CHAPTER 1. PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS*

*Repealed by §1, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88.

(5600, 5601, as amended by §1, Ord. 1036, eff. October 21, 1970; by §2, Ord. 1229, eff. September 4, 1974; and by §1, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88)

CHAPTER 1. PARK & OPEN SPACE REGULATIONS

Article 1. Definitions.

11-1.101 Definitions.

For the purposes of this Chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain terms and words are defined as follows:

a. Director. Director shall mean the head of the Arts, Recreation and Community Services Department or such other person designated by the Director. (by §20 Ord. 2046, eff. 12/1/2005)

b. Fee Area. Fee Area shall mean an entire park, or part thereof, where access is limited to persons who have paid a fee established for the use of such area by resolution of the Council.

c. Fee Facility. Fee Facility shall mean a building, structure, or park amenity, which may be rented and reserved for the exclusive use of individuals or groups and for which a fee has been established by resolution of the Council.

d. Park. Park shall mean all public open spaces, parks, recreation areas and trails owned and maintained by the City of Walnut Creek or similar areas under the care, maintenance and supervision of the City of Walnut Creek.

e. Open Space. Open Space shall mean land left basically in its natural, undeveloped state, used for the preservation of natural resources, managed production of resources, and outdoor recreation and designated as Walnut Creek Open Space.

f. Picnic Area. Picnic Area shall mean an area within a park which contains two or more picnic tables and which is regularly and routinely used chiefly as a place for picnics.

g. Playing Field. Playing Field shall mean any flat turf or dirt area regularly and routinely used for athletic contests such as baseball, soccer, football, lacrosse and softball.

h. Campground. Campground is generally any area within a park which may contain leveled pads suitable for tents or sleeping bags, which may contain such facilities as a table, food locker, or fire pit, and which is regularly and routinely used for overnight camping.

i. Activity Area. Activity Area shall mean any designated area within a park which is regularly and routinely used for picnicking, camping, parking, special programs, or other use where groups or several people regularly and routinely gather.

j. First Amendment Activity. First Amendment Activity shall mean activity consisting of non-commercial public addresses and speeches, and shall include any activity which the Director, with the concurrence of the City Attorney, concludes is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, existing laws and court decisions.

k. Departmental Service Charge. Departmental service charge shall mean those charges necessarily incurred in connection with or due to the permittee’s activities under the permit. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; and by §1, Ord 1874, eff . 1/11/96)

Article 2. Director’s Duties and Powers

11-1.201 Director‘s Duties.

The Director shall administer all parks and park facilities, and shall carry out the provisions of this chapter. The Director shall issue any and all regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter which may be amended from time to time by the Director. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.202 Reservations.

Upon the issuance of a permit as provided in this chapter, the Director may allow those picnic areas, campgrounds, playing fields, and fee areas specified by regulations issued by his office to be reserved for the exclusive use of groups or persons. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; and by §1, Ord. 1844, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.203 Fee Areas.

a. The Director may designate any area of a park a "fee area" if it has higher than average cost of maintenance or security or if it provides amenities generally considered commercial in nature or not generally provided to the public without charge.

b. Fees shall be applied to all park users in a uniform manner.

c. The Director may require or allow any fee area to be reserved by the public in advance of use.

d. The fees shall be those established by resolution of the City Council. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

Article 3. Permit Procedure

11-1.301 Failure to Obtain Permit.

No person shall engage in any activity or continue to engage in any activity for which a permit is required without first obtaining a valid permit. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; and by §1, Ord.1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.302 Permit Procedures.

Whenever any permit is required by this chapter, it shall be issued or denied in accordance with the provisions of this article. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.303 Permit Application.

a. All Applications.

Each application for a permit shall be made on forms issued by the Director. Each application shall provide the following information:

1. A description of the proposed use, event or activity.

2. The park and the specific area or areas thereof which will be utilized in connection with the proposed use, event or activity.

3. The manner in which the park will be utilized.

4. Name, address and telephone number of the person, entity or organization sponsoring or conducting the proposed use, event or activity.

5. Name and address and telephone number of the person or persons to be contacted regarding the application or permit.

6. The day, date and specific hours and location for which the permit is sought.

7. An estimate of the anticipated attendance.

8. Other information which the Director shall determine is necessary in order to provide for fair and orderly processing of each application and for the determination of any necessary conditions of approval.

b. Large Gatherings.

