Scotts Valley Municipal Code Ch. 7.12 Prohibited and Regulated Activities

A. The recreation division manager may designate certain city parks or certain areas or facilities in certain city parks, wherein the possession of intoxicating beverages is prohibited or limited. Notice of the prohibition or limitation shall be posted in each park area or facility in which such prohibitions or limitations apply.

B. No person shall possess any intoxicating beverages in any area of any city park or park facility where prohibited.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

No person shall operate in any park, any model airplane, boat, car, rocket or other device that is powered by a rocket motor, an internal combustion engine, or other power source, except in an area and at such times as are designated for such use by the recreation division manager.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

No person shall hit any golf ball or use any golfing equipment in any city park except in an area designated for such use by the recreation division manager.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

No person shall throw, discharge or otherwise deposit or cause or permit to be placed into the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, bay pool or any body of water in or adjacent to any city park, or any tributary stream, storm sewer, sanitary sewer or drain flowing into such waters, any substance, matter or thing, liquid, solid or gas, which materially impairs the usefulness of such water for persons or the habitability of such water for any animal, bird, fish or reptile which drinks, swims in or otherwise uses said water.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

A. No person, except an authorized city employee or a peace officer, shall bring into a city park or possess, use or discharge therein any of the following articles or instruments: any firearm or ammunition, any explosive, dynamite cap, fireworks, air gun, pellet gun, spring gun, slingshot, crossbow, bow and arrow, any weapon or instrument by means of which any missile can be propelled, any instrument which can be loaded with blank cartridges, any kind of trapping device, any poisonous substance, any incendiary bomb, any tear gas or other disabling chemical or agent, any inflammable liquid except motor vehicle fuel contained in the fuel tank of a vehicle, lantern or camp stove, and not more than one gallon of liquid fuel in a closed metal container, or any acid or caustic substance; except for uses authorized by permit or contract.

B. No person shall discharge any of the above-described weapons or instruments into the park limits from outside the limits of a park.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

Unless authorized in writing by the recreation division manager to do so, no person shall:

A. Pick, saw, chop, carve, cut, remove or damage any flowers, seeds, bark, branches, twigs, leaves or blossoms of any tree, plant, shrub, vine, bush or other vegetation in any park of the city;

B. Drive any nail, screw, bolt or staple into, or attach any wire, rope or other fastening device to any tree or plant in any park of the city;

C. Mark, deface, damage, displace or remove any building, bridge, table, chair, bench, fireplace, barrier, fence, railing, paving or paving material, water pipe or light, or any sign, notice or placard, whether temporary or permanent, or any cultural, natural or historic artifact, or monument stake, post or other boundary marker, or any other structure, equipment, facility or property, or part or appurtenance thereof whatsoever, in or from any park of the city;

D. Cut or remove any sand, wood, turf, grass, gravel, stone or timber in or from any park of the city, or make any excavation by any tool, equipment, blasting or by any other means in any park of the city;

E. Paint, erect, mark, post or fasten on or to any tree, shrub, fence, wall, building, monument or other property in any park any poster, bill, advertisement, inscription, sign or display. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any such thing that is authorized or required to be so placed by the recreation division manager;

F. Take or operate a vehicle upon or over any lawn or landscaping in any park of the city. The city will determine repair or replacement costs in event of damage.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

No person shall deposit, drop or scatter any garbage, trash or rubbish, including, but not limited to, any glass, paper, cans, ashes, leaves and cuttings, furniture, appliances or concrete in any city park except in a receptacle designed and placed to receive the same; nor shall any person import into or deposit in any city park from any other place any such garbage, trash or rubbish.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

A. No person shall kindle or maintain in any city park any outdoor fire, except a cooking fire or fire in a portable lantern, without first having obtained permission in writing from the recreation division manager to do so and then only as authorized in subsection B of this section.

B. No person shall kindle or maintain in any city park any outdoor cooking fire in any place other than in a stove, fireplace or barbecue pit maintained by the public works department or in a portable barbecue or camp stove used safely in a designated picnic or cooking area in such park, or in such other location as may be authorized in writing by the recreation division manager.

C. In kindling or maintaining an outdoor cooking fire in any city park, no person shall use any fuel except paper, wood; charcoal or chemical fire starter; standard camp stove fuel, liquefied petroleum gas in a camp stove; or permit the same to produce any noxious fumes or smoke.

D. Camp stoves, portable barbecues or hibachis shall not be placed in such a manner in any city park so as to:

1. Scorch, burn or otherwise damage lawns or table tops;

2. Be within thirty feet of any flammable material such as dried grass or weeds, brush or buildings.

E. No person who kindles or maintains any outdoor fire in a city park shall leave the area where the fire is located without completely extinguishing the fire so that it is cold to the touch.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991).

No person shall ignite or smoke any tobacco or tobacco product, or any other material, on any park trail, bridle path, park rest room or in any fire risk area, nor in any other area designated by the recreation division manager.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

A. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing or unattended any vehicle, trailer or boat in any park or recreation area of the city, except in an area or space designated for parking of such objects by the recreation division manager or upon any portion of any street or highway upon which the parking of such objects is permitted, or in excess of the time prescribed therefor by any city ordinance, resolution of the city council, or permit issued by the recreation division manager. No person shall stop, park or leave standing or unattended any vehicle, trailer or boat in any area or space designated for parking of such objects by the recreation division manager so that any part of such object is within the right-of-way of any street or highway within the limits of any park or recreation area of the city. The public works department shall post signs giving notice of the vehicular restriction in those portions of city parks and recreation areas as may be affected thereby.

