[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
City parks shall be open for public use during the period from sunrise to sunset unless posted otherwise. 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 City Administrator.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
No person shall enter an area or roadway in a park closed to public access unless authorized by the City Administrator or an authorized representative.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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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.
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No person shall allow a dog or other domesticated animal into any waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park for any purpose.
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No person shall bring any animal into playground areas, excepting disability assistance animals.
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No person shall permit the running of a domestic animal at large.
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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.
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No vicious animal of any kind shall be brought into the park at any time even though restrained as described above.
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No person shall ride or otherwise bring any horse, mule, pony or other such riding animal into any the park, except as authorized by the City Administrator.
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No animal shall be tethered to any bush, tree, shrub or to any park structure.
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Any person bringing an animal into the parks shall remove and dispose of all feces left by such animal.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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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.
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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.
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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.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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No person shall build or attempt to build a fire in a park except in an approved container and with written approval from the City Administrator.
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No person who has built any fire shall leave the place where the fire was built without first completely extinguishing the fire.
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No person shall drop, throw or otherwise scatter lighted matches, burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco paper or other inflammable material within any park area.
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Camping, whether in vehicles or not, is prohibited in City parks unless specifically approved by the City Administrator.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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No person in a City park shall:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Give or offer to give any animal or bird any noxious substance.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002; Ord. No. 3044 §3, 8-12-2005]
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No person shall leave a bicycle or other wheeled recreational device in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and space is available.
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No person shall leave a bicycle or other wheeled recreational device lying on the paving or in any place or position where other persons may trip over it or be injured by it.
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No person shall ride, wheel or push a bicycle or other wheeled recreational device on other than a paved vehicular road or path designated for that purpose.
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Every person operating or a passenger on a bicycle or other two- or four-wheeled recreational device shall wear a bicycle helmet of good fit, fastened securely with the straps of the helmet.
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No motorized bicycle, scooter or other motorized recreational device shall be permitted on any paved or unpaved path or trail in the park. This Section shall not apply to those motorized or non-motorized devices specifically designed to assist the physically disabled when used for that purpose.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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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 City Administrator when such solicitations are of direct benefit to the City of Town and Country's purposes and programs.
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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. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
No person shall enter an area or roadway in a park closed to public access unless authorized by the City Administrator.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
No person shall gamble or participate in or abet any games of chance in a park unless authorized by the City Administrator.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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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.
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No person shall go onto the ice on any body of water in any park.
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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. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002; Ord. No. 2918 §1, 6-29-2004]
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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.
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No one shall sell alcoholic beverages of any kind in a park.
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No minor shall possess or consume any intoxicating beverages at any time in any park area.
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No alcoholic beverages shall be permitted at any time in CBC Preservation Park. (Alcoholic beverages: Any beverage consisting of intoxicating malt liquor or non-intoxicating beer as those terms are defined in Section 600.020 of Title VI of this Code.)
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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Persons operating a motor vehicle within City parks shall operate the same in a careful and prudent manner.
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No person shall drive any motor vehicle on a driveway located in any City park at any speed over the posted speed limit.
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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 City Administrator.
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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.
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No person shall leave, park or stop a motor vehicle within any City park after the designated closing time unless authorized by the City Administrator.
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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 City Administrator. This does not include vehicles delivering to or coming from the parks, or vehicles engaged in work for the City.
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Operation of snowmobiles is prohibited in City parks.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002; Ord. No. 3549 §1, 10-12-2010]
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 City Administrator. When music is approved in a City park, it shall not exceed ninety (90) decibels at the point of amplification.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
Except as expressly permitted by the City Administrator, 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.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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.