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Title 23
PARKSChapters:
23.01 Parks Board
23.03 General Park and Fairgrounds Rules and Regulations
23.04 Repealed
23.05 Fair Advisory Board
23.06 Repealed
Chapter 23.01
PARKS BOARDSections:
23.01.010 Creation of Park and Recreation Advisory Board.
23.01.020 Terms of members.
23.01.030 Powers of Board.
23.01.040 Removal of members.
23.01.050 Supervision.
SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. B, 1946 04/25/46
AMENDED SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 149, 1981 09/22/81
Ord. No. 405, 1990 12/04/90
23.01.010 Creation of Park and Recreation Advisory Board.
There is hereby created a Park and Recreation Advisory Board of Clallam County, Washington, to assist the County in the delivery of park and recreation services to its residents and visitors. Such Board shall consist of seven (7) members, who shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to serve without compensation.
23.01.020 Terms of members.
For the appointive positions on the County Park and Recreation Board the initial terms shall be two (2) years for two (2) positions, four (4) years for two (2) positions, and six (6) years for the remaining positions plus the period in each instance to the next following June 30th; thereafter the term for each appointive position shall be six (6) years and shall end on June 30th.
23.01.030 Powers of Board.
The County Park and Recreation Advisory Board shall:
(1) Elect its officers, including a chairman, vice chairman and secretary, and such other officers as it may determine it requires.
(2) Hold public meetings as deemed necessary and keep written records.
(3) Advise and assist the Director of Parks and Recreation and the County in the promulgation of reasonable rules and regulations deemed necessary for operation of County parks and other recreational facilities and recommend to the Board of County Commissioners adoption of any rules and regulations requiring enforcement by legal process.
(4) Advise and assist the Director of Parks and Recreation and the County in developing and recommending policies and procedures for department operations.
(5) Advise and assist the Director of Parks and Recreation and the County in developing park and recreation goals and objectives and short and long-range comprehensive plans.
(6) Assist the Director of Parks and Recreation and the County in their relations with other County-wide organizations and individuals concerning promotion of County park and recreation facilities and services.
(7) When a new Director of Parks and Recreation is hired, have a Board member involved in the selection process who shall participate in the review of applications and the interviews of the candidates including but not limited to participation in the review of applicants, interviews of candidates, and the recommendation to the County.
23.01.040 Removal of members.
Any appointed County Park and Recreation Advisory Board member may be removed by a majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners for cause. Vacancies on the County Park and Recreation Advisory Board shall be filled by appointment made by the Board of County Commissioners for the unexpired portions of the terms vacated.
23.01.050 Supervision.
The County Park and Recreation Advisory Board shall operate under the direction and supervision of the Board of County Commissioners through its administrator and Director of Parks and Recreation.
Chapter 23.03
GENERAL PARK AND FAIRGROUNDS RULES AND REGULATIONSSections:
23.03.010 Purpose.
23.03.020 Definitions.
23.03.030 Audio devices – Creating a nuisance.
23.03.040 Camping.
23.03.050 Closures.
23.03.060 Concessions – Vending.
23.03.070 Dogs, cats and other pets and livestock.
23.03.080 Explosives, fireworks, model aircraft.
23.03.090 Firearms and hunting.
23.03.100 Fires.
23.03.110 Fishing.
23.03.120 Horseback riding.
23.03.121 Metal detection.
23.03.130 Permits – Special occasion.
23.03.135 Commercial filming, movie making.
23.03.140 Preservation of public property.
23.03.150 Sanitation.
23.03.160 Solicitation.
23.03.170 Traffic.
23.03.180 Violation – Penalties.
23.03.190 Exceptions to regulations.
23.03.200 Repealer.
23.03.210 Severability.
23.03.220 Effective date.
SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 119, 1980 05/20/80
AMENDED SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 128, 1980 12/16/80
Ord. No. 145, 1981 09/08/81
Ord. No. 170, 1982 11/09/82
Ord. No. 213, 1983 12/13/83
Ord. No. 252, 1985 02/19/85
Ord. No. 375, 1990 02/20/90
Ord. No. 411, 1991 03/05/91
Ord. No. 503, 1993 03/09/93
Ord. No. 636, 1998 06/02/98
Ord. No. 715, 2001 11/27/01
23.03.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules and regulations regarding the care, governing, control, supervision, and operation of all County park lands; regulating the use thereof; defining offenses; providing penalties; and repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith.
