Any person upon any premises of the City maintained under the provisions of this title, whether as a participant in any contest or exhibition, or as spectator, or in any other capacity, and whether he is present thereon under a permit granted under Section 10-3.101 through 10-3.105, and whether he has paid an admission fee or not, shall be a mere licensee only and may be evicted, by any Police Officer of the City or by the Director of Recreation and Parks, upon return to him of any admission price which he has paid.
(Prior Code § 2-91)
No vehicle, other than authorized emergency vehicles and service vehicles of the City, shall be permitted in any park except upon vehicular ways designated therein. The speed limit for all vehicles on vehicular ways within a park shall be 15 miles per hour and no vehicle shall exceed the speed limit.
(Prior Code § 2-91.2)
No vehicle, other than authorized emergency vehicles and service vehicles of the City, shall be parked on any vehicular way within any park, but shall be parked in designated parking areas only. Parking in any place within any park, other than in a designated vehicular parking area, is a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code § 2-91.4)
No vehicle and no table, booth or other structure operated, parked or erected within any park, and no individual or group of individuals, or organization, shall obstruct any vehicular or pedestrian way, walk, path or bridle path within any park, in any manner or at any time in such a manner as to prevent convenient pedestrian passage on such way, walk or path; provided, that pursuant to a permit issued and approved by the Recreation and Parks Commission, an area within a park approved for the use of a permittee, may include provision for temporary closure of specified pedestrian ways, walks or paths, in a safe manner, so as to permit the use of that portion of that park by such permittee, but in no event for any period of time greater than that specified in the permit. The City may utilize the process in Santa Maria Municipal Code section 10-1.02 to designate certain pathways within the City's parks for vehicular use only. Pedestrian use of pathways designated and posted as vehicular only is prohibited.
(Prior Code § 2-91.3; Ord. 2023-02 § 1, eff. 6/1/23)
No person, group of persons or organization shall operate any sound amplifying system (including, but not limited to, portable speakers and amplifiers, and vehicle stereos) within any park in conjunction with their use of the park, except where approved by permit through the Director of Recreation and Parks. In no event shall any sound amplifying system be operated within a park, at such a volume as to constitute a substantial source of annoyance to other persons, groups or organizations using the park outside of the immediate area approved for the use of the particular person, group or organization using the system or to persons lawfully occupying private properties adjoining the park.
(Prior Code § 2-91.5; Ord. 2023-02 § 2, eff. 6/1/23; Ord. 2024-05, eff. 5/16/2024)
Any action by any person or groups of persons, intentionally causing damage or which to a reasonable person would appear likely to cause damage to any park property or recreational equipment within the park, is a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code § 2-91.6)
No signs, placards, posters, hand-carried signs or signs of any kind shall be permitted within any park, except upon approval of a permit therefor by the Director of Recreation and Parks or his authorized representative. Such approval shall not be granted except for identifying the person, group or organization using the park, and the nature or purpose of their activity therein. Erection, maintenance or display of signs in parks, contrary to these provisions, is a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code § 2-91.7)
No person, group or organization using any park facilities, or being in or on any City park or any public way immediately adjacent thereto, shall molest or harass any other person on or within the park or the public way. Any such molestation or harassment is a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code § 2-91.8)
There shall be no overnight camping, sleeping or parking within any public park at any time, and no permit issued pursuant to this title shall permit an activity to continue beyond twelve (12:00) midnight on the date for which the activity is permitted. Any such overnight camping, sleeping or parking is a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code § 2-91.10)
It is the intent of this section is to ensure the safe and proper use of City recreation facilities that have been specifically designed or intended for a specialty function.
It shall be unlawful for any person or group to engage in activity upon or adjacent to City recreation facilities for which that facility is not intended. The Director of Recreation and Parks may identify specific specialty uses for recreation facilities due to the design specifications, safety issues or physical constraints of a recreation facility. A sign shall be posted in clear view of the public stating the special purpose of the facility and that no other activity may occur on the facility without the express written permission of the Director of Recreation and Parks.
Those persons participating in the nonconforming activity may be removed from the premises and/or charged with an infraction.
(Ord. 2001-08, eff. 6/15/01)