Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 6 — PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Marin County Municipal Code Ch. 6.72 Public Property
Marin County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Marin County
Cite as: Marin County Municipal Code Chapter 6.72 · Text as of 2026-10-04
6.72.010 - Scope.¶
The provisions of this chapter shall apply on all public property located within the county, except county parks, subject to Chapter 10.06, and shall include roads, sidewalks, curbs, road rights-of-way, flood control channels, and fire trails.
(Ord. 1708 § 1 (part), 1969)
6.72.020 - Prohibitions.¶
It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following on public property within the scope of Section 6.72.010.
(a) Public property. Wilfully 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 or structure 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.
(Ord. 1708 § 1 (part), 1969)
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