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ORDINANCE NO. 5 1 9
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.56.050 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED
ACTS IN PARKS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 12.56.050 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
12.56.050 Prohibited acts in parks.
Within the limits of any park, it is unlawful for any person, other than a duly
authorized city employee in the performance of his or her duty, to do any of the
following:
A. Play or practice golf or archery', fly motor -driven model aircraft, or throw a
javelin, shotput, hammer, boomerang, or other dangerous projectile or launch
any type of rocket device, regardless of the power source;
B. Cut, remove, destroy, injure, mutilate, pluck, pull up or take any tree, plant,
shrub, bloom or flower; or to cut, break, injure, deface, disturb or remove any
bench, table, apparatus, refuse receptacle, equipment, building, structure,
monument, sign, fence or property; or to mark, paint, write or print upon any
building, monument, fence, bench, structure or other property; or to remove any
wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand or gravel; or to attach or place in any manner
any sign, poster, card, display or advertising device; throw any stones, rocks, clods
or missiles; or to hunt, pursue, annoy, throw stones, clods, rocks or missiles at, shoot
at, or molest or disturb in any way any animal or bird; or to go upon any lawn or
grass plot where prohibited by a proper and legible sign;
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C. Make, light, kindle or maintain any fire, unless such fire is lighted and
maintained in a grill, pit, or brazier intended for such use;
D. Open, expose or interfere with any water or gas pipe or electrical outlet,
hydrant, stopcock, sewer, basin or other fixture or improvement;
E. Leave any garbage, rubbish, trash cans, bottles, papers, cigarettes, animal
feces or other refuse elsewhere than in the receptacles provided therefor;
F. Operate, drive, ride or propel any motor vehicle, bicycle, unicycle, horse,
cattle, or any other animal, or to bring or keep any animal other than a domestic
animal;
G. To allow dogs to run loose or with a chain or leash longer than six feet, except
in areas which may be specifically designated and posted for such use;
H. Purposely or knowingly, in any manner, provide access to food, feed or bait
to any wild animal, including, but not limited to, coyotes, deer, squirrels, feral cats,
foxes, raccoons, skunks, waterfowl, birds or beavers;
I. Take into, exhibit, use or discharge any firearm, weapon, air gun or slingshot;
J. Use or attempt to use or interfere with the use of any table, stage, equipment,
apparatus, area, athletic fields, swimming pool, tennis court or other space or
facility which has been reserved for other persons under any contract, facility
reservation or permit from the director or reserved or scheduled for other persons
under contract or otherwise; or disturb in any manner any picnic, meeting,
service, concert, exercise, activity, exhibition or gathering;
K. Operate, ride or propel any skateboard or skates except in areas which may
be specifically designated and posted for such uses;
L. Assemble, collect or gather together in any walk, passageway or in any other
place set apart for the travel of persons in or through any park or to occupy the
same so that free passage or use thereof by persons passing along the same shall
be obstructed in any manner;
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M. Be in or upon any park between the hours of ten p.m. and five a.m.;
N. No person shall construct or maintain any building, structure, tent or,anyother.
thing in any park that may be used for housing accommodations or camping;
O. Except as allowed . under permit issued pursuant to Sections 12.56.070,
12.56.080, 12.56.090 and 12.56.170, engage in any activity prohibited by these
sections;
P. Except as authorized by permit issued pursuant to Section 12.56.200 or
12.56.210, consume any alcoholic beverage or be in possession of any open
container with any alcoholic beverage inside;
Q. Take'into, exhibit, use, cause to be brought into, or otherwise cause any bottle
or any other glass beverage container, other than a container displayed as an
exhibit in'an authorized art show, to be in any park, or in any parking lot within the
park or adjacent to any park;
R. Operate a food and/or shelter agency as defined in Section 17.04.285.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of. the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and
after the date of its passage.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted, by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
NOV - 6 2024 by the following vote:
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COUNCILMEMBER:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBER:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER:
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ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY, KAUR
J LIE DRIMAKIS, CPMC, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: V - 6 Z024
By:
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
BJeSpufy
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UA H. RUDNICK City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
County of Kern )ss.
JULIE DRIMAKIS, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of
Bakersfield; and that on the 18th day of November 2024 she posted on the
Bulletin Board at City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following:
Ordinance No. 5191, passed by the Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held
on the 6th day of November 2024 and entitled:
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.56.050 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS IN PARKS.
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
City Clerk _and Ex Officio of the
Co.uncil' of'the City -of Bakersfield
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