1. No permit shall be issued for an activity which is likely to be attended by more than 100 (one hundred) people unless an application for such permit is received by the Director at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the date of the activity for which the permit is sought.

2. Upon a good faith showing by the applicant that the purpose of the activity has been generated by or in response to an unanticipated, current event which precluded a timely application, the Director shall shorten the application period to a period which is reasonable in light of both the shown need to schedule the activity promptly and the amount of time required by the Director to ensure that the applicant and the activity will comply with all provisions of this chapter. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; and by §1, Ord 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.304 Facility Use Fee.

The facility use fees and charges for the use of the City parks pursuant to this chapter shall be established by Council resolution. The total amount of the fees due for the entire permit period shall be paid to the city at least five days prior to the date that the permit becomes effective. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.305 Departmental Service Charge.

a. In addition to the payment of the non-refundable permit application fees and any other fees prescribed by Council resolution, a permittee shall pay the city for all city department service charges provided in connection with or due to the permittee’s activities under the permit. If city property is destroyed or damaged by reason of permittee’s use, event or activity, the permittee shall reimburse the city for the actual replacement or repair cost of the destroyed or damaged property.

b. At least 3 (three) days prior to the date that any permit under this chapter is to become effective, the applicant shall pay to the city a cash deposit in an amount sufficient to cover the total city departmental charges which the Director estimates will be incurred in connection with the permit. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.306 Issuance of Permit.

The Director shall review and either issue or deny each permit application within 10 working days of its receipt and satisfaction of all requirements stated herein. Whenever any permit is denied, reasons for its denial shall be explicitly stated in the notice of denial. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.307 Grounds for Denial of Permit.

a. The Director shall issue a permit unless it is found that:

1. The proposed activity is illegal or otherwise prohibited in City parks.

2. The activity has been determined by the Director to be hazardous or unsafe or likely to cause damage to the park, to property, or to persons pursuant to Section 11-1.402.

3. The applicant refuses to comply with conditions of approval attached to the application.

4. The park area for which the permit is sought has previously been reserved pursuant to an application received prior to the application in question.

5. Due to the anticipated use of adjoining park areas pursuant to prior reservations or agreements, the park cannot accommodate the size or scope of the contemplated use.

6. The contemplated use would be an inappropriate use of the park or park area given the topography, size, location, nature of park amenities provided or would cause an adverse environmental impact to the park or park area, or the number of persons likely to attend the event exceeds the capacity of the park for which the application has been received.

7. The applicant has failed to provide the necessary hold harmless agreement and insurance endorsements as required by the City or has failed to pay any and all permit fees or departmental service charge deposit.

b. Prior to denying an application for the reasons set forth in Section 11-1.306(a) 4 through 7, the Director shall determine if the activity proposed could be accommodated in any other park or park area and shall notify the applicant if such accommodation is possible. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.308 No Discrimination.

No permit shall be denied on account of the sex, race, creed, color, religious or political affiliation of the applicant, or on account of the probable or known content of any speech or public address which such applicant is likely to make or allow to be made. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.309 Conditions of Permit Issuance.

a. Compliance with Conditions. Before issuing any permit, the Director shall require that the applicant agree to comply with any and all conditions of approval deemed necessary for the protection, health, and safety of persons or property or both in light of the nature of the activity for which the permit is sought and the number of persons likely to attend said activity. Such conditions of approval shall pertain only to the time, place and manner of use of the park by the applicant and those likely to attend the activity for which the permit is sought.

b. Indemnification. The Director shall require the permittee to indemnify and hold the City harmless for all injuries and damages resulting from the permitted use. The indemnification agreement shall also provide that the permittee shall defend the City against, and indemnify and hold the City harmless from any liability to any persons resulting from any damage or injury occurring in connection with the permitted event proximately caused by the actions of the permittee, the permittee’s officers, employees or agents or any person who was under the permittee’s control insofar as permitted by law.

c. Insurance. The Director shall require the permittee to provide insurance adequate to cover any potential loss due to injury or damage arising out of the permitted event for those events which do not involve First Amendment activity. If insurance is required and provided, a copy of the policy or insurance endorsement, must be filed with the City’s Risk Manager no less than five days before the date of the event unless the Risk Manager for good cause waives the filing deadline.