23.03.020 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings as follows:
(1) “Camper” means a motorized vehicle containing sleeping and/or housekeeping accommodations, and shall include a pickup truck with a camper, a van-type body, converted bus, or other similar type vehicle.
(2) “Camping” means erecting a tent or shelter, or arranging bedding, or both, for the purpose of, or in such a way as will permit remaining overnight, or parking a trailer, camper, or other vehicle for the purpose of remaining overnight.
(3) “Campsite” means designated camping sites which are designed for overnight use by persons with campers, trailers, tents or other means to provide sleeping arrangements.
(4) “Commissioners” means the Board of Clallam County Commissioners.
(5) “Law enforcement official” means any duly constituted and credentialed law enforcement officer.
(6) “Parent or guardian” means a juvenile’s father or mother or a relative at least eighteen (18) years old or a person at least twenty-one (21) years old who is directly responsible for the actions of said juvenile.
(7) “Park Board” means the Clallam County Park Board.
(8) “Director” means the Clallam County Parks, Fair and Building Maintenance Director.
(9) “Park land” means any park land and facilities under the administration and management of the Clallam County Parks, Fair and Building Maintenance Department, including the following:
(a) Camp David Jr.;
(b) Dungeness Recreation Area;
(c) Salt Creek (Tongue Point) Recreation Area;
(d) Pillar Point Fishing Camp;
(e) Port Williams County Park;
(f) Freshwater Bay County Park;
(g) Tyee Baseball Field Park;
(h) Lake Pleasant Community Beach;
(i) Vern Samuelson Trail;
(j) Cline Spit County Park;
(k) Clallam Bay Community Park;
(l) Three Waters Park;
(m) Panorama Vista Public Access;
(n) Bogachiel Property;
(o) Jamestown Tidelands;
(p) Quillayute River Park;
(q) Robin Hill Farm;
(r) Olympic Discovery Trail (those off-road portions of the Trail located apart from the shoulders of existing roads);
(s) Mary Lukes Wheeler Park;
(t) Dungeness Landing;
(u) Fairgrounds.
(10) “Person” means all persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, clubs, and all associations or combinations of persons whenever acting for themselves or by an agent, servant, or employee.
(11) “Trailer” means a towed vehicle which contains sleeping or housekeeping accommodations.
(12) “Juvenile” means any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
(13) “Coin shooting” means using a device manufactured for the purpose of locating coins or metal items below the surface to locate and recover such items.
(14) “Department” means the Clallam County Parks, Fair and Building Maintenance Department.
23.03.030 Audio devices – Creating a nuisance.
(1) The operation or use of any audio device including a radio, television set, musical instrument, or device producing noise or other equipment driven by motor or engine in such a manner or at such time so as to unreasonably annoy, or endanger persons in campgrounds, picnic areas, or at other County park facilities is prohibited.
(2) The operation or use of a public address system, whether fixed, portable or vehicle-mounted on County park lands is prohibited, except, when such use of operation is in connection with a public gathering or special event for which a permit has been issued by the Director.
(3) Creating a nuisance by fighting, threatening, menacing, or in any way intimidating or coercing another; or acting in a belligerent, boisterous, or threatening manner, or inciting or participating in any riotous act; or using profane, obscene or abusive language; or committing any lewd, licentious, or vicious act, or deliberately annoying another person by making unreasonably loud noises, is prohibited.
(4) In addition, quiet hours shall be observed in campground parks from 10:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. Loud talking, boisterous laughing, playing radios or other musical devices in a manner to be heard outside of the campsite is prohibited. Use of generators during quiet hours is prohibited.
23.03.040 Camping.
(1) Camping and the use of camper units are permitted only at designated locations. Within designated locations, the pitching of tents or parking of trailers or other camping units is permitted only at designated campsites.
(a) The number of vehicles occupying a single campsite at one time shall be limited to one vehicle or one camper, or one vehicle pulling a trailer, or one motorhome pulling a vehicle, or three (3) bicycles when used as primary vehicle to transport user to campground, or three (3) motorcycles when used as primary vehicle to transport user to campground.
(b) The occupancy of a single campsite shall be limited to six (6) individuals.
