Redding Municipal Code Ch. 10.20 Public Parks—prohibited Activities

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2488, § 3, adopted Oct. 16, 2012, repealed the former Ch. 10.20, §§ 10.20.010—10.20.080, and enacted a new Ch. 10.20 as set out herein. The former Ch. 10.20 pertained to similar subject matter. For complete derivation of former Ch. 10.20 see the Code Comparative Table and Disposition List.

As used in this chapter:

"City" means the City of Redding.

"City event" means any event under the direct management and control of the department whereby temporary exclusive use of park facilities is utilized for those participating in city recreation programs.

"Concession" means the sale of goods or services approved by a contract pursuant to Section 2.56.070 of this code.

"Director" means the director of community services.

"Department" means the community services department.

"Event" means any organized recreation activity.

"Park facility" means any body of water, land, trail, open space, archeological site, skate park, building, structure, other appurtenance owned by the city and managed, controlled or operated by the department, including the grounds of the Redding civic auditorium.

"Park facility reservation permit" is a permit issued by the director pursuant to Chapter 2.56 of this code to an individual or group granting permission for the temporary exclusive use of park facilities for an event which is not under the management and control of the city and that may or may not be open to the general public.

"Regulation" means posted notice governing the use of park facilities which are not inconsistent with the law contained in this chapter and which promote public health and safety and the preservation of property.

"Special event" means an event approved with a special events permit.

"Special event permit" means a permit issued by the city clerk pursuant to Chapter 11.44 of this code.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

The purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations for use of park facilities by members of the general public. Exceptions to the provisions of this chapter may be granted if expressly approved in writing by the director in conjunction with a city event, special event, public facilities reservation permit or concession.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

No person shall use or occupy any park facility except on the days and times posted for use by the general public.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

No person shall unreasonably disrupt or interfere with activity associated with any city event, special event, park facilities reservation permit or concession.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

No person shall fail to produce and exhibit a park facilities reservation permit or a special event permit upon request of any department employee or any peace officer who desires to inspect said permit for the purpose of enforcing compliance with this Code.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

A. Within the boundaries of any park facility, it shall be unlawful and no person shall sell, vend, peddle, expose, offer for sale, or distribute after sale to the public, any merchandise, service, or property, or sell tickets for any event, nor shall any person distribute, circulate, give away, throw, or deposit in or on any park facility any handbills, circulars, pamphlets, papers, or advertisements, which material calls the public attention in any way to any article or service for sale or hire.

B. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to apply to the sale or distribution of newspapers, books, pamphlets, or other activity constituting protected speech under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or comparable protections under the California Constitution.

C. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to apply selling or advertising at a city event or allowed in conjunction with approval of a facilities reservation permit, a special events permit or a concession.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

No person shall dump, deposit, or release any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse, or trash in or on any park facility, except that refuse which is incidental to the use of the facility may be deposited in the receptacles provided therefore. For purposes of this section, an incinerator, stove, fire ring, barbecue, or other device used to contain fires or for cooking is not a proper receptacle for refuse or other waste material.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

A. The smoking of any substance is not allowed in or upon any park facility. "Smoke or Smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco, chemical substance or plant product intended for inhalation, including hookahs and marijuana, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. "Smoking" also includes the use of an electronic smoking device which creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form which can be used to deliver an inhaled dose of nicotine or other substance to the user.

B. It shall be unlawful to dispose of any smoking material upon the grounds of any park facility or to fail to extinguish smoking material in any park facility when requested to do so by a city official or by any law enforcement official. A violation of this subsection shall be punishable as an infraction.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012; Ord. No. 2522, § 1, 4-7-2015)

A. No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage or possess any can, bottle or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which has been partially removed, at any park or trail, or park facility which has been posted with signs prohibiting such possession.

1. This prohibition shall not apply to apply to those events/areas which are under contract to the city through the civic auditorium.

2. This prohibition shall not apply within the interiors of specific buildings or those park areas described in subsection 3 below if alcohol consumption is served in conjunction with a city event or approved through issuance of a park facilities reservation permit, special events permit or concession.

3. The park facilities where possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages by adults of legal age may be permitted pursuant to subsection (2) are as follows:

Carter House Gallery

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center Building

Caldwell Recreation Center

Senior Citizens Hall

Big League Dreams Fenced Activity Area

Redding Soccer Park Fenced Activity Area

Caldwell Memorial Park

The Sculpture Park at City Hall

Enterprise Community Park

Lake Redding Park

Carnegie Park

Riverfront Park

Softball Park

South City Park

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012; Ord. No. 2566, § 1, 2-21-2017)

A. No person shall ignite, maintain, or use any fire in any place within any park facility except in a barbecue cooker or other cooking device authorized by the director for that purpose.

