[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of
Spring Lake as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-17-1993 by Ord. No. 215; amended in its entirety 6-7-1993 by Ord. No.
216 (Ch. 50, Art. III, of the 2000 Code of Ordinances)]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
- FEE
- A designated sum of money to be paid by someone for entering Mill Point Park with a boat trailer attached to a motor vehicle or a mechanism on a motor vehicle designed or capable of carrying a boat, whether or not there is a boat located on such trailer or carrier.
- MILL POINT PARK
- Includes all of the designated areas within the Village known and identified as "Mill Point Park" adjacent to the waters of the Grand River and situated southerly of Exchange Street, including designated parking areas.
- PERMIT
- The approval granted by the Village on a daily basis or as otherwise determined by the Village to enter Mill Point Park with a motor vehicle towing a boat trailer or having attached to the motor vehicle a mechanism capable of carrying a boat for the fee assessed and paid by such person to the Village.
Each person entering Mill Point Park with a boat trailer attached
to a motor vehicle or a mechanism located on a motor vehicle designed
or capable of carrying a boat, whether or not there is a boat located
on such trailer or carrier, shall be required to pay for and secure
a permit to enter Mill Point Park.
The Village Council by
resolution shall determine the fees to be assessed to obtain a permit
to enter Mill Point Park, and such resolution may also determine the
conditions for issuance of a permit. All fees and charges connected
with the issuance of such permit shall be payable as provided in the
permit and the resolution adopting the fee schedule and terms and
conditions by the Village Council. Any permit shall provide that it
may be terminated by the Village at any time without cause, in its
sole discretion. The Village Manager, pursuant to such resolution
of the Village Council, may give such orders and directions relative
to the use and occupancy of Mill Point Park for purposes of launching
a boat into or retrieving from the waters of the Grand River as are
consistent with the resolution of the Village Council and the permit,
and this article and the laws of the state, and as may be necessary
to promote health, safety and good order within Mill Point Park.
Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or resists the enforcement of this article shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to § 1-2. Increased civil fines may be imposed for “repeated violations,” which means a second or subsequent municipal civil infraction violation committed by a person within any twelve-month period and for which a person admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible. The increased civil fine for repeat violations is set forth in § 1-2.
[Adopted 11-7-2011 by Ord. No. 324 (Ch. 50, Art. IV, of the
2000 Code of Ordinances)]
This article shall be known as the "Village of Spring Lake Parks
Ordinance" or the "parks ordinance."
A.
To afford citizen participation in the affairs of the Village government
for the purpose of determining community needs and means of meeting
such needs through the government of the Village, a Parks Board is
hereby established. For the purposes of this article, the Parks Board
shall be referred to as the "Board."
B.
The Board shall be comprised of seven citizens of the Village who
have qualifications required by Village Charter for elective offices
of the Village, and may specifically include a person holding office
on the Village Council. The terms of members of the Board shall be
for three years, and shall be so arranged that the terms of two members
of the Board shall expire in one year, the terms of the two other
members of the Board shall expire in two years, and the term of the
other three members shall expire in three years. The members of the
Board shall be appointed by the Village Council, and they shall receive
no compensation for their services to the Village, unless otherwise
expressly provided by the Village Council. The members of the Board
shall be allowed reasonable and actual expenses when incurred on behalf
of the Village and approved by the Village Council. The Village Council
may appoint such additional nonvoting members to the Board as the
Village Council deems desirable.[1]
C.
The Board shall hold at least two meetings per year, and the minutes of each meeting shall be filed with the Village Clerk as a public record. If any member of the Board fails to attend four consecutive Board meetings, that member's membership on the Board shall be subject to immediate termination by the Village Council, in which case the vacancy for the balance of the member's term shall be filled as set forth in Subsection B above. The Village Council may remove any member of the Board for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance.
A.
The Board shall consider the problems and functions of the Village.
The Board shall, from time to time, on its own motion or at the request
of the Village Council, make investigations, reports, and recommendations
to the Village Council. If the Village Council desires that any matter
be investigated by more than one board or commission of the Village,
such referrals may be made for the purpose of giving the Village Council
the benefit of a full investigation of all aspects of any matter.
In performing its duties and functions, the Board shall be entitled
to the benefit of the facilities and experience of the Village administrative
staff, the Village Planning Commission, and all other sources of information
in the Village bearing upon the scope of such duties and functions.
B.
The Village Council shall provide in each annual budget of the Village
for the operation and conduct of Village's parks and recreation
properties, facilities, and programs. The Village Council shall appropriate
for that purpose those amounts which will assure the operation and
maintenance of the Village's parks and recreation properties,
facilities, and programs in a manner consistent with the needs and
the financial resources of the Village.
C.
The Village Council may join and cooperate with local school districts
and with any other unit of government in the operation, maintenance,
and improvement of park and recreation property and facilities, and
in the conduct of recreational programs.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
- PROPER WRITTEN PERMISSION
- A written permit issued by the Board.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation except as authorized
by proper written permission.
