As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings ascribed to them:
An area of public land, owned by the City for use as a recreation
area, and includes but is not limited to the following:
[Ord. No. 10449, 12-21-2017[1]]
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Park No. 1. Kirkwood Park, located at the southwest corner of
Adams Avenue and Geyer Road, including Walker Lake, the community
center and adjacent parking lot.
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Park No. 2. McEntee Memorial Park, located at the northeast
corner of Madison Avenue and Clay Avenue.
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Park No. 3. Fireman's Memorial Park, located at the rear of
Fire House No. 2 at 11804 West Big Bend Road.
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Park No. 4. Green Tree Park, located at Marshall Road adjacent
to the Meramec River, including Meramec River Greenway Trail, generally
consisting of two acres located at 2150 Marshall Road, extending from
Marshall Road along the eastern boundary of Green Tree Park to the
Meramec River, and extending south along the Meramec River.
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Park No. 5. Emmenegger Nature Park, located at the end of Cragwold
Drive adjacent to the Meramec River, including the Urban Wild Acres
property adjacent to the Emmenegger Nature Park Staging Area, and
also including Emmenegger Nature Park Staging Area located at 11991
Stoneywood Drive.
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Park No. 6. Little Mitchell Park, located in the 100 block of
Mitchell Street.
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Park No. 7. Millard Fillmore Park, located at the northeast
corner of South Fillmore Street and East Clinton Street.
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Park No. 8. Meramec Highlands Quarry at Dee Koestering Park,
located at 1703 Marshall Road 1/8 mile west of Big Bend Boulevard.
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Park No. 9. Meacham Park Memorial Park, located in the 300 block
of New York Street.
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Park No. 10. Walker Park, located at the corner of East Washington
and Taylor at 135 East Washington.
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Park No. 11. Ella and Charles Monfort, Jr. Park, located at
the corner of Briargate and Barberry Lanes, at 2036 Briargate Lane
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Park No. 12. Historic Quinette Cemetery Park, located at 12188
Old Big Bend.
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Park No. 13. Avery Park, located at 221-225 Avery Drive and
bounded on one side by Avery Court.
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Park No. 14. Grant's Trailhead Park, located at the corner of
Leffingwell and Holmes Avenues.
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Park No. 15. The Performing Arts Center, located at the corner
of South Taylor Avenue and East Monroe Avenue, as shown and described
in Exhibit "A" of Ordinance No. 10449.[2]
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The person appointed by the Chief Administrative Officer
as the executive in charge of the Parks and Recreation Department
to whom all Parks and Recreation Department employees are responsible.
[Gen. Ord. 1959, §§ 13.01, 13.26; Ord. No. 6000, § 1, 8-12-1976; Ord. No. 7892, § 1, 6-1-1989; Ord. No. 7915, §§ 1-2, 10-5-1989; Ord. No. 8093, §§ 1-2, 12-5-1991; Ord. No. 9245, §§ 1-2, 4-3-2003; Ord. No. 9607, § 1, 7-6-2006; Ord. No. 9643, § 1, 1-18-2007; Ord. No. 10062, § 1, 1-19-2012[1]]
Any person violating the provisions of any section of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances, except in the event the person violating the provisions of this chapter is, by reason of age, not subject to the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court of the City.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.24(a); Ord.
No. 6734, § 1, 5-7-1981; Ord. No. 7915, § 3, 10-5-1989; Ord. No. 8093, § 3, 12-5-1991; Ord. No. 9054, § 1, 7-19-2001]
(a)
Except for unusual and unforeseen emergencies, City parks shall be
open to the public each day of the year during designated hours. The
opening and closing hours for each individual park shall be posted
therein for public information.
(b)
Kirkwood and Greentree Parks shall be open from sunrise until 11:00
p.m. from April 1 until October 31, and shall be open from sunrise
until sunset from November 1 to March 31, and all other parks shall
be open from sunrise to sunset year round, except where the hours
are extended by a permit issued by the Parks and Recreation Department,
subject to the conditions set forth on such permit, or unless such
persons are participating in events approved by the Parks and Recreation
Department.[1]
(c)
No person other than City employees or other governmental officials
performing duties therein shall be permitted in such parks except
during the designated open hours unless by permit issued by the Department
of Parks and Recreation, or unless such persons are participating
in events which have been approved by the Department of Parks and
Recreation.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.02; Ord.
