The Village of Johnson City has established various parks to
be administered by the Village of Johnson City Department of Public
Works. For the better management of these parks, it is necessary to
establish certain rules and regulations for all persons entering,
using, visiting or who are otherwise within the boundaries of said
parks.
This chapter does hereby establish the following rules and regulations.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DEPARTMENT
The Village of Johnson City Department of Public Works.
DIRECTOR
The Director of Public Services and/or his/her duly authorized
personnel.
PARK
Any and all land and/or physical structures owned or controlled
by the Village of Johnson City, administered by its Department of
Public Works, and designated as a park. These shall include areas
designated as parks, picnic areas, nature reserves and other special
use areas as designated by the Parks Department.
PERSON
Includes persons and corporations and other groups.
No person shall, with intent to cause public inconvenience,
annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof:
A. Engage in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior.
C. Use abusive or obscene language or make obscene gestures in a public
place.
No person shall commit, perform or engage in any lewd, lascivious,
obscene or indecent act or behavior.
No person shall be permitted to enter or remain within the confines
of the park or other park facilities after closing hours or before
opening hours as set and established from time to time by the Director.
No person shall bring or release any animal into or upon any
park or park facility.
No person shall use any metal detector within the confines of
the park.
[Amended 10-5-2021 by L.L. No. 9-2021]
No person shall offer for sale or be under the influence of
any beer, wine, liquor, tobacco product, cannabis product or other
intoxicating beverage or any illegal substance, drug, stimulant, depressant
or hallucinating agent within any park or park facility. No person
shall possess, consume or use any beer, wine, liquor, tobacco products,
cannabis product or any illegal substance, drug, stimulant, depressant
or hallucinating agent within any park or park facility.
Any violation of any provision of the foregoing rules and regulations
or any amendment thereto shall be deemed a violation, and any person
found guilty thereof shall be liable to a fine which shall not exceed
$250 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or both such fine and
imprisonment, or, at the discretion of the Director, be banned from
the parks for a period of time specified in writing. Persons so notified
are prohibited from entering or remaining upon park property.
The Director, Village Code Enforcement Officers, and other agents
designated by the Director, in addition to local, county or state
police or law enforcement officers, are hereby authorized to and they
shall enforce the foregoing rules and regulations, which power shall
include but not be limited to the power to issue appearance tickets
and to exercise such other legal methods of enforcement of the foregoing
rules and regulations as the Director or his/her agents may deem appropriate
and necessary.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, Village
of Johnson City personnel may undertake any of the activities otherwise
prohibited herein if otherwise lawful or authorized by the Director
or Village Board.