Article VIII — CLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT CENTER GROUNDS DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS

(a)

The Fontana Government Center Grounds shall be closed to public access between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily. No person or vehicle may be present in or on Government Center Grounds during these designated hours except as specified in subparagraph (b). It shall be unlawful for any person to access or utilize Government Center Grounds in violation of this section. Any such access or utilization is considered a trespass. Any vehicle found in violation of this section is subject to citation or towing at the owner's expense.

(b)

Exceptions.

(1)

Notwithstanding the provisions in subparagraph (a), Government City Grounds shall remain open to the public for a period of 30 minutes following the conclusion of any city-authorized event or any public meeting of the city council or any city board or commission held within Government Center Grounds that ends after 9:00 p.m.

(2)

Limitations on access to and use of property established by this section shall not apply to any person possessing a private right to enter upon and use the property, any city personnel or city contractor authorized to enter upon the property in the course of their duties, or any other person who has otherwise been duly authorized by the city in writing to enter upon or use the property.

(c)

For purposes of this section, "Government Center Grounds" shall mean and include all buildings, parking stalls, driveways, walkways, and landscaped areas situated within the geographical boundaries defined as follows: bounded on the North by Upland Avenue; on the East by Emerald Avenue and Miller Park inclusive; on the West by Sierra Avenue; and on the South by Arrow Boulevard including Wheeler Avenue, Seville Avenue, and Lerner Lane.

(Ord. No. 1971, § 2(Exh. A), 7-8-25)

(a)

Signs displaying the following notice shall be at least one inch in height and conspicuously posted at every vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the Government Center Grounds:

"NOTICE: The Government Center grounds are closed to the public between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., daily."

(b)

The notice required by this section shall be subject to section 30-768 of this Code.

(c)

No person shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this article unless proper signage, as required by this section, has been posted.

(Ord. No. 1971, § 2(Exh. A), 7-8-25)

Violations of this article shall be punishable in the manner prescribed in chapter 1 of this Code and by any other means permitted under law. All remedies prescribed by this article are cumulative, and the use of one or more remedies does not preclude the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 1971, § 2(Exh. A), 7-8-25)