[CC 2001 §12.16.010; Ord. No. PRI-78 §§1 — 2, 10-10-1978]
A. The
following rules and regulations are established for the Bonne Terre
Municipal Park that is bounded by North Long Street, West DeSoto Road
and North Norwine Street.
1. No horses or other livestock shall be permitted upon park property
to include interior park roadways.
2. All vehicles shall use only interior roadways and surfaced parking
areas. Vehicles will not be operated or parked on grass areas.
3. All park roadways shall have a speed limit of ten (10) miles per
hour.
4. No truck type vehicles larger than pickup size shall use the interior
park roadways.
5. Tampering with or defacing park regulatory signs is forbidden and
shall constitute a misdemeanor.
6. All waste and trash must be placed in trash containers.
7. There shall be a curfew on all park property with the exception of
activities related to use of the community buildings, tennis courts
and swimming pool facility. No one shall be on park premises with
the aforestated exceptions after 10:00 P.M. April through October
and 8:00 P.M. November through March.
B. Failure
to comply with these rules and regulations on the park property concerned
shall constitute an ordinance violation.
[CC 2001 §12.16.020; Ord. No. PR-2-75 §§1 — 3, 1975]
A. The
tract of land containing eighteen and ninety-four hundredths (18.94)
acres ± deeded to the City of Bonne Terre, Missouri, on April
24, 1974 from St. Joe Minerals Corporation (said deed recorded in
Book 601, Pages 638, 639, 640 of the Land Records of St. Francois
County, Missouri) is decreed as open to the public for recreational
purposes and use.
B. The
alley adjoining the property situated between Lake Street and Sycamore
Street is declared to be one-way for traffic from Lake Street to Sycamore
Street only.
C. Lakeview
Park is open to the public for recreational purposes subject to the
following rules and regulations:
1. No vehicle of any type whether motor-driven or not shall be permitted
except on designated roadways and parking areas.
2. No paddle boats or sailboats shall be allowed. Fishing boats and
canoes shall be permitted on the lake but none shall be propelled
by gas engines. Boats shall not be permitted that exceed sixteen (16)
feet in length. All craft shall be launched only at designated points.
All craft must have an approved flotation device for each occupant.
3. All fish regulations as promulgated by the Missouri Department of
Conservation shall be adhered to.
4. No firearms, spears, gigs, bows or similar devices shall be permitted
on the property. Air and BB guns, fireworks, pyrotechnics and explosives
are also prohibited.
5. No swimming or wading shall be permitted in the lake.
6. No fires shall be permitted except in confined and/or designated
facilities. No open unrestricted fires permitted.
7. Due to close proximity to the hospital and residences, loud noises
or actions shall be prohibited during hours of darkness.
8. Damage, destruction or defacing of any and all signs, facilities,
hardware and natural vegetation on the property shall be deemed destruction
of public property.
9. It shall be deemed a violation of this Section to deposit waste,
litter, debris, garbage or trash anywhere on the property other than
in designated receptacles.
10. Ice skating or fishing will not be permitted until ice thickness
is adjudged safe by the City Safety Committee.
11. No scuba diving or spear fishing will be permitted.
12. No boat or canoe will be launched on the lake without obtaining a
permit to be issued by the Police Department who will conduct a safety
inspection. Permits will be limited to fifteen (15) permits at one
(1) time.
13. No camping will be permitted on the property.
14. No trot lines, limb lines, jug lines or flotation device lines shall
be permitted.
D. Parking
Lot. Establishing hours of operation and permitted use for the parking
lot at Lakeview Park at Sycamore Street, is approved and all terms
of the ordinances identified herein are voided and shall be held for
not. The City Council has ordained that the hours of operation and
permitted use of the parking lot at Lakeview Park at Sycamore Street
shall be daily from dusk to dawn. Further, that the hours of operation
and permitted use shall be conspicuously posted at all entrances of
the parking lot. Further still, that violation of the hours of operation
and permitted use shall constitute a violation of the criminal and
traffic ordinances of the City of Bonne Terre, Missouri, and shall
be able to be prosecuted in accordance with the City and State laws.
[Ord. No. 202120, 8-9-2021]
[CC 2001 §12.16.025; Ord. No. 2001-26 §§1 — 3, 5-8-2001]
A. The
tract of land situated at the southeast quarter of the City park,
bounded by Long Street on the east, Southpark Estates on the south,
JayCee Drive on the west and the Nutrition Center on the north, is
hereby decreed to be "Ted Boyer Memorial Field".