No. 9207, § 1, 11-21-2002]
It shall be unlawful for any person in a City park to:
(a)
Wilfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, or displace
or remove, any building; bridges; tables; benches; fireplaces; railings;
paving or paving material; waterlines or other public utilities or
parts or appurtenances thereof; signs; notices or placards, whether
temporary or permanent; monuments; stakes; posts, or other boundary
markers; or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property
or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
(b)
Dig, or remove any soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs or plants, or
to down timber or other wood or materials, or to make any excavation
by tool, equipment, blasting, or other means or agency.
(c)
Construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether
permanent or temporary in character, or string any public service
utility into, upon or across such lands, except on special written
permit.
(d)
Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant or injure
the bark, or to pick the flowers or seeds of any tree or plant; or
to attach any rope, wire, or other contrivance to any tree or plant;
or to dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or to in any other
way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area
without written permission from the Director of Parks and Recreation.[1]
(g)
Give or offer, or attempt to give any animal or bird any noxious
substances.
(h)
Feed any waterfowl or wildlife in any park.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.03[1]]
No person in a park shall:
(a)
Throw, discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the
waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, bay or other body of water
in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream, stormwater, 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)
Bring in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes,
paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, or refuse, or other
trash.
(c)
No refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in or contiguous
to any park, or left anywhere on the grounds, but 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.
(d)
Fail to cooperate in maintaining restrooms and washrooms in a neat
and sanitary condition.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.04]
No person in a park shall:
(a)
Fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the state motor
vehicle traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles
together with such provisions as are contained in this Code.
(b)
Fail to obey all police officers, park rangers and park employees,
all being hereby authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever
and wherever needed in the parks and on the highways, streets or roads
immediately adjacent thereto in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter and such supplementary regulations as may be issued subsequently
by the Director of Parks and Recreation.[1]
(c)
Fail to observe carefully all traffic signs indicating speed, direction,
caution, stopping, or parking, and all others posted for proper control
and to safeguard life and property.
(d)
Ride or drive a vehicle at a rate of speed exceeding 20 miles an
hour, except upon such roads as the Park Board may designate by posted
signs.
(e)
Drive any motorized vehicle on any area except the paved park roads
or parking areas, or such other areas as may on occasion be specifically
designated as temporary parking areas by the Director of Parks and
Recreation or as allowed under the Americans with Disabilities Act.[2]
(f)
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.
No person in a park shall:
(a)
Ride a bicycle on other than a paved vehicular road or path designated
for that purpose, except a bicyclist may wheel or push a bicycle by
hand over any grassy area or wooded trail or on any paved area reserved
for pedestrian use.
(b)
When riding a bicycle, fail to comply with all traffic rules and
regulations as are applicable to the operation of bicycles on the
City streets.
(c)
Leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when the rack
is provided and there is a space available.
(d)
Leave a bicycle lying on the paving or in any place or position where
other persons may trip over or be injured by it.
(e)
Roller-skating, roller-blading, skateboarding and the use of scooters
shall be confined to paved areas permitting such activities, or areas
designated for these purposes.
(f)
Bicycles, mountain bikes, roller skates, roller blades and skateboards
are restricted to general public parking areas and bike racks, exclusive
of disabled parking areas, at Emmenegger Nature Park and Meramec Highlands
Quarry at Dee Koestering Park.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.06; Ord.
No. 8093, § 4, 12-5-1991[1]]
No person shall swim, bathe, or wade in any waters or waterways,
except the Meramec River, in or adjacent to any park, nor shall any
person climb on rocks or waterfall structures in any waters or waterways
in or adjacent to any park, except in such waters and at such places
as are provided therefor by notice, and in compliance with park regulations.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.07; Ord.
No. 7915, § 4, 10-5-1989]
(a)
No person shall, in a park, hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any
time; or use firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns,
bow and arrows, slings or any other forms of weapons potentially inimical
to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that
can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping
device; no person shall shoot into park areas from beyond park boundaries.[1]
(b)
This section does not prohibit the use of archery equipment or firearms
on ranges for target shooting on specifically designated archery or
firearm ranges provided for that purpose by the Department of Parks
and Recreation if the equipment is being used in a manner which will
protect all persons against bodily injury by such equipment.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.08; Ord.
No. 7915, § 5, 10-5-1989]
No person in a park shall:
(a)
Picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated for that purpose;
park attendants shall have the authority to regulate the activities
in such areas when necessary to prevent congestion and to secure the
maximum use for the comfort and convenience of all; visitors shall
comply with any directions given to achieve this end.
(b)
Fail to observe and respect written permits issued in advance of
the day a reservation is applicable, by the Department of Parks and
Recreation upon request, for use of a particular picnic area, fire
pit, or structure for a specified period;
(c)
Close off any picnic area, fire pit, or structure provided for recreational
use or for the comfort of visitors in the park to the exclusion of
other persons in any manner, nor shall any person use such area and
facilities for an unreasonable time if the facilities are crowded.