(c) Boat trailers as part of a camper unit may be parked in campsites only if they fit within appropriate site pads and when approved by the Park Manager; otherwise, they must be parked in overflow parking areas designated by Park Managers for this purpose. Vehicles used to pull boats/trailers are considered extra vehicles unless vehicle is a truck/camper unit, a motorhome pulling the trailer, or a camping vehicle pulling the trailer per subsection (1)(a) of this section.
(d) Persons visiting registered campers shall park in day use parking lots and shall not park vehicles in campsites; and shall vacate the premises according to the park hours set down by ordinance or posted for the specific park.
(2) Temporary occupancy of the same campsite by the same person or persons shall be limited to fifteen (15) days; at the end of the fifteenth day, the person or persons along with their camping vehicle(s) must vacate the campground area for a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours.
(3) Permanent occupancy by the same person, group of persons, or organization of any park, portion of a park or facilities within a park is prohibited except by those County park employees authorized to set up residence within park boundaries by the County.
(4) Fees for the use of campsites are due in advance of initially occupying a campsite and thereafter are payable daily by 3:00 p.m. The campsite fee covers exclusive temporary occupancy of the campsite until the vacating time of 3:00 p.m. the following day.
(5) A campsite is considered occupied when it is being used for the purposes of camping by a person or persons who have paid the campsite fee within the applicable time limits. No person shall take or attempt to take possession of a campsite when it is being occupied by another party or when informed by park staff that such campsite is occupied or otherwise unavailable. Campers are responsible for maintaining occupancy of the site.
(6) Occupants shall vacate camping facilities by removing their personal property therefrom prior to 3:00 p.m. if applicable campsite fee has not been paid or if time limit for occupancy of the campsite has expired. The occupants may, however, remain in other areas of the park for purposes other than camping until normal closing time of the park.
(7) No person who is under the age of eighteen (18) years old shall camp in any County park except as follows:
(a) A juvenile who is accompanied by parent or guardian.
(b) A juvenile who is part of a group permitted to occupy an area of the County park at night and who is supervised by at least one responsible adult with one counselor for each fifteen juveniles.
(8) Overnight camping and parking is hereby prohibited at the following Clallam County parks: Port Williams County Park, Freshwater Bay County Park, Lake Pleasant County Park, Clallam Bay Community Beach, Panorama Vista County Park, Tyee Baseball Field, Quillayute River Park, Mary Lukes Wheeler Park, Three Waters Park, Vern Samuelson Trail, Robin Hill Farm, Olympic Discovery Trail, Dungeness Landing, and Cline Spit County Park. Overnight camping is hereby prohibited at Pillar Point County Park except during the off-season (September 15th through April 15th) after obtaining an off-season special use permit from the Clallam County Parks office, and following the rules and regulations pertaining to this permit.
23.03.050 Closures.
(1) The Director may establish a reasonable schedule of visiting hours for all or portions of a park area and close to public use all or any portion of a park area when necessary for the protection of any area or for the safety and welfare of persons or property by the posting of appropriate signs indicating the extent and scope of such closure.
(2) All persons shall observe and abide by officially posted signs designating closed areas and visiting hours.
(3) Parks, other than Salt Creek, Dungeness, Camp David Jr., and Olympic Discovery Trail, shall be open from dawn to dusk unless otherwise posted. Gate hours may vary, but will be posted when they are to be closed.
(a) Use of, or being at park areas during closed hours is hereby prohibited except when engaged in recreational or commercial clamming, crabbing, shellfishing or sports fishing which needs to be engaged in after dark due to the nature of tidal flow and availability of launch ramp access.
(b) Public use of Salt Creek Recreation Area and Dungeness Recreation Area unless registered to camp shall be the below listed hours:
Grace Period – Registered
Park and Gate
Campers Allowed Back In
Open Hours
During Open Camping Season
November – February
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
March
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
April
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
May 1st – September 30th
7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
October
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Use of, or being at these areas outside these designated times is hereby prohibited unless registered to camp. Use of Camp David Jr. is by reservation only and in accordance with rules and regulations established for, and available from, Camp David Jr.
(c) The portions of the Olympic Discovery Trail system that are not located on or as part of a County road right-of-way shall be closed between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. Use of such portions of the Olympic Discovery Trail outside these designated times is hereby prohibited.
