[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Lyons.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
Rules and regulations herein have been set forth for the protection,
safety, and enjoyment of park patrons. Park controls are also subject
to any applicable state laws and regulations.
As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter
otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The grounds, buildings thereon, waters therein, and any other
property necessary for the operation thereof, and constituting a part
thereof, which is now or may hereafter be maintained, operated and
controlled by the Town of Lyons for public park and recreation facility
purposes.
It shall be unlawful for any person to be on the premises of
a Town park between the hours of dusk to dawn of the following day
except when there are authorized programs under the supervision and/or
direction of the Town and/or the person has received a permit in accordance
with this chapter and its regulations which authorizes use outside
these hours.
Issuance of park permits by the Town Clerk authorizes usage
of park facilities under park regulations. Permits are to be displayed
by the individual in charge as designated on the permit.
Any group of persons exceeding 25 in number and utilizing park
facilities for more than four hours of any day shall obtain a permit
at least seven days prior to the utilization of the park facilities.
A.
No person shall disturb the peace and good order in any park by fighting,
quarreling, or wrangling with loud voices or shouts, threatening violence
to the person or property of others, or engaging in riotous clamor
or tumult.
B.
No person shall congregate with other persons in a public place and
refuse to comply with a lawful order of the police or a Town officer
or employee in charge to disperse or leave the park.
C.
No person shall have or carry any firearms, switchblade, hunting
knife, slingshot, dagger, metal knuckles, or other dangerous weapons
concealed on or about his or her person while in the park.
D.
No person shall use obscene, profane or abusive language while in
the park.
E.
No person shall loiter in or near park buildings.
No person shall engage in vending, hawking or solicitation for
business within Town parks.
No person shall engage in potentially dangerous games involving
thrown or propelled objects. All games of any description must be
conducted in an orderly and safe manner, with no rough and boisterous
practices allowed.
No person shall deface, disturb, destroy, or remove any part
of the park, whether buildings, signs, equipment, shrubs, trees, or
other material found within the park.
A.
No person shall take or attempt to take or kill, injure or unnecessarily
disturb any fish, waterfowl, birds or animals within park confines.
B.
No person within the confines of the park shall hunt, pursue with
dogs, trap or in any way molest any wild bird or animal found within
the park, or rob or molest any bird nest or take eggs of any bird.
No person shall bring into, permit, have or keep within the
parks any dog, cat, household pet or other animal unless controlled
by a leash.
All rubbish is to be deposited into receptacles marked for such
deposit. No person shall cast, throw or lay any solid or liquid material
on park land or within park waters.
It shall be unlawful for any person to have, possess, carry or consume alcoholic beverages in or upon any Town park except as provided in Chapter 103, Alcoholic Beverages, of the Town Code.
It shall be unlawful for any person to have, possess, carry
or consume any beverage in a container made in whole or in part of
glass material; for purposes of this section, any glass beverage container
within any vehicle shall be deemed to be in the possession of any
person within said vehicle.
No person shall bathe, wade or swim within the park except at
such areas as may be designated for that purpose by the Town.
No person shall drive any automobile, motorcycle, snowmobile
or other motorized vehicle upon any part of the parks or parkway.
Fees or charges may be imposed by the Town of Lyons for usage
of park facilities when such are necessary to cover expenses that
are not generally a normal operational expense. Such fees or charges
shall be regulated at the discretion of the Town Board.
No parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor shall permit or
allow him or her to do any act which would constitute a violation
of these rules, regulations or laws.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
or of any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter
shall be guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine not
to exceed $250 or by imprisonment for up to 15 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
