§ 470-128. CAMPING

(a)

Overnight camping is allowed only in Live Oak Park. Overnight camping is prohibited at all other County facilities. Day Use of Live Oak Park shall end at sunset daily, except that the collocated Live Oak Boat Launch Facility and associated parking may be used separately at any time.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to camp overnight in Live Oak Park except within designated areas and with a fully paid County fee. The Director may at any time revoke the camping or day use permission without refunding fees paid of any person, group or organization if the site occupied by such is not paid in full, maintained in a reasonably clean, sanitary and attractive manner or if the occupants are loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting, or publicly offensive.

(c)

Individuals or groups are authorized to have a length of overnight camping or presence of three consecutive nights. The Campground Host may, at his or her sole discretion, extend such length for three additional nights up to four times. The total overnight camping or presence shall not exceed 15 days.

(d)

Quiet Time shall be observed in all camping areas between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. During these hours, no person shall make any excessive noise. For the purpose of this section excessive noise shall mean any noise that a Campground Host finds, in his or her sole discretion, has disturbed, may disturb or will disturb members of the public or wild life.

(e)

No person under the age of 18 shall camp within Live Oak unless accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, adult leader (e.g. teacher, coach, or scoutmaster) of a school or other youth group, or the parent of legal guardian of another minor camping in the same group.

(f)

No person shall, without the prior written approval of the county, park more than two motor vehicles or one motor vehicle and one other vehicle i.e. boat trailer, travel trailer or motor home in any one campsite. Individual campsites are limited to one group of not more than eight people.

(g)

Camping sites at Live Oak Park are primarily for the use of overnight campers. Day use shall be limited to common areas and camping sites designated by the Campground Host as available for day use and these sites will be vacated when the individuals are instructed to do so by the Campground Host.

(Ord. No. 1640, § 1, 10-10-2017; Ord. No. 1654, § 2, 9-11-2018 )