Santa Barbara Municipal Code Ch. 14.60 Gibraltar Reservoir

It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to trespass upon or in the Gibraltar Reservoir of the City of Santa Barbara, California, the reservoir being situate in the generally northerly direction from the City and being in and across the Santa Ynez River in the County, and/or to trespass upon any of the lands of the City adjoining the reservoir and being situate in the County, except that the City may from time to time issue a permit to any person not afflicted with any contagious or communicable disease and paying to the City the sum which the City Council may by resolution approve as the permit fee, which permit shall as against the City privilege such permittee to go upon the properties of such City and to make use of the sanitary facilities provided by the City and to fish in the waters of the reservoir, if licensed to so fish by the State insofar as not otherwise forbidden. Provided, however, that if in the opinion of the City Council of the City the absolute revocation on temporary suspension of the permit issued shall be necessary, the same may be absolutely revoked or temporarily suspended without any refund of the moneys paid. No person in the active military service of the United States shall pay for any such permit, which permit shall be issued to him or her upon his or her request and the display of appropriate credentials testifying that such person is, in fact, in the active military service of the United States. No person under the age of 18 years shall have a permit issued to him or her under this chapter, but any such person when accompanied by a permittee duly licensed hereunder may go upon the lands and reservoir of the City.

(Ord. 2600 §1, 1957)

The permits referred to in Section 14.60.010 shall be secured from the Water Superintendent of the City who may authorize persons conducting sporting goods stores in the County, and elsewhere to issue such permits for the City. It is hereby further provided that the permits may be secured from the Water Superintendent by such sporting goods dealers upon their request therefor and upon their agreeing in writing with the City to pay over all moneys collected for the permits as provided by resolution of the City Council to the City for each and every permit issued by them and to make such payment upon their issuing the same and upon their further agreeing to pay such sum as shall be provided by resolution of the City Council for such permit for each and every unissued permit not returned to the City upon demand made by the City, provided, further, that permits may be issued by the person or persons in personal charge of the Gibraltar Reservoir and adjoining lands of the City, as may be authorized by the Water Superintendent. No permits issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable.

(Ord. 2600 §2, 1957)

Every person upon entering the properties of the City above referred to and at all times while remaining thereon must have his or her permit above mentioned in his or her possession and at any time upon request of any officer or employee of the City or any person charged with the enforcement of this chapter or with the duty of acting as guard of said properties must exhibit such permit to such officer, employee or person for inspection and identification.

(Ord. 2600 §3, 1957)

The State angling license number of each permittee shall be marked upon the permit issued hereunder as a means of identification; and every permit issued hereunder shall have the name of the person or firm issuing the same for the City marked thereon.

(Ord. 2600 §4, 1957)

All persons, whether permittees under this chapter or not, are prohibited from going upon the above mentioned adjoining lands of the City and/or going upon and/or fishing in the waters of the Gibraltar Reservoir of the City between the Gibraltar Dam of the Reservoir and Gidney Creek above the dam and/or between points where notices forbidding the same and giving notice be posted by order of the City Council of the City. If at any time the United States Forestry Service shall limit and/or restrict and/or prohibit entry to and/or within the Los Padres National Forest such order limiting and/or restricting and/prohibiting such entry shall have the force and effect of an order by the City Council of the City.

(Ord. 2600 §6, 1957)

Hunting and shooting are hereby declared to be unlawful and all persons are hereby forbidden to hunt and/or shoot upon the Reservoir and the adjoining lands of the City.

(Ord. 2600 §6, 1957)

It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to cause, suffer or permit any animal not under his or her control to go or be upon or in the Reservoir and the adjoining lands of the City.

(Ord. 2600 §7, 1957)

All persons while upon the Reservoir and the adjoining lands of the Reservoir above referred to, must, whenever occasions arise, make use of such sanitary facilities as the City may have provided.

(Ord. 2600 §8, 1957)

All persons are hereby prohibited from bathing, wading or permitting animals under their control to enter in the waters of the Gibraltar Reservoir upon the lands of the City, or from boating thereon, except that officers and employees of the City may use boats thereon when necessity requires.

(Ord. 2600 §9, 1957)

All persons are prohibited from throwing rubbish or waste matter of any kind into or onto the waters of Gibraltar Reservoir upon the lands of the City; and every person must remove from the properties of the City mentioned in this chapter all rubbish and refuse and waste matter getting thereon by his or her act or omission, except such rubbish, refuse or waste matter as may be left by such person in receptacles and facilities provided by the City.

(Ord. 2600 §10, 1957)

The City Council may from time to time by resolution empower the C. A. O. to employ such guards for the Reservoir and the adjoining lands of the City as may be required to comply with such orders and directives as the Department of Public Health of the State shall issue with respect to guarding and patrolling domestic reservoirs upon which recreational activity is permitted. Such guards shall be vested with police powers for the purpose of enforcing this chapter.

(Ord. 2600 §11, 1957)

The Water Superintendent shall prepare a report to the C. A. O. on or before the first day of March of each year showing the number of permits issued and the revenue derived therefrom and the sums expended from the funds of the Water Department for the purpose of enforcing this chapter, which sums shall include the cost of guards required by the Department of Public Health of the State, the cost of printing and the permits prescribed by this chapter, the cost of cleaning and sanitizing the area prescribed for sanitary facilities and the cost of maintaining Gibraltar Road.

(Ord. 2600 §12, 1957)

Any person, firm, company or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each such person, firm, company or corporation is guilty of a separate offense for each day or fraction thereof during which the violation, failure, neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of this chapter is committed or continued, and any permits issued hereunder to any person convicted of a violation of this chapter shall upon conviction automatically be revoked and terminated.

(Ord. 2600 §13, 1957)