23.03.060 Concessions – Vending.
The vending, including mobile vending, of various goods, services, products and commodities is permitted on park lands with the prior written granting of concessions by the County. The vending of any such goods, services, products and commodities without such concessions is prohibited. Concession agreements shall be approved by the Board of Clallam County Commissioners after being reviewed by the Park Board.
23.03.070 Dogs, cats and other pets and livestock.
(1) Dogs, cats and other pets are prohibited unless they are crated, caged, or on a leash of not more than eight (8) feet in length, or otherwise under physical restrictive control at all times when inside parklands.
(2) Dogs, cats and other pets are not permitted on any designated swimming beach, nor in any park building unless so authorized by the Park Director. This subsection does not apply to guide dogs.
(3) Grazing or ranging of domestic animals or poultry is prohibited.
(4) In park areas where hunting is permitted, the use of hunting dogs without a leash for two (2) weeks prior to, and through the remainder of hunting season is allowed provided that the dog’s owners or handlers accompany and have control of such dogs and are responsible for the actions of such dogs.
(5) Dogs or pets shall not disturb the peace and tranquillity of parklands.
(6) Pet owners shall be responsible to clean up all pet waste from all park lands and beaches and place it into waste disposal containers or otherwise remove it from park lands.
23.03.080 Explosives, fireworks, model aircraft.
(1) The use or possession of explosives or any type of fireworks is prohibited.
(2) Operating remote or cable controlled model aircraft with gas or other types of engines is prohibited from park lands.
(3) Operating model rockets from park lands is prohibited.
23.03.090 Firearms and hunting.
(1) Hunting or the use of firearms, bow and arrow, air or gas weapon, or other projectile devices capable of injuring or killing any person or animal or damaging or destroying any park property is prohibited with the following exceptions:
(a) Dungeness hunting area which is leased to Department of Wildlife and designated open to hunting in accordance with general hunting regulations and special park area regulations.
(b) Firearms used by law enforcement officers in performance of their duties.
(c) Firearms used in exhibitions authorized by the Park Director.
(d) Firearms or projectile devices authorized for use by the public on designated shooting ranges.
(2) No persons shall hunt on or at the Clallam County park known as Dungeness Recreation Area except on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during hunting season and in compliance with Washington State Department of Wildlife and Clallam County regulations.
23.03.100 Fires.
(1) The kindling of any fire is permitted only in designated camping and picnic grounds and if the fire is confined in a fireplace provided for the use of visitors, or in grills, or in locations specified by the Park Department or in stoves or lanterns using gasoline, propane, butane gas or similar fuels.
(2) When no longer needed, the fire shall be completely extinguished. Leaving a fire unattended is prohibited.
(3) Throwing or dropping a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe heel, match or other burning material is prohibited.
(4) The kindling of fires on park lands may be prohibited by park staff by posted signs when the fire hazard makes such action necessary.
(5) The park staff, during such periods when the fire hazard makes such action necessary may prohibit smoking on any park lands, including roads and trails, by the posting of appropriate signs.
23.03.110 Fishing.
Fishing is permitted on all park lands subject to state and local fishing regulations provided that fishing shall not interfere with boat launching activities.
23.03.120 Horseback riding.
(1) Horseback riding and the use of pack animals is permitted only on roadways and on trails or equestrian areas as designated by the Department and is prohibited in all other areas including but not limited to campgrounds or picnic areas, swimming beaches, and the immediate vicinity of trail shelters, eating or sleeping facilities or other areas of public gatherings and:
(a) From June 1st of each year to September 15th of each year horseback riding shall be restricted from the Salt Creek Recreation Area except for the Camp Hayden equestrian area and the access road trail to Striped Peak.
(b) Horseback riding shall be prohibited on the Dungeness Recreation Area except on equestrian trails and areas of the park designated for horses. Horseback riding at the Dungeness Recreation Area shall be prohibited on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during the general hunting season.
(c) Horseback riding shall be permitted as posted on the Olympic Discovery Trail, provided that some bridges may be posted for alternate low water crossings and some limited sections of the trail may require a rider to dismount and lead a horse through noise or traffic impacted portions of the trail.
(2) Riders shall slow their horses to a slow trot or walk when passing persons on foot or bicycle.
