[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of New
Buffalo as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 4-18-1995 by Ord. No. 101]
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, damage,
harm, remove, or deface any park property, including fences, trees,
turf, or equipment in any of the parks, recreational areas, or playgrounds
of the City, or to otherwise remove, destroy, or injure any property
therein, or to leave or deposit any filth, rubbish, dirt, wastepaper,
tin cans, bottles, trash, or other refuse within any park, recreational
area, or playground except in such containers as shall be provided
for such purposes.
No person shall use the bathing beach maintained by the City
in what is known as the New Buffalo City Park for any purpose other
than bathing, except as otherwise expressly provided by this chapter.
Operators of personal watercraft and wind-surfboards shall be allowed
to beach their craft along that portion of the beach measuring 100
feet west of the City limit boundary, provided that no refueling of
personal watercraft shall be allowed. No other vessels or watercraft,
except personal watercraft and wind-surfboards, shall be allowed to
beach in the above mentioned area.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this section, it shall
be unlawful for any person to picnic, dine, eat, or drink at, near,
or upon the City bathing beach. Eating, picnicking, drinking, dining,
or cooking will be allotted only in zones designated for such purposes.
It shall be unlawful for any person to have in their possession
or under their control while using the City beach for bathing purposes
as permitted by this chapter, any glass, bottle, can, metal kitchen
utensil, or any object likely to hurt or injure persons lawfully using
such beach.
[Amended 9-22-2008 by Ord. No. 180; 6-21-2016 by Ord. No. 215]
A.
Except as otherwise provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any
person to have in their possession, under their control, or allow
to run at large, any animal on the City beach or parks.
B.
Dogs may be allowed in the City beach and parks for the purpose of
bird control. Dogs must be registered through the City Parks and approved
by the City Manager. Owners must follow all Parks Department rules
and regulations. Registration may be revoked when authorized by the
City Manager, with or without cause.
C.
This section shall not act as a prohibition for dogs in the possession
of, or under the control of, their adult owner in an area designated
by the City Council as a City Dog Park.
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Editor's Note: Former Sec. 14-6, amended 9-15-1999 by Ord.
No. 124, was repealed 3-28-2007 by Ord. No. 168.
[Amended 2-1-2006 by Ord.
No. 155; 4-17-2018 by Ord. No. 226]
It shall be unlawful for any person to have in their possession
or to consume any alcoholic beverages of any kind in any City park,
beach, recreational area or property owned by the City unless a special
event permit has been approved by the City Council.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to swim within 50 feet on either
side of the breakwaters. It shall also be unlawful to dive off of
the breakwaters into either the harbor or lakeward side.
[Added 4-17-2018 by Ord.
No. 227]
A.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to camp in any City park, beach, marina,
boat launch or parking lot.
B.
CAMPSITE
TO CAMP
As used
in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Any place where any bedding, sleeping bag or other sleeping
matter, or any stove or fire is placed, established or maintained,
regardless of whether such place incorporates the use of any tent,
shack, structure or any vehicle.
To set up or to remain in or at a campsite, for the purpose
of establishing or maintaining a temporary place to live.
[Adopted 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 264[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. II,
Park and Harbor Commission, adopted 8-29-2006 by Ord. No. 160 and amended in its entirety 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 242.
There is hereby recreated a Park and Recreation Board for the
City.
A.
Composition. The Park and Recreation Board shall consist of five
members, who shall be resident electors of the City. The following
individuals are ineligible to serve as members: City Council members,
the City Manager, Department of Public Works Director, or any other
elected official and/or employee of the City.
B.
Appointments. Appointments made to the Park and Recreation Board
shall provide for staggered terms of office. Appointments to fill
expired positions on such board shall be for a period of three years,
and shall be made by the Mayor with the consent of the majority of
the City Council at the regular organizational meeting of the City
Council following the regular City election.
C.
Alternate members. The Mayor, with the consent of the majority of
the City Council, may appoint one alternate member, who shall have
the same membership requirements as regular Park and Recreation Board
members. The alternate member has voice and vote on the Park and Recreation
Board in the event a regular Park and Recreation Board member is absent.
D.
Filling vacancies. Appointments to fill vacancies on the Park and
Recreation Board shall be for a period of time equivalent to the unexpired
term of that office. Appointments to fill such vacancies shall be
made by the Mayor with the consent of the majority of the City Council,
but shall be made within 60 days of the date such vacancy occurs.
Members of the Park and Recreation Board shall serve without
compensation and shall not be considered employees of the City.
The members of the Park and Recreation Board shall, within 20
days after their appointment in the first instance, and thereafter
annually within 20 days following the regular organizational meeting
of the City Council following the regular City election, organize
and elect one of their members chairperson, one of their members vice-chairperson,
and one of their members secretary. The Board may elect such other
officers as it may deem advisable and expedient. A majority of the
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
The Park and Recreation Board shall establish by general rule
the time and place for holding all regular and special meetings of
such board and the manner of giving notice thereof. The Board is also
authorized to establish by general rule procedures for the transaction
of its business.
The City Council shall have the power and authority to remove
any member of the Park and Recreation Board for malfeasance, misfeasance,
misconduct, or neglect of duty after having given such member notice
and an opportunity to be heard.
The Park and Recreation Board shall study and formulate policies
as to the maintenance, control, and regulation of all City parks,
recreational areas, and playgrounds. It shall also make recommendations
to the City Council as to ways of improving, planning, and developing
outdoor and indoor recreational, educational, and social facilities
and programs for the community. The reasonableness and necessity of
any such policy, rule, or regulations appertaining to any City park,
recreational area, playground, recreation program, or construction
shall be determined by the City Council after a review of the recommendation
of the Park and Recreation Board.
The Park and Recreation Board is hereby empowered and authorized
to solicit, receive, and acquire gifts, appropriations, bequests,
donations, or endowments of money, funds, or property from any person,
which shall be immediately turned over to the City Council and shall
be used for the creation, improvement, maintenance, and operations
of the City parks and recreation programs.
The Park and Recreation Board shall annually submit to the City
Manager, at a date of the City Manager's choosing, a proposed
budget showing in detail the amount of money which, according to the
judgment of the Board, may be necessary for park and recreation purposes,
and the supervision, maintenance, and operation thereof during the
ensuing fiscal year, which fiscal year shall correspond to that of
the City. The proposed budget submitted and recommended by the Park
and Recreation Board may be increased, modified, or adopted by the
City Council in its sole discretion, as the City Council may deem
advisable and expedient.