B. No person shall ignite or maintain a fire of materials deposited in any can, box, trench, pit, or other receptacle maintained for the purpose of garbage disposal.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

No person shall possess or ignite in any manner any firecracker or fireworks, including any article for the making of a pyrotechnic display. Nothing contained in this section, however, shall prohibit any discharge or display of fireworks by a licensed pyrotechnic technician provided such discharge or display has been approved in conjunction with a city event, special event or park facilities reservation permit.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

No person, other than individuals authorized by the laws of the State of California or by permit issued by competent legal authority, shall use, maintain, possess, fire, or discharge any firearm, air gun, spring gun, bow and arrow, slingshot, or any other weapon potentially dangerous to wildlife or human safety at a park facility unless approved in conjunction with a city event, special event or park facilities reservation permit.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012; Ord. 2609, § 1, 8-20-2019)

No person shall:

A. Hunt, harm, provide a noxious substance to, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot, or throw missiles at any animal within the boundaries of any park facility, nor remove nor have in his or her possession the young, eggs, or nest of any such creature.

B. Abandon any animal, dead or alive, within any park facility.

C. Remove any animal not his or her own within any park facility; exception is made to the foregoing in that in proper season, fish may be fished and removed from areas designated for fishing by licensed persons.

D. Bring into, maintain or allow in or upon any park facility any dog, cat, or other animal, except upon trails outside of parks and designated off-leash pet areas. This restriction on animals in park facilities shall not apply to disabled persons who are allowed pursuant to state and/or federal law to be accompanied by a specially trained guide dog, signal dog or service dog. While on trails, any pet must be on a leash no longer than six feet in length and be under the full and complete control of its custodian. Where permitted by designation as an off-leash pet area, unleashed animals must be licensed and controllable by their owners or custodians at all times.

E. Permit cattle, sheep, goats, horses, or other animals owned by him or her or in his or her possession to graze within the boundaries of any park facility.

F. Ride any horse, pony, mule, burro, or any other animal upon, over or across any park facility.

G. Permit any animal owned by him or her, or in his or her possession, to be brought into or remain upon the premises of any park facility, if city personnel or a peace officer has given oral or written notice to remove that animal from such the park facility.

H. Permit any animal owned by him or her, or in his or her possession, custody, or control, to defecate upon park facility property without immediately removing such animal feces, placing said feces in a sealed bag or other sealed container, and placing such bag or container with feces in a proper refuse receptacle. Unsighted persons while relying on a guide dog, are exempt from the provisions of this subsection.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

A. While within the boundaries of any park facility, no person shall drive or operate any automobile, motorcycle, motor scooter, trail bike, dune buggy, truck, or other motorized vehicle on roads or trails other than those designated for use by the general public without specific consent of the director.

B. No person shall park any automobile or other motorized vehicle within any park facility except in areas specifically designated as parking areas for the general public. In no case shall any person park a motorized vehicle in a manner that presents a hazard to the public.

C. No person shall park or otherwise allow automobiles or other vehicles to remain within the boundaries of any park facility during the hours the facility is closed.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

Within the boundaries of any park facility no person shall:

A. Operate any motorized vehicle, including, without limitation, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles upon any trail except at street, driveway or access road intersections for the purpose of crossing a bicycle trail.

B. Use any portion of a trail or sidewalk while on roller skates or a skateboard, except for the Sacramento River Trail.

C. Leave a bicycle in any place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by it.

D. Hold any event on any trail without obtaining a park facilities reservation permit pursuant to Chapter 2.56 of this code.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

No person shall hit, strike or throw a golf ball, or otherwise practice or play with golf balls, in any park facility, except on an established public golf course or driving range.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

No person shall use sound amplification of speech or music of whatever type within the confines of park facilities without permission as specified in Section 2.56.060 of this code.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of the regulations contained in this chapter is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)

Any violation of the regulations contained in this chapter may be enforced criminally pursuant to remedies specified in Chapter 1.12 of this code, administratively pursuant to remedies specified in Chapters 1.13, 1.14 or 1.15 of this code, or by initiation of a civil action by the city attorney in Shasta County superior court. It shall not be a violation of the provisions of this chapter if activity normally prohibited as set forth in these regulations in or upon park facilities has been expressly approved in writing by the director in conjunction with a city event, special event, public facilities reservation permit or concession.

(Ord. No. 2488, § 3, 10-16-2012)