Fountain Hills Town Ordinance, Section 9-5-3, General Preserve Regulations

 

(The Fountain Hills Town Code is current through Ordinance 24-19, passed October 1, 2024.)

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The following are prohibited within the Preserve:​

A. Accessing the Preserve by leaving a trail or trailhead.  All Preserve visitors shall stay on authorized trails and within trailheads, unless approved by the Director of Community Development.

B. Accessing the Preserve outside the posted hours of operation, unless approved by the Director of Community Development.

C. Alcoholic beverages.

D. Camping.

E. Carrying or using any type of glass or ceramic container.

F. Creating, developing or using any type of spider trail.

G. Destroying any barriers, signs or other Town property.

H. Destroying, damaging or removing any vegetative or mineral resource, including, but not limited to any trees, shrub, wildflower, cactus or rock outcropping, unless specifically authorized by the Town with an encroachment permit granted by the Town Council.

I. Dogs are prohibited unless on a six-foot maximum leash at all times, and must remain on trails.

J. Horses.

K. Hunting, trapping or otherwise harming or harassing the wildlife, except as authorized by state law.

L. Littering or depositing garbage, trash, refuse or other obnoxious material anywhere other than in specific Town-provided containers provided for that purpose.

M. Setting or igniting any type of fire.

N. Smoking.

O. Throwing rocks or other objects into washes, including but not limited to up or down hillsides and on or off trails.

P. Using any motorized or electric mode of transportation, except for authorized maintenance vehicles and as necessary.

Q. Using or discharging any firearm, slingshot or other weapon, except as authorized by state law.

R. Geocaching, except within three feet of an established Town trail.