Corte Madera Municipal Code Ch. 9.28 Conduct on Public Property

The provisions of this chapter shall apply on public property locations within the town, other than town parks and recreation facilities, and shall include roads, sidewalks, curbs, road rights-of-way, flood control channels, and fire trails.

(Ord. 513 § 1, 1969)

(Ord. No. 1041, § 2, 9-17-2024)

It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following on public property within the scope of Section 9.28.010:

(a) Public Property. Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, displace, or remove any railing, bench, paving, paving material, water line, signs, notices, or placards (whether temporary or permanent), monuments, stakes, posts, or other boundary markers, wall or rock border, structures, equipment, facilities or public property of any kind;

(b) Natural Resources. Remove sand, soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs, or plants;

(c) Erection of Structures. Construct or erect any building of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, any tent, fly or windbreak, or run or string any rope, cord, or wire into, upon, or across, any public property without an encroachment permit;

(d) Trees, Shrubbery and Plants. Damage, cut, carve, burn, or remove any tree or plant or injure the bark or pick the flowers or seeds of any tree or plant;

(e) Loitering. Sleep or protractedly lounge on seats, benches, sidewalks, curbs, planters, walls, lawns, or other areas on or adjacent to public property, in such a manner as will impede or block pedestrian traffic on sidewalks and into and out of business establishments and other buildings;

(f) Equipment and Facilities. Open, expose or interfere with any water, or gas pipe, hydrant, stopcock, sewer basin or other construction without an encroachment permit;

(g) Dumping. Dump, deposit, or leave any bottles, broken glass, paper, boxes, cans, garden trimmings, rubbish, waste or garbage, or other trash except those items which are incidental to the use of park facilities which items must be deposited in the receptacles provided.

(Ord. 874 § 3, 2003; Ord. 868 § 1, 2001; Ord. 755 § 1, 1989; Ord. 530 §§ 1, 2, 3, 1970; Ord. 513 § 2, 1969)

(Ord. No. 1033, § 2, 1-16-2024; Ord. No. 1041, § 2, 9-17-2024)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1041, § 2, adopted September 17, 2024, repealed § 9.28.025, which pertained to skateboarding, in-line skating and skating and derived from Ord. 874, § 1,2, 2003.

Parents or guardians of minor children shall be held accountable for the acts of their children. Damage or vandalism to public property and facilities or equipment by children shall be the responsibility of the parent or guardian having custody or control of the minor.

(Ord. 530 § 4, 1970)

(Ord. No. 1041, § 2, 9-17-2024)

The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by any peace officer or citation officer enforcement official as defined in Section 9.05.030 of this code.

(Ord. 569 (part), 1972)

(Ord. No. 1041, § 2, 9-17-2024)

Any person violating Section 9. 80.020 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject to administrative citation pursuant to Chapter 9.05 of this code.

(Ord. 885 § 1, 2003)

(Ord. No. 1041, § 2, 9-17-2024)