12.56.020 Definitions.
Unless the particular provisions or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and provisions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning and application of such words and phrases used in this chapter.
A. “Amplified music” means music projected and transmitted by electronic equipment, including amplifiers.
B. “Amplified speech” means human speech projected and transmitted by electronic equipment, including amplifiers.
C. “Chief of police” or “chief” means the city of Bakersfield police chief or authorized representative.
D. “City manager” means the city of Bakersfield city manager or authorized representative.
E. “Community park” means a park which serves several neighborhoods and is planned to provide a greater range of recreational facilities than a neighborhood park. Central Park, Martin Luther King Park, Patriots Park, Beach Park, Yokuts Park, Silver Creek Park, the Park at River Walk, the Sports Village, and Mesa Marin Sports Complex are community parks.
F. “Director” means the city of Bakersfield recreation and parks director or designee.
G. “Neighborhood park” means a park which is located in close proximity to residential areas and primarily serves the neighborhood for essentially recreational purposes.
H. “Parks” includes all community and neighborhood parks, the grounds, parking lots, sumps, basins, pathways, roadways, avenues, and areas used for recreational and park purposes, and which are dedicated as such. For the purpose of Section 12.56.050, it also includes median islands, parkways, sump areas or greens, or other public grounds. (Ord. 4748 § 1, 2013; Ord. 4406 § 1, 2007; Ord. 3823 § 1, 1998)