§ 11.04.030. General use.

(a)

Hours of Use—Closed Areas. The director or designee is authorized to promulgate opening and closing hours for all county parks and facilities, including the waters within such parks. No person shall enter, remain in, or camp in or on any county park or facility during the hours or any part of the hours said park or facility is closed without a permit issued from the director or designee, which shall be secured in advance. It is unlawful for any person to enter any county park area or facility which is posted against entry unless authorized in advance by the director or designee.

(b)

Disorderly Conduct. It is unlawful for any person to use abusive, boisterous, insulting, or indecent language or gestures in a way that unreasonably threatens, disrupts or interferes with a person's use and enjoyment of a county park or facility. It is unlawful for any person to willfully harass or interfere with park personnel in their performance of their duties.

(c)

Public Demonstrations. It is unlawful for any person within a county park or facility to engage in any oration, harangue, or other public demonstration without a permit issued by the director or designee, which shall be secured in advance.

(d)

Sign Posting and Temporary Structure Construction. It is unlawful for any person within a county park or facility to post or erect any sign, or to construct any temporary or permanent structure, unless authorized in advance by the director or designee. Park personnel may remove and dispose of any such signs or structures and recover all costs from the person(s) responsible for posting or erecting such signs or structures.

(e)

Restrooms and Washrooms. It is unlawful for any person to enter or use any toilet or restroom set apart for members of the opposite sex provided, however, that this section does not apply to children under the age of six years who are accompanied by a person who is of the sex designated for that facility and who has reason to be responsible for such child.

(f)

Urinate or Defecate in Public. It is unlawful for any person over the age of ten years to intentionally urinate, defecate, or otherwise discard or dispose of human waste or excretion into any water within a county park or facility (including a swimming pool), in an area within a county park or facility that is within the public view, or in any public place other than in a toilet receptacle or urinal provided for such purpose within the structure of any restroom, bathroom, or similar enclosure.

(g)

Curfew. A curfew is established between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. at all county parks and facilities, excluding county operated campgrounds. the curfew for county golf facilities is between the hours of ten p.m. and five a.m.

(h)

Quiet Hours. Quiet hours shall be observed in all areas of county parks and facilities between ten p.m. and seven a.m. To ensure adequate rest for visitors, no person shall conduct himself/herself in a manner that disturbs others in sleeping quarters or in campgrounds during "quiet hours." No person shall, at any time, use electronic or amplified equipment at a volume which might disturb others or may be heard beyond the immediate camp or picnic site or otherwise unreasonably interfere with the quiet enjoyment of those using such facilities.

(i)

Alcoholic Beverages. No person shall consume any alcoholic beverages within any area of a county park or facility where the director or designee has posted a notice declaring a prohibition, or in such other areas that have been prohibited under the laws or regulations of the state or other local jurisdictions. For purposes of this section, "alcoholic beverages" means alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, and beer.

(j)

Kegged Beer. No person shall possess or consume kegged beer at any county park or facility without securing written permit by the director or designee in advance of such possession or consumption.

(Ord. No. 3272, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)