23.03.121 Metal detection.
The use of metal detectors will be permitted on County park lands specified below for the purpose of coin shooting only. Such use will be subject to the following limitations:
(1) Any person desiring to use a metal detector on specified County park lands for the purpose of coin shooting shall apply to the Clallam County Park Department for a coin shooting permit.
(a) A fee of $10 per year, per person, will be assessed for the issuance of a coin shooting permit.
(b) The issuance of a coin shooting permit will be conditioned upon the applicant agreeing to comply with the rules and regulations of this section and accepting all responsibilities set forth therein.
(c) Upon a determination by the Director, or his designated appointee, that a coin shooting permit holder has violated any rule or regulation of this section, such permit shall be revoked.
(i) Any person who has had his or her coin shooting permit revoked will lose his privilege to obtain a coin shooting permit in the future.
(2) Specified County park lands will consist of the following: Salt Creek Recreation Area, Dungeness Recreation Area, Freshwater Bay, Port Williams County Park, Dungeness Landing, Fairgrounds, Lake Pleasant, Cline Spit, Clallam Bay, Wheeler Park, Quillayute River Park, and Robin Hill Farm.
(a) Notwithstanding the above provision, there will be no use of metal detectors at an occupied campsite or within 200 feet of a ranger’s residence, maintenance building, or restroom facility.
(3) The only tools allowed to be used in retrieving coins shall be a blunted ice pick, a long shanked screwdriver (not over six (6) inches in length) or a blunted awl.
(4) Persons using metal detectors shall pick up all trash encountered while coin shooting (pull tabs, cans, bottle caps, foil, nails, glass, etc.) and deposit it into proper refuse containers.
(5) Any jewelry or articles other than coins shall be turned into the Park Manager or Park Office, to be handled as lost property according to County and State laws.
(6) Any person seeking the issuance of a coin shooting permit will be required to agree to reimburse the County for any damage done to park property, including but not limited to buildings, waterlines, utility lines or grounds, caused by his or her coin shooting activities.
23.03.130 Permits – Special occasion.
(1) Except for Camp David, Jr. and the fairgrounds, which have their own regulations, special activities that involve exclusive use of park areas and/or facilities by fifty (50) persons or more are prohibited unless a special occasion permit has been issued by the Director or Park Manager. Special activities shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Sports events, pageants, reenactments, regattas, entertainments, fishing derbies, car shows, reserved use of park lands, and similar public spectator attractions or participant activities or social gathering, assemblies, parades, religious services and other similar public meetings.
(2) Special occasion permits for such activities shall be issued only after a finding that the issuance of such permits will not be inconsistent with the purposes for which the area is established and maintained and will cause the minimum possible interference with use of the area by the general public. The permit may contain such reasonable conditions and restrictions as to duration and area occupied as are necessary for the protection of the area and public use thereof. No permit will be issued for activities involving 200 persons or more, unless applicant meets all special conditions required by the Department.
(3) Applications for a special occasion permit shall be received by the Director or Park Manager not later than ten (10) days prior to the requested special activity and shall set forth the following: the name of the applicant, the date, time, duration, nature and place of the proposed activity, an estimate of the number of persons expected to attend, and a statement of equipment and facilities to be used in connection therewith.
(4) As a condition of the permit issuance, the Director or Park Manager may require the filing of a bond with satisfactory surety payable to the County Park Department to cover costs such as restoration, rehabilitation and cleanup of the area used, and other costs resulting from the permittees’ activity. In lieu of a bond, a permittee may elect to deposit cash equal to the amount of the required bond. A charge may also be required if additional park staff is needed to control the special occasion.
23.03.135 Commercial filming, movie making.
(1) Commercial filming, photography, or movie making, other than bona fide news filming or photography, shall be allowed only by special permit and only after all conditions of such permit are met and proper fees paid. Permit application packets are available from the Department. The fee to process the application is a nonrefundable $100, whether approved or not.
(2) Filming or other activities having the potential to significantly impact, alter, or damage park resources or County facilities are prohibited.
(3) All other State and local laws, ordinances, and permits must be complied with, including shoreline permits for any activities within the shoreline jurisdiction.
