[CC 1985 § 19-1]
The City parks are Indian Foothills Park and Peyton Park.
[CC 1985 § 19-2]
As defined in this Article, "City property" shall include any
property owned, operated or leased by the City and shall include,
but not be limited to, all of the City park property, dog pound area,
landfill areas, land leased or used for farm property and airport
property in which the City has an interest as either lessor, lessee
or owner.
[CC 1985 § 19-5; Ord. No. 6264, § 1, 6-15-1987]
A.
Consumption. No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage
in any Indian Foothills Park parking area. No person shall drink any
alcoholic beverage in or within fifty (50) feet of the following areas:
B.
Possession; Exception. No person shall have in his possession in Indian Foothills Park or Peyton Park in the City any alcoholic beverage, except that nothing in this Section shall be deemed to prohibit the possession of alcoholic beverages in the park in areas not referred to in Subsection (A) above or the possessing of any alcoholic beverage in an automobile operating on, over or along the roads and driveways of the park.
[CC 1985 § 19-6]
A.
Every person operating a motor vehicle on and over the
roadways of the City park, shall drive the same in a careful and prudent
manner and at a rate of speed so as not to endanger the property or
the life and limb of any person; and every person operating a motor
vehicle on and over the roadways of the City park, shall operate the
vehicle at a rate of speed not to exceed fifteen (15) miles per hour.
B.
No person operating a motorcycle, motorbike or any other
motor-propelled vehicle over and upon the roadways of the City park
shall operate the motor vehicle at a speed exceeding fifteen (15)
miles per hour.
[CC 1985 § 19-6.1; Ord. No. 6256 §§ 1 — 4, 5-18-1987]
A.
Definitions. As used in this Section, the terms "operate," "operator," "roadway," and "vehicle" shall have the meanings set forth in Section 300.010, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
B.
Regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
or park a vehicle upon City-owned property which is not a roadway
designed for vehicular travel or which is not specifically designated
for parking.
[CC 1985 § 19-7]
The use of City-owned property by individuals or groups using
electric amplification is hereby absolutely prohibited unless the
persons or groups desiring to use amplification equipment have obtained
prior written permission from the Director of Parks and Recreation
or his designated representative; and in any event, no person or group
shall play or cause to be played on any City-owned property, whether
electrically amplified or not, any instrument, instruments or devices
so as to cause a disturbance to residents in the vicinity of City-owned
property or to other users of City-owned property.
[CC 1985 § 19-8]
A.
Any organized groups of persons who have been heretofore
or who shall hereafter be authorized to use City-owned property in
the City park area or on any other City-owned property for recreational
purposes, for fund-raising purposes, for family entertainment, or
for any other authorized purposes shall be responsible for the group
activities and if any of the group shall permit or allow any violation
of this Article by the members of their group, the group shall be
subject to being permanently barred from use of the park privileges
or from the use of any other City-owned property for any type of recreational
activity.
B.
Before depriving the group of any further use of City-owned
property, such groups accused of violation of any of these provisions,
shall be notified of such violation by the City Clerk within ten (10)
days from such violation and shall be granted a hearing in connection
with the accusations, the hearing to be conducted by the City Council,
and the determination by the City Council shall be binding on such
groups. The decision of the City Council shall be reviewed from time
to time and may be modified or amended.
[CC 1985 § 19-9; Ord. No. 8011, § 1, 9-6-2011]
A.
Permit Requirement. No group, company, society or organization,
consisting of fifty (50) or more individuals, shall use public parks
owned or operated by the City of Marshall Parks and Recreation Department
for any purpose without first obtaining a permit from the Parks and
Recreation Department. A person seeking issuance of a permit shall
file an application with the Parks and Recreation Department. The
application must state:
1.
The name and address of the person applying for
the permit;
2.
The name and address of the person, group, company,
society or organization sponsoring the activity;
3.
The day and hours for which the permit is desired;
4.
The purpose and an estimate of the anticipated
attendance; and
5.
Any other information which the Parks and Recreation
Department shall find reasonably necessary to make a fair determination
as to whether a permit should be issued hereunder or whether additional
police protection may be required.
B.
Issuance Of Permit. The Parks and Recreation Department
shall issue a permit when it is found:
1.
That the proposed activity or use of the park
will not interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment
of the park;
2.
