Sec. 24-36. Entering park areas closed to public use.
A. No person shall knowingly enter or remain unlawfully in any park except in those areas designated as open to public use by the Board.
B. The Director shall provide public notice of the designation of areas as open or closed to public use by publishing a map which shall be available for public review and inspection at the City Clerk’s Office and the Department’s administrative offices and by any of the following:
1. Posting of appropriate signs or maps; or
2. Establishing physical barriers, including, but not limited to, posts, branches or rocks; or
3. Any other means reasonably calculated to give notice to the public of areas open or closed to public use.
C. The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to any person performing any work or activity which is authorized by the Director or the Director’s designees.
D. A person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars and to perform not less than eight hours of community service under the supervision of the Department. The Court shall not suspend any part or all of the imposition or execution of any sentence required by this subsection. (Ord. No. G-3659, § 4; Ord. No. G-5144, § 2, 2008)
State law reference—Penalty for ordinance violations, A.R.S. §§ 9-499.01, 9-240(B)(28).