A.
No person may enter, use, or occupy Village parks or places of recreation
for any purposes when the lands are posted against such entry, use,
or occupancy, as determined and posted by the Board.
B.
No person may enter or remain in a Village park or place of recreation
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. unless otherwise permitted
by posted notice.
C.
No person may consume liquor in a Village park or place of recreation
unless otherwise permitted by posted notice. Any person who shall
be found in or upon any such public place having in the person's
possession an open receptacle or container containing any alcoholic
liquor shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this subsection. For
purposes of this section, the phrase "alcoholic liquor" means any
spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, liquids and compounds,
whether or not medicated, proprietary, patented, and by whatever name
called, containing 1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume which are
fit for use for beverage purposes.
D.
No person may peddle or systematically solicit business of any nature,
distribute handbills or other advertising matter, post signs, or establish
a base of commercial operations in a Village park or place of recreation
without proper written permission. In considering whether or not permission
shall be granted, the following will be considered by the Board:
E.
No person may use a loudspeaker, public address system or sound-amplifying
equipment of any kind without proper written permission. Permission
will not be granted if the system is capable of interfering with the
use and enjoyment of a Village park or place of recreation by others.
No person may operate any motorboat, motor vehicle, radio, television,
or any device in such a manner that it produces excessive noise.
F.
No person may engage in any violent, abusive, loud, boisterous, vulgar,
lewd, wanton, obscene, or otherwise disorderly conduct tending to
create a breach of the peace, or disturb or annoy others, or obstruct
the free passage of others by lounging, sitting, or laying upon walks,
passages, steps, or porches.
G.
No person may build a fire except in designated places or in approved
stoves or grills, unless otherwise approved by an authorized representative
of the Board.
H.
No person may deposit refuse or waste material which has originated
outside a Village park or place of recreation in receptacles provided
for users of the Village park or place of recreation, set fire to
the contents of a refuse basket or trash container, or place or burn
garbage in a fire ring or stove.
I.
No person may store or leave a boat in a nondesignated area without
first obtaining proper written permission. Permission for nondesignated
areas will be granted only in cases of emergency.
J.
No person may operate or cause to be operated any motor vehicle in
excess of five miles per hour.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation except as authorized
by proper written permission.
A.
No person may operate or park a motor vehicle except on roads or
designated parking areas; operate a motor vehicle on a park road or
parking lot at a speed or exceeding five miles per hour, in an unsafe
manner, at a speed greater than that posted, or in disobedience of
traffic signs. When a motor vehicle is found parked in a Village park
or place of recreation, the registration plate displayed on the motor
vehicle shall constitute prima facie evidence that the owner of the
vehicle was the person who parked it on the location where found.
B.
No person may operate an off-the-road, motor-driven vehicle such
as a minibike, motorcycle, dune-mobile, snowmobile, converted snowmobile,
amphibious vehicle, or any motored device except an designated roads,
trails, or areas posted for such use.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation except as authorized
by proper written permission.
A.
No person may posses a dog or other animal unless the same shall
be under immediate control on a leash not exceeding six feet in length;
bring a dog or other animal into an enclosed park building, or leave
a dog or other animal unattended at any time; permit a dog or other
animal to run loose or create a disturbance; or fail to properly control
a dog or other animal without the specific authorization of the Village
Manager. Any dog or other animal found not in the possession or under
the immediate control of its owner, or the owner's agent, or
any dog creating a nuisance or disturbance, may be removed from the
Village park or place of recreation.
B.
No person may ride, permit or allow horses or other riding animals,
except on bridle trails designated by the Board.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation except as authorized
by proper written permission:
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation:
A.
No person who is not an employee or agent of the Village shall write
on, mutilate, deface, damage, remove, or destroy in any manner, any
building, equipment, structure, fountain, fence, bench, masonry, statue,
ornament, or any other property, real or personal, or any appurtenances
thereto, owned or operated by the Village, and located in any Village
park or place of recreation, or belonging to any person and rightfully
in such park or place of recreation.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation:
A.
No person who is not an employee or agent of the Village, or who
is not authorized to do so, shall pull, pluck, break, trample, climb
into, remove, injure, mutilate, or destroy any trees, shrubs, plants,
vines, hedge, flowers, or fruit, whether wild or cultivated.
B.
No such person shall cut, break down, bend, damage the bark, or trim
any sapling, tree, shrub, or plant, or any limb, branch, twig, or
leaf thereof, that is growing and located in any Village park or place
of recreation.
Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or resists the enforcement of this article shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to § 1-2. Increased civil fines may be imposed for “repeated violations,” which means a second or subsequent municipal civil infraction violation committed by a person within any twelve-month period and for which a person admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible. The increased civil fine for repeat violations is set forth in § 1-2.
