§ 11.04.050. Motor vehicles and bicycles.

(a)

General Use. It is unlawful for any person within any county park or facility to commit any of the following acts:

(1)

To operate any motor vehicle, motor-driven vehicle, motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle, unless the operator is duly licensed pursuant to the Vehicle Code.

(2)

To operate any motor vehicle, motor-driven vehicle, motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle which is not registered pursuant to the Vehicle Code.

(3)

To operate any motor vehicle, motor-driven cycle, motorcycle, bicycle, or motor-driven cycle except on designated blacktop roads, or other posted designated areas.

(4)

To leave a motor vehicle during the hours in which the county park or facility is closed without a permit from the director or designee.

(5)

To abandon a motor vehicle.

(6)

To wash or make repairs (other than emergency repairs).

(7)

To operate any motorized vehicle unless it is equipped with a spark arrestor and a properly installed muffler which prevents excessive or unusual noise. No such muffler system shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass, or similar device.

(8)

To operate a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of fifteen miles per hour or to exceed five miles per hour in a picnic area, campground or parking lot, or to exceed the speed limit posted in any area.

(9)

To throw or otherwise dispose of any material, trash, waste litter, or other debris from a vehicle.

(10)

To operate a vehicle, off-highway vehicle, or bicycle negligently or willfully so as to endanger, harass, or injure the vehicle, its occupants, or any person, equipment, property, facilities, animal, bird, or reptile.

(11)

To permit a motor vehicle and/or a trailer to remain on a vessel launching ramp for more than ten consecutive minutes, except with permission of park personnel.

(12)

To operate or ride a bicycle, scooter, skateboard or other operator propelled device when the director or designee has made a finding that conditions are unsafe for the operation of such devices and has posted a notice prohibiting such activity.

(13)

The provisions of the Vehicle Code relating to traffic upon highways shall be applicable to county parks and facilities except as provided by such regulations containing the special conditions referred to in Section 21113 of the Vehicle Code.

(b)

Off-Highway Vehicles. No person shall operate within any county park or facility an off-highway vehicle except in designated areas.

(c)

Vehicle Operation. No person shall operate, drive, use, leave, place, park or stop a motor vehicle, except on a road or in parking areas, within any county park or facility. No person shall operate or park a motor vehicle in violation of the conditions, limitations, or restrictions upon such roads, and shall not operate, park, or leave a vehicle in a portion of any county park or facility in violation of closing hours.

(d)

Road Closure. Park personnel are authorized to close any road within a county park due to, without limitation, construction of facilities, or dangerous road conditions. Such closure shall be posted, barricaded, or otherwise designated by park personnel.

(e)

Operating, Parking, and Standing Vehicles. When signs or markings authorized by the County Code are in place and give notice thereof, no person shall park or leave standing any vehicle upon a county park or facility contrary to the direction and provisions of such signs and markings.

(f)

Curb Markings. No person shall park or leave standing a vehicle within a county park or facility at any time in violation of any curb markings as such are set forth in Vehicle Code Section 21458.

(g)

Bus Zone. Any vehicle parked or left standing in a zone designated for the purpose of loading and unloading bus passengers at any county park or facility will be cited.

(h)

Handicapped Parking. Any unauthorized vehicle in a duly designated handicapped parking space at any county park or facility will be cited.

(i)

Improper Parking. Any vehicle using more than one parking space (not between lines) or parked such that the wheels of the vehicle are more than eighteen inches from the curb at any county park or facility will be cited.

(j)

Unauthorized Parking. Any vehicle illegally stopped or blocking vehicular traffic, walkways, entries, gateways, or parking areas at any county park or facility will be cited.

(k)

Time Limits. Any vehicle in violation of overtime parking in any posted time limitation zone, including, without limitation, a yellow loading zone or green zone, will be cited.

(l)

Moving of Vehicles. The director or designee shall have the authority to tow or otherwise move motor vehicles and trailers which are parked by their owners or operators within the county's parks and facilities in violation of this chapter, whenever it is determined by the director or designee that such motor vehicles so parked create a nuisance or a hazard. The director and any designee shall have the authority to make a reasonable charge against the owner or operator of such vehicles for such towing or moving service, and the motor vehicle towed or moved shall be subject to a lien for such charge. Any peace officer with concurrent jurisdiction in a county park or facility or any member of the California Highway Patrol is authorized to cause the removal of a vehicle or trailer from the highways, driveways, paths, or grounds of a county park or facility under the provisions of the Vehicle Code including, but not limited to, Section 22659, when such vehicle or trailer is parked or left standing in violation of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. No. 3272, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)