B. No person shall stop, park or leave standing or unattended any motor vehicle, trailer or boat in any portion of any city park or recreation area during any time for which the council has determined by resolution that a parking fee shall be charged for parking in said park or recreation area, unless that person shall have paid for and displayed a parking permit issued by the recreation division manager which authorizes such object to be so parked, stopped or left standing. Such permit shall be displayed in a prominent and conspicuous place in or upon the object so that it may be easily seen through the windshield thereof.

C. No person shall operate a vehicle, except as authorized by the recreation division manager, in any public park or recreation area within the city except upon a publicly owned street or highway which is open for public vehicular traffic within such park or recreation area. No person shall operate any vehicle on any road, street, trail or highway in any city park or recreation area at a speed greater than the speed limit established by ordinance or resolution of the city council and posted on such road, street, trail or highway, or if no speed is posted, at a speed greater than fifteen miles per hour.

D. The city may designate areas, paths, roads or trails in any city park or recreation area where the riding of bicycles, motorcycles, minibikes, mountain bikes or other like vehicles may be permitted. No person shall ride or take any bicycle, motorcycle, minibike, mountain bike or like vehicle upon or in any area, path, road or trail in any city park or recreation area unless such activity is permitted by notices posted by the public works department.

E. No person shall wash, wax, dismantle or repair any vehicle, trailer, boat or other equipment, or remove any lubricant from any vehicle, trailer, boat or other equipment, or otherwise service any vehicle, trailer, boat or other equipment, in any city park or recreation area, except for emergency purposes or as authorized by the recreation division manager.

F. No person shall take into or operate or park or leave standing within any city park or recreation area any mechanically defective vehicle, trailer or boat, or any type vehicle that is in violation of any provision of the California Vehicle Code relating to mechanical requirements or safety of vehicles.

G. No person shall leave standing any vehicle, trailer or boat in any city park or recreation area, or portion thereof, at any time when such park or portion thereof is closed to the public, unless authorized in writing by the recreation division manager to do so.

H. Any regularly employed and salaried police, security or peace officer of the city may remove from a city park or recreation area, or portion thereof, in the manner provided and subject to the requirements of the California Vehicle Code, any vehicle, trailer or boat left therein, or on any portion thereof, in violation of this section.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

No person shall appear, swim, bathe, sunbathe, walk or be in any of the parks, lands, waters or any place owned, managed, controlled or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the city, in such a manner that the genitals, vulva, pubis, symphysis, pubic hair, buttocks, and cleft, perineum, anus, anal region, or pubic hair region of any person, or any portion of the breast at or below the upper edge of the areola thereof of any female person, is exposed to public view or is not covered by an opaque covering. This section shall not apply to children under the age of five years of age not using a city pool facility.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

A. Entering or Remaining After Closing Time.

1. No person shall enter or remain in any city park or portion thereon at any time when the same is closed to the public unless such person is authorized to do so by the city council, the recreation division manager or the authorized deputy of any of the above.

2. The public works department shall, by appropriate signs or other means, give notice of closing times, and may designate certain areas which will be closed to the public at a regular closing time, regardless of whether or not any outdoor or indoor activity is being or is scheduled to be conducted elsewhere in the park.

B. Activities After Closing Time. Any portion of a city park or any enclosed building in a city park in which an activity is being conducted or is scheduled to be conducted, with the written permission of the recreation division manager, shall not be considered closed after the regular closing time to members of the public who are authorized participants in said activity, and who are within the permitted portion of the park, the said building, any paths leading thereto from any street, or any other facility, outdoor area or off-street parking area intended for use in connection therewith, until thirty minutes after the conclusion of the permitted activity. As to other members of the public who are not participants in an activity being conducted or scheduled to be conducted in any portion of a city park, or in any enclosed building therein, the park and all buildings therein shall be considered closed at the regular closing time.

C. Emergency Closing. The city council, the recreation division manager, the chief of police or the fire chief, or their authorized representatives, may direct any park or designated portion thereof to be closed, or at certain times or from time to time when said closing is reasonably necessary to protect public property or natural resources within said city park or any private or public property or natural resources in the vicinity of the park from damage, or to preserve the public peace or safety in said park or portion of a park or in the vicinity thereof. Such emergency closing or limitation on hours of opening by any of the aforementioned authorities, other than the city council shall not continue in effect after the close of the next regular meeting of the city council unless said council, by resolution, shall affirm closing or limitation on hours with or without modification.

(Ord. 147 § 3(part), 1991)

A. When a city park or portion thereof is closed to the public by the council, the recreation division manager, the fire chief or the chief of police, or their authorized representatives, pursuant to the above authority or any other proper authority, no person shall enter said park or closed portion thereof after notice of such closing or fail or refuse to promptly leave the same when requested to do so by any guard, watchman, custodian, special officer, police officer or other person authorized by the council, the recreation division manager, the fire chief or the chief of police, or their authorized representatives.

B. No person shall unlock, open, remove, move or tamper with any gate, door, window, ventilator, skylight, screen grate, fence, lock or barrier, or any other thing maintained by the recreation division manager to exclude the public from a city park or portion thereof, or tamper with, remove or deface any sign, legend or other notice designating the same as dangerous or prohibiting entry therein.

(Ord. 147 § 3 (part), 1991)

No person shall camp overnight in any city park or on any city owned property. No person shall arrange bedding or shelter in any city park or on any city owned property for the purpose of camping overnight.

(Ord. 147.1 § 2, 1994; Ord. 147.4, § 1, 2006)