Chapter 2.62
PARKS CREATED*

Sections:

2.62.010    Property designated – Additional land.

2.62.020    Acquisition of additional property.

2.62.030    Operation, maintenance and use generally – Special uses.

2.62.040    Tax levy for maintenance.

*    For statutory authority for municipalities to acquire and hold land for public parks, see Public Resources Code § 5301.

    CROSS REFERENCE: Parks and Recreation Department, see Ch. 2.16 CVMC.

2.62.010 Property designated – Additional land.

The following described portions of real estate, and all improvements and equipment thereon and connected therewith, have heretofore by Ordinance 335, adopted by the city council on November 14, 1944, been created as city parks:

A. Lot 25, quartersection 137 (except streets);

B. Lot 26, quartersection 137 (except street right-of-way);

C. Lot 15, quartersection 150;

D. Lot 16, quartersection 150;

All as per map 505, filed in the office of the county recorder March 13, 1888.

In addition thereto, the city council has, from time to time, by resolution duly recorded, dedicated all or portions of said property and other property acquired by the city for park purposes. The city may, from time to time, acquire land for specialized recreational activities which shall be under the supervision of the director of parks and recreation and shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing parks and recreational areas as specified herein. (Ord. 1179 § 1 Art. 2, 1969; prior code § 21.2.1).

2.62.020 Acquisition of additional property.

The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the further acquisition of property for park purposes, and the city may accept all gifts, devises, legacies, or bequests of either real or personal property from any other source, public or private, in the improvement of existing park property or in the acquisition of further park properties. (Ord. 1179 § 1 Art. 2, 1969; prior code § 21.2.2).

2.62.030 Operation, maintenance and use generally – Special uses.

Such parks and recreational areas may be used by the public at such time and upon such conditions as the council may hereafter prescribe by resolution or ordinance. Said lands dedicated or created by the city as parks shall be maintained for the public use, to provide comfort, enjoyment, visual pleasure and opportunity for open air recreation, and shall be used exclusively for such purposes and related uses. Those lands dedicated by the city for specialized recreational use, such as golf courses, shall be used exclusively for such designated uses and related purposes. (Ord. 1179 § 1 Art. 2, 1969; prior code § 21.2.3).

2.62.040 Tax levy for maintenance.

The maintenance of such parks shall be by the parks and recreation department, and the cost of such maintenance shall be assessed by a tax levy which shall be determined by the city council in accordance with the Charter of the city. (Ord. 1179 § 1 Art. 2, 1969; prior code § 21.2.4).