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ORDIHANCF: NO. 2610
ORDINA.NCE OP THE COUNCit OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING CHAPTER 22. 04 OF •rnE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL
CODE (PARKS) TO PROVlDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES
FOR PARK AND BUILDING USAGE, 'l'O PROH!BI'r HUNTING
OR MOitESTiNG OF ANIMALS IN PARKS, PROHIBIT ING
ANI{-1ALS IN CERTAIN POSTED AREAS OF' PARKS OR BUILD-
INGS, AND CLOSING-~ ALL Pi\:q,I<S· BE'1'l-i!f,EN · 3: 00 A. M. AND
SUNRISE.
The Couric.i 1 of the City of Palo Al to does ORDAIN as
follows:
.SECTION ! .. Section 22.04,030 qt the Palo Alto Municipal . ·,
Code is amended to re9,d as fo!lm ... •s:
. "22. 04.030 . Compl,t.ar;ice r3quired. Ne.· J)erson shall
enter,· be or remain in any. nar·k or bu.1.lding of the city. ,
Unless he Complies With thi.s code and :regulations promUl-
,gatecl ·hereunder." -
SECTION 2. Section22.0~~040 of the Palo Alto Mut.11cipal
Code· is amendeJ to read as follows:
~·22.04.040 Ex(.;_~lusi\1e use of parkJ>. The cl'ty~s .
parks shall be' made available f6r the exclusive usE;'! ·{lf
perf)OfiS and; groups SUbje¢t to the l.SSUartce .of_ 'a ;.per,tnit by
the director and subje{ct .~ tp the paymen.:t ., of fee'.s theiefb.r,
as pco;.~ided. in· the. Palo Alto mutiicipal '.·fee schedule .. No use of any _p'iu:k .. fd'r pre-advertised assemblies.-consisting
of twenty-five .\ir: more p~r~fohs tnay be made· tiitl:}6ut the
rssuahce of a permit the.J;e:f:0.r. · Al). app.licatiotts ·for
excltisi ve. _ _us~-:~ o~ ·iirtY .Pai* must he" si·g:ied br 66...,~igned by
an adult; ·whiah adult·sh~ll agree tc De.responsible for•·
said exclusive'use. No:e'xclusiveuse p~i.mii .will he.
granted, if; pripr ·t-q the ,tlm~ ·the ·a,npli.caf:ion was f~led,
the __ city has-scheduled ·a tCity,..spbnsor~d everlt• at the same
time aI)cl' place a£, the (ict.ivity 9roposed in th·e· application.
1,No exclusive >use ·pe~rriit ._>shail be. granted. f_br ·_a. park
for-any ~ss~~ly· cfr.: a·ssetnbly ·a:q\iVity invOi.v+ng~ mch:e than
one· hundte'd' fiftY .. P_a;,rt,i.c(~pant$' ~1wring any of :·the ti~e .
between 6ne hour oefdre 'sunset 'an<i on·e hour after "sunrise, unl~s,s :th$~ park has~ the app1-opr iifte program .lighti~g as
specified in Exhibft A."
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SECTION 3. Section 22.04.080 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
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"22. 04. 080 Exclusive use of buildi'nGs. The city• s
recreation buildings shall be.made avaiia '-e for tl:le exclu
sive use of individuals or qroups subject to the 'issuance of a
permit by the director· and subject to the payment of _fees
therefor as provided in the_ Palo Al.to municipal fee schedule.
Closing times for each buildinq shall be set by the director
and ~hall be uniformly applied. No exclusive use perm.it
will,be·granted, if, prior to the _time the application was
, •filed, the city has sche'duled a city ... sponsored ·event at the
same time and place as the activity proposed in the applica
tion."
SECTION 4. Sf!ctiort 22.04-.130 of the Palo A1to· Municipal
Code is amended to read as foliows:
"22.04.130 Fees and deposits. Upon the granting of a
permit under this chapter, any fees ordeposits required for
the use of city personn~?:., buildings, equipmen~ and fac~lities
shall be con.tained in saici ·permit and said fees. or depasits ·
_ shall be paid by applicant within ten days of the receipt
of said perinit. · If said fees or deprisits are not p;;dd within
said. ten days,_ then ·in that event t:he permit thE>~etqfo,t'e
iF!rned shall Pe null and void. Fees and charges . required
ehall be as stated in the Palo Alto municipal fee schedule.
Fees for special ·equipment and/or personnel u.nkn9wn at time
of appli9ation will be billed after the activity when compu
tation· thereof is accomplished." ·
SECTiq~; 5:,:\ Section 22.04.260 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is a.-nended 'tcr read as follows:
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· · "2 2 ~ 04 • 2 60 Wea;rns: .·fauna. No, person shal 1 c;lf schar~e,
fire.or shoot any devce listed 1~ section 9.Cla.010 of this
cOde in any purk except.at places de~ignated and posted speci-.
fically. for such p~rpes~ __ .: __ No person·· shall take, seize, molest,
'injure, Qr· hunt any bird, teptile, or animal in any park~
No dog~_Ar~other anime1:ls shall be·allowed in any park or
building~· -o~ W.rt:lan thereof, where signs pro.i)ibitinq the ·
same are posted." '
SEcTION 6.: ·A new section to be.desiqnated Section 22.04•320
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is added to· the Palo Al to ·Municipal Cede -to read·, as follows:
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.,"22.04 . .ol20 •o. P~rk" closed, 3 A,M ..... sqriz;j_~tt!,i _No
pereop shall remain .~in'. any park ()r building ~tween :,~hree
a.m •. and .st.uu:ise other than _a, city ~ployee in ·the"per~
f.ori'llan~e' of his d~ty or per~ons participating _in ciity
sponscred activiti1es;.· .. This· section ·doe.a not apply .to·
Poothills Park. ·-''·'
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SECTION 7. Thi• ordinance shall become effective thirty
days fro~ the date of its passaqe.
INTRODUCED: June 14 , 1 9 71
PASSED: June 28, 1971
AYES: Arnold, Beahrs, Berwald, Comstock, Dias, Gallagher, Norton,
Pearson, Spaeth, Wheatley
NOES: None
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