Ventura County Municipal Code Art. 7 Public Safety

It is unlawful for persons using the Rincon Parkway to conduct themselves or to allow any person or animal for which they are responsible to behave in a manner that is detrimental to public safety and good order.

(Ord. No. 4601, § 1, 5-10-2022)

No person shall drive any vehicle within the limits of the Rincon Parkway in a manner other than that which is reasonable and safe, considering the traffic conditions and surface width of the roads.

(a) Legal Registration Required. No person shall drive, move or leave standing within the Rincon Parkway any vehicle unless it is registered, the appropriate fees have been paid as required by law, and the registration tab is properly displayed.

(b) License. No person shall operate a motorized vehicle on the Rincon Parkway without a valid driver's license in his possession.

(c) Designated Roads. No person shall ride or drive a bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or any other vehicle other than on a designated road or on a trail designated for said vehicle.

(d) Obstruction. No person shall obstruct the free travel of pedestrians on any road, walkway, or avenue, or of any vehicles on roads or designated trails, except for authorized emergency, park or County-contracted personnel servicing the area.

(e) Bike Lane. No person operating a vehicle on the Rincon Parkway shall drive or park in the bike lane pursuant to Vehicle Code section 21209. The bike lane may not be crossed, except to park where parking is permitted, to enter or leave the highway, or to prepare for a turn. This section does not apply to the operation of authorized emergency, park or County-contracted personnel servicing the area.

(f) Buffer Zone. No person shall leave, park or extend into or over the buffer zone with any vehicle or trailer. This section does not apply to the operation of authorized emergency or park or County-contracted personnel servicing the area.

(g) Non-operational Vehicles. No person shall leave or park any vehicle which is not operational on the Rincon Parkway.

(h) Parking. No person shall leave or park any vehicle on any driveway or at any other place on the Rincon Parkway except at such a place or places as are designated as places for vehicular parking or recreational vehicle parking meter zone. No vehicle shall remain parked within the posted Rincon Parkway beyond the posted hours. No person shall park a vehicle in an illegal matter or in such a manner as to create a hazardous or unsafe condition.

(i) Parking Zones.

(1) No vehicle shall remain parked within the posted Rincon Parkway Day Use beyond the posted hours along the south-west (Pacific Ocean) side of State Route 1 from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. between milepost 21.85 and milepost 22.92.

(2) No vehicle shall remain parked within the posted Rincon Parkway Day Use area beyond the posted hours along the south-west (Pacific Ocean) side of State Route 1 from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. between milepost 21.25 and milepost 21.38, between 22.92 and milepost 23.03, between milepost 23.92 and milepost 24.12, and between milepost 26.65 and 26.80, and it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle along the southwest (Pacific Ocean) side of State Route 1 at any time between milepost 21.38 and milepost 21.85, between milepost 23.03 and milepost 23.92, between milepost 24.62, between milepost 25.29 and milepost 25.37, between milepost 25.50 and milepost 25.61, and between milepost 26.80 and milepost 28.00.

(3) No vehicle shall remain parked within the posted Rincon Parkway Day Use area beyond the posted hours along the northeast (landward) side of State Route 1 from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. between milepost 24.18 and milepost 25.50 and between milepost 27.60 and 27.77, and it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle along the northeast (landward) side of State Route 1 at any time between milepost 21.25 and milepost 24.18, between milepost 25.50 and milepost 27.60, and between milepost 27.77 and 28.00.

(j) No Parking Zones. No person shall leave, park or lodge any vehicle in a no parking zone on the Rincon Parkway.

(k) Vehicles parked in violation of these regulations are subject to removal.

(Ord. No. 4601, § 1, 5-10-2022)

No person shall ignite or kindle a fire on the Rincon Parkway except in a commercially made barbecue grill or camping-type stove. The grill must have a stand and never be allowed to come in contact with the ground. Fires using the rock riprap are prohibited.

(a) No person shall allow any lighted tobacco product, or any burning or combustible material to ignite grass, shrubs, trees, or any other combustible substance along the Rincon Parkway.

(b) No person using a barbecue grill or stove shall permit such grill or stove to remain in an untidy or unsanitary condition, nor shall any such person fail to clear away all cooking and eating utensils and waste matter after use thereof. Any person who uses a barbecue grill or stove shall, when such use is completed, extinguish or cover the embers in such a manner to prevent them from being a hazard.

(c) The Director or his designee may prohibit fires in areas otherwise designated for fires if, in his sole discretion, public safety, weather conditions or other concerns necessitate such a temporary prohibition.

(Ord. No. 4601, § 1, 5-10-2022)

(a) No person shall use, carry, fire, or discharge any firearms, air gun, slingshot, or archery device of any kind across, in or onto the Rincon Parkway.

(b) No person shall use, carry, fire or discharge any firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, or other fireworks or explosives of any kind on the Rincon Parkway.

(Ord. No. 4601, § 1, 5-10-2022)

No adult person having the care or custody of any child under the age of five (5) years shall permit that child to play unattended.

(Ord. No. 4601, § 1, 5-10-2022)

No person shall operate any model aircraft or drone, in any County Park except those County Parks operated by a lessee. The Director may authorize a special use permit at his discretion to allow operation in a specific park within the parameters of Section 61005-13, Activities. No person shall operate any remote-controlled car in any County Park in any manner that violates Section 61005-13, Activities.

(Ord. No. 4601, § 1, 5-10-2022)