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Home My WebLink About1228 - Amending Provisions Regulating City Park and Recreation Facilities ORDINANCE NO. 1228 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 12 IN DIVISION ONE OF THE UKIAH CITY CODE REGULATING CITY PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES. The City Council of the City of Ukiah hereby ordains as follows: SECTION ONE. Division 1, Chapter 12 of the Ukiah City Code is hereby amended to read as follows (unchanged text is omitted and is shown by §1966 FACILITIES The following described parcels of land are parks and recreation facilities of the City and shall be known by the names indicated: * * * C. Grace Hudson Cultural Center: The property surrounding Grace Hudson Museum bounded by the Sunhouse Senior Apartments, the Great Redwood Trail, Main Street, and Mill Street, including the Wild Gardens. In addition to the Museum, the Park is home to the Sunhouse Residence and Garden, the Ts'Wish Wetlands, the Parking Area, and an east/west public access trail connecting Main Street to the Great Redwood Trail. Grace Hudson Cultural Center shall be open to the public as determined by the Community Services Director. Notice of those hours shall be posted in conspicuous locations at the Museum and at the perimeter of the park. Other rules and regulations in addition to or different from those prescribed in this chapter shall also apply, if such rules are adopted by resolution of the City Council; * * * S. Orr Creek Greenway Park: Along Orr Creek situated between North Oak Street and Bush Street and Orchard Street and Orr Street. §1966 HOURS OF USE Except as otherwise expressly provided in this code, City parks and outdoor recreational facilities shall be open to the public every day of the year from dawn to dusk except for unusual or unforeseen conditions deemed emergencies by the City Manager or the Director of Community Services. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter, loiter or remain in or on any City park facility from dusk to dawn or at any other time when a City park is not open to the public as provided in other provisions of this code, except where the Director of Community Services shall have posted additional extended hours or where a group or individuals are participating in programs under a permit issued by the Community Services Department. 1 §1971 PARKING No person shall operate or park any vehicle within a park or recreational facility except upon areas designated for such use. No person shall park, abandon, or otherwise allow to remain, any such vehicle or other conveyances in City park facilities from dusk to dawn except with written permission of the City Manager or the Director of Recreation and Parks or as otherwise posted. It shall be unlawful for any person to wash or repair any automobile or other conveyance within any City park, playground, tot lot or other facility. §1972 BICYCLES Bicycles shall at all times be operated with reasonable regard to the safety of others in compliance with all applicable State and local bicycle safety laws. §1985 AMPLIFIERS The noise ordinance of the city shall be effective in city parks and other city owned outdoor facilities unless a permit has been obtained or the park is being used by the city for a city sponsored event. It shall be unlawful to create noise, music, announcements or other sounds (with or without amplification) that can be heard outside the park without a permit. The city manager or the director of community services shall have the authority to issue the permit described herein and to establish policies for city sponsored events. Any person failing to abide by conditions of such permit may have the permit summarily revoked by a police officer or other duly authorized city representative. §1992 PERMIT FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF CITY PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES A. The City's recreational facilities (buildings, parks, ballfields, pools, picnic facilities and golf course) may be made available for the exclusive use of individuals or groups subject to the issuance of a permit by the Director of Recreation and Parks. The application form for a permit for the exclusive use of all or part of recreational facilities may be obtained from the Director of Recreation and Parks. This application must be completed and returned to the Director not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the proposed use of facilities. B. The following are prohibited in absence of a permit: 1. Structures including stages, tents, tables, bounce houses, or similar. 2. Portable generators or the use of electrical hook ups. 2 3. Conducting sales of any kind or to exchange tickets for merchandise. 4. For profit or non-profit fundraising of any kind. §2000.1 ALEX R. THOMAS, JR., PLAZA RULES AND REGULATIONS Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the contrary, all persons or organizations using Alex R. Thomas, Jr., Plaza ("plaza") shall comply with the following: A. No person shall use or possess alcoholic beverages in the plaza without a permit issued pursuant to section 1990 of this chapter. B. No person shall permit a dog under his or her ownership or control to enter upon or remain in the plaza. C. No person shall permit a motor vehicle under his or her ownership or control to enter upon or remain in the plaza, unless authorized by the city manager or the director of recreation and parks. D. No person shall play amplified music in the plaza unless authorized by the city manager or director of recreation and parks, who shall not consider music content in granting or denying permission. E. Plaza restrooms shall be open to the public as much as is feasible and safe at the discretion of the City Manager or his or her designee. §2000.4 GREAT REDWOOD TRAIL PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS F. No person shall permit a motor vehicle under his or her ownership or control to enter upon or remain in the Great Redwood Trail Park. However, small electric transport devices may be used as allowable by California State law regarding Class I Bike Paths. §2000.5 GRACE HUDSON CULTURAL CENTER Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code to the contrary, all persons or organizations using Grace Hudson Cultural Center shall comply with the following: A. The Ts'iwish Wetlands and parking lot are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. B. No person shall park a vehicle on Grace Hudson Cultural Center grounds between the hours of ten o'clock (10.00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. except with written permission of the Museum Director, the Director of Community Services, or the City Manager, or as otherwise posted. 3 SECTION TWO. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Ordinance, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Ukiah hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases hereof be declared invalid or unenforceable. SECTION THREE. 1. Publication: Within fifteen (15) days after its adoption, this Ordinance shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Ukiah. In lieu of publishing the full text of the Ordinance, the City may publish a summary of the Ordinance once 5 days prior to its adoption and again within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. 3. Effective Date: The ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. Introduced by title only on September 7, 2022, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Orozco, Crane, Rodin, and Vice Mayor Duenas NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Brown ABSTAIN: None Adopted on September 21, 2022, by the following roll call vote: AYES- Councilmembers Orozco, Crane, Rodin, Duenas, and Mayor Brown NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None G-� Ji . Brown, Mayor ATTEST: Kristine Lawler, City Clerk 4