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ORDINANCE NO. 4597
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;
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;
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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;
1. 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;
M. Be in or upon any park between the hours of ten p.m. and five a.m.,
except for participants in city-sponsored events, for which the prohibited hours
shall be twelve midnight to five a.m.; provided, however, that camping and
lodging overnight may be permitted when such camping or lodging is part of
an authorized recreational outing under the supervision of the division of
recreation and parks of the city pursuant to a permit granted therefor by the
city manager or designee; such application may be denied if such use is found
to be inimical to the use of any park by the general public;
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N. 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;
0. 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;
P. 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;
Q. 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 0 4 2009 , by the following vote:
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YE ' COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, BENHAM, WEIR, COUCH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SCRIVNER
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER r-101\45-
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, MMC
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: NOV 0 4 2009-
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RVE L. HALL
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By:
STIN A. CRUMLEY
Associate City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Kern )
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, 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 9th day of November , 2009 she posted on the Bulletin Board at
City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No. 4597, passed by
the Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the 4th day of November. 2009 and
entitled:
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.56.050 OF THE BAKERSFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS IN PARKS
PAMELA A. McCARTHY
City Clerk and Ex Officio of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
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