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Ordinance Amending Chapter 12.56, Section 12.56.050 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code Relating to Parks
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 2.56.050 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.
Chapter 1 2.56, Section 1 2.56.050 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, mutilat e, 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, wri te 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; E. Leave any garbage, rubbish, trash cans, bottles, papers, cigarettes, animal feces or other refuse elsewhere than in the receptacles provided therefor;
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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;
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 any other 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
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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 S. Smok e in any area of a public park, including sidewalks, athletic field s, playgrounds, recreational areas, and public buildings within the park.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its passage. ---------o0o----------
I 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 _____________________________ by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, KOMAN, BASHIRTASH, KAUR NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: __________________________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER: ___________________________________________________________________ ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: ____________________________________________________________________
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, CPMC, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council
of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED:
By:______________________________
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By: ______________________________
VIRIDIANA GALLARDO-KING
Deputy City Attorney II
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