[CC 1997 §34.1; Ord. No. 1423-80, 7-2-1980; Ord. No.
1460-81, 2-4-1981]
Each and every person utilizing the buildings or other facilities
and grounds within all parks within the City shall be subjected to
all the controls and regulations contained herein. The Municipal Traffic
Code, as set out in Title III, is hereby adopted, by reference, and
made a part hereof, as if more fully set forth herein, and is applicable
to the utilization of all City parks. Except as otherwise specifically
posted, the speed limit within the said parks shall be ten (10) miles
per hour. Driving of all motor vehicles shall be upon the paved streets
or designated driving areas or parking lots in the said parks and
in no other place.
[CC 1997 §34.2; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
Chapter 220, Nuisances, of the Municipal Code of the City of Hazelwood, Missouri, is hereby adopted, by reference, and made a part hereof, as if more fully set forth herein, and is applicable to the utilization of all parks within the City.
[CC 1997 §34.3; Ord. No. 2105-88, 10-5-1988]
[CC 1997 §34.4; Ord. No. 2368-92, 2-19-1992]
No person shall sell or solicit the sale of any product, goods,
wares, merchandise, services, food, etc., within parks, recreational
grounds and buildings of the City without securing a permit from the
City Manager of the City of Hazelwood.
[CC 1997 §34.5; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
No person within the said parks shall leave any trash, garbage,
cans, bottles or any other refuse or waste elsewhere than in the receptacles
provided therefor.
[CC 1997 §34.6; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
Any permit issued by the Director of Public Works or his designated
agent for the use of any table space or facility within said parks
or building shall be considered void unless the actual use of such
table space, facility or building referred to in said permit is commenced
within an hour after the period covered by such permit begins.
[CC 1997 §34.7; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
No person shall engage in any activity in the said parks contrary
to the standards and guidelines set forth by the Director of Public
Works or his designated agent.
[CC 1997 §34.8; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
No person shall discharge or shoot any firearms, projectiles,
air gun, slingshot, or bow and arrow in such parks except at places
designated and posted specifically for such purpose.
[CC 1997 §34.9; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
No person other than a duly authorized City employee in the
performance of his duty, or persons participating in City-sponsored
activities, shall dig, remove, destroy, disfigure, injure, mutilate,
or cut any tree, plant, shrub, bloom or flower, or any portion thereof,
growing in such parks.
[CC 1997 §34.10; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
No person in the parks shall hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill,
trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile
or bird; nor shall he remove or have in his possession the young of
any wild animal, or the eggs or nest, or young of any reptile or bird.
Exception to the foregoing is made in that snakes known to be deadly
poisonous, such as rattlesnakes, or other deadly reptiles, may be
killed on sight. No person in the parks shall give or offer or attempt
to give to any animal or bird any tobacco, alcohol, or other noxious
substance. No person shall allow any domestic animal under his control
to be at large and said animal must be on a leash and under the control
of its owner.
[CC 1997 §34.11; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
No person other than a duly authorized City employee in the
performance of his duty shall remove any wood, turf, grass, soil,
rock, sand or gravel from the parks or make any excavation by tool,
equipment, blasting or other means or agency.
[CC 1997 §34.12; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
A.
No person
other than a duly authorized City employee in the performance of his
duty shall:
1.
Cut,
break, injure, deface, disfigure or disturb any rock, building, bridge,
cage, pen, monument, fireplace, sign, fence, bench, railing, structure,
apparatus, equipment or property in the parks.
2.
Mark
or place thereon any mark, writing or printing.
3.
Attach
thereto any sign, card, display or other similar device, except as
authorized by permit.
4.
Erect
or maintain any overhead wires through the parks, without prior written
permission.
5.
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
issued.
[CC 1997 §34.13; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
No person shall light or maintain any fire in the parks unless
such fire is maintained only in a stove or fire circle or place provided
for such purpose.
[CC 1997 §34.14; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973]
A.
No person
in the parks shall:
1.
Throw,
discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters
of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, storm sewer, swimming pool, or
drain flowing into such waters, any substance, matter or thing, liquid
or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of such waters.
2.
Have
brought in or shall dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass,
ashes, paper, boxes, cans, refuse or trash: nor shall there be placed
in any waters in or contiguous to the parks, or left anywhere on the
grounds thereof, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where
these are provided; where receptacles are not so provided, all such
rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the parks by the person
responsible for its presence, and properly disposed of elsewhere.
3.
Litter,
soil or defile restrooms or any part of any building in the parks.
No person over the age of eight (8) years shall use restrooms and
washrooms designated for the opposite sex.
4.
Permit
a resident card or swimming pool pass, which has been issued to him,
to be used by another person.
5.
Use
a resident card or swimming pool pass other than the resident card
or swimming pool pass issued to him.
