Poway Municipal Code Art. I City Community Services Facilities

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

A.

“Camp”

means to reside in or use a park for living accommodation purposes, as exemplified by remaining for prolonged or repetitious periods of time not associated with ordinary recreational use of a park with one’s personal possessions (including but not limited to clothing, sleeping bags, bedrolls, blankets, sheets, luggage, backpacks, kitchen utensils, cookware and similar material), sleeping or making preparations to sleep, storing personal belongings as above defined, regularly cooking or consuming meals, or living in a parked vehicle. These activities constitute camping when it reasonably appears, in light of all the circumstances, that the participants, in conducting these activities, are in fact using the area as a living accommodation regardless of the intent of the participants or the nature of any other activities in which they may also be engaged.

B.

“Community Services facility”

includes parks, recreation facilities, and cultural facilities owned by, leased by or under the control of the City and used as defined herein.

C.

“Community Services site employee”

means any person employed by the City whose position is assigned to the Community Services Department with duties conducted in or around any indoor or outdoor City park, recreation facility, or cultural facility or area.

D.

“Cultural facility”

shall include City buildings and outdoor areas that are primarily used for the purpose of arts, education and nature exploration, including all land, water, road improvements, parking, and facilities therein.

E.

“Director”

means the Director of Community Services or a designated representative.

F.

“Other wheeled recreational device”

means nonmotorized bicycles, scooters, in-line skates, roller skates, or wheelchairs.

G.

“Parks”

are designated as City parks, recreation areas, and reserves by the City Council including all land, water, road improvements, parking, and facilities therein.

H.

“Recreation facility”

is any building that is primarily used for the purpose of recreation and leisure activities including all land, water, road improvements, parking, and facilities therein.

I.

“Scooter”

means any wheeled device, motorized or not, that has handlebars and is designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator.

J.

“Skateboard”

means a board of any material that lacks a handle mechanism, has wheels attached and such wheels may be used for moving or propulsion.

K.

“Skate park”

means any facility that is designed and maintained for the purpose of recreational skating. The skate park shall include the fence and the entire area within the fencing surrounding the skate facility, if the immediate skate facility is fenced.

(Ord. 782 § 2, 2015)

A. The operation of all City Community Services facilities shall be under the control of the Director subject to the supervision of the City Council.

B. Each Community Services site employee is responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the Director, and shall take appropriate action in the case of any violations thereof.

C. Any peace officer shall have the power to make arrests for violations of the provisions of this chapter and to issue citations for such violations as provided in Chapter 1.12 PMC.

(Ord. 630 § 2, 2005)

The Director shall promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of City Community Services facilities, and fees and charges for the use of City Community Services facilities, which shall be effective from the time they are approved by the City Council. Such rules and regulations, or excerpts thereof, shall be posted in City Community Services facilities if such posting is feasible in the opinion of the Director; irrespective of posting, copies of such rules and regulations shall be available to persons desiring copies thereof at the office of the Director during business hours. No person shall violate and no person shall fail to comply with such rules and regulations.

(Ord. 630 § 2, 2005)