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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 01162001 - SD3 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: MAURICE SHIU, DIRECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DATE: January 16, 2001 SUBJECT: HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE, INTRODUCED ON DECEMBER 19, 2000, TO BROADEN THE DEFINITION OF "SIGNPOSTED PARKS" TO INCLUDE COUNTY MAINTAINED TRAILS AND PROPERTY SUCH AS COUNTY LIBRARIES, COUNTY-WIDE. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION: 1. Recommended Action: ADOPT an ordinance introduced on December 19, broadening the definition of "signposted parks" to include county maintained trails and property such as county libraries. Ordinance No. 2001-02 IL Financiallmpact: There is no impact to the County General Fund. .01 Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE —APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON January 16, 2001 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS _x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of PE:kd:lapsd Supervisors on the date shown. \\PWS4\SHARDATA\GrpData\SpDist\Board Orders\2001\ 01 January\BO signpost Co property2000.doc Originator: Public Works Department Contact: Paula Edmonds(925)313-2389 CATTESTED: January 16. 2001 cc: W.Rupf,str SA Dept.—R-10 PHIL BATCHELOR Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and S.Rembert,CSR p R.Martin,Supervisor Gioia's Office County Administrafor By , Deputy SUBJECT: HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE, INTRODUCED ON DECEMBER 19, 2000, TO BROADEN THE DEFINITION OF "SIGNPOSTED PARKS" TO INCLUDE COUNTY MAINTAINED TRAILS AND PROPERTY SUCH AS COUNTY LIBRARIES, COUNTY-WIDE. DATE: JANUARY 16, 2001 PAGE: 2 Ill. eanns for Recommendatlons and Background: Division 1110 of the County Ordinance code imposes use restrictions at °signposted parks." This ordinance amends the definition of"signposted park" to expressly include signposted trails maintained by the County. This ordinance also expands Division 1110 to include "signposted property", such as the County libraries. This ordinance is necessary to impose Division 1110 restrictions such as; prohibiting the unauthorized consumption of alcoholic beverages, prohibiting unauthorized vehicles, restricting hours of use, drug-free zones and use permits for groups of 20 or more and sports leagues on County signposted property and trails. IV. Conse! uences of Negative Action: Without approval of this County Ordinance, the Division 1110 restrictions cannot be made applicable on County property and trails. ORDINANCE NO. 2001- 02 (USE RESTRICTIONS FOR COUNTY PROPERTY) The Centra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows (omitting the parenthetical footnotes from the official text of the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance Code): SECTION 1. SUMMARY: This ordinance repeals Division 1110 of the County Ordinance Code, and replaces it with new Division 1110,which additionally provides for the signposting of County property, including libraries, and trails, to prohibit the conduct or activity specified on the signs, in accordance with the provisions of new Division 1110. SECTION H. Division 1110 of the County Ordinance Code,is repealed in its entirety, and is replaced by neer Division 1110, added by Section III of this ordinance. SECTION III. Division 1110 is added to the County Ordinance Code, to read: DIYTSION 1110 COUNTY PARKS AND PROPERTY CHAPTER 1110-2 USE RESTRICTIONS Article 1110-2.2 Definitions 1110-2.202 Generally. Unless otherwise specially provided or required by the context, the following terms have the indicated meanings in this chapter. (Ords. 2001-02 § 3, 79-70 § 2.). 1110-2.204 Public works director. "Public works director"means the county public works director and includes any duly authorized subordinate. (Ords. 2001-D § 3, 79-70 § 2.) 1110-2.206 Signposted park. A"signposted park"is an area which is maintained as a county public park and which is marked,pursuant to an order of the board,with signs at all its entrances and exits and at intervals of not more than one mile around its perimeter, indicating that this chapter prohibits within the park area the conduct or activity specified on the signs. The term"signposted park"includes a trail, maintained by the county as a public trail, and which is marked, pursuant to an order of the board,with signs at all staging areas for the trail, and at intervals determined by the board to be reasonably calculated to give notice,indicating that this chapter prohibits on the trail, the conductor activity specified on the signs. (Ords. 2001- § 3, 79-70 § 2, § 46-4.012(x), Ord. 71-92: prior code § 3414(a).) ORD. 2001-.Q - 1 - ' r d 1110-2.208 Signposted property. "Signposted property"is property other than a signposted park, defined in section 1110-2.206, owned or maintained by the county, including, but not limited to, county library property, and which is marked, pursuant to an order of the board, with signs at all of its entrances and exits, and if appropriate, around the property's perimeter at intervals determined by the board to be reasonably calculated to give notice, indicating that this chapter prohibits within the property area, the conduct or activity specified on the signs. (Orris. 2001-_D2_§ 3.) Article 1110-2.4 Motor Vehicles 1110-2.402 Prohibitions. No person shall operate a motor vehicle, as defined in Vehicle Code Section 415, in a signposted park. (Orris. 2001-_QL § 3, 79-70 § 2, § 46-4.012(a), Ord. 71-42 § 1: prior code § 3414(a).) 1110-2.404 Exceptions. This article does not apply to the operation of, (1) Any motor vehicle with the written permission of the public works director; (2) Any authorized emergency or maintenance vehicle whenever necessary in furtherance of the purpose for which the vehicle had been classed as an authorized maintenance or emergency vehicle; and (3) Any motor vehicle upon roadways improved, designed, or ordinarily used for.motor vehicular travel. (Ords. 2001-D2� § 3, 79-70 § 2, § 46-4.012(b), Ord. 71-92 § 1: prior code §3414(b).) Article 1110-2.6 Alcoholic Beverages 1110-2.602 Use prohibited. No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage in a signposted park or on signposted property. (Orris. 2001-M_§ 3, 80-25.) 1110-2.604 Exceptions. This article does not apply when: (1)The sale or service for drinking has been approved and licensed by the appropriate state agency; or (2)Written county permission has been applied for and obtained from the public works director at least forty-eight hours before such consumption. (Orris. 2001-72 § 3, 80-25;)B.&.P.C., §25620.) Article 1110-2.7 Drug-Free Zones 1110-2.702 Drug- free zones. All signposted parks and library property in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County are designated as"drug-free zones"pursuant to ORD. 2001-02 - 2 - r Health and Safety Cade Section 11380.5(e)(1) and shall be posted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 11380.5(e)(2). (Ords. 2001-_Q2,,§ 3, 95-54 § 2.) Article 1110-2.8 , Hours of Use 1110-2.802 Prohibition. No person shall remain in a signposted park or on signposted property at any time between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. (Ords. 2001-_Ca_§ 3, 83-19 § 1, 79-70 § 2.) Article 1110-2.10 Permits for Groups, Sports Leagues 1110-2.1002,Permit required. Groups of twenty or more persons and organized sports leagues may use a signposted park only pursuant to a permit issued by the public works director. (Ords. 2001-Q2 § 3,2000-01 §2.) 1110-2.1004 Public works director. The public works director is authorized to develop terms and conditions for the issuance of permits for the use of a signposted park. (Ords. 2001-02 § 3, 2000-01 §2.) SECTION H. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after passage, and within 15 days after passage shall be published once with the names of supervisors voting for and against it in the Contra Costa Times,a newspaper published in this County. PASSED on January 16, 2001 by the following vote: AYES. Supervisors Gioia, Gerber, DeSaulnier, Glover and Uilkema NOES: Nene ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST:PHIL BATCHELOR., Clerk of the Beard of Supervisors and Co.Administrator By: ° uty Clerk 407 Board Chair [SEAL) LT ,H:toRD\oo=ty Pt Y-024i.w 0 ORIS. 2001{ - 3 -