23.03.140 Preservation of public property.
(1) The possession, destruction, injury, defacement, removal or disturbance in any manner of any building, sign, equipment, monument, statue, marker or other structure, or of any animal or plant matter and direct or indirect products thereof, including but not limited to petrified wood, flower, cane or other fruit (except rose hips, fish or shellfish taken during a legal season with license, or edible mushrooms), egg, nest, or nesting site, marine life other than fish, clams or crabs, or of any soil, rock or mineral formation, artifact, relic, historic or prehistoric feature, or of any other public property of any kind without prior permission of the Director is prohibited.
(2) The destroying, digging, removing, or possession of any tree, shrub or plant taken from park land is prohibited.
(3) Dead timber which has been cut down and stockpiled for public use within the park may be burned by the public in proper fire pits. The removal of same from park for the purpose of sale or personal use off site is prohibited.
(a) Cutting firewood from any park land or beach is prohibited. Removal of beach logs from any park land or beach is prohibited.
(4) Entering, climbing upon, or tampering with County-owned motor vehicles and motorized or power equipment except by authorized County employees is prohibited.
(5) For the Salt Creek Recreation Area the following rules shall apply:
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to remove driftwood or any form of marine life from the Salt Creek Recreation Area; except under a permit, as provided in subsection (5)(b) of this section. Marine life shall be designated as starfish, anemones, etc., and this chapter shall not apply to fish caught by sport fishing or to clams, crabs, or mussels gathered during season with legal limits.
(b) Removal of marine life as defined in subsection (5)(a) of this section shall be permitted for legitimate and serious scientific studies and purposes, providing that the following requirements are met:
(i) An application for a permit to remove marine life must be filed with the Board of Clallam County Commissioners not less than fifteen (15) days before the proposed removal of marine life, and must be accompanied by a fee of $50.
(ii) The application must show that the applicant is undertaking a serious and legitimate scientific project, and must document this purpose. As documentation, the applicant should at least show:
(A) The project is intended to result in a paper, report, or other document which will make the results of the project available to the community and the public.
(B) The project is intended for a research purpose, rather than a teaching purpose.
(C) The project shall be intended to provide information that will help improve the area flora or fauna.
(iii) The application must further show that it is necessary to remove marine life from the Salt Creek Recreation Area to further and fulfill the purposes of the project.
(iv) The application must set forth the full extent to which it is anticipated marine life will be removed from the Salt Creek Recreation Area.
(v) The Board of Clallam County Commissioners shall consider the application. If the Board determines that the application is for a serious and legitimate scientific project and/or study, which requires the removal of marine life as defined above, from the Salt Creek Recreation Area, the Board shall issue the permit.
23.03.150 Sanitation.
(1) All garbage, papers, cans, bottles, waste materials and rubbish of any kind must be deposited in proper receptacles designated for the disposal thereof, or removed from the area.
(2) Drainage or dumping refuse or waste from any trailer, or other vehicle except in places or receptacles provided for such use is prohibited.
(3) Cleaning food, fish or fowl or washing clothing (except scuba diving suits), vehicles, campers, or articles of household use at campground hydrants is prohibited.
(4) Polluting or contaminating in any manner any watershed, water supplies or water used for drinking purposes is prohibited.
(5) Depositing any body waste in or on any portion of any comfort station or other public structure except into fixtures provided for that purpose is prohibited. Placing any bottle, can, cloth, rag, metal, wood or stone substances in any of the plumbing fixtures of such structure or station is prohibited.
(6) Urinating or defecating other than at the places provided therefor is prohibited.
(7) Using government refuse containers or other refuse facilities for dumping household or commercial garbage or trash brought as such from private property is prohibited.
23.03.160 Solicitation.
Soliciting, selling, peddling, advertising, distribution or posting for a commercial purpose or personal gain of any printed handbills, circulars or signs, or erecting any signboard, sign, billboard, bulletin board, post, pole, or device of any kind for advertising is prohibited without prior written approval from the Director.
23.03.170 Traffic.
(1) It shall be unlawful to drive or park any vehicle on other than designated areas, roadways, designated camping areas or parking areas. Use of any type of motorized vehicle (with the exception of wheelchairs) is strictly prohibited on those portions of the Olympic Discovery Trail which do not use the shoulders of County roads or State highways. This shall include motorcycles, trail bikes, snowmobiles and all other vehicles.
(2) Parking is prohibited except in designated parking areas.
