[Adopted by Ord. No. 1473 (Sec. 8.08 of the Codification)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 17, Village
Code and Ordinances, Art. I)]
The public parks of the Village of Whitefish Bay, Klode Park,
Buckley Park, Craig Counsell Park, Silver Spring Park, School House
Park and Armory Park, shall be open to the public from sunrise to
9:00 p.m. and it shall be unlawful for any person to be in or upon
said park property from 9:00 p.m. to sunrise.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 17, Village
Code and Ordinances, Art. I)]
A.
No bicycles, skateboards, scooters, roller skates, roller blades
or any motorized vehicles are allowed.
B.
No cooking grilles are allowed, except at events officially sanctioned
by the Village Board.
C.
Picnicking is allowed on all grass areas. Littering is not permitted.
D.
The launching, landing or beaching of boats, rafts, sailboards, canoes
or similar devices is prohibited. No such device is allowed below
the top of the bluff at Klode Park and Buckley Park.
E.
Sledding, tobogganing, skiing and the use of any other form of downhill
locomotion on snow (other than on foot) on the hill below the top
of the bluff is prohibited at Klode Park and Buckley Park.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1680; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 17, Village Code and Ordinances,
Art. I)]
[Amended by Ord. No. 1439]
Cahill Square shall be open to the public during the hours of
6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and it shall be unlawful for any person to
be in or upon said property during the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00
a.m.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1682]
Chapter 47 of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances,
exclusive of any provisions therein relating to the penalties to be
imposed for the punishment for violations of that chapter, is herewith
adopted by reference and made a part of this article as though more
fully set forth herein. The sections and subsections of Chapter 47
of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances are herewith adopted
as sections and subsections of this article of the Whitefish Bay Municipal
Code. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by Chapter 47
of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances incorporated herein
by reference is required or prohibited by this Code.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1708; 12-5-2022 by Ord. No. 1898]
No person may possess, or bring into any Village park or parkway
any alcoholic beverages, except with the approval of the Village Board
or in conjunction with an approved facility reservation for the Cahill
Warming House.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1751]
Use of Village parks for for-profit activities shall be subject
to the following requirements:
A.
No person shall allow or conduct a for-profit activity involving
more than 10 people within any park facility unless a permit has first
been obtained. If Village services are requested, a special event
permit is also required.
B.
Applications for for-profit use of any park facility shall be made
to the Village Clerk-Treasurer, on forms provided for that purpose,
and shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
(1)
Name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
(2)
A contact person who will be available at all times during the for-profit
use and that person's cell phone number, which must be accessible
throughout the for-profit use.
(3)
Location at which the for-profit use is to be conducted, which shall
be adjusted by the Village Manager or his/her designee to minimize
adverse impact on surrounding properties, reduce potential damage
to park grounds and facilities, and minimize conflict with other park
users.
(4)
Details related to the nature of the for-profit use, including the
hours and/or dates of the for-profit use and the anticipated number
of for-profit use attendees/participants.
C.
The Village Manager or his/her designee may include specific conditions
to protect the public safety and welfare, and which may require cleanup
or damage repair of public or private property in the vicinity of
the location of the for-profit use. A cash deposit may be required
as a condition to assure such cleanup or damage repair is satisfactorily
accomplished within 24 hours of the end of the event.
D.
Completed applications must be submitted to the Village Clerk-Treasurer
at least 30 days prior to the scheduled date of the for-profit use.
E.
The granting of a for-profit use permit does not reserve any park
facilities for the exclusive use of the permit applicant. All park
facilities shall remain open for public use during the permitted for-profit
use activities.
F.
The Village Board may require fees for the use of specific activities
in the parks as listed in the adopted fee schedule on file in the
Village Clerk's office.
G.
The Village Manager, Police Chief or North Shore Fire Chief may suspend
or terminate a permit at any time if public safety or the public welfare
is compromised or threatened, or if the conditions of the permit are
violated.