[CC 1997 §34.15; Ord. No. 2647-95, 7-5-1995; Ord. No.
3160-00 §1, 4-5-2000]
A.
In a
City park, no person shall:
1.
Bring
alcoholic beverages into the park, or have such beverages in his possession,
except the use of such beverages may be permitted by the Superintendent
of Parks and Recreation or his designee in conjunction with certain
planned activities authorized as follows:
a.
Beer
and wine only may be utilized when so stipulated as permitted for
approved activities in the parks.
b.
Alcoholic
beverages may be utilized when so stipulated on the rental agreement
for approved activities in the Recreation Centers.
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Such permission shall be valid only if the participants in the
activities conduct themselves in an orderly manner.
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2.
Bring
into the park or have in his possession explosive devices, set off
or otherwise cause to explode, discharge, or burn, any firecracker,
torpedo, rocket, or other explosives or inflammable material, or discharge
or throw them into any park area. This prohibition includes any substance,
compound, mixture or article that, in conjunction with any other substance,
compound or material would be dangerous from any of the foregoing
standpoints.
B.
The Council
may grant:
1.
Permission
to have alcoholic beverages in addition to beer and wine in the parks
for special outside activities and events, and for the sale of alcoholic
beverages at City-owned concession operations.
2.
Permission
to discharge fireworks in an authorized display.
3.
Permission
for activities at which prizes may be won, provided there is no violation
of the gambling provisions of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
[CC 1997 §34.16; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973; Ord. No.
1076-74, 8-21-1974]
A.
Except
for unusual and unforeseen emergencies, the parks shall be open to
the public every day of the year during hours designated by the City
Manager and they shall be so posted.
B.
Any section
or part of the parks may be declared closed to the public by the Director
of Public Works or his designated agent at any time and for any interval
of time, either temporarily or at regular and stated intervals (daily
or otherwise) and either entirely or merely to certain uses, as the
Director of Public Works or his designated agent shall find reasonably
necessary.
D.
The Police,
the Director of Public Works or his designated agent and all recreation
and park employees shall, if empowered to, enforce the provisions
of this Chapter.
[CC 1997 §34.17; Ord. No. 1551-82, 4-21-1982]
A.
All persons
using Truman Park pond shall be required to have a Hazelwood resident
card and each such resident may have one (1) non-resident guest present
to fish with said resident. A Missouri fishing license is not required.
Fishing shall be permitted from dawn to dusk each day year round.
No wading, swimming or boating will be permitted. Persons fishing
shall comply with the following requirements:
[CC 1997 §34.18; Ord. No. 2881-97, 7-16-1997; Ord. No.
3103-99 §1, 10-6-1999]
A.
The Parks
and Recreation Board shall consist of nine (9) members to be appointed
by the Mayor and City Council. Each member shall serve a term of three
(3) years, and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
1.
Members
of the Board shall be registered voters of the City and shall hold
no other office or position in City Government, except on short term,
interim study committees.
2.
Terms
of office of all members shall be for a period of three (3) years
and expiration dates shall be staggered.
3.
In the
event of the death or resignation of a member, a successor shall be
appointed by the Council to serve for the remainder of the unexpired
term for which the member had been appointed.
4.
The
Board shall elect a Chairman and a Co-Chairman from the appointed
membership of nine (9). Said Chairman and Co-Chairman shall each serve
a term of one (1) year and be eligible for reelection.
5.
The
Secretary of the Board shall be appointed by the City Manager, and
shall:
a.
Be
responsible for publication, distribution and posting of agendas prior
to each meeting.
b.
Take
minutes of each Parks and Recreation Board meeting, recording votes
taken. After approval, these minutes shall be filed in the City Clerk's
office.
c.
Be
responsible for publication and distribution of copies of the approved
minutes, reports and decisions of the Board.
d.
Advise
the Mayor and City Council of vacancies and expiring terms on the
Board.
6.
Board
members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed
for expenses they incur while on Board business, provided receipts
are furnished and such expenses have been authorized by the City Council.
7.
The
Board shall have those powers and duties as specified in the City
Charter and such additional powers and duties as may be provided by
ordinance.
[CC 1997 §34.19; Ord. No. 993-73, 7-1-1973; Ord. No.
1551-82, 4-21-1982]
The Director of Public Works or his designated agent and any
park attendant or Police Officer shall have the authority to eject
from the parks any person acting in violation of this Chapter. The
Director of Public Works, his designated agent, any park attendant
or Police Officer shall have the authority to seize and confiscate
any property, thing or device in the parks or used in violation of
this Chapter. In the event of resistance to action intended to correct
a violation of this Chapter, either physical or otherwise, the Director
of Public Works or his designated agent or park attendants shall refer
the violation to the Police Department.
