Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Art. 3 Parks

This article shall apply in all parks and park waters falling within the definition of those terms as set forth in section 13-1-2.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 2, 3-6-90)

No person shall fish or practice fly casting in nonnavigable park waters of any park in areas other than those designated by the manager for such activities.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 2, 3-6-90)

No person shall swim, bathe or enter in or into any park waters other than those waters designated by the manager for such swimming, bathing or entering.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 2, 3-6-90)

(a) Campfire location and permit. No person shall build, light or maintain any fire in any park except in a camp stove or fireplace provided in areas designated by the manager for such purposes; provided, however, that camper, trailer, oil or gas camp stoves and braziers or hibachis may be used in areas designated for their use by the manager; and further provided that in wilderness areas sites may be designated by the manager wherein persons who have obtained campfire permits from the manager may build small campfires. The authority of the manager to permit campfires within recreational areas is limited to those areas where fires are not restricted by state and local fire prevention officials.

(b) Removal of combustible materials. No person shall build a campfire in any park until he has first cleared an area of 25 feet in all directions from the campfire site of all dead wood, moss, dry leaves or other combustible material.

(c) Extinguishing fires. Each person building or using a campfire in any park shall, when the campfire is no longer needed, extinguish the campfire by thoroughly wetting the combustible material and covering it with sand or dirt.

(d) Fire prevention. Every person shall make the suppression and prevention of fire their first consideration while using any park area. Any negligent use of combustible materials is prohibited. Any person learning of an unauthorized fire in any park shall extinguish it if he can do so without endangering himself, or, if he cannot extinguish it, shall promptly communicate the position of the fire to park officials.

(e) Smoking. The manager may restrict or prohibit smoking in all or any part of a park when fire danger requires such action. In such cases the manager shall post smoking regulations at conspicuous locations. No person shall smoke in any park in violation of such regulations.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 2, 3-6-90)

Cross reference— Fire regulations, § 11-3-85 et seq.; campfires, § 11-3-88.