a. Amplified Sound. No one shall operate any sound amplification equipment at a volume that is plainly audible at a distance of fifty feet (50') in any park without a valid permit issued by the Director.
b. Large Gatherings. The Director can deny a group permit if the number of persons in the group is so large that it constitutes a threat to park property or public safety.
c. Fires.
1. No person shall build, light or maintain in any park any outdoor fire except for a fire maintained in a regulation park fire pit or park barbecue, unless authorized by a permit issued by the Director.
2. No person who builds, lights or maintains any fire in any park shall not leave until the fire has been extinguished and is cold to the touch.
3. No person shall ignite any fireworks in any park, open space, or on any Town property, or possess fireworks at any time in any park, open space, or on any Town property.
d. Camping. No person shall camp or lodge in a tent, on the ground, in a motor home or other vehicle, in any park or community facility, including the parking lot of any such area, without the written permission of the Director.
e. Guns and Dangerous Instruments. No person, other than peace officers in the discharge of their duties, shall have in their possession in any park or community facility, any firearm, bow and arrows, sling shot, air or gas weapon or any other weapon potentially dangerous to human safety or wildlife.
f. Motorized Boats and Planes. No person shall operate in any park or community facility any airborne or waterborne boat or plane, drone, rocket or missile, without the written permission of the Director.
g. Hunting, Injuring Park Wildlife; Animals and Pets in Parks.
1. No person shall set out food intended for any wild or tame animal, bird, fish, or reptile, in any park, except at feeding stations so designated by the Director. In parks where there are water features where wild and domestic fowl gather, birds may be fed bread or birdseed without written permission of the Director (although this practice is strongly discouraged for the overall health of the birds).
2. No person shall abandon any animal, bird, fish or reptile in any park.
3. No person shall hunt, capture, harm, or attempt to hunt, capture or harm any land, air or water animal in any park. All state fish and game laws and regulations shall be in force in all parks. Children under twelve (12) years of age are allowed to fish without a license at Oak Hill Park. While fishing, poles and/or lines may not be left in the water unattended.
4. No person shall remove the unhatched eggs of any wild animal found in any park.
5. Horses and other equine animals may be ridden or led only in those areas of parks designated for such use.
6. No person shall damage, remove or destroy any tree, plant or plant material from or within any park without the permission of the Director.
h. Dogs. With the exception of areas designated as dog parks, no person shall bring or allow a dog owned or maintained by them into any park unless such dog is on a leash under complete control at all times.
1. The Town may designate areas of any Town park as a dog park, in which dogs may be allowed off leash within the limits of the area so designated.
2. Any person having the custody or control of any dog shall have the duty to immediately remove any feces left by such animal on any public place and to dispose of such feces in a sanitary manner.
3. Any person having the custody or control of any dog in or on a Town property shall have in such person's immediate possession a bag or equipment for the picking up and removal of animal feces.
4. The provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 above shall not apply to any person using a "seeing eye" or guide dog.
i. Swimming. No person shall swim, wade, float, dive, or otherwise immerse themselves in any water feature in any park except in those areas so designated by the Director by the placement of appropriate signs.
j. Golfing. No person in a park or community facility shall golf, including but not limited to chipping, putting, driving or otherwise practicing golf.
k. Commercial Activities. No person shall: (a) sell any goods or services; (b) conduct or maintain any show, performance, concert, place of amusement or exhibition; or (c) conduct private lessons or classes unless such person has received the prior written permission of the Director. This section shall not apply to sidewalk vendors as defined in and licensed pursuant to Chapter 5-9 of this Code nor to concessionaires of the Town or to persons acting under a lease, license or special permit issued by the Town.
l. Smoking. Smoking and vaping shall be prohibited in all parks, facilities and buildings owned or maintained by the Town of Danville.
m. Alcohol.
1. No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage, with the exception of beer and wine, in any area of a park, including parking lots associated therewith. Individuals twenty-one (21) years and over may consume beer and wine in parks providing it is consumed in conjunction with picnicking activities. Park users may not gather in picnic or other areas for the sole purpose of consuming beer and wine.
2. Beer and wine may be consumed in community buildings providing approval is granted in conjunction with a Facilities Use Permit.
3. Beer and wine shall not be sold in parks. Beer and wine may be sold in community facilities with approval of the Director and with a one (1) day license from the Alcohol Beverage Control Board.
4. No alcoholic beverages shall be consumed or possessed on school premises including school grounds defined as parks and maintained by the Town of Danville.
n. Vehicles in Parks.
1. No person, except for peace officers and Town employees acting in the course and scope of their employment, shall drive any motorized vehicle onto any park grounds except by permit issued by the Director. Violation of this paragraph shall constitute a misdemeanor, and a public offense authorizing the impoundment of the motor vehicle used in the commission of the offense. For the purposes of this paragraph, park grounds shall include all areas within all parks except for roadway and parking lots intended for public use.
2. All sections of the California Vehicle Code in effect in the Town of Danville shall be enforced in Town parks.
3. Food trucks operating with a permit may not use more than one parking space.
o. Bicycles, E-bikes and motorized scooters. No person shall ride or operate a bicycle, e-bike or motorized scooter in a negligent, unsafe or reckless manner, or in any way that endangers the life, limb or property of any person in a Town park or trail. Riding bicycles, e-bikes and motorized scooters in park playground areas is prohibited.
p. Yard Clippings or Garbage. No person shall place or dump any grass clippings, tree or shrub pruning, rubbish, garbage or other refuse in any park, except for garbage from food or drink consumed in the park which shall be placed only in receptacles provided for such.
q. Advertising. No person shall place or affix any handbill, circular, pamphlet or advertisement to any tree, fence, shrub or structure in any park.
r. Graffiti. No person shall destroy, mar, spoil, deface, or mutilate any park property by means of painting, carving, writing, or otherwise.
s. Structures. No structure shall be erected or placed in any park or open space other than by permit issued by the Director.
t. Adults not accompanying children 12 and under prohibited from park playgrounds.
1. No adult shall be present on any Town park playground unless the adult is accompanying a child age 12 and under, lawfully under their custody or control, who is using the playground.
2. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. #91-13, §1; Ord. #2011-03, § 2; Ord. #2024-10, § 2 (part))
1 See California Vehicle Code, Section 22655.5