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A. Hang-gliding. No person shall participate in the sport of hang-gliding within the boundaries of any city park or playground.
B. Para-gliding. Para-gliding in Bidwell Park is permitted as follows:
1. No person shall para-glide in Bidwell Park without first obtaining a permit from the director. Permit applications shall be filed in the office of the director. The director shall issue permits only to pilots who provide evidence of current membership in the United States Hang Gliding and Para- gliding Association (USHPA) and possess, at a minimum, a USHPA intermediate rating of Para 3. A permit may also be issued to a pilot who is a member of USHPA and has a beginner rating of Para 2, subject to the condition that a pilot with a Para 2 rating may only para-glide in Bidwell Park when accompanied by another pilot who possesses a rating of Para 3 or greater and who has also been issued a permit by the director. An applicant for a para-gliding permit must agree in writing to comply with the permit conditions set forth in paragraph 2., below, prior to issuance of a permit. A permit shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
2. All para-gliding permits shall be subject to the following conditions:
a. All pilots shall fly with a reserve parachute.
b. Para-gliding shall occur only from those designated launching and landing locations delineated in Exhibit “L” of this chapter.
c. Only one pilot launching and one pilot setting up shall be permitted on each launch site at any one time.
d. Pilots shall make every effort to minimize their effect on the launch site by not digging, removing or moving rocks, or removing any vegetation.
e. Motorized para-gliding is prohibited.
f. Para-gliding acrobatics are prohibited.
g. Pilots shall avoid flying over or around horses.
h. All pilots with a Para 2 rating must be accompanied by a pilot with a Para 3, or greater, rating who also has a permit issued by the director.
i. The director may apply additional conditions if necessary to protect the natural resources of Bidwell Park.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part), Res. No. 36-09 §3 (part)) (Res. No. 31-13 §21)
No person shall enter into or use a designated restoration area which has been appropriately signed and fenced as such within the boundaries of any city park or playground. For the purposes of this section, “designated restoration area” means an area within a city park or playground requiring special renovation or reconstruction in order to protect and/or restore the animal or plant life within it, or to refurbish its natural terrain features, and which requires the exclusion of public use for an appropriate and necessary time period to accomplish such end.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part))
A. Big Chico Creek, as it travels through Bidwell Park, is primarily dedicated to the uses of swimming, bathing, or otherwise playing in the waters. No person shall place, use or operate any nonmanually-powered boat, watercraft, or other floatation device in Big Chico Creek. No person shall place, use or operate any manually-powered boat, watercraft, or other floatation device in Big Chico Creek except as provided in subsection B.
B. The following boats, watercrafts, or other floatation devices shall be permitted:
1. Pneumatically-inflated air mattresses, tubes, and other floatation devices used primarily in aid of swimming, bathing, or otherwise playing in the waters;
2. Kayaks, whitewater rafts, and whitewater canoes during the period of November 1 through April 30; and
3. Any other boat, watercraft, or other floatation device, after receiving the written permission of the park director.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part), Res. No. 57 98-99)
No person shall make any use of that portion of Big Chico Creek and its adjacent banks which lies within 200 yards upstream of the footbridge located in the municipal golf course except that kayaks, whitewater rafts, and whitewater canoes may use this portion of Big Chico Creek during the period of November 1 through April 30. Uses of such area which are incidental to the use of the municipal golf course are excluded from the prohibition of this regulation.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part), Res. No. 57 98-99)
No person shall place, use or operate any motor boat, or other motorized equipment in or upon the reservoir in Bidwell Park, commonly known as Horseshoe Lake, except with written permission of the director.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part)) (Res. No. 31-13 §1)
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