(3) Chaining, locking, tying, or otherwise connecting a boat, bicycle, motorcycle or other piece of equipment or vehicle to any park structure, bridge, building, post, fence other than a boat dock or a bicycle rack designed specifically for such purpose is hereby prohibited.
(4) Leaving boat trailers, vehicles or other personal articles in a park area, parking lot, or other park facility other than a designated campsite when properly registered overnight and unattended or abandoning such items for more than twenty-four (24) hours is hereby prohibited.
(5) Driving or parking of any motorized vehicle, nonmotorized trailer, boat trailer on County-owned or managed tidelands or shore lands is prohibited, unless involved in the active process of launching or retrieving a boat launched from a designated County boat launch site, or unless used in performance of specific park maintenance or regulatory work by County staff or contractors.
23.03.180 Violation – Penalties.
(1) Anyone concerned in the violation of this chapter, whether directly committing the act or making an omission which constitutes the offense, or who aids or abets the same, and whether present or absent; and anyone who directly or indirectly counsels, encourages, hires, commands, induces, or otherwise procures another to commit such offense, is and shall be a principal under the terms of this chapter.
(2) Any person, firm or corporation who violates CCC 23.03.090 or 23.03.140 of the rules or regulations provided for in this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $350, or imprisoned in the County jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both fine and imprisonment, for each violation.
(3) Any person, firm, or corporation who violates sections other than those listed in subsection (2) of this section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction, shall be fined the sum of $100.
(4) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department shall be removed from park lands or facilities.
23.03.190 Exceptions to regulations.
(1) Nothing in the foregoing regulations shall be considered as prohibiting the Department or their duly appointed agents or employees from the conduct of their assigned duties in the administration, maintenance and development of park lands or facilities.
(2) In the event of natural disaster, State or municipal emergency, civil disorder, accident, or other similar situations wherein the conduct of activities otherwise permitted under these regulations may constitute a hazard to the public health, safety or welfare, or inhibit rescue, recovery, post-disaster or development operations, management personnel of the Park Department are herewith specifically empowered and directed to take such reasonably necessary and temporary measures at their disposal to preserve the public health, safety and welfare to expedite rescues, recover and operations, to include the temporary suspension of any or all activities contemplated in these regulations or any area or portion of any park lands or facilities and the temporary closure and/or evacuation of any such area.
23.03.200 Repealer.
Ordinance No. 119, 1980, and subsequent amending ordinances 128, 145, 170, 213, 252, 375, 411, 503, and 636, and any former ordinances or amendments or portions thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the prosecution for any violation of these ordinances occurring prior to the effective date of this chapter provision shall not be affected or abated; provided further, should any provision of this chapter also addressed in the ordinances repealed herein be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the pertinent provisions of the former ordinances would be applicable and enforceable.
23.03.210 Severability.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portion of this chapter; it being hereby expressly declared that this chapter and each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase thereof would have been adopted irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
23.03.220 Effective date.
This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after adoption.
Chapter 23.04
FEE SCHEDULES*Sections:
SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 97, 1978 05/30/78
AMENDED SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 113, 1979 12/11/79
Ord. No. 153, 1981 11/24/81
Ord. No. 158, 1982 02/23/82
Ord. No. 178, 1983 01/11/83
Ord. No. 219, 1984 01/24/84
Ord. No. 252, 1985 02/19/85
Ord. No. 281, 1986 02/04/86
Ord. No. 298, 1987 01/13/87
Ord. No. 336, 1989 01/03/89
Ord. No. 412, 1991 03/05/91
Ord. No. 440, 1991 12/10/91
Ord. No. 536, 1993 12/07/93
Ord. No. 716, 2001 11/27/01
Ord. No. 731, 2002 12/10/02
REPEALED: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 772, 2005 04/19/05
*See Chapter 5.100 CCC for the consolidated fee schedule.
Chapter 23.05
FAIR ADVISORY BOARDSections:
23.05.010 Purpose.
23.05.020 Creation of Fair Advisory Board.
23.05.030 Membership.
23.05.040 Removal of Board members.
23.05.050 Powers of the Board.
23.05.060 Supervision.
23.05.070 Fair budget.
SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 414, 1991 04/09/91
AMENDED SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 743, 2003 07/08/03
23.05.010 Purpose.
It is the declared purpose of this chapter to change management of the Clallam County fair and fairgrounds from management by the “Clallam County Fair Association,” a nonprofit corporation, to direct County management under the Clallam County Parks, Fair and Building Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department. It is also a declared purpose of this chapter to establish a Clallam County Fair Advisory Board and to define its roles and responsibilities.