1. The coverage shall be a comprehensive general liability insurance policy. The permittee shall designate on the policy or by endorsement as additional insureds the City of Walnut Creek, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers.

2. If food or non-alcoholic beverages are sold or served at the event, the policy must include an endorsement for products liability.

3. At any time when the insurance coverage required under this section may be purchased by a permit applicant through a City-held insurance policy, such coverage shall be made available to all permit applicants. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.310 Exclusive Use.

When issuing a permit, the Director may grant the permittee the privilege of exclusive use of the area or facility where the permitted activity is to take place. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.311 Revocation of Permit.

a. A permit shall be revoked when it is determined that the permittee or persons attending the activity are not complying with any or all of the conditions of approval.

b. It shall be unlawful for any person to continue to engage in an activity for which a permit is required after the permit has been revoked pursuant to the section. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.312 Appeals Procedure.

a. Any refusal of the Director to issue a permit, or any revocation of a permit, or any conditions of approval attached to any permit, may be appealed to the Park, Recreation and Open Space Commission for reconsideration and final determination. Appeals shall be filed with the Director within 5 (five) days of the issuance of the Director’s notice of decision or revocation.

b. The Commission shall hold a hearing at its next regularly scheduled meeting occurring 5 (five) days or more after the filing of the appeals or at a special meeting called to hear the appeal. The applicant shall be notified of the hearing at least 72 (seventy-two) hours in advance of the hearing and shall be given the opportunity to be heard.

c. Prior to the hearing, the Director shall issue a report detailing the applicant’s proposed park use and the reasons for the denial. The Director shall make the report available to the applicant at least 72 (seventy-two) hours before the hearing.

d. At said hearing, the applicant may present evidence which serves to clarify or explain the nature of the activity for which the permit is sought or his reasons for not agreeing to comply with every condition of approval.

e. At the close of the hearing, the Commission shall announce its decision, and shall either sustain the Director, overrule the Director, or modify the decision of the Director. The Commission may, in deciding to overrule the Director, attach any conditions of approval allowed in Section 11-1.309. The decision of the Commission shall be final.

f. If there is insufficient time for a timely appeal to be heard by the Commission prior to the date on which the event is scheduled, the applicant may request that the Director schedule the appeal before the City Manager. The City Manager or his designee shall hold a hearing no later than 2 (two) business days after the filing of the appeal, and will record his decision no later than one business day after hearing the appeal. The City Manager decision on the appeal shall be final. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

Article 4. Restrictions in Use.

11-1.401 Hours.

a. All parks shall be closed from one half hour after sunset until one half hour before sunrise the following day.

b. The closing time of any park, or any portion thereof, may be extended or shortened by the Director when necessary to accommodate or regulate any permitted activity.

c. For purposes of security or public safety, the Director may exclude members of the public, on a temporary basis, from a park, or any portion thereof, including any trail or road, when it is determined by the Director, the Chief of Police or the City Manager, that such closing is necessary to protect public safety or public property. No person shall enter or remain in any park, any portion of a park, or trail or road which has been ordered closed.

d. Whenever any area of any park has been reserved for the exclusive use of another, that area may be posted as being closed to the use of all other persons and persons not associated with that exclusive use may thereby be prevented from using or entering that area of the park.

e. No person shall enter or remain in any park during the hours it is closed.

f. Repealed.

g. Repealed.

h. Repealed. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; by §2, Ord. 1751, eff. 11/9/90)

11-1.402 Hazardous Activities.

The Director may determine that certain types of sporting, recreational or other activities or events create a risk of danger to parks, users or park facilities. The Director may issue such regulations as are necessary to prohibit such unsafe or hazardous activities or events within parks or to restrict their occurrence to specific locations within a given park, or parks. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.403 Sign Posting.

Whenever any activity is restricted or prohibited in specified areas of any park, or whenever the use of specified areas is restricted or prohibited, the Director may cause signs to be posted notifying the public of such restrictions or prohibitions. Failure to obey the restrictions stated in any properly posted sign shall be an infraction. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

Article 5. Prohibitions.

11-1.501 Amplified Sound.

No one shall operate any sound amplification equipment in any park without a valid permit issued by the Director.