B. Use
of the "Ted Boyer Memorial Field" shall be as hereby established:
1. Primary use of the field shall be given to the officers of the "Raider
Junior Football League" or their successor, provided that said officers
file a notice of intention to use the fields with the City Clerk of
the City of Bonne Terre annually before April first (1st) of each
year.
2. Secondary use of the field shall be given to those groups, persons,
entities or organizations that register and reserve use of the fields
with the City Clerk of the City of Bonne Terre on a first come, first
reserved basis.
C. The
follow rules and regulations are hereby established for use of the
"Ted Boyer Memorial Field":
1. No vehicle of any type, whether motor-driven or not, shall be permitted
except on designated roadways and parking areas.
2. Damage, destruction or defacing of any and all signs, facilities,
hardware and natural vegetation on the property shall be deemed destruction
of public property.
3. It shall be deemed an ordinance violation to deposit waste, litter,
debris, garbage or trash anywhere on public property other than in
designated receptacles.
4. No concession sales of any type shall be permitted other than from
the "Raider Junior Football League Concession Stand Facility".
5. Hours of use for the fields shall be from 8:00 A.M. CST to 10:00
P.M. CST.
6. No alcoholic beverages shall be permitted on the property or premises.
[Ord. No. 2007-23 §§1
— 4, 11-13-2007]
A. Tract Of Land.
1. The tract of land located in the City limits of the City of Bonne
Terre, Missouri, was conveyed to the City by quit claim deed dated
the seventh (7th) day of February, 1994, from the Missouri Highway
and Transportation Commission to the City of Bonne Terre. Said deed
is recorded in Book 1235 at pages 106 — 109 of the land records
of the Recorder of Deeds for St. Francois County, Missouri.
2. Said tract is more particularly described as a tract of land lying,
situated and being in the County of St. Francois, State of Missouri,
to wit:
All of the surface rights only in and to lot one (1), block
sixteen (16), Town of Bonne Terre, as shown on a plat of Bonne Terre,
recorded in Plat Book 5 at Pages 4 and 5 of the land records of St.
Francois County, Missouri.
Subject to terms, conditions, restrictions, reservations and
covenants of record, if any.
B. Said
tract of land is hereby dedicated to the public to be and the same
is hereby designated a park and shall henceforth be named, known and
designated Miners Park.
C. The
following rules and regulations are established for Miners Park:
1. Tampering with or defacing park regulatory signs, statues, benches
and City property is forbidden and shall constitute a misdemeanor.
2. All waste and trash must be placed in trash containers.
3. Failure to comply with these rules and regulations on the park property
concerned shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not
less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500.00) and/or confinement in the City or County Jail for not less
than one (1) day nor more than ninety (90) days, or both such fine
and confinement.
[CC 2001 §12.16.030; Ord. No. PR4-83 §§1 — 3, 6-14-1983; Ord. No. 200131 §§1 — 8, 9-18-2001]
A. The
rules and regulations contained in this Section shall relate to the
ball fields developed, adjacent and contiguous areas of City property,
parking lots and the bounding alleyway.
B. In
matters concerning City little league activities and all users of
the City property identified as the "Little League Complex", the following
rules and regulations are established:
1. No fixed or continued parking shall be permitted in the alleyway
area from the City Shop to Mill Street. This shall be construed as
no parking other than to load or unload people and/or equipment.
2. No concession sales of any type shall be permitted other than from
the little league concession stand facility.
3. No inning of ball play shall be commenced after 11:00 P.M. and, when
practicable, all lighting systems shall be off by 11:00 P.M.
4. No alcoholic beverages shall be permitted on the grounds and property
other than those contained in paper containers and purchased from
the little league concession stand facility.
5. No vehicles or horses shall be permitted on the ball diamonds other
than for maintenance purposes.
6. All field use shall be regulated by the City parks and recreation
officers.
7. Rental fees from non-City, Little League Commission sponsored activities
shall be established by the City administration and paid when appropriate
to the City.
8. Parking in designated areas shall be accomplished in such ways as
to permit continuous ingress/egress to the parking areas.
9. All athletic equipment issued for seasonal use shall remain the property
of the City and accountable for by the person(s) to whom issued. It
shall be the express responsibility of the using person(s) to return
equipment to the City Park and Recreation Department.