(d)
Leave a picnic area before a fire is completely extinguished and
before all trash in the nature of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage
and other refuse is placed in the disposal receptacles where provided.
If no trash receptacles are available, refuse and trash shall be carried
away from the park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of
elsewhere.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.09; Ord.
No. 7915, § 6, 10-5-1989[1]]
No person in a park shall camp without a permit in other than
specifically designated camping areas for organized camping provided
by the Director of Parks and Recreation and used by groups of persons
under adequate supervision. No person shall set up tents, shacks or
any other temporary shelter for the purpose of overnight camping except
as authorized by the issuance of a written permit by the Department
of Parks and Recreation. No person shall leave anywhere in the park
overnight any camp trailer, camp wagon or other movable vehicle except
such equipment left on designated parking areas when associated with
camping groups holding authorized permits for such camping.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13-10[1]]
(a)
No person
in a park shall take part in or abet the playing of any games involving
thrown or otherwise propelled objects, such as balls, stones, arrows,
or javelins, except in areas set apart for such forms of recreation.
The playing of rough or comparatively dangerous games, such as football,
baseball, rugby and lacrosse, is prohibited except on the fields and
courts or areas provided therefor. Roller-skating shall be confined
to those areas specifically designated for such pastime.
(b)
No person
shall fly any model airplane, rocket, drone or other motorized flying
device except in those areas designated for such use by the Director
of Parks and Recreation.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.11; Ord.
No. 7915, § 7, 10-5-1989]
No person in a park shall ride a horse except on designated
bridle trails. Where permitted, horses shall be thoroughly broken
and property restrained, and ridden with due care, and shall not be
allowed to graze or go unattended, nor shall they be hitched to any
rock, tree or shrub. Those persons riding horses in permitted areas
shall clean any waste left by the horse upon such trails.
(1)
The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages in any City
park is hereby prohibited unless such possession or consumption is
pursuant to a special permit issued by the Department of Parks and
Recreation, as provided herein.
(2)
Application may be made for permits for the possession and consumption
of alcoholic beverages, which application shall contain the following
wording:
(a)
Name and address of applicant, and if applicant is a corporation
or organization, the name of responsible officer.
(b)
Event for which permit is sought and the anticipated number
of attendees at such event.
(c)
Location at which the event is to be held.
(d)
The date and time the event is to be held.
(3)
The permit for which an application has been made shall be issued
by the Department of Parks and Recreation, provided:
(a)
The location for such event is in an area deemed suitable by
the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(b)
The organization or responsible person has not been involved
in complaints within City relating to conduct of such person or members
of such organization within three years prior to the date for which
the event is planned.
(c)
The issuance of such permit shall not result in crowded or congested
conditions due to the issuance of prior permits for the same day,
or due to the anticipated number of attendees for the planned event.
(d)
The applicant has satisfied the Department of Parks and Recreation
that sufficient precautions shall be taken to prevent the illegal
consumption of such beverages by persons under lawful age.
(e)
The Department of Parks and Recreation has endorsed such application
as satisfying the conditions set forth herein.
(4)
The Department of Parks and Recreation shall prepare appropriate
application forms and other forms to effectuate the provisions of
this section, subject to the approval of the City Council.
(5)
The fee for such permit shall be set by the Department of Parks and
Recreation, and in addition to such fee, the Department may require
a security deposit to be made with the Department of Parks and Recreation,
which sum shall remain on deposit until such time as the event has
terminated and the Department has determined that no damage has occurred
to City property. Any damage that shall occur to City property may
be charged against such deposit, but the liability of the applicant
shall not be limited to the amount of such deposit in the event damage
shall exceed such amount.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.13[2]]
Except as expressly permitted by the Fire Marshal, 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, or discharge
them to 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 from any of the foregoing standpoints.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.14; Ord.
No. 7915, § 9, 10-5-1989; Ord. No. 8093, § 5, 12-5-1991; Ord. No. 9245, § 4, 4-3-2003[1]]
(a)
No person shall permit the running of a dog or other domesticated
animal at large. No person shall allow a dog or other domesticated
animal into any waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park, with
the exception of the Meramec River, for any purpose. All dogs or other
domesticated animals in those areas of a park where such animals are
permitted shall be restrained at all times in the same manner as prescribed
in this Code or other ordinances of the City. No leash on which a
dog or other animal is tethered or restrained shall be of greater
length than that which permits the owner to have at all times sufficient
control of the animal so as to protect all persons from possible injury
by the animal. No vicious animal of any kind shall be brought into
the park at any time even though restrained as described above.
