Sonoma County Municipal Code Art. II Parks Generally

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

(a) "Park" means all land or water owned, leased, managed, or controlled by the Sonoma County park system.

(b) "Director" means director of regional parks of Sonoma County.

(c) "Park authority" means the board, officer or employee of the Sonoma County park system designated to exercise such powers and perform such duties pursuant to this ordinance as the board of supervisors may prescribe by resolution.

(d) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, concern, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.

(e) Posting of notices. The term "posted" as used herein, unless otherwise indicated, shall mean and require that the director or his authorized representative, shall set aside at the Sonoma County park systems in a location convenient to the general public, a bulletin board or similar device upon which shall be posted all special instructions, orders, rules and regulations pertaining to each park, including, but not limited to, special hours of operation, and special instructions pertaining to areas where activities are curtailed or restricted. Proof of posting shall be filed in the Sonoma County's parks and recreation office.

(f) "Boat" means any device in or upon which persons or property may be carried, over or beneath the surface of the water.

(g) "Aircraft" means any device that is used to carry a person or persons in the air.

(h) "Juvenile" means any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.

(Ord. No. 1832 § 2.)

All persons entering the park shall remain on such land or water only so long as they abide by the rules and regulations of the park, laws of the state of California, and all applicable county and/or municipal ordinances; and while on said land or water areas, abide by the instructions and directions of duly authorized park authority and abide by such rules and regulations when they have been conspicuously posted within the park.

(Ord. No. 1832 § 2.)

The park or portions thereof, may be closed by the park authority, when, in the opinion of the park authority, a fire, or a natural or manmade hazard exists that seriously endangers life and limb. Under such conditions and upon such order of the park authority, all persons in the area to be closed shall vacate the premises without delay.

(a) Notice of the designation of each hazardous area shall be given by the posting of notices at intervals along the exterior boundaries of such area or along roads and trails passing through such areas.

(b) Entry upon closed areas does not prohibit or curtail the entry or use of the lands or water by the owner of the lands and waters or his nor the entry by any federal, state, county or municipal officer upon the closed area in the performance of his official duties.

(Ord. No. 1832 § 2.)