[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]
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 the park, except as authorized by the City
Administrator.
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. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
A.
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.
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 by the City Administrator.
[Ord. No. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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.
[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]
A.
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.
B.
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.
C.
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.
D.
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.
E.
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]
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 City Administrator when such solicitations are of direct benefit
to the City of Town and Country'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. 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 bring into any City park any glass bottles or
glass containers.
[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]
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. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002; Ord. No. 2918 §1, 6-29-2004]
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. 2737 §1, 9-11-2002]
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 City Administrator.
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 City Administrator.
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 City Administrator. 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. 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.
