[R.O. 2003 §250.010; C.C. 1979 §27.010; Ord. No. 450 §27.010, 3-5-1987]
In this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the
following words shall have the meanings set out below:
CONCESSION STAND
Any portion of a park used for the purpose of dispensing
foods, confections, soft drinks, merchandise and/or miscellaneous
craft items.
INTOXICATING LIQUOR
As used in this Chapter, shall mean and include alcohol for
beverage purposes: alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt
or other liquors, or combinations of liquors, a part of which is spirituous,
vinous, fermented, and all preparations or mixtures for beverage purposes.
LITTER
Any wastepaper, rubbish, bottles, cans, wrappers and other
trash.
LOITERING
Any standing, loafing, strolling, wandering, playing or congregating
on park premises or the surrounding property thereof when a park has
been otherwise closed to the public and when the presence of such
person or persons is for an unlawful purpose or in violation of the
park rules and regulations or tends to disturb the proper and orderly
use of such park facilities by others.
PARK
Any property, parking lot, playing field, playground, swimming
pool or other recreational facility owned or used by the City of Buckner
for recreational activities and designated for such purposes.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, association, corporation or partnership.
PROPERTY
Any building, structure, bridge, table, bench, fireplace,
railing, paving, tree, shrubs, fountains, swimming pool, playground
equipment and all other public property and appurtenances in a park.
TRASH
Refuse, rubble, ashes, inorganic waste, tree limbs and other
debris.
VEHICLE
Any wheeled conveyance, whether self-propelled, drawn or
towed.
[R.O. 2003 §250.020; C.C. 1979 §27.020; Ord. No. 450 §27.020, 3-5-1987]
It shall be the duty of the Police Department to assist in the
enforcement of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2003 §250.030; C.C. 1979 §27.030; Ord. No. 450 §27.030; 3-5-1987; Ord. No. 795 §2, 5-1-2008]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person in a park to:
1.
Willfully and maliciously mark on, deface, disfigure, tamper
with or remove any park property.
2.
Enter any building or structure designated for the opposite
sex if such person is older than six (6) years of age.
3.
Construct or erect any tent, building, structure, fence or utility
lines except by permit issued by the Park Board.
4.
Plant, cut, remove or pick any tree or other plant.
5.
Climb upon, stand upon or sit upon any park property not designated
or customarily used for such purposes.
6.
Solicit alms or contributions without obtaining a permit to
do so from the Park Board.
7.
Build or attempt to build a fire in any area not designated
for such purposes by the Park Board.
8.
Enter any area posted as "Closed to the Public."
9.
Fail to exhibit any permit issued to the person from the Park
Board when requested to do so by any authorized person for the purpose
of enforcing compliance with the permit.
B. Parks, shelter houses, playgrounds, playing fields and parking lots
shall be open for use by the public from 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. It
shall be unlawful for any person in a park to enter or remain on park
property from the hours of 11:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M., except when participating
in or as a spectator at an activity sponsored by or with a special
user permit from the Park Board.
C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall
be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof
may be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days or be
so fined and imprisoned.
[R.O. 2003 §250.040; C.C. 1979 §27.040; Ord. No. 450 §27.040, 3-5-1987]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person in a park to:
1.
Dump, throw or deposit any trash or litter upon the park property.
2.
The operator of a vehicle shall be presumed to be responsible
for litter which is thrown, dropped, deposited, placed or left from
the vehicle on City property.
[R.O. 2003 §250.050; C.C. 1979 §27.050; Ord. No. 450 §27.050, 3-5-1987]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person in a park to:
1.
Fail to obey any Police Officer or authorized individual when
such individual is authorized to direct traffic within a park by the
Park Board and/or Police Chief to control vehicular traffic within
such park.
2.
Fail to obey any posted traffic sign.
3.
Ride or drive any vehicle at a speed greater than five (5) miles
per hour.
4.
