Oxnard Municipal Code Art. XII Jolly Jumps

The purpose of this article is to regulate the placement and use of jolly jumps in public parks so that the public peace and quiet is preserved.

(Ord. No. 2543)

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(A) JOLLY JUMP - Inflatable recreational equipment containing landing surfaces on which users may jump or bounce, which equipment is intended for outdoor use.

(B) CITY STAFF - Persons employed in the parks and facilities division of the public works department.

(Ord. No. 2543)

(A) No person shall place a jolly jump on public property, including city parks, before obtaining a permit for such placement and use from city staff.

(B) Any person placing a jolly jump on public property, including city parks, without a permit shall, upon request by city staff or employees of the city's code enforcement program, immediately remove the jolly jump. Such person shall also be subject to a warning and/or a fine of $100 for the first offense; a fine of $100 for a second offense; a fine of $200 for a third offense; and a fine of $500 for a fourth offense and any additional offenses.

(Ord. No. 2543)

(A) City staff shall prepare an application form for use by any person wishing to apply for a permit to place a jolly jump in a city park. The application form shall require the applicant to provide proof that the applicant has a current business tax certificate issued by the city for a business that includes providing jolly jumps and that the applicant has the insurance coverage required by city insurance form INS-M. The application form shall also require additional information to identify the applicant.

(B) Applications shall be filed at least five working days before the date for which the jolly jump permit is applied.

(C) Each application shall be for one occasion on one day in one park.

(D) City staff shall not process the application until the applicant completes the application form, provides all required information and proof of a business tax certificate and insurance, and pays a security deposit and the jolly jump permit fee. The amount of the security deposit and the permit fee shall be set by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. No. 2543, 2838)

Jolly jump permits shall be issued subject to the following conditions, and any additional conditions necessary, in the opinion of city staff, to enhance the safety of jolly jumps and preservation of the public peace and quiet:

(A) Jolly jumps may be no larger than 17 feet by 17 feet.

(B) Jolly jumps shall not include water slides, slip-n-slides or dunking cages.

(C) Jolly jumps shall not be set up on basketball courts, volleyball courts or tennis courts, or certain other locations in the park for which the permit is issued, as shown on a map of the park provided by city staff to the permittee.

(D) The generator used in connection with a jolly jump shall not exceed the applicable sound level set by chapter 7, article XI of the code.

(E) No person may take a vehicle onto city park turf in order to load, unload, set up or take down a jolly jump.

(F) The permittee shall not place a jolly jump in a city park earlier than 8 a.m. on the day for which the permit is issued. The permittee shall remove the jolly jump from the park no later than sunset on the day for which the permit is issued.

(Ord. No. 2543)

(A) Jolly jump permits may be issued only for those city parks designated by city staff.

(B) City staff shall determine how many jolly jump permits may be issued per day for each park so designated; provided, however, that on any given day, two is the maximum number of jolly jump permits that city staff may issue for any neighborhood park so designated, and three is the maximum number of jolly jump permits that city staff may issue for any community park so designated.

(Ord. No. 2543)