HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-11-16 Ordinance 55111
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Ordinance No. 5511
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapters 9.64
(Regulation of Community Facilities), and 22.04 (Parks and Recreation Building
Use and Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Open Foothills Park to
the General Public and to Amend or Delete Outdated and Duplicative Code
Language
The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The City’s Foothills Park is reserved for park, playground, recreation, or conservation
purposes by Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) 22.08.090 et seq.;
B. The City Council desires to open Foothills Park to the general public by removing limits
to non‐residents; and
C. The City Council desires to make the operation hours of the City’s open‐space
interpretive centers consistent with the hours of the open spaces themselves.
SECTION 2. Section 9.64.010 (Use of community facilities prohibited from 10:30 p.m. to
sunrise) of Chapter 9.64 (Regulation of community facilities) of Title 9 (Public peace, morals,
and safety) is hereby amended as follows (additions are in underline, deletions are in
strikethrough):
9.64.010 Use of community facilities prohibited from 10:30 p.m. to sunrise.
(A) No person shall use, remain in or enter any Community Facilities between 10:30 pm and
sunrise, other than a duly authorized city employee or persons participating in city‐sponsored
activities or other activities for which the city has provided written permission to utilize the
grounds beyond the closing time, provided however that the additional closure of specific
facilities during portions of the day or the year may be specified by the City Manager or his or
her designee.
(B) For the purposes of this chapter, "Community Facilities" means all buildings and premises
of City of Palo Alto Libraries, the Cubberley Community Center, Lucie Stern Community Center,
Children's Theatre, Community Theatre, Junior Museum & Zoo, Mitchell Park Community
Center and Field House, Art Center, Peers Park Field House, Lucy Evans Baylands Nature
Interpretive Center, Pearson Arastradero Preserve Gateway Center, Foothills Park Interpretive
Center, and Civic Center Plaza, (as defined in Municipal Code Section 9.60.020(b)), but not any
land dedicated for park use.
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SECTION 3. Section 22.04.150 (Foothills Park) of Chapter 22.04 (Parks and Recreation Building
Use and Regulations) of Title 22 (Parks) is hereby amended as follows:
22.04.150 Foothills Park.
Foothills Park shall be open to all persons, regardless of residency.
(a) Foothills Park shall not be made available for the exclusive use by any persons except for
Towle Camp and the Oak Grove Group Area, Pine Gulch Group Area, Wood Fern Group Area,
and the Foothills Park Interpretative Center classroom. Facility reservations shall be made
available to residents of the city before being offered to the general public, according to
regulations promulgated by the city manager. Foothills Park may be accessible to the general
public for the purpose of using the Bay‐To‐Foothills trails.
(a) Only residents of the city and regular or part‐time city employees, members of their
households related by blood, marriage, or adoption, and their accompanied guests are
entitled to enter on foot or by bicycle or vehicle and remain in Foothills Park. No person who
is not a resident of the city may enter on foot or by bicycle or vehicle unaccompanied by a
person entitled to enter and remain in Foothills Park for the purpose of using the Bay‐To‐
Foothills trails, except as provided in subsection (b). An "accompanied guest," as used in this
section, is one who enters Foothills Park in the presence of a person entitled to enter and
remain in Foothills Park. Each person entitled to enter and remain in Foothills Park may be
accompanied by no more than 15 guests, or two vehicles containing no more than 15 guests,
at any one time. Upon the request of an authorized city employee or a member of the Palo
Alto police department, a person seeking to enter Foothills Park at the main gate or a person
within the boundaries of Foothills Park shall provide identification or information to satisfy
the requirements of this subsection. The good faith judgment of the authorized city employee
or police department member requesting identification or information shall be conclusive as
to whether such identification or information provided satisfies the requirements of this
subsection. No person shall enter or remain in Foothills Park in violation of this subsection.
Violations of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor.
(b) No person shall enter or exit Foothills Park except at:
(1) The main gate on Page Mill Road;
(2) Designated entry and exit locations on the park boundaries shared with the Enid
Pearson Arastradero Preserve and the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve;
(3) The Bay‐To‐Foothills trails; or
(4) As authorized by the director.
Violations of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor.
Unless otherwise specifically authorized by the director, no person who is a resident of
the city shall enter or exit from Foothills Park except through the main gate on Page Mill Road
or at designated entry and exit locations on the park boundaries shared with the Enid Pearson
Arastradero Preserve and the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve. No person who is a resident of
the city shall enter or exit from the Bay‐To‐Foothills trails in the park except on foot. For the
purpose of using the Bay‐To‐Foothills trails in the park, no person who is not a resident of the
city shall enter or exit the park except on foot and at the designated entry and exit locations on
the park boundaries shared with the Enid Pearson Arastradero Preserve and the Los Trancos
Open Space Preserve. No entry by any person who is not a resident at these designated entry
and exit locations on the shared park boundaries shall be permitted by horse or bicycle.
Violations of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor.
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(c) Foothills Park shall be closed from sunset (the actual closure time to be prescribed in park
regulations and posted accordingly) until 8:00 a.m. the following morning. No person shall
remain in Foothills Park during the hours of park closure except, for other than duly authorized
city employees, holders of permits which authorize afterhours use, and permit holders or and
participants in city‐sponsored activities, during the hours of park closure. Violations of this
subsection shall be a misdemeanor.
(d) No person shall exceed the maximum speed limit for all vehicles in Foothills Park of
twenty miles per hour. Violations of this subsection shall be an infraction.
(e) No person shall leave an unauthorized vehicle in Foothills Park after the closing time
designated and posted for closing of the park. Violations of this subsection shall be a
misdemeanor.
(f) No person shall operate a bicycle or a motorcycle except on the paved roads of Foothills
Park. No person shall operate a skateboard or roller skates or blades or other coasting device in
Foothills Park. This subsection shall not apply to a bicycle or motorcycle operated by a police
officer or park ranger acting in the course and scope of his or her duties. Violations of this
subsection shall be an infraction.
(g) No person shall smoke on any trail in Foothills Park. Violations of this subsection shall be
a misdemeanor.
(h) No person shall make a wood fire in Foothills Park without a permit. Permits for wood
fires within Foothills Park may be issued only for the Towle campfire ring. No person shall start
or maintain any charcoal cooking fire within Foothills Park except in city‐provided braziers and
barbecues in areas so designated and posted. Violations of this subsection shall be a
misdemeanor.
(i) No person shall shortcut across trail switchbacks. Violations of this subsection shall be an
infraction.
(j) The city manager shall promulgate regulations for the use of Boronda Lake to protect the
users, plants, animals, and structures of the lake.
(k) No more than one thousand people shall be permitted in Foothills Park at any one time.
(l) No person owning or harboring any dog shall allow or permit such dog to enter or be in
Foothills Park on any holiday, as defined in Section 2.08.100(a) of this code, or any Saturday or
Sunday. At all other times, no person owning or harboring any dog shall allow or permit such
dog, whether licensed or not, to enter or be in Foothills Park except when held under leash by
an able‐bodied person. Violations of this section shall be an infraction.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each
and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or
unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be
subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and
15323 (Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings).
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SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall be effective on the thirty‐first date after the date of its
adoption.
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INTRODUCED: November 2, 2020
PASSED: November 16, 2020
AYES: CORMACK, DUBOIS, FILSETH, FINE, KNISS
NOES: KOU, TANAKA
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