A. “Board of park commissioners” means the advisory board, established by city charter, which acts in an advisory capacity to the mayor, city council, department of parks and recreation and other city departments in respect to park and recreation matters;

B. “Civil infraction” means an offense that is established by city ordinance and punishable by the imposition of a civil fine. A civil infraction proceeding is initiated by the issuance, service, and filing of a notice of civil infraction. A notice of civil infraction may be issued by a person designated by the parks and recreation director to enforce the park code when the civil infraction occurs in that person’s presence. A court may issue a notice of civil infraction if a person designated by the parks and recreation director to enforce the park code files with the court a written statement that the civil infraction was committed in designated person’s presence or that the designated person has has reasonable cause to believe that a civil infraction was committed. Procedural rules for civil infractions are set forth in the Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction.

C. A “gross misdemeanor” is a criminal offense that may be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars or imprisonment not to exceed three hundred sixty-four days, or by both such imprisonment and fine. A “misdemeanor” is a criminal offense that may be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed ninety days, or by both such imprisonment and fine. Whenever the performance of any act is prohibited by any ordinance, and no penalty for the violation of such ordinance is imposed, the committing of such act shall be a misdemeanor.

D. “Park” means and includes any and all city parks, public squares, park drives, the Wetmore Theatre Plaza and any other plaza hereinafter deemed to be a park, parkways, boulevards, golf courses, park museums, zoos, bathing beaches, and play and recreation grounds that have been established as parks. (Ord. 3360-13 § 1, 2013; Ord. 2442-00 § 11, 2000; prior code § 14.08.040.)