(b)
Dogs and other domesticated animals are prohibited in any portion
of the Meramec Highlands Quarry at Dee Koestering Park.
(c)
Any person bringing a dog or other domesticated animal onto park
property shall ensure that all waste from the dog or domesticated
animal is collected and disposed of properly.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.15]
No person in a park shall occupy any seat or bench, or enter
into or loiter or remain in any pavilion or other park structure or
section thereof which may be reserved and designated by the Park Board
for the opposite sex, except children under six years of age.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.16]
No person shall appear at any place within a park in other than
that clothing which is generally accepted in the City for public appearance,
or which is generally accepted apparel for the particular recreational
activity in which the wearer may be engaged.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.17]
No person shall solicit alms or contributions in a park for
any purpose, whether public or private.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.18; Ord.
No. 7915, § 10, 10-5-1989[1]]
No person shall build or attempt to build a fire in a park without
first obtaining approval from the Director of Parks and Recreation
and the Fire Marshal, except within designated barbecue or fire pits.
No person shall drop, throw or otherwise scatter lighted matches,
burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco paper or other inflammable material,
within any park area or on any highway, road or street abutting or
contiguous thereto.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, §§ 13.19, 13.24; Ord. No. 7915, § 11, 10-5-1989]
(a)
No person shall enter an area or roadway in a park posted as "Closed
to the Public," nor shall any person use or abet the use of any area
in violation of posted notices.
(b)
Any section or part of any park may be declared closed to the public
by the Director of Parks and Recreation at any time and for any interval
of time, either temporarily or at regular and stated intervals, daily
or otherwise, and either entirely or merely to certain uses, as the
Director of Parks and Recreation shall find reasonably necessary.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.21; Ord.
No. 8093, § 6, 12-5-1991]
Skating is prohibited in all areas other than the ice rink at
the community center.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.22]
(a)
No person in a park shall sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats,
or benches, or other areas, or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening,
abusive, insulting or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly
conduct or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace.
(b)
No person in a park shall fail to produce and exhibit any permit
from the Director of Parks and Recreation he claims to have upon request
of any authorized person who shall desire to inspect the same for
the purpose of enforcing compliance with any ordinance or rule.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 13.23]
No person in a park shall:
(a)
Expose or offer for sale any article, thing, or service, nor shall
he station or place any stand, cart, or vehicle for the transportation,
sale or display of any such article or thing, except persons operating
authorized concessions by the Park Board.[1]
(b)
Announce, advertise, or call the public attention in any way to any
article or service for sale or hire, except persons operating concessions
authorized by the Park Board.
(c)
Paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement,
or inscription whatever, nor shall any person erect or cause to be
erected any sign whatever on any public lands or highways or roads
adjacent to a park.
[Ord. No. 8093, § 7, 12-5-1991]
No person shall boat in any lake in or adjacent to any park;
provided that the use of model boats is allowed.
[Ord. No. 8093, § 8, 12-5-1991]
(a)
No person shall release a fish or other animal into any lake in any
park, except for fish caught from the lake and then such fish shall
be immediately released back into the lake, unless otherwise directed
by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided herein, fishing is allowed in waters
or waterways in or adjacent to any park pursuant to the Missouri Conservation
Commission rules, Chapter 252, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 8476, § 1, 12-21-1995; Ord. No. 8746; § 1, 8-20-1998]
Any real estate, now or hereafter owned by the City or any agency
or instrumentality of the City, which is principally used or held
out for use as a public park or recreational facility, shall not be
sold or leased, except for lease periods of one year or less, or otherwise
disposed of, and shall be used only as a public park or recreational
facility, unless a sale, disposal, lease, or change in use is approved
by 4/7 of the qualified electors voting thereon at an election called
pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the Council, or pursuant
to a leasehold financing for the purpose of making improvements to
the public park or recreational facility which benefit the City and
its residents. As used in this section, the term "public park or recreation
facility" includes, without limitation, nature study areas, gardens
or playgrounds, golf courses, and all areas accommodating activities
customarily associated with park usage or outdoor recreation.
[Ord. No. 8565, § 2, 11-21-1996]
No person shall release, abandon or leave any animal in any
place without making provisions for its adequate care or without the
apparent intent to recover or resume custody of the animal without
written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation.
An identification card shall be issued to all residents of the
City to be used for admission or use of park facilities, entitling
such cardholder to resident fees. The cost of such card shall be as
set by the Council by resolution from time to time.
