[Approved 4-3-1975 by Ch. No. 1499]
The following rules and regulations shall be
in effect in all parks and recreation areas within the City of Pawtucket.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle within
park limits at speeds in excess of 15 miles per hour unless otherwise
designated.
The operator of a motor vehicle shall grant
the right-of-way to all persons crossing streets, lanes or highways
within the limits of park areas.
[Amended 11-20-1980 by Ch. No. 1746; 7-25-1996 by Ord. No. 2420; 4-22-2004 by
Ch. No. 2729; 10-6-2016 by Ch. No.
3114]
Park hours are from dawn until dusk unless authorized
by permit, which shall be issued by the Director of Public Works or
his/her designee.
A.
Slater Park will be closed from dusk until dawn. When
this park is closed there shall be no through traffic allowed.
B.
On-street parking will be prohibited at all times.
C.
During the activities of the tennis courts, ballfields,
Pawtucket Community Players and ice skating, when officially designated,
access will be allowed only to those activities.
D.
Special permission for other events, upon official
request, will still be considered.
[Amended 11-8-1984 by Ch. No. 1906; 10-23-1986 by Ch. No. 1974; 5-8-1997 by Ch. No. 2448; 4-25-2002 by Ch. No. 2638; 12-9-2004 by Ch. No. 2752]
The operation of motorized vehicles on public
streets and City park property shall be regulated as follows:
A.
Any recreational motor vehicle, including all three-wheeled
(3-wheel) or four-wheeled (4-wheel) vehicles, of any design or class
of all-terrain vehicle (ATV), or any motorbike, minibike, or dirt
bike, which is designed to travel over unimproved terrain or which
has been determined by the Division of Motor Vehicles as unsuitable
for operation on the public way and is not eligible for registration
for that use is strictly prohibited from public streets and any public
park within the City, and shall not be operated, walked, towed, transported,
or parked on public streets or within the boundaries of any public
park. Any such violation as aforementioned shall be subject to a fine
of not more than $250. Any other violation of this subsection shall
be subject to a fine of not more than $50.
B.
No person illegally operating any recreational vehicle
described in this section shall elude or attempt to elude any police
officer upon being signaled to stop or upon being told to stop. This
subsection shall apply upon the occurrence of any lawful act by a
police officer in telling or signaling any vehicle operator to stop
by any oral statement, siren, flashing light, hand signal or other
signal. This shall apply whether the police officer ordering or signaling
the stop is in a vehicle or afoot. This subsection is intended to
prohibit acts to elude a police officer, including acts consisting
of increasing speed, changing directions, turning off lights or taking
similar steps to avoid or escape from a police officer. A failure
to notice a signal shall not be deemed eluding or attempting to elude
a police officer under this section. Any person apprehended in violation
of this subsection shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250.
C.
No person shall park any motorized vehicle, of any
sort whatsoever, on any trail, walkway, grassy area or in any other
area where motorized vehicles are prohibited. Violation of the provisions
of this subsection shall be subject to a fine of $25. Any person refusing
to move said vehicle or who returns to a prohibited area in the same
day shall be subject to a fine of $50. All fines collected for these
violations shall be deposited into the Slater Park Picnic Fees Trust
and Agency Account.
D.
No person shall operate any motorized vehicle whatsoever,
including automobiles and trucks, on any trail, walkway, grassy area
or in any other area where motorized vehicles are prohibited. Any
person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be subject
to a fine of not more than $250.
E.
This section shall not apply to any employee or agent
of the City while engaged in the actual performance of his or her
duties, nor to any City vehicles and equipment and/or vehicles and
equipment used by vendors who are under contract with the City to
provide goods or services within such facilities, nor to any person
given specific authorization by the Director of Public Works or his/her
designee.
F.
This section shall not apply to the operation of the
device known by the manufacturer's name of Segway, a self-balancing,
electric-powered transportation device with a maximum speed of 12.5
miles per hour.
G.
Any prohibited vehicle stopped by a police officer
for a moving violation shall be confiscated and removed by towing
or other means. Said vehicle may be recovered only upon payment of
any and all applicable fines.
No person shall wash, polish, clean or repair
any motor vehicle within the limits of any park or playground area.
A.
No person shall bring into a park any animal unless
under control at all times on a leash of not more than six feet in
length. No person shall leave an animal unattended in an automobile
in any park.
[Amended 5-24-2007 by Ch. No. 2844]
B.
Horses shall not be allowed within the limits of any
park or playground.
Sirens and other noisemaking devices are not
to be operated within the confines of park or playground areas. Engine-powered
model airplanes and cars can be operated upon the receipt of official
permission only.
Food and beverages are permitted in designated
areas only.
The playing of golf or the driving of golf balls
is prohibited in all park and playground areas.
Boats shall be launched or landed at designated
areas only.
No person shall bring into any park or playground
area any refuse, ashes, garbage or other material for the purpose
of disposal within said area.
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ch. No. 2420]
No person shall start a fire in any park or
recreation area without first obtaining a permit, including for fires
in barbecue grills. Fires must be kept in designated areas only, limited
to reasonable size and shall be extinguished before leaving the area.
The dumping of ashes from portable picnic grills is prohibited except
into receptacles provided for this purpose.
No person shall cut, remove or damage any tree
or shrub within a park area, nor shall they deface any buildings or
public property.
Through trucking is prohibited over all roads
going through park and playground areas except by official permission.
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ch. No. 2420]
No person shall hunt, trap or carry or discharge
firearms within a park or playground area.
No person shall use profane or indecent language,
or in any manner annoy another person or commit any disorderly or
indecent act within the limits of a park or playground area.
No person shall refuse or neglect to obey the
directions of an enforcement officer or any authorized representative
of the Division of Parks and Recreation.
No person shall distribute or exhibit at any
park or playground area any printed or written material of a commercial
nature without official permission. When official permission is granted,
the distributor or exhibitioner shall be responsible for removal of
all litter which may result from such distribution or exhibition.
No person shall offer for sale at any park or
playground area any goods or services of a commercial nature without
official permission.
No person shall bathe or fish in, go into, or
send any animal into any of the waters of any park or playground area,
provided that fishing in any such waters from boats owned by the City
may be allowed by the Division of Parks and Recreation at such times
and under such regulations and upon payment of such fees as the Director
of Parks and Recreation may from time to time prescribe and determine.
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect
any tent, or to camp or live in any park or playground area without
written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation.
No person shall address any political meeting
in any public park. This section shall not be construed to prohibit
any political club or society from visiting any public park in a body;
provided that no public address shall be made under the auspices of
such club or society in such park.
No permit or license of any kind shall be granted
in connection with the Lyman B. Goff Playground on the westerly side
of Fountain Street which shall be inconsistent with the uses for which
the playground was granted, or which shall be in violation of the
conditions of the deed or gift from Lyman B. Goff, dated July 28,
1916, and recorded in the land records of the City in Book 181, Page
183, as amended by the instrument recorded in the land records in
Book 213, Page 241.
[Added 4-25-1991 by Ch. No. 2190]
The Director of Parks shall not permit any music
concert in Slater Park unless sponsored by the City of Pawtucket and
with the prior approval of the City Council.
The Director of Parks and Recreation shall establish
supplementary rules and regulations, such as schedules, fees, registrations,
etc., as needed for the operation of the Division of Parks and Recreation.
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ch. No. 2420; 5-24-2018 by Ch. No. 3160]
Any person who violates any rules or regulations
shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed $200 for each violation.
