ORD 421 ORDINANCE NO. 421
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF PUBLIC PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
BY EQUESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS AND AMENDING THE
RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Title 12 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is hereby
amended by amending Section 12.16.080 of Chapter 12.16 to read as follows:
"Section 12.16.080 Use of City parks, nature preserves and recreational facilities.
Any person who enters any park, nature preserve or recreational facility that is owned by the
City shall comply with all applicable City regulations and posted signs, including, without
limitation, regulations and signs regarding the use of public trails.
A. No person shall ride or drive or otherwise introduce any horse or other large
domestic animal within a City park, City-owned nature preserve or City-owned recreational
facility except on trails or areas that are designated by the City for equestrian use and in
areas where automobiles and other motorized vehicles expressly are allowed, unless
expressly authorized in writing to do so by the city manager or the city manager' s designee.
B. No person shall ride or drive or otherwise introduce any bicycle or other similar
unmotorized wheeled device within a City park, City-owned nature preserve or City-owned
recreational facility except on trails or areas that are designated by the City for bicycle use
and in areas where automobiles and other motorized vehicles expressly are allowed, unless
expressly authorized in writing to do so by the city manager or the city manager' s designee.
C. No person shall walk, jog, run or otherwise utilize any City park, City-owned nature
preserve or City-owned recreational facility except on trails or areas that are designated by
the City for such use and in areas where automobiles and other motorized vehicles
expressly are allowed, unless expressly authorized in writing to do so by the city manager or
the city manager' s designee.
D. in deciding whether to grant such authorization for use pursuant to paragraphs A, B
or C of this Section, the city manager or the city manager' s designee shall consider time of
day, relative crowding of the area requested, factors of public safety, availability of areas
approved for such activities, impact of such activities upon sensitive habitat, and any other
factor relevant to the welfare of those utilizing City parks or City-owned nature preserves or
recreational facilities."
Section 2. The City Council declares that, should any provision, section,
paragraph, sentence, or word of this ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final
action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the
remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in three
(3) public places in the City within fifteen (15) days after its passage, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 36933 of the Government Code. The City Clerk shall further certify to
the adoption and posting of this Ordinance, and shall cause this Ordinance and its
certification, together with proof of posting, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the
Council of this City.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and
effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first (31st) day after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7th day of June 2005.
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Mayor
Attest:
Cit lerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carolynn Petru, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 421 passed first reading on May 17, 2005, was duly and regularly adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on June 7, 2005, and that the
same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Gardiner, Stern, and Mayor Pro Tem Wolowicz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Long, Mayor Clark
ABSTAIN: None
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the appointed City Clerk
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on June 13, 2005, she caused to be posted the following document
entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 421 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS GOVERNING
THE USE OF PUBLIC PARKS AND OPEN SPACE BY EQUESTRIANS,
BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS
VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, a copy of which is attached hereto, in the
following locations:
City Hall Ladera Linda Community Center
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit
of posting.
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