Butte County Municipal Code Art. II Bidwell River Park

(a) The hereinafter described real property situated in the county is hereby designated as a public park and dedicated for the recreational use and benefit of the people of the state, subject to the limitations prescribed in the deed or conveyance thereof and those prescribed by law.

(b) The real property is designated and named "Bidwell River Park."

(Code 1952, § 111)

The real property comprising Bidwell River Park is more particularly described as follows:

All that certain real property, situated in the county, and bounded as described as follows:

All that strip of land varying width bounded on the west by the Sacramento River and an inlet thereof; on the east by the west line of Sutter Avenue and the west line of the county road, the strip of land extending from the north boundary of Rancho Arroyo Chico in the NW ¼ Section 22, T22N, R1W; M.D.B. & M. to the southerly extremity of the Rancho Arroyo Chico on the north bank of Chico Creek near its confluence with the Sacramento River in Section 2, T21N, R1W, M.D.B. & M., excepting and reserving therefrom Lot 32 on the meridian subdivision of the John Bidwell Rancho. Also all that strip of land of varying width including both banks and the canal of Lindo Channel otherwise called Sandy Gulch, from the point where the Lindo Channel intersects the line of the park deeded by Annie E. K. Bidwell to the City of Chico, July 10, 1905, to the point where the Lindo Channel disembogues into Chico Creek.

The strip of land includes all lands lying between the seventh, sixth and third subdivisions of the John Bidwell Rancho, the Cussick Tract, the lands of H. B. Reed and Park Henshaw, the twelfth and fifteenth subdivisions of the John Bidwell Rancho, and a body of land between the fifteenth subdivision and the park line all on the north and west side of Sandy Gulch or Lindo Channel and the seventh, second, fourth, fourteenth and sixteenth subdivisions of the John Bidwell Rancho and a body of land between the sixteenth subdivision and the park line, all on the south and east side of the Lindo Channel or Sandy Gulch. Also all that strip of land of varying width on the north side of the Chico Creek and running to the center of the creek, extending from the point where the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way crosses the creek, westwardly and down such stream, following the courses of the same to the mouth thereof; the strip of land being bounded on the north by the second, seventh and meridian subdivisions of the John Bidwell Rancho and on the south by the center of the channel of Chico Creek.

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The director of public works is vested with the supervision, control and management of Bidwell River Park.

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It is unlawful to cut, break or otherwise injure any flower, bush, vine, shrub or tree growing in Bidwell River Park, excepting by an employee of the county in the regular course of his employment.

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It is unlawful to remove any earth or soil or to perform or commit any excavation within the boundaries of Bidwell River Park without the permission of the director of public works first had and obtained.

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It is unlawful to throw or deposit in Bidwell River Park any garbage or filth, glass, broken ware, hay, straw, dirt, rubbish, or cuttings from plants or trees.

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It is unlawful to build a fire in Bidwell River Park except at those particular places designated and appointed by the director of public works and which designated and appointed places are plainly marked with a sign stating that fires will be permitted there.

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It is unlawful to camp in Bidwell River Park.

It is unlawful to park a house trailer in the park for a period longer than six (6) hours in any calendar month.

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It is unlawful to build or construct or place on Bidwell River Park property any structure of any kind without a written permit to do so first had and obtained from the director of public works.

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It is unlawful to discharge firearms or kill or injure any bird or animal in Bidwell River Park without permission to do so first had and obtained from the director of public works.

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It is unlawful for any person owning or having control of or being the keeper of any horse, mule, cow, goat, sheep, ass, hog or domestic fowl to permit the same to run at large in or graze or feed in Bidwell River Park without permission to do so first had and obtained from the director of public works.

(Code 1952, § 111)