23.05.020 Creation of Fair Advisory Board.
There is hereby created a Fair Advisory Board of Clallam County, Washington, to assist the County in planning, developing, organizing and operating the Clallam County fair and fairgrounds. Such Board shall consist of fifteen (15) members. Members of the Board shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners to serve without compensation.
23.05.030 Membership.
The Board members shall be Clallam County residents and be representative of organizations of Clallam County, specific geographic areas, or be individuals with interest in the Clallam County fair and fairgrounds. The Fair Advisory Board positions shall consist of the following:
Board Member Representation Initial Term Expires
(1) Agriculture at Large January 1, 1992
(1) City of Port Angeles January 1, 1993
(1) Community of Forks or Western Clallam County January 1, 1994
(1) Communities of Sequim and Dungeness January 1, 1995
(1) Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce January 1, 1992
(1) Grange January 1, 1993
(1) Home Arts/Hobbies and Crafts January 1, 1993
(1) Garden Clubs January 1, 1995
(1) 4-H Homemakers January 1, 1992
(1) Livestock January 1, 1993
(1) Small Animals January 1, 1994
(1) Horse Groups January 1, 1995
(1) Arts/Photography January 1, 1992
(2) At Large January 1, 1993
January 1, 1994
The Board of Commissioners, upon notification of a Fair Advisory Board vacancy, shall advertise and otherwise solicit applications from candidates for the specific representative area. Suggestions and recommendations for Board appointees may come from current Board members, interested persons, community organizations or clubs, and Department staff.
Fair Advisory Board members shall be appointed to a four (4) year term. Board member terms as described above shall be staggered so that terms and overall Board makeup are not all due during the same year.
No member of the Fair Advisory Board shall work in a paid County Parks, Fair and Building Maintenance Division staff position while serving as a Fair Advisory Board Member.
23.05.040 Removal of Board members.
Any Fair Advisory Board member may be removed by a majority vote of the Board of Commissioners for cause. Fair Advisory Board vacancies for unexpired terms shall be filled by appointment by the Board of County Commissioners for the unexpired portions of the term vacated.
23.05.050 Powers of the Board.
The County Fair Advisory Board shall:
(1) Elect its officers including a president, vice president, secretary, and other such officers as it may determine necessary.
(2) Develop board operational by-laws, hold regular open public meetings and keep written records.
(3) Advise and otherwise assist the County to develop long- and short-range plans for fair and fairground activity and facility development.
(4) Advise and otherwise assist the County to develop policies and procedures for the operation of the Clallam County fairgrounds, and other activities related to the site.
(5) Advise and otherwise assist the County to develop reasonable rules and regulations that are deemed necessary for the control and overall use of the fairgrounds facilities and programs.
(6) Plan, develop, organize, promote, operate and evaluate the Clallam County fair as an agricultural fair and exhibition of local activities of general public interest.
(7) Advise the County as to the financial needs of the fair and fairground activities and facilities and make recommendations for budget preparation.
(8) Promote positive public relations for the Clallam County fair and fairgrounds. Coordinate fair functions with other agencies and the State Fair Commission.
23.05.060 Supervision.
The Fair Advisory Board shall operate under the direction and supervision of the Board of County Commissioners through its County Administrator, Public Works Director, and Parks, Fair, and Building Maintenance Division Manager.
23.05.070 Fair budget.
The fair budget shall be a current expense fund budget as a division of the County Parks, Fair, and Building Maintenance Division. The fair budget shall be administered and managed by the County Administrator through the Public Works Parks, Fair, and Building Maintenance Division upon approval of the Board of County Commissioners.
Chapter 23.06
FEE SCHEDULES – COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS*SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 436, 1991 10/22/91
AMENDED SOURCE: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 537, 1993 12/07/93
Ord. No. 657, 1999 01/05/99
Ord. No. 732, 2003 01/07/03
REPEALED: ADOPTED:
Ord. No. 772, 2005 04/19/05
*See Chapter 5.100 CCC for the consolidated fee schedule.
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