That the proposed activity and use will not interfere
with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety
and recreation;
3.
That the proposed activity or use is not anticipated
to incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct;
4.
That the proposed activity will not entail excessive
expense or excessive utilization of police by the City; and
5.
That the activity will not interfere with activities
already planned for the park.
C.
Effect Of Permit. A permittee shall be bound by all Parks
and Recreation Department rules and all applicable ordinances as though
the same were inserted in said permits.
D.
Exhibiting Permits. No person shall fail to produce and
exhibit any permit he or she claims to have upon request of any Law
Enforcement Officer or any authorized park department employee who
shall desire to inspect the same for the purpose of enforcing compliance
with any ordinance, rule or regulation.
E.
Limitation On Park Use. A permittee shall not continue
activities or uses for which a permit has been granted between the
hours of 1:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M.
F.
Fee Required. The fee for a permit shall be as established by a resolution of the Marshall Parks and Recreation Department's Park Board, and shall be in an amount to offset the additional expense of providing the permit. In addition to the fee described in this Subsection (F), where the safety and protection of the City may be impacted by the policing of any such activity, the director of the Parks and Recreation Department, in consultation with the Chief of Police, shall require an additional fee equal to the direct cost to the City for providing police protection for the permitted activity.
G.
Procedural Standards. The Parks and Recreation Department
shall issue permits in the priority which applications are received.
Persons seeking to obtain such a permit must, at least two (2) weeks
prior to the planned use of park facilities, submit an application
to the Parks and Recreation Department. Such permits shall be issued
or denied within five (5) days of submission of a completed application,
unless the applicant agrees to an extension of time.
H.
Liability. The person, group, company, society or organization
to which a permit is issued shall be liable for any loss, damage,
or injury sustained by any person, or park or City property as a result
of the activity for which the permit is issued.
I.
Permit Revocation. The Parks and Recreation Department
shall have the authority to revoke a permit if ordinances, rules or
regulations are violated by the permittee, or when such action is
necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general
public, or upon good cause shown.
J.
Penalty. Any person who shall violate, fail, neglect or
refuse to comply with the provisions, regulations or requirements
of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine
of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[CC 1985 § 19-51; Ord. No. 7093 §§ 1 — 4, 1-5-1998]
A.
Establishment. There is hereby established a Tree Board
for the City of Marshall, Missouri. The Tree Board shall be composed
of five (5) members appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the
City Council. Each member shall be a resident or employee of the City
of Marshall, Missouri, and shall serve without compensation.
B.
Term Of Office. The term of office of each City Tree Board
member shall be three (3) years. The initial appointments shall be
so staggered that the terms of each member shall expire in different
years.
C.
Duties And Responsibilities. It shall be the responsibility
of the City Tree Board to study, investigate, counsel and develop
and/or update annually, and administer written plans (annual and long
range) for the care, replacement, maintenance, and removal or disposition
of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets and in other public areas.
Such plan shall be presented annually to the City Council and upon
their acceptance and approval shall constitute the official comprehensive
City Tree Plan for the City of Marshall, Missouri. The City Tree Board,
when requested by the City Council, shall consider, investigate, make
findings, report and recommend upon any special matter or question
relating to trees.
D.
Operation. The Tree Board shall choose its own officers,
make its own rules and regulations and keep a journal of its proceedings.
A majority of the members shall be a quorum for the transaction of
business.
[CC 1985 § 19-52; Ord. No. 7093 § 5, 1-5-1998]
The City of Marshall, Missouri, shall maintain an extensive
list of recommended trees for planting in public areas. The purpose
of this listing will be to maintain diversity in the total tree population.
This list shall be available to residents of the City upon request
to aid in the selection of trees for private and public properties.
The list of recommended trees shall be updated periodically to reflect
new developments or species that will affect the population of the
community forest.
[CC 1985 § 19-53; Ord. No. 7093 § 6, 1-5-1998]
Street trees shall be planted no closer than three (3) feet
from a sidewalk, driveway or street. No street tree shall be planted
closer than thirty-five (35) feet from any street corner, measured
from the point of the nearest intersection of curbs or curblines.
No street tree shall be planted closer than ten (10) feet from any
fire hydrant. Every effort will be made to coordinate with the Municipal
Utilities when planting street trees within twenty (20) feet of any
point on a line on the ground immediately below any overhead utility
wires.
