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Subcommittee backs drafting parks conduct ordinance to ban camping and clarify boat‑landing rules
Summary
Parks & Recreation staff proposed formal park conduct ordinances to ban camping on county park property, clarify open‑container rules at boat landings (allow alcohol on boats but not in open containers on land), require leashes in parks, and prohibit bonfires; committee asked staff to prepare ordinance language for the next meeting.
Parks & Recreation Director Ray Dunham brought a discussion item asking the subcommittee to consider new ordinances to support park rules and enforcement.
Dunham said the draft would prohibit camping on county park property, clarify that alcoholic beverages may be transported on boats but that open containers are not allowed at boat landings, and add enforceable leash rules modeled on beach regulations (7‑foot leash limit). He also proposed restricting bonfires and other open fires in parks and clarified that boat‑landing use rules would allow only people launching or retrieving boats to use the landing area, consistent with state statute limits on closing such landings.
Committee members said they support the concepts and asked staff to bring drafted ordinance language for formal consideration. Chair asked staff to include enforcement mechanisms and to consider signage and camera coverage where practical.
What happens next: staff will draft ordinance language consistent with state law and return with a proposed ordinance at the next meeting.
