[R.O. 2006 §240.010; Ord. No. 564 §I, 9-1-1987; Ord.
No. 1105 §§I — III, 11-16-1999; Ord. No. 1542 §I, 8-2-2005; Ord. No. 1676 §I, 2-6-2007; Ord.
No. 1817 §I, 12-16-2008; Ord. No. 1941 §I, 12-7-2010; Ord. No. 1979 §I, 6-21-2011; Ord. No. 2085 §I, 3-19-2013; Ord. No. 2089 §I, 5-7-2013]
A.
It
shall be unlawful in any City park in the City of Warrenton, Missouri,
for any person to:
1.
Park a motor vehicle in any area except as designated by ordinance,
the Grounds and Maintenance Director or Chief of Police.
2.
Possess any glass bottles or glass containers.
3.
Discharge or shoot any firearms, projectiles, air guns, slingshots
or bows and arrows.
4.
Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or
throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird, except poisonous snakes.
5.
Allow any domestic animal belonging to such person or under such
person's control to be without a leash. Such person shall clean up
after said animal.
6.
To construct or erect any building or structure of any kind, whether
permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public service
utility into, upon or across the park, except as previously approved
by the Grounds and Maintenance Director.
7.
Light or maintain any fire unless such fire is maintained in a grill
or fire circle or place provided by the Grounds and Maintenance Director
for such purposes. Bonfires are not permitted without previous approval
from the Grounds and Maintenance Director.
8.
Possess alcoholic beverages unless authorized by special permit
approved by the Chief of Police and Grounds and Maintenance Director
or the Board of Aldermen of the City of Warrenton.
[Ord. No. 2271 §I, 5-17-2016]
9.
Be intoxicated.
10.
Be in any park except during hours designated by the Grounds and
Maintenance Director and as posted.
11.
Be in any section of any park which is declared closed to the public
by the Mayor, Chief of Police or Grounds and Maintenance Director
at any time or any interval of time, either temporarily or at regular
and stated intervals.
12.
Camp overnight unless permitted by the Grounds and Maintenance Director.
13.
Fail to report all accidents to park authorities.
14.
Have a horse without written approval of the Grounds and Maintenance
Director.
15.
Be in any park other than Dyer and Morgan Park from dawn until dusk
unless allowed by the Grounds and Maintenance Director. Dyer and Morgan
Parks will be open from dawn until 10:00 P.M.
16.
Swim or ice skate in or on any lake.
17.
Have a boat.
18.
Fish without the required government licenses.
19.
Clean fish.
20.
The use of bikes, scooters, in-line skates and skateboards, except
as set forth below:
a.
Binkley Park — the use of bikes, scooters and in-line skates
shall be allowed.
b.
Khoury Park — bikes, scooters and in-line skates shall be allowed.
Skateboards shall be allowed in designated areas only.
c.
Lakeview Park — bikes, scooters and in-line skates shall be
allowed.
d.
Dyer Park — bikes, scooters and in-line skates shall be allowed,
except that no skateboards, bikes, scooters or in-line skates shall
be allowed on the tennis courts.
e.
Warrenton Athletic Complex — bikes, scooters and in-line skates
shall be allowed.
21.
When appropriate or necessary, an individual may be asked to leave
or removed from property owned, managed or operated by the City by
any employee of the City, a law enforcement officer or any employee
of a company or agency contracted with the City for management or
supervision of a City park or property.
[Ord. No. 2433, 9-18-2018]
22.
When appropriate or necessary, the City Administrator or his/her
designee may suspend an individual from any City park or property
owned, managed or operated by the City.
[Ord. No. 2433, 9-18-2018]
23.
The City Administrator shall have the authority to adopt additional
rules or regulations necessary for the preservation of the health,
safety, and/or welfare of the citizens of the City or for the protection
of property owned, managed or operated by the City.
[Ord. No. 2433, 9-18-2018]
B.
The
Grounds and Maintenance Director shall have the authority to grant
all necessary licenses and permits for the operation and use of any
park. All persons shall obey the rules, regulations and policies after
notice of the same shall have been given by official signs or markings
or installed in any park by authority of the Grounds and Maintenance
Director, unless otherwise directed by a Law Enforcement Official.
For purposes of this Section, it shall be presumed that any sign or
marking installed or erected within any park shall have been so installed
or erected by proper authority.
[Ord. No. 2432, 9-18-2018]
C.
Any
person or persons violating any of the provisions of this Section
or any of the rules and regulations made by said City of Warrenton
for government of any park as herein provided shall be punished by
a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not
exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D.
Closed
Areas. Any section or part of any park or restroom may be declared
closed to the public by the Grounds and Maintenance Director at any
time and for any interval of time, either temporarily or daily as
may be reasonably necessitated by reason of public health, public
safety, inclement weather, and when temperatures are below ten degrees
(10°) or wind chill is below zero degrees (0°), maintenance,
protection of property, or for other reasons in the public interest.
Such closing may be done by posting of signs at park entrance or on
restroom doors.
[Ord. No. 2384, 1-16-2018]