Drive any vehicle on any property except paved park roads, paved
parking areas and such other park areas as may be designated by the
Park Board.
5.
Park a vehicle anywhere other than those areas designated by
the Park Board.
[R.O. 2003 §250.060; C.C. 1979 §27.060; Ord. No. 450 §27.060, 3-5-1987]
No person shall operate any wheeled vehicles, including but
not limited to tricycles, bicycles, scooters, skates, skateboards,
mopeds, motorscooters, motorbikes, motorcycles and wagons on and over
the tennis courts, ball diamonds, track, football and soccer fields
in the Buckner City Park.
[R.O. 2003 §250.070; C.C. 1979 §27.090; Ord. No. 450 §27.090, 3-5-1987]
No domestic animal shall be brought into the park unless it
is kept on a leash of sufficient length or otherwise adequately restrained.
[R.O. 2003 §250.080; C.C. 1979 §27.110; Ord. No. 450 §27.110, 3-5-1987]
A. A person commits the offense of public intoxication when he is in
a City park in a state of drunkenness or intoxication which has been
caused or induced by the consumption of alcoholic beverage or the
use of a narcotic.
B. A person commits the offense of public use of an intoxicating substance
when he shall drink or otherwise consume any alcoholic beverage, intoxicating
liquor; or use any controlled substance or narcotic drug in any City
park.
[R.O. 2003 §250.090; C.C. 1979 §27.120; Ord. No. 450 §27.120, 3-5-1987]
A person commits the offense of possession of an open beer or liquor container if a container of non-intoxicating beer, malt liquor, or intoxicating liquor (as those terms are defined in Section
600.010 of this Code) is found in his possession, or his person, or within a vehicle which that person has under his control within any City park.
[R.O. 2003 §250.100; C.C. 1979 §27.150; Ord. No. 450 §27.150, 3-5-1987]
No person shall wear hard-soled shoes while on the surface of
the tennis courts in a City park.
[R.O. 2003 §250.110; C.C. 1979 §27.160; Ord. No. 450 §27.160, 3-5-1987]
A. Any person desiring to sell merchandise or concessions of any kind
in a park shall, in addition to any other necessary licenses, obtain
the prior written permission or a permit to do so from the Park Board.
B. The approval of the Park Board is required for any person to operate
a concession stand in a City park as defined in this Chapter.
[R.O. 2003 §250.120; C.C. 1979 §27.170; Ord. No. 450 §27.170, 3-5-1987]
In addition to the regulations, restrictions and provisions
set forth in this Chapter, it is hereby declared that any facts or
things committed or done by any persons or companies at the park,
such park being located within the corporate limits of the City, in
violation of any of the ordinances of the City shall be subject to
the jurisdiction of the City and to prosecution for such violations
in the same manner and with the same effect as relates to unlawful
acts committed at any place within the corporate limits of the City,
it being intended that the regulations and the restrictions set forth
in this Chapter are supplemental and in addition to all other ordinances
of the City governing the conduct of persons and companies.
[R.O. 2003 §250.130; C.C. 1979 §27.180; Ord. No. 450 §27.180, 3-5-1987]
A. Persons found guilty of violating any provision of this Chapter shall
be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
and/or imprisoned for not more than ninety (90) days.
B. Each violation of this Chapter shall be deemed a separate offense.
[R.O. 2003 §250.140; C.C. 1979 §27.190; Ord. No. 450 §27.190, 3-5-1987]
Any person in violation of any law, ordinance or the rules and
regulations of the Park Board, or in any other way endangering the
safety or property of others, may be required to immediately leave
the park for the day. Failure to comply with such an order by the
Park Board, or by authorized Law Enforcement Officials, shall be a
violation of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2003 §250.150; Ord. No. 402 §76.770, 8-5-1982]
No person shall enter the City Park with a vehicle, truck, trailer
or RV in excess of 3/4 ton except delivery, maintenance or trash disposal
vehicles.