No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village:
A. Destroy, deface, paint, alter, or remove any monument, stone, marker,
benchmark, stake, post or blaze marking or designation of any boundary
line, survey line or reference point.
B. Cut, break, mark upon or otherwise damage, destroy or remove any
post, building, shelter, picnic table, bench, grill, railing, bridge,
pier, drain, well, foundation, pump, telephone, lamp post, fence,
gate, refuse container, exhibit, display, tool or equipment, paving
or paving materials, storage box, utility outlet, movie screen, flagpole,
water line or Park District property without written permission from
the Village.
C. Deface, destroy, cover, damage or remove any placard, notice, or
sign, or parts thereof, posted or exhibited by the District to announce
the rules, regulations and warnings, or any other information to the
public necessary or desirable to the proper use of the park or park
property.
D. Construct or erect any building or structure of any kind or character
whatsoever, whether permanently or temporarily, or run or string any
public utility into, upon or across a park without written permission
from the Village.
E. Take, appropriate, excavate, injure, destroy, or remove any historical
or prehistorical ruin or parts thereof, or any object of antiquity,
without written permission from the Village.
F. Throw, carry, cast, drag, push or deposit any refuse container, picnic
table, barricade or any other movable or nonmovable property into
a lake, pond, wetland, stream or lagoon or upon the frozen waters
thereof, or to otherwise move, stack, or hide such property in such
a way as to render it unavailable to the general public for its intended
use, to cause a hazard to public safety or to damage or destroy such
property.
G. Occupy or inhabit, or cause to be occupied or inhabited, any barn,
shed, or other structure, or use for storage or cause to be used for
the storage of any goods any barn, shed or other structure without
written permission from the Village.
H. Enter into or upon any park area or structure closed or posted against
trespass, without written permission from the Village. Such structures
or areas may be, but are not limited to, construction areas, work
safety zones, equipment or material storage structures or area, work
shops or stations, or areas undergoing reforestation or other soil
or vegetative treatment, or areas, hazardous to the public safety
or health.
I. Tamper with in any manner, enter or climb upon, weaken, destroy,
damage, or remove anything from any park vehicle, watercraft, machine
or implement.
J. Misuse any refuse container or receptacle by depositing into it any
hot coals or other hot or burning substances, or by depositing into
it any garbage, trash, refuse or other unwanted material that was
not gathered on the site in the course of normal, lawful use of park
facilities.
K. Bring into, leave behind or dump any material of any kind, whether
waste or otherwise, in the park, except refuse, ashes, garbage and
other material arising from the normal use and employment of a picnic
or other permitted activity, provided such material is properly deposited
in receptacles designed for such purposes. Where receptacles are not
provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the
park by the person responsible for its presence, and properly disposed
of elsewhere. No material of any kind shall be left or deposited within
or near the parks so as to pollute Village land, waters, or air coursing
through or over the parks or otherwise interfere with proper use and
enjoyment of the park. Bottles, cans, refuse or foreign material of
any description shall not be deposited or thrown in any streams, wetlands,
ponds or lakes located in the parks.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village:
A. Cut, remote, uproot, pick, saw, chop, carve, injure or wantonly destroy
any tree, bush, shrub, flower or plant, whether alive or dead, or
chip, blaze, box, girdle, trim or otherwise deface or injure any tree,
shrub or bud, or break or remove any branch or foliage thereof or
pick or gather any seed of any tree or other plant unless necessitated
by the performance of restorative maintenance, or construction work
pursuant to contract with the Village or by its written permission.
B. Drive any nail, staple or attach or fasten any wire, rope or device
to any tree or plant or tie or hitch any animal to any tree, plant
or bush without written permission from the Village.
C. Climb any young tree, or walk, stand or sit upon any monument, vase,
fountain, railing fence or any other park property not designated
or normally used for such purposes.
D. Remove or cause to be removed any sod, earth, downed timber, rock,
sand or gravel, or remove or cause to be removed any other natural
material from Village property unless necessitated by the performance
of restorative maintenance, or construction work pursuant to contract
with the Village or by its written permission.
E. Hunt, trap, molest, wound, poison, kill, feed or attempt to hunt,
trap, molest, poison, kill or feed any animal, bird or reptile, or
disturb any nest, lair, den or burrow of any animal, bird or reptile,
without written permission from the Village.
F. Fish in any waters of the Village, except in waters designated by
the Village for fishing, and then under such laws, or regulations
as may be promulgated by the State of Illinois.
G. Engage in fishing for profit in park waters, or buy or sell fish
caught in park waters.
H. Release or cause to be released any wild or domestic animal, bird,
fish or reptile, or distributed the seed or spores of any flowering
or nonflowering plant into or upon park lands or waters, without written
permission from the Village.
I. Ride, lead or allow to be loose upon park premises any horse, pony
or other riding animal, except in areas designated for riding by posted
signs and with written permission from the Village.
J. Use or cause to be used any chemical or biological pesticide or any
other substance, measure or process designed to alter the anatomy
or physiology of any organism for the purpose of directly manipulating
their populations, without written permission from the Village or
authorized agent and then only in compliance with all applicable laws
or regulations as may be promulgated by the State of Illinois.
All animals, plants, birds, fish or reptiles, or parts thereof,
killed, captured, trapped or taken or bought, sold or bartered or
had in possession contrary to any provisions of this Part 2 or applicable
laws or regulations of the State of Illinois or the United States
of America shall be and are hereby declared contraband and, as such,
shall be subject to seizure by any police officer or employee of the
Village.
No person shall, upon or in connection with any property of
the Village:
A. Set fire to, or cause to be set on fire, any tree, brush, grassland,
meadow, prairie, slash, refuse container or structure unless necessitated
by the performance of park maintenance, or pursuant to authorized
conduct within the Village.
B. Build a fire anywhere, for any purpose, except in provided grills,
or in appropriate receptacles. Fires shall be limited to cooking fires
or fires in a fire pit as authorized by the Village. Fuels used in
fires shall not produce any noxious fumes or smoke.
C. Build any fire whatsoever, for any purpose, in or out of a receptacle or grill and leave it unattended, unless such fire is properly extinguished. For the purpose of this Part
2, a fire shall be deemed properly extinguished when its ashes, residue, coals and unburned substance is cold to the human touch.
D. Cause, suffer, or allow the burning of garbage, refuse, waste material,
trash or other combustibles within or adjacent to the parks so as
to cause smoke, haze, odor, sparks, dust, dirt, or other type of matter
or gaseous substance to come upon or pass over the park which would
cause an air pollution nuisance or damage or injury to person or property.