Ventura County Municipal Code Art. 2 Definitions

The definitions set forth in this Article govern the interpretation of this Chapter and apply to all County Parks within the County of Ventura.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"County Parks" mean any park, trail, community center, or recreation facility owned by, leased by, or under the control of the County, either exclusively or concurrently with another governmental entity or entities.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Person" means any individual, association, organization, partnership, corporation, or other entity, but it does not include any government entity.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Board" means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Director" means that person appointed by the Board of Supervisors as the Director of the General Services Agency.

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"Lease operator" means a person who operates a County Park or facility under a lease agreement and manages the park or facility within the rules and regulations of the Rent and Fee Schedule, lease and applicable laws.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Animal" means any creature, except a human being.

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"Sound amplification device" means any machinery, device, equipment, or amplifier of the human voice, music, or any other sound, including both stationary and mobile equipment. "Sound amplification device" does not include standard automobile audio or video systems when used and heard only by the occupants of the vehicle in which the audio or video system is installed, or audio or video system in a dwelling, warning devices on authorized emergency vehicles, or horns or other warning devices on other vehicles used only for traffic safety purposes. "Sound amplification device" does not include mobile or stationary sound amplifying or producing equipment used exclusively in connection with the exhibition of or participation in outdoor sports, such as baseball, football, horse events, and soccer, at a location where such sport is taking place for the benefit of spectators and participants.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Refuse" means any animal, vegetable or mineral matter, such as swill, solid or liquid waste, sewage, cans, bottles, paper, wood, petroleum products, carcasses of dead animals, trash, and garbage.

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"County" means the County of Ventura.

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"Permit" means written consent, warrant, or license granted by the Director allowing specific functions in a park facility.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Picnic" means an individual or group excursion or outing with food provided by the participants and eaten in the open.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Camping" is defined as the erecting of a tent or the placing of portable dwelling, recreation vehicle, or shelter, or the arranging of bedding in such a way as will permit sleeping and/or remaining overnight. Use of any parked or standing vehicle for the purpose of sleeping also constitutes "camping."

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Rent and Fee Schedule" means the document approved by the Board of Supervisors setting Parks Department fees, permits, and licenses for all County Park facilities.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Motorized bicycles" means any device defined in California Vehicle Code section 406(a).

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Electric bicycle" means any device defined in California Vehicle Code section 312.5.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Motor vehicle" means any device defined in California Vehicle Code section 415.

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"Alcoholic beverage" means and includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcoholic spirits, wine or beer, and which contains one-half of one (0.5) percent or more of alcohol by volume, and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed or combined with other substances.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Power-driven mobility device" means any mobility device — whether or not designed primarily for use by individuals with mobility disabilities — powered by batteries, fuel, or other engines that is used by individuals with mobility disabilities for the purpose of locomotion, including golf cars, electronic personal assistance mobility devices (EPAMDs), such as the Segway® PT, or any mobility device designed to operate in areas without defined pedestrian routes, but that is not a wheelchair.

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"Wheelchair" means a manually operated or power driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor or both indoor and outdoor locomotion.

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"Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

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"Memorial" means any item or display left in memory of a person or animal.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Gender." The use of masculine pronouns is intended to be gender-neutral and applies to the feminine use when applicable.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)

"Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive.

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"Loud or raucous noise" means any sounds from the use or operation of any device in such a manner that the volume or sound is unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring, disturbing, or a nuisance to persons or domestic animals.

(Ord. No. 4600, § 1, 5-10-2022)