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' .. ORDINlL?llCE NO. ,.. -~US" 30
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
~.MEMOING CHAPTER 22~04 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL
CODE TO ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS ON HOURS OF USE OF
CITY PARKS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
The Council of the City of Palo Alto· does ORDAIN as fol-
lows:
SECTION l. The Council hereby finds with respect to assemblages
of la~ge numbers of people in and about the city's parks at and after.
nightfall pursuant to exclusive us~ permits:
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(b)
(c)
(d)
The incidence_ of criminal acts such as sexual assault,
drunkenness iii p~blic a~d use of illegal drugs· is
substantially greater than at other times.
Darkness and large crowds seriously hamper publi~
officials and police ~fficers in discharging their
duties to p~9t~c::t. the_ users of such pa~ks, to enforce
park regulation·s, and to pr~vent the occur_rence of crime.
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Substantial numbers.of minors attend such gatherings.
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The combined cf feet of the foregoing "factors constitutes
-greater jeopatay··to· ~he public peac~, he.al th,. safety and
morals than exists during daylight hours or where·there
is appropriate and adequate program lighting.
SEC~ION .2. section 22~04.040 (Exclusive use of parks) of the
Palo Alto· Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding the following·
sentence theretp: --··· -.
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'!No ex.clusi ve use permit shall be granted for a park for
any· assembly or assembly acti::vi ty involving more tha~ one
hundred fifty participants during any of the time between
one·hour before sunset .and one hour after sunrise, wtless
.the park has the appropriate program'lig:titing ·as spec.i:ffed
in Exhibit A."
SECTION 3. EXHIBIT A to Chap'ter 22. 04 is hereby. amenrled tc
show the following,program lighting at the parks specified:
All
Rinconada
Athletic Center
El Camino-Softball
Field -
other aesi9nations on
Tennis and Swimming
Athl~1tic Activities
Athletic Activities
EXHIBIT A shall remain unchanged.
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SECTION 4. Because of the findings set forth in Section 1
hereof and in order to protect the public safety, health and wel
fare, the Council does declare that this is an emergency ordinance
that shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
Council of the City of Palo Alto on Monday, the 8th day of
September, 1969, and was passed by a four-fifths vote of all the
councilmen present at the meeting as follows:
AYES: Arnold, Berwald, Clark, Comstock, Dias, Gallagher, Norton,
Pear son, Wheatley
NOES: None
ABSENT: Beahrs, Spaeth
l{pPROVED AS TO CONTENT: '"lr;JW) .
Director o Community
Services
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EXHI8IT "A"
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ClTY PARKS FA.ClLlTIES AND ACCO~~IJJ\TIO!IS ENVIRONMENT
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** Al.a & Railroad Tracks -Oregon E&pre11vay #Adjacent to School
(1) ASSEHB!.Y/ACTIVtTY denolel •xi•• nu•ber of pen!)!l• to occlipj" the pa~k under an exo:luetve uae per°mlt whtm
actlvltlea auch aa badminton, croquet, volle1ball, football throvlng, aoftball, Frl~bee play, ate. occur for part
of the period of such· exclualve use.
(2) ASSEHBLY derote& .u.l-al9ber of peraoa1 t,o occupy the park undoer an eaclushe ul'le per•lt where a~tlvltlea
of .. pall•lve auituH not requlrln1 additional apac. for ectblHea •uch· ••·noted above «.cur. fot <he ent"lte
period of such eaelalve uae.
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CITY PARKS FAClLl!_U:·s AND ACCOMMJDATIONS ENVIRONHY.NT -.. ./FT: I ~ " II b
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Milchell 3010 l'lOS 199 32 32 Yes Yes Yes T Yes T 2M/W No 1 l 3.5 20.0
Rinconada .25!10 1290 142 :m I 6 0 I I Yes' ' Yes T 'I' 1.£ M/W 0 IC -
Yt>S No 2 ).0 19 .o
Clark Oodevelor>ed
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Athletic Center 5160 2580 106 0 0 0 0 0 Yes ~ M/W Yes 1 2 G 6.U 12.-33
Bowling Green 128 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H/W No 4 0 .) i. 87
El Ca,,,ino S/o 0 -'; 0 0 0 0 0 M/W No 1 ) 11.54 -).0
A - 2 "MK sT".J:'OA!t'>S >.'rfl GUlOf.LillES
Pla,,ficld 25430 1290 -
Softball Field 301J nos A 3.5
Foothills 2000 400 119 40 Yes 0 0 Y<!S 0 3M/I; JI,, 1400 --
Foothills
_(Qak Grovel 0 150
Foothills !
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(To,,,le C:u:o) 0 66
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Golf Course 182 0 0 0 0 (l • ..L_. D 2H/W Yes 1 2 B 184
, Yacht Harbor Leased bv Santa Clara Counlv
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T Tennis Courts A Ath!.ettc Activities
(3) The follO\oling schedule shall be· the nwaber of portable latrines requf_r.ed of
pi:naittee for Exclusive Use exceeding four houu. Peraittee <;hall redllte
said number of latrines hy nul!lber of permanent latrines exi~ting in park
for which persil is granted:
.1 Adjacent to ~khoul
C City Hall
G Golf Couue
D . Driving Range
s swimming
Number aequired Nu11iier of People
2 250
ii addt ttonal Ne11t soo
2 additional Next l,SOO
2 additlon11l Next 2,000
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