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ORD- 2015 -010 <br />Attachment 2 <br />• Chapter 26 - PARKS AND RECREATION <br />• ARTICLES I, II. - RESERVED <br />• Secs. 26-1-26-90. - Reserved. <br />• ARTICLE III. - PARKS AND RECREATION COUNCIL <br />X11\' /691:1)►aWNDI►1DICL \0RA <br />• Sec. 26 -91. - Preamble. <br />(a) <br />(b) <br />(c) <br />(d) <br />(e) <br />(f) <br />(g) <br />The county board of commissioners has determined that: <br />Planned recreation affords a large percentage of people their only opportunity for a choice as to <br />wholesome recreation and is of great personal and social importance to all, and <br />Adequate recreation lands can be acquired and recreation structures developed by Orange County, and <br />Planned (organized) recreation provides one of the brightest hopes for a continuation and refinement of <br />our democratic way of life, and <br />The cost of planned recreation is relatively low, and <br />Local government involvement gives permanence and continuity to recreation, and <br />Local government money spent for recreation is, in reality, invested in citizens' health and happiness as <br />well as in increased and longer retained real estate values, is a resource to which industry is <br />increasingly drawn, and which gives important help in securing and in holding business, tourists, <br />and other industry in a community, and <br />The nonrevenue producing as well as the self - supporting recreation activities are an actual economy in <br />that they bring about a direct reduction in the cost of policing, crime prevention, operation of <br />emergency and mental health wards (in hospitals) and contribute to other economic facets of the <br />county's health and welfare concerns. <br />(Ord. of 2 -5 -1979, art. I, § I, eff. 2 -5 -1979) <br />• Sec. 26 -92. - Definition of recreation activities. <br />For the purpose of this article, recreation is defined as those activities which fall within the general <br />classification areas of: The arts; drama; crafts; athletics; sports and games; dance; hobbies; music; nature and <br />outing; reading; writing and linguistic; social recreation; special community events and special activities; <br />volunteer services; recreational travel; and use of leisure time. <br />(Ord. of 2 -5 -1979, art. I, §H, eff. 2 -5 -1979) <br />• Sec. 26 -93. - Definition of recreation areas: Structures: County: Manager: Governing body. <br />Council, for the purpose of this article, means the Orange County Parks and recreation Council. <br />County, for the purpose of this article means the County of Orange. <br />3 <br />Formatted: Different first page header <br />