For purposes of this section "sound amplification equipment" does not include radios, tape players or televisions tuned so that the sound does not carry more than 10 (ten) feet from the speaker. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.502 Large Gatherings.

No one shall organize, host, sponsor or attend any activity in any park at which the number of persons attending exceeds 20% of the park’s total capacity unless a valid permit has been issued for said activity by the Director. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.503 Fires.

a. No person shall build, light or maintain in any park any outdoor fire except in those facilities provided and so designated for that purpose.

b. No person who builds, lights or maintains any fire in any park shall leave the area where the fire is built, lit or maintained until the fire has been extinguished and is cold to the touch.

c. No person shall ignite, use or possess any fireworks in any park or have the same in his possession at any time in any park. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.504 Camping.

No person shall camp or lodge in a motorhome or otherwise, within any park, without a valid permit issued by the Director. The Director may designate certain areas within any park where camping or overnight motorhome parking is allowed. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.505 Guns and Dangerous Instruments.

No person, except for those persons listed in Penal Code Section 12031(b) and 12031(c) shall have in his possession in any park any firearm, gun, spear, bow and arrow, cross bow, sling shot, air or gas weapon or any other destructive device as that term is defined in Section 12301 of the

Penal Code without a valid permit issued by the Director. Such permits shall be issued for the following purposes only:

a. The Director may permit the use of specified weapons for purposes of target practice at specified target practice locations, which locations shall be clearly posted.

b. The possession of firearms or other destructive device by open space permittees, or at a place of residence located within open space areas for the purposes of protecting and managing livestock.

c. The possession of unloaded firearms or destructive devices on public roads solely for the purpose of transporting such firearms or weapons through parks or open space. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.506 Hunting; Injuring Park Wildlife; Animals and Pets in Parks.

a. No person, other than an open space grazing permittee, shall set out food intended for any wild or tame animal, bird, fish or reptile, in any park except at feeding stations so designated by the Director.

b. No person shall abandon any animal, bird, fish or reptile in any park.

c. No person shall hunt, capture, disturb, trap, take, net, poison or harm or attempt to hunt, capture, disturb, trap, take, net, poison or harm any land or water animal in any park except where specifically allowed by regulation of the Director and where so designated by appropriate signs. All state fish and game laws and regulations shall be in force in all parks.

d. No person shall remove the young or the unhatched eggs of any wild animal or bird found in any park without a valid permit issued by the Director.

e. Horses and other equine animals may be ridden or led only in those areas of parks designated for such use.

f. No person shall pick, damage, remove or destroy any tree, plant or plant material. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.507 Dogs.

a. No person shall bring a dog into, permit a dog to enter or remain in or possess a dog in any portion of a park unless the dog is securely leashed or confined in a vehicle, except as otherwise provided in this section. The Director may designate hours during which, and specific park areas in which, dogs may be allowed off leash when accompanied by, and under positive control of, the person bringing the dog into the park. "Positive control" shall mean in sight of and under direct obedient command of the person bringing the dog into the park.

b. Dogs may be allowed off leash in open space areas when accompanied by, and under the positive control of, the person bringing the dog into the open space.

c. Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the City Council may by resolution designate specific open space areas where no person shall bring a dog, permit a dog to enter, or remain, or possess a dog, or where dogs may be permitted only if securely leashed.

d. This section shall not apply to "seeing eye," "signal," or "service" dogs used to guide a physically impaired person provided that such dog shall remain under their immediate control. This exception also applies to those dogs that are being trained to become "seeing eye," "signal," or "service" dogs. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96; and by §1, Ord. 1893, eff. 8/6/96)

11-1.508 Grazing.

No person shall graze cattle, sheep, goats, or any other animal in any park without a valid permit issued by the Director. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.509 Swimming.

No person shall swim or engage in any other water contact activity in any park except in those areas so designated by the Director where appropriate signs have been place. "Other water contact activity" includes any activity in which a person enters into a body of water and includes, but is not limited to, diving, wading, paddle boarding, boating, rafting and snorkeling. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.510 Commercial Filming.

No person shall operate a still, motion picture, video or other camera for commercial purposes in any park except pursuant to a valid permit issued by the Director authorizing such activity. This section shall not apply to the operation of cameras by and for the news media. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.511 Commercial Activities.

