Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 8 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS AND SAFETY›Chapter 8-22 — TRAIL AND TRAIL EASEMENT RULES, RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS
Lafayette Municipal Code Art. 2 Trail and Trail Easement Restrictions; Owners and Developers
Lafayette Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lafayette
Cite as: Lafayette Municipal Code Article 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
8-2211 - Trail and trail easement restrictions.¶
The following trail and trail easement restrictions shall apply at all times:
(a) An owner or developer shall not restrict or obstruct public passage over a trail or trail easement in any manner.
(b) A trail or trail easement shall not be used by an owner, developer or any other person for access to real property while such property is being developed or improved unless such access has been previously approved by the planning services division of the city. Any damage to a trail or trail easement caused by an owner, developer or any other person shall be repaired by such person as specified and approved by the planning services division of the city of Lafayette, in its sole discretion. The person responsible for such damage shall also be responsible for all costs to repair such trail or trail easement.
(c) Any vegetation planted on property that contains, includes, abuts, or is adjacent to a trail or trail easement shall be planted and maintained in a manner that ensures such vegetation does not obstruct, interfere with or pose a hazard to the trail or trail easement or the public's current or future use of the trail. If the city determines that vegetation obstructs, interferes with or poses a hazard to a trail or trail easement or the public's current or future use of a trail, and the owner responsible for such vegetation fails to remove such vegetation after the city has provided the owner with notice to do so, the city shall have the right to remove such vegetation and to charge the owner for the cost of removal.
(d) If a trail runs over a privately owned road, driveway or other private property which the owner wishes to mark with signs indicating "private property," then signs shall also be posted by the parks, trails and recreation department of the city of Lafayette displaying the city of Lafayette logo and identifying and showing the direction of the trail. The owner wishing to install signage shall notify the parks, trails and recreation department in writing of its desire to install such signage prior to installing such signage.
(e) All trail easements shall be marked by the owner or developer with permanent survey markers subject to review and approval by the city.
(Ord. No. 602, § 8, 3-12-2012)
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