City Of La Cañada Flintridge: Field Closure Going Into Effect – December 14th Through January 4th, 2022

Press release from the City of La Cañada Flintridge:

December 14th, 2021

The City will begin its annual field maintenance program, December 17th, 2021, through January 4th, 2021.

Due to the current weather conditions and the anticipate precipitation, the fields will close today and remain closed onto the annual field maintenance program period.

During the closure period the City’s Field Closure will be in effect:

Municipal Code 5.24.055 Closures.

     A.    The city manager and/or designee shall have the authority to close any park/designated recreational facility or portion thereof, require the exit of all persons therein, and prohibit further public use when the park/designated recreational facility is closed for maintenance, repair, or when the city manager and/or designee determines that conditions exist in said park/designated recreational facility or portion thereof which present a hazard to the park/designated recreational facility or to public safety. This section does not apply to any person who has express written consent from the city manager and/or designee to use a park/designated recreational facility when it is closed.

     B.     Any person who, without express written consent from the city manager and/or designee, enters into, or upon, any park/designated recreational facility or portion thereof that has been closed as provided in subsection A above shall be in violation of this section. Notwithstanding Sections 1.04.010 and 5.24.060, the penalties for violation of this section shall be as follows:

     1.     The first violation shall be deemed an infraction with a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00);

     2.     The second violation shall be deemed an infraction with a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00);

     3.     The third violation shall be deemed an infraction with a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00); and

     4.     For the fourth violation, and any thereafter, a violation shall be treated as a misdemeanor in accordance with Section 1.04.010(A). (Ord. 486 § 1, 2019)

The closure is necessary to all much-needed rest to the field and time for the maintenance program to be completed.

For real-time field status update, visit our Recreation & Facilities page.

This press release was produced by the City of La Cañada Flintridge. The views expressed here are the author’s own.