Chapter 9.68
USE OF PARK FACILITIES
Sections:
9.68.010 Purpose.
This chapter governs the use, by the public, of all park and recreation facilities within the city. (Prior code § 9980)
9.68.020 Restrictions.
No person shall:
1. Possess, consume, sell, or distribute any beer, wine, or alcoholic beverage in designated children’s playground areas or play fields;
2. Take any dog into any designated playground areas, nor in any other park facility, unless upon a leash, except in designated off-leash dog park areas;
3. Operate any gasoline powered model airplane, boat, or midget car, except in properly designated areas;
4. Sponsor or carry on any religious or commercial program or venture without a special permit;
5. Play baseball except in designated areas;
6. Mar or deface any buildings, equipment, grounds, or any park or recreation facility;
7. Use any sound amplifiers, except by special permit;
8. Ride bicycles within any designated children’s playground areas;
9. Drive or park vehicles off of defined roadways and parking areas;
10. Drive commercial vehicles through the parks, except for deliveries within the areas;
11. Start any fire outside of designated picnic areas;
12. Dump any live or glowing coals upon any grass areas;
13. Pick or cut any flowers or wilfully injure any growing tree or shrub;
14. Use any guns, air rifles, slingshots, or archery equipment except in designated areas;
15. Sell any refreshment, food, novelties, or other commodity, without formal concession agreement;
16. Ride any horse, except on designated bridle paths;
17. Dispose of any trash or garbage except in proper designated containers;
18. Use any park or recreation facility for private fund raising activity, except with permission of the city council;
19. Distribute any hand bills, or circulars, or post, place or erect any bills, notices, paper, or advertising device or matter of any kind, without permission of the city council;
20. Use any park facility or loiter or remain upon park property after closing hours as designated from time to time by the city council and posted upon such facility or entrance thereto;
21. Purvey, sell, or dispense any drink or beverage in any park facility except in disposable containers other than bottles or cans;
22. No person shall transport, bring or carry any can, bottle or other container designed or used for holding liquids into the rodeo arena of Folsom Park. This prohibition shall not apply to a concessionaire, or its employees and agents, which is authorized by the city to purvey, sell or dispense beverages within said area;
23. Take any dog, other than a service dog, leashed or unleashed, onto any synthetic turf playing field in any park facility;
24. Take any dog, other than a service dog, leashed or unleashed, into any city-owned cemetery. (Ord. 1078 §§ 2, 3, 4, 2007; Ord. 431 § 1, 1981; Ord. 213A § 1, 1966; prior code § 9981)
9.68.030 Violation—Penalty.
The violation of this chapter is an infraction and shall be punishable by (1) a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a second violation within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars for each additional violation within one year. (Ord. 431 § 2, 1981: prior code § 9982)