall remain or stay while any of the foregoing facilities are closed by the Director. This Subsection shall not apply to any person attending an activity, program, concession or special event, or the parking of a vehicle overnight, for which a City permit has been issued;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
L.
Leave any kite board control line laying on the beach when the parasail kite is not in use. Control lines should be secured in such a manner so as not to create an obstruction for any City equipment or vehicles, or for patrons of the beach;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
M.
Flying a kite within one hundred feet (100’) of the bike path;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
N.
Allowing kite control lines to cross the bike path while flying a kite;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
O.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 16.16.010.K:
1.
The beach from the easterly portion of Belmont Pier to the westerly portion of the Belmont pool building shall be open between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight.
2.
Walking, jogging, or fishing (by members of the public having on their possession a valid California fishing license) shall be allowed on the wet sand of all beaches between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight. “Wet sand” shall be defined, for the purpose of this Section, as that portion of the beach that is wet as a result of the wash of the waves or tidal action. Individuals may go to or come from the wet sand, for one of the purposes allowed, between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight by the most direct route available at any given location.
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
P.
On the Fourth of July, beaches and beach parking lots shall be closed from twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight to one (1) hour before sunrise;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
Q.
For holidays not enumerated in this Section or for special events for which a permit has been issued pursuant to Chapter 5.60 of this Code, the Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine, in consultation with the Chief of Police, may adjust the hours of operation of beach or beach parking lots so that they may be used until twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight on such occasions;
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
R.
Smoking shall be banned on City beaches, the beach bike path and City beach launch ramps as more specifically set forth in Chapter 8.68 of this Code.
16.16.010 Prohibited acts.
No person shall do any of the acts hereafter enumerated within the limits of any public park, public beach, beach area parking lot, bicycle path, public building or enclosure, or public amphitheater or plaza:
S.
Entry Outside Posted Hours Prohibited. The Director of Parks shall be authorized to designate the hours of operation or the business hours for any fenced, gated, or otherwise enclosed grounds, area, structure or facility of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine by providing reasonable notice to the public by signs and/or posting. Except during the posted hours of operation or business hours, no person shall enter, occupy, remain, or otherwise be within any fenced, gated, or otherwise enclosed grounds, area, structure or facility without prior authorization from the Director of Parks, Recreation, and Marine or the Director’s designee. The hours of operation or business hours shall be posted at the public entry of each fenced, gated, or otherwise enclosed grounds, area, structure or facility subject to this Subsection. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a peace officer, security officer, emergency personnel or employee of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine acting in an official capacity.
16.16.015 Designated skatepark.
A.
“Designated Skatepark” means an area within a park or other public property which is posted as a skatepark permitting one (1) or more skate activities, and which is reserved exclusively, either during all hours of operation, or during posted times, for one (1) or more skate activities.
B.
“Director” means the Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine or his designee.
C.
“Skate activity” means the use of any non-motorized recreational apparatus with wheels.
D.
“Skater” means any person participating in a skate activity.
E.
The Director is authorized to temporarily designate an area on any public property as a designated skatepark.
F.
Skaters must wear a safety helmet, elbow pads and kneepads at all times while participating in a skate activity within a designated skatepark.
G.
No person, other than a skater as authorized and posted pursuant to Section 16.16.017, is permitted within a designated skatepark, except that spectators may sit or stand in areas designated for that purpose.
H.
No organized activity, event or competition shall take place in any designated skatepark without the written permission of the Director.
I.
No portion of any designated skatepark may be modified, altered, or added to in any manner without the written permission of the Director.
J.
Skate activities are limited within the designated skatepark to surfaces, equipment or obstacles installed for that purpose. No skate activity is permitted on walls or other boundary structures or seating areas immediately surrounding or adjoining the designated skatepark.
K.
Children under the age of fourteen (14) are not permitted to use skateparks without adult supervision.
L.
All non-motorized recreational apparatus with wheels shall be in good working order, properly equipped and in a condition which does not cause mud or dirt to be deposited in the skatepark.
M.
The Director is authorized to post additional rules he determines are necessary for the safe operation of the designated skatepark.
A violation of this Section shall be an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first offense and not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second offense within a twelve (12) month period. Three (3) or more violations of this Section within a twelve (12) month period may be charged as a misdemeanor.
16.16.017 Non-motorized recreational apparatus with wheels in designated skateparks.
A.
“Bike Rider” means a person using a non-motorized recreational apparatus with wheels in a designated skatepark.
B.
“Non-motorized recreational apparatus with wheels” means any type of recreational or sports apparatus without a motor that is propelled by human force and moves on wheels, such as a bicycle, skateboard, scooter, in-line skates, etc.
C.
“Director” means the Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine or his designee.
D.
All non-motorized recreational apparatus with wheels shall be in good working order, properly equipped and in a condition which does not cause mud or dirt to be deposited in the skatepark.
E.
On a trial basis, the utilization of non-motorized recreational apparatus with wheels is permitted in all City owned skateparks during hours determined by the Director.
F.
Bike Riders must wear a safety helmet, elbow pads and kneepads at all times while riding within the skatepark.
G.
The Director is authorized to post additional rules he determines are necessary for the safe operation of the designated skatepark.
H.
The Director shall have the discretion to terminate the pilot program prior to its scheduled conclusion.
I.
This Section shall cease to be of any effect on February 28, 2013, unless extended.
A violation of this Section shall be an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first offense and not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second offense within a twelve (12) month period. Three (3) or more violations of this Section within a twelve (12) month period may be charged as a misdemeanor.
16.16.020 Picnic permits
No event, picnic, celebration, parade, ceremony, service, or exercise involving more than twenty-five (25) persons may be conducted or held in or upon any public park, public building or place under the jurisdiction of the Recreation Commission without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Recreation Department or upon the granted tide and submerged lands without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Manager of the Marine Bureau.
16.16.030 Climbing over bluff or cliff
No person shall climb over, upon, across, up or down any bluff or cliff bordering the Pacific Ocean in the City at any place other than a stairway or passageway maintained for the purpose of reaching the beach or ocean; provided, however, that this Section shall have no application to the owner, his agent, or licensee of property abutting upon the shore of the Pacific Ocean upon which there is any bluff or cliff.
16.16.040 Sand removal.
No person shall remove and transport any sand from a public beach or other public place.
