The Recreation Director shall, with the consent and review of
the Recreation Commission, submit annually a budget for the ensuing
year and submit reports as requested by the Commission to the City
Manager. The Director shall also carry out such duties, provided that
they fall within the scope of the Recreation Department, as the Recreation
Commission may from time to time recommend.
[Amended 8-1-2023 by Ord. No. 2023.83; 10-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023.106]
Name
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Assessor's Map and Lot Numbers
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Biddeford Pool Bath House/Gilbert Boucher Park Gilbert Place
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GIS
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Biddeford Pool Mini-Park 0 Lest B. Orcutt Blvd.
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GIS 59-117
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Cannon Plaza 59 South Street
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GIS 39-201
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Canopy Park 65 Bacon Street
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GIS 39-129
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City Square Park 58 Lincoln Street
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GIS 38-132
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Clifford Park 130 Pool Street
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GIS 39-334, Parcels 8-1, 8-3, 8-3-1 and 30-58
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Doran Field 314 South Street
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GIS 32-4
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F.O.A.V. Court Park 2 FOAV Court
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GIS 39-137
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Fortunes Rocks Beach
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J. Richard Martin Community Center Playground 189 Alfred Street
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GIS 34-228
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Liberty Park 2 Water Street
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GIS 41-129
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Pierson's Lane Community Park 40 Pierson's Lane
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GIS 39-116
GIS 30-117
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Mechanics Park 3 Main Street
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GIS 41-1
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Memorial Park 130 May Street
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GIS 27-34
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Middle Beach
|
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Park in the Pines 194 Hills Beach Road
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GIS 55-51
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River Walk Plaza/River Walk Phase 2 2 Main Street
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GIS 71-11
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Rotary Park 550 Main Street
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GIS 32-2
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St. Louis Field
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GIS 28-270
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Shevenell Park 149 Main Street
|
GIS 38-372
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Veteran's Memorial Park 2 Pool Street
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GIS 38-419
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Vines Landing End of Lester B. Orcutt Boulevard
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GIS 59-117
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Washington Street School Park 75 Washington Street
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GIS 38-312-1
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Williams Court Park South Street and Green Street
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GIS 183, 182
169-1
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315 Main Street
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GIS 38-144
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Under the direction and guidance of the Recreation Commission,
the Director shall have the authority to establish and promulgate
rules and regulations that are not otherwise in conflict with this
chapter for the day-to-day operation of the recreational facilities
and Parks identified herein.
Except as may be necessitated by reason of construction or maintenance
activities under the supervision and control of the Director, no person
in a park shall:
(1) Buildings and other property.
a. Disfiguration and removal: willfully 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, playground
equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever,
either real or personal.
b. Removal of natural resources: dig or remove any sand, soil, rock,
stones, trees, shrubs or plants, timber or other wood or materials
or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means
or agency.
c. Erection of structures: construct or erect any building or structure
of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or
run or string any public service utility into, upon or across such
lands, except on special written permit issued by the Director.
(2) Trees, shrubbery and lawns.
a. Injury and removal: damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any
tree or plant or injure the bark or pick the flowers or seeds of any
tree or plant, nor shall any person attach a rope, wire or other contrivance
to any tree or plant. A person shall not dig in or otherwise disturb
grass areas or in any other way injure or impair the natural beauty
or usefulness of any area.
b. Climbing trees: climb a tree or walk, stand or sit upon monuments,
vases, fountains, railings, fences or upon any other property not
designated or customarily used for such purposes.
No person in a park shall:
(1) Pollution of waters: throw, discharge or otherwise place or caused
to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pool, pond, stream or
other body of water in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream,
storm sewer or drain flowing into such waters any substance, manner
or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution
of said waters.
(2) Refuse and trash: have brought in or shall dump, deposit or leave
any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish,
waste, garbage or refuse or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall
be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park or be left anywhere
on the grounds thereof, but it shall be placed in the proper receptacles
where these are provided. Where receptacles are not so provided, all
such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person
responsible for such presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(3) Animal waste: fail to immediately remove and lawfully dispose of
any feces left in any park, beach or public space by an animal owned
by such person or under his/her control. This regulation shall not
apply to an animal accompanying any handicapped person who, by reason
of his/her handicap, is physically unable to comply with the requirements
of this subsection.
[Amended 7-20-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.58]
No person in a park listed in the chapter shall:
(1) Bathing and swimming.
a. Designated areas: swim, bathe or wade in the waters of any fountain,
pond, pool, stream or other body of water in or adjacent to any park
or any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into such waters,
except in such waters and in such places as are specifically provided
for swimming or bathing purposes and in compliance with such regulations
as are herein set forth or may hereafter be adopted by the Director,
nor shall any person frequent any waters or places customarily designated
for the purposes of swimming or bathing or congregate thereat in such
activities prohibited by the Director upon finding such use of the
water would be dangerous or otherwise inadvisable.
b. Certain hours: frequent any waters or places designated for the purposes
of swimming or bathing or congregate thereat except between such hours
of the day and on such conditions as shall be designated by the Director
for such purposes for each individual park area.
(2) Hunting and firearms: hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time.
No person shall use, carry or possess firearms of any description
or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings or other forms
of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human
safety or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire a blank
cartridge or any kind of trapping device. Shooting in park areas as
defined herein is strictly forbidden.
(3) Camping: set up tents, shacks or any other temporary shelter for
the purpose of overnight camping, nor shall any person leave in a
park after closing hours any movable structures or special vehicle
that could be used for such purposes as a house trailer, camp trailer,
tent or the like.
(4) Tobacco and smoking. All forms of tobacco use, including vaping are
prohibited.
Except in conjunction with supervised activities under the general
control and supervision of the Director, no person in a park shall:
(1) Vending and peddling: expose or offer for sale any article or thing,
nor shall he or she station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for
the transportation, sale or display of any such article or thing.
Exception is here made as to any regularly licensed concessionaire
acting by and under the authority and regulation of the Director.
(2) Advertising: pronounce, advertise or call to the public attention
in any way to any article or service for sale or hire.
(3) Signs: 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 City-owned lands or highways or roads
adjacent to a park. Exception from the prohibitions of this subsection
is made for the posting of such notices as may be required by this
chapter.
(4) Sponsorship signs erected by the City of Biddeford in accordance
with guidelines established by the Recreation Commission shall not
be deemed a violation of this section.
The Director and his or her subordinate employees shall, in
connection with their duties imposed by law, diligently enforce the
provisions of this chapter. In addition, the Code Enforcement Officer
and the members of the Biddeford Police Department shall also have
the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of
this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount
not exceeding $100. Each day such violation is committed or permitted
to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable
as such hereunder.