HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-23 Ordinance 5259Ordinance No. 5259
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 22.04.270 by
Adding Subsection 22.04.270(c) to Prohibit the Feeding of Wildlife and
Feral Animals in City Parks and Open Spaces
The Council ofthe City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 22.04.270 of Chapter 22.04 of Title 22 Parks is hereby amended
by adding Section 22.04.270(c), to read:
"22.04.270 Flora, fauna, feeding of wildlife
(a) No person other than a duly authorized city employee or any person
participating in city-sponsored activities shall dig, remove, destroy, injure, mutilate or cut any
tree, plant, shrub, bloom or flower, or any portion thereof, growing in any park or open space
lands, without the written consent of the director.
(b) No person shall take, seize, molest, injure, or hunt a bird, reptile, or animal in
any city park or open space lands, except as authorized by park regulations or with the
written consent of the director.
(c) No person shall feed, cause to be fed, scatter or leave food, seed or other
matter edible to any wildlife animal, including any bird or feral animal, including any feral cat,
in any park or open space lands or building located within a park or open space lands, without
the written consent of the director."
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SECTION 2. The Council finds that the adoption of this ordinance is not a project for
the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-first day after the
date of its adoption.
INTRODUCED: June 9, 2014
PASSED: June 23, 2014
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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