[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
City parks shall be open for public use during the period from
sunrise to sunset unless otherwise posted. It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons (other than City personnel conducting City business
therein) to occupy or be present in a City park during any hours in
which the park is not open to the public unless permission for extended
use has been obtained from the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
A.
No person shall bring any animal into areas of a park that have been
marked by signs bearing the words "No animals allowed in this area,"
excepting disability assistance animals.
B.
No person shall allow a dog or other domesticated animal into any
waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park for any purpose.
C.
No person shall bring any animal into playground areas, excepting
disability assistance animals.
D.
No person shall permit the running of a domestic animal at large.
E.
All domesticated animals in those areas of a park where such animals
are permitted shall be restrained by a leash no more than six (6)
feet in length and held by a competent person.
F.
No vicious animal of any kind shall be brought into the park at any
time even though restrained as described above.
G.
No person shall ride or otherwise bring any horse, mule, pony or
other such riding animal into any park, except as authorized by the
Mayor.
H.
No animal shall be tethered to any bush, tree, shrub or to any park
structure.
I.
Any person bringing an animal into the parks shall remove and dispose
of all feces left by such animal.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
A.
No person shall throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be
placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, storm sewer
or drain flowing into such waters any substances, matter or thing,
liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of the
waters.
B.
No person shall litter or cause to be littered any of the grounds,
driveways, buildings or other structures of the parks by scattering,
dumping or leaving paper, garbage, cans, broken glass, bottles, ashes,
rubbish, waste or other trash. All such rubbish or waste shall be
placed in the proper receptacles where they are provided. Where receptacles
are not provided, all rubbish or waste shall be carried away from
the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed
of elsewhere.
C.
No person shall bring in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken
glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage or
refuse or other trash.
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A.
No person shall build or attempt to build a fire in a park except
in an approved container and with the prior written approval from
the Mayor.
B.
No person who has built any fire shall leave the place where the
fire was built without first completely extinguishing the fire.
C.
No person shall drop, throw or otherwise scatter lighted matches,
burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco paper or other inflammable material
within any park area.
D.
Camping, whether in vehicles or not, is prohibited in City parks
unless specifically approved in writing by the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
A.
No person in a City park shall:
1.
Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, displace
or remove any building, bridge, table, bench, railing, paving or paving
material, water line or other public utility or parts or appurtenances
thereof; sign, notice or placard whether temporary or permanent; monument,
stake, post or other boundary marker; or other structure or equipment,
facility or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real
or personal.
2.
Dig or remove any soil, rock, stone, sand, shrub, tree or plants,
down timber or other wood or materials or make any excavation by tool,
equipment, blasting or other means or agency.
3.
Construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind,
whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any
public service utility into, upon or across such lands, except on
special written permit.
4.
Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant,
or injure the bark thereof; or pick the flowers or seeds of any tree
or plant; or attach any rope, wire or other contrivance to any tree
or plant; or dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas; or in any other
way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area.
5.
Hunt, molest, harm, trap, kill, shoot at any animal, reptile
or bird; or remove the eggs or nest or young of any bird; except that
snakes known to be deadly poisonous may be killed on sight.
6.
Give or offer to give any animal or bird any noxious substance.
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No person shall carry or have in his possession any firearm,
air pistol, air rifle, bow and arrow or any other instrument capable
of launching or firing any projectile or noxious substance, whether
propelled by gunpowder, gas, air, spring or any other means, while
within any park. This Section shall not apply to any Law Enforcement
Officer authorized by law to carry a weapon within the park.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
A.
No person shall solicit alms or contributions for any purpose whatsoever,
whether public or private, within any of the parks except by written
permission of the Mayor when such solicitations are of direct benefit
to the City of Charlack's purposes and programs.
B.
No person shall offer to sell or exchange any article or thing, or
do any hawking, peddling or soliciting of sales, or buy or offer to
buy any article or thing in any of the parks, except when acting pursuant
to a concession contract.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
No person shall bring into any City park any glass bottles or
glass containers.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
No person shall gamble or participate in or abet any games of
chance in a park unless authorized by the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
A.
No person shall swim, bathe, boat or wade in any waters or waterways
in any park, nor shall any person climb on rocks in any waters or
waterways in any park.
B.
No person shall go onto the ice on any body of water in any park.
C.
Except as otherwise provided herein, fishing is allowed in waters
or waterways in any park, but all fish taken must be returned alive
to the waters.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
A.
No person shall enter any park while in an intoxicated condition
nor shall that person remain therein while in an intoxicated condition
whether intoxicated at the time of entering the parks or becoming
intoxicated after entering.
B.
No one shall sell alcoholic beverages of any kind in a park.
C.
No minor shall possess or consume any intoxicating beverages at any
time in any park area.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
A.
Persons operating a motor vehicle within City parks shall operate
the same in a careful and prudent manner.
B.
No person shall drive any motor vehicle on a driveway located in
any City park at any speed over the posted speed limit.
C.
No person in a park shall drive any vehicle on any area except the
paved park roads or parking areas provided for that purpose, or such
other areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary
parking areas by the Mayor.
D.
No person in a park shall park a vehicle in other than an established
or designated parking area, and such use shall be in accordance with
the posted directions thereat and with the instructions of any attendant
who may be present.
E.
No person shall leave, park or stop a motor vehicle within any City
park after the designated closing time unless authorized by the Mayor.
F.
No trucks, buses, or other commercial vehicle exceeding a gross weight
of eight thousand (8,000) pounds may enter any City park unless specific
permission in writing is obtained from the Mayor. This does not include
vehicles delivering to or coming from the parks, or vehicles engaged
in work for the City.
G.
Operation of snowmobiles is prohibited in City parks.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
The use of amusement rides, games, booths, activities, bands,
DJs and amplified music of any kind, etc., is prohibited in any City
park unless specifically approved by the Board of Aldermen. When music
is approved in a City park, it shall not exceed ninety (90) decibels
at the point of amplification.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
No person in a park shall bring or have in his possession, or
set off or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any firecracker,
torpedo, rocket, or other fireworks or explosives of inflammable material;
nor shall any person throw them into any such area from land or highway
adjacent thereto. This prohibition includes any substance, compound,
mixture or article that in conjunction with any other substance or
compound would be dangerous.
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No person in a park shall take part in or abet the playing of
any games involving thrown or otherwise propelled objects such as
stones, arrows, javelins or model airplanes, excluding balls, frisbees
and similar objects.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
A.
A permit for the use of a specific park area may be obtained by applying
to the City Clerk in advance of the date for which the use of a specific
area is sought. Persons issued a permit for the use of a specific
park area shall have preference to the use of the specific park area
reserved on the dates and during the times indicated on the permit.
A permit shall be issued when:
1.
The proposed activity or use of the park will not reasonably
interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the
park.
2.
The proposed activity or use is not reasonably anticipated to
incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct.
3.
The proposed activity or use will not entail unusual, extraordinary
or burdensome expense or Police operation by the City.
4.
The location for the proposed activity or use is in an area
deemed suitable by the Mayor.
5.
The issuance of such permit shall not result in crowded or congested
conditions due to the issuance of prior permits for the same day or
due to the anticipated number of attendees for the planned event.
[Ord. No. 17-6 § 1, 4-11-2017]
The City of Charlack reserves the right to revoke any permit
at any time if it is determined that the application for permit contained
any misrepresentation or false statement; or that any condition set
forth in the Section or Sections governing the permit requested is
not being complied with; or for City program activity or maintenance.