C. Failure
to comply with the provisions of this Section may result in either
withdrawal of using privileges of City facilities or, if applicable,
prosecution as a misdemeanor.
[CC 2001 §12.16.040; Ord. No. 11.01 §§1 — 2, 12-10-1963]
A. It
is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, organized for private
profit, to operate or offer to operate a concession upon the lands
owned by the City and used for park purposes.
B. The
Bonne Terre Park Association, a not-for-profit corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Missouri, is granted the exclusive
right to operate concessions and to manage all of the facilities,
exclusive of the swimming pool, within the boundaries of the municipal
parks of the City; provided the corporation shall on or before the
fifteenth (15th) day of March of each year file with the City Clerk
a brief statement of the affairs of the corporation together with
a copy of its financial statement showing in detail its operations
for the past calendar year, which statement and copy shall be kept
by the City Clerk and be subject to inspection by any citizen at all
reasonable times.
[Ord. No. 202119, 7-12-2021]
A. Authorized
Use. All improvements affixed and erected upon any park land may be
used by the general public during park hours, as described and restricted
in all other Sections of this Chapter, or as allowed by the Parks
Board, Parks Director, or the City Council, following written application
and approval thereof.
B. Reservation
And Rental. All improvements affixed and erected upon any park land,
located within the geographical boundaries of the City of Bonne Terre,
Missouri, may be reserved and rented, as may be allowed by the City
Council, Parks Director, or Parks Board, following written application
and approval thereof.
C. The
Parks Board shall promulgate reasonable reservation regulations, reservation
process, and a schedule of fees for use, which shall be reviewed and
approved by a majority of said board. Once approved by a majority
of the Parks Board, the regulations and fee schedule shall be reviewed
and approved annually by the City Council.
[Ord. No. 202320, 6-12-2023]
A. The
following Rules and Regulations shall apply to all lakes, ponds, streams,
rivers or other bodies of water located on or running on and over
public lands. The Rules and Regulations here in shall be additional
to, and applied in conjunction with, all other provisions of City,
County, Administrative, State and Federal Regulation.
The Rules and Regulations set forth herein shall be additional
to the all fishing Regulations as promulgated by the Missouri Department
of Conservation and all said Regulations shall also be fully completed
with. In the event of any direct conflict between the Rules and Regulations
stated herein and any other Rule or Regulation enacted by the City,
County, Administrative, State and Federal Regulation, the other Rule
or Regulation shall prevail.
The violation of any and each Rule and Regulation enacted in
this Section and each Subsection contained herein shall constitute
an ordinance violation. Any such violation shall be prosecuted pursuant
to the City of Bonne Terre's Municipal Code.
B. Definitions.
As used in this Section the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BODY OF WATER
Any standing or moving waters located within the boundaries
of the City of Bonne Terre, Missouri, whether, a creek, stream, river,
pond, lake or other water located and/or running on public property.
FISHING
The act of intentionally removing, or causing to be removed,
from any Body of Water, any marine life, including, but not limited
to, fish, amphibians, reptiles and/or any other aquatic life.
PERMIT
The City may by separate Ordinance require a license to and
for Fishing in any Body of Water located in the City of Water located
on any public property within the City of Bonne Terre's geographical
boundaries. Notwithstanding any other ordinance, rule, regulation,
or restriction approved by a majority of the City Council Fishing
in any Body of Water is open to the public, subject to park hours
and Missouri Department of Natural Resources licensing and other regulations.
FISHING DERBY
A special event as designated and approved by the City Council,
for the City of Bonne Terre, Missouri, on an as requested basis, but
shall held at least once each calendar year.
C. Regulation
for Fishing Derby:
1. The City of Bonne Terre, Missouri, shall at least annually, and as
may be requested of and approved by the City Council, for the City
of Bonne Terre, Missouri, hold a Fishing Derby.
a. As designated by the Director of Parks and Recreation, and posted
by the City of Bonne Terre, Missouri, any Body of Water shall be allowed
to be closed to public Fishing for up to forty-eight (48) hours prior
to any Fishing Derby.
b. Any person, not registered for and/or participating in the Fishing
Derby during any period of time the Body of Water has been closed
by the Director of Parks and Recreation shall be guilty of an ordinance
violation subject to criminal prosecution.