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PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE*
Title 3 RESERVED
Title 4 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS*
Title 5 HEALTH AND SANITATION*
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 RESERVED
Title 8 TREES AND VEGETATION
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY*
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC*
Title 11 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PROCEDURE
Title 12 PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
Title 13 IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE*
Title 14 RESERVED
Title 15 FIRE PREVENTION*
Title 16 BUILDING REGULATIONS*
Title 17 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS STORAGE*
Title 18 ZONING*
Title 19 MASTER PLAN*
Title 20 PRECISE PLANS*
Title 21 SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER DIVISIONS OF LAND*
Title 22 PARKS*
Chapter 22.04 PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING USE AND REGULATIONS
22.04.010 Purpose.
22.04.020 Definitions.
22.04.030 Compliance required.
22.04.035 Enforcement.
22.04.040 Permits for use of parks and open space lands.
22.04.050 Permit application.
22.04.060 Reserved.*
22.04.070 Action on permit application.
22.04.080 Reserved.*
22.04.090 Reserved.*
22.04.100 Reserved.*
22.04.110 Reserved.*
22.04.120 Right of permit appeal.
22.04.130 Permit fees and deposits.
22.04.140 Liability of permit holders.
22.04.150 Foothills Nature Preserve.
22.04.155 Dogs in city parks and open space lands.
22.04.160 Commercial activities and solicitation.
22.04.170 Violation of permit.
22.04.180 Amplified sound.
22.04.190 Golf and other games.
22.04.200 Models, kites.
22.04.210 Vehicle operation and parking.
22.04.215 Launch and takeout from ramp or dock.
22.04.220 Bicycles and animals.
22.04.230 Litter.
22.04.240 Interference with permitted activities.
22.04.250 Standards and guidelines.
22.04.260 Weapons.
22.04.270 Flora, fauna, feeding of wildlife.
22.04.280 Removal of turf or soil.
22.04.290 Entering, marking, injuring, damaging or disturbing park or open space lands.
22.04.300 Fires in city parks and open space lands.
22.04.310 Enid Pearson Arastradero Preserve, Esther Clark Park closed from sunset until 8:00 a.m.
22.04.315 Byxbee Park and city-owned Baylands closed from sunset to 8:00 a.m.
22.04.320 Parks closed, 10:30 p.m. to sunrise.
22.04.321 John Lucas Greer Park - Use of or trespass at skateboard facility prohibited when closed.
22.04.322 Rinconada Park - Use of or trespass at pool facility prohibited when closed.
22.04.330 Cogswell Plaza - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.331 Lytton Plaza - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.332 Edith Eugenie Johnson Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.333 Boulware Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.334 Scott Street Minipark - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.335 John Lucas Greer Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited in skateboard facility.
22.04.336 Rinconada Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited without a permit.
22.04.337 Mitchell Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited without a permit.
22.04.338 Don Secondino Robles Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.339 Timothy Hopkins Creekside Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.340 Motorized vehicles and generators in parks and open space land.
22.04.341 El Palo Alto Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.342 Heritage Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.343 Eleanor Pardee Park - Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
22.04.350 Consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited in motor vehicles.
22.04.360 Storage of opened container.
22.04.370 Reckless driving prohibited.
22.04.380 Unlawful riding and towing.
22.04.390 Duck pond.
Chapter 22.08 PARK DEDICATIONS
EXHIBITS FOR TITLE 22, PARKS
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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22.04.200   Models, kites.
   (a)   No person shall operate any motor-driven or radio controlled model airplane, helicopter, boat, car, truck, or similar object in a park and open space lands, except in areas designated by the director in park regulations.
   (b)   Kite flying is prohibited in city-owned Baylands and Byxbee Park.
(Ord. 4368 § 2 (part), 1996)
22.04.210   Vehicle operation and parking.
   No person shall operate or park any vehicle, including any motor vehicle, motorcycle, moped, bicycle, and any other vehicle as defined in the California Vehicle Code, within the time periods prohibited by and designated in park regulations and posted accordingly within a city park or open space land, except in areas designated and posted for such use without the written permission of the director. Any city employee performing park maintenance work or other work related to park and open space land purposes is excluded from the foregoing restriction. No person shall operate any vehicle in excess of twenty miles per hour in any city park or open space land. No person shall access or use city utilities (electrical and water), within a city park or open space lands, to power any vehicle or equipment without the written permission of the director, except as authorized by park regulations and posted accordingly.
(Ord. 4610 § 1, 2000: Ord. 4368 § 2 (part), 1996)
22.04.215   Launch and takeout from ramp or dock.
   No person shall launch or take out any boat, motorboat, or personal watercraft as defined in the California Harbors and Navigation Code, or any other motor-powered boat or watercraft from a boat ramp or a dock in a city park or open space land without the written permission of the director, except as authorized by park regulations and posted accordingly.
(Ord. 4610 § 3, 2000)
22.04.220   Bicycles and animals.
   (a)   No person shall operate, drive or ride a bicycle, electric bicycle (e-bike), unicycle, skateboard, roller skates, scooter, jogging stroller or other coasting device (including electric coasting devices), horse or any other animal in a park or open space lands except as expressly permitted to do so pursuant to park regulations.
   (b)   Persons riding horses shall properly dispose of horse manure dropped from the animal they are riding by removing it to the side of the levee, trail or road.
(Ord. 5576 § 2: Ord. 4868 § 1, 2005: Ord. 4368 § 2 (part), 1996)
22.04.230   Litter.
   No person within any city park or open space lands shall leave any garbage, trash, cans, bottles, papers or other refuse elsewhere than in the receptacles provided therefor.
(Ord. 4368 § 2 (part), 1996)
22.04.240   Interference with permitted activities.
   No person shall use, or attempt to use, or interfere with the use of any table, space, building or facility within a park or open space lands which at the time is reserved for a permit holder. The permit shall become void and the director may cancel the permit holder's rights thereunder if the table, space, building or facility referred to in the permit is not used within one hour after the time provided in the permit for the activity to begin.
(Ord. 4368 § 2 (part), 1996)
22.04.250   Standards and guidelines.
   No person shall engage in any activity in any park or open space lands contrary to the regulations promulgated by the city manager or contrary to a plan for such park approved by ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Charter.
(Ord. 4368 § 2 (part), 1996)
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