No person shall practice, carry on, or conduct any business or profession or other commercial enterprise nor sell or offer for sale any service, merchandise, article, or anything whatsoever in any park except by permit issued by the Director and subject to all other provisions of this Code.

This section shall not apply to concessionaires of the City or to persons acting under a lease or license issued by the City. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.512 Toilet Use.

Repealed by §3, Ord. 2230, eff. 4/6/23. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.513 Smoking.

No person shall ignite or smoke any tobacco or tobacco product or any other material in any park designated by the Director as a fire hazard area, or in any area where risk of fire is substantial whether such area has been posted or not. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.514 Alcohol.

No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage in any area of a park, including parking lots associated therewith, where the consumption of alcohol has been prohibited by the Director.

Except in private residences and their immediate environs, no person shall consume any distilled spirits as that term is defined by Section 25620 of the Business & Professions Code, in any City park, except by permit issued by the Director. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.515 Vehicles in Parks.

a. No person, except for peace officers and City employees acting in the course of their employment shall drive or convey any vehicle onto the park grounds except by permit issued by the Director; for the purposes of this section park grounds shall include all areas within all parks except for roadway and parking lots intended for public use.

b. All sections of the California Vehicle Code in effect in the City of Walnut Creek and the provisions of Title 3, Chapter 5 of this Code shall be enforced in City parks. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.516 Bicycles and Skateboards.

a. Bicycles. All sections of this code and the State Vehicle Code pertaining to the use and maintenance of bicycles shall be enforced in City parks.

1. No person shall ride or operate a bicycle within a park:

(a) in a negligent, unsafe or reckless manner or in any way that endangers the life, limb or property of any person;

(b) at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, other trail or road users and the surface and width of the trail or road, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property, or in excess of posted bicycle speed limits;

(c) on a single-track hiking or horseback trail unless specifically posted as open to bicycle use; or

(d) in any open space area, including but not limited to, open space hillsides, valleys, creeks, creekbeds, drainage areas, and ridgetops unless specifically posted as open to bicycle use.

2. Bicycles are permitted on paved roads, paved bicycle trails and unpaved graded road over 8 (eight) feet in width, unless otherwise posted.

b. Skateboards. No person shall ride a skateboard within any park except in those areas specifically designed and posted for skateboarding by the Director. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88; by §1, Ord. 1751, eff. 11/9/90; by §3, Ord. 1855, eff. 3/23/95; and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.517 Yard Clippings or Garbage.

No person shall place or dump any grass clippings, tree or shrub prunings, rubbish, garbage or other refuse in any park, except for garbage from food or drink consumed in the park or open space which shall be placed only in receptacles provided for such purpose. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.518 Penalty; Misdemeanor or Infraction.

Any person who violates any provision of Chapter 1 of Title 11 of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction.

a. If charged as an infraction, the penalty upon conviction of such person shall be a fine as set forth in Section 1-2.01 of this Code.

b. If charged as a misdemeanor, the penalty upon conviction of such person shall be imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (§2, Ord. 1692, eff. 9/2/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.519 Civil Penalty.

Any person who damages, removes or destroys any tree in any Park in violation of Section 11-1.506(f) of this Chapter shall be liable to the City for a civil penalty of three (3) times the damage caused to the tree, or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), whichever is greater. For purposes of calculating the damage to a tree, the then-current edition of the "Guide for Establishing Values of Trees and Other Plants" by the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers shall be presumed to provide the appropriate basis for determining damages. The foregoing remedy shall be deemed non-exclusive, cumulative and in addition to any other remedy the City may have it law or in equity. (§8, Ord. 1712, eff. 12/1/88 and by §1, Ord. 1874, eff. 1/11/96)

11-1.520 Powers of Arrest.

a. Upon receiving the certificates described in subsection (b), the Open Space Supervisor, Senior Open Space Rangers and Open Space Rangers are hereby vested with the authority to cite and arrest any person who violates any of the provisions of this Title, the provisions of the Municipal Code relating to parking, the State of California Fish and Game Code, and the provisions of the California Vehicle Code relating to parking. (by §21 Ord. 2046, eff. 12/1/2005)

b. Upon completing training by the Walnut Creek Police Department in the powers of arrest, the Chief of Police shall issue a certificate of completion to the employees designated in subsection a. (§4, Ord. 1985, eff. 12/20/01.)