[Added by Ord. #887, § 4800]
Shall mean and include all dedicated parks, playgrounds and
planted parkways maintained by the City, except parkway strips between
curbs and sidewalks along the several streets and highways of the
City.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801]
No person shall do any of the following acts within the limits
of any public park or recreation center:
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.1]
No person shall bring, or cause to be brought in, any horse,
goat, cat, fowl, or any other animal, excepting dogs which shall be
permitted only when secured by a leash of not more than six feet in
length and excepting such animals which are brought into any park
or recreation center for the purposes of exhibition or otherwise,
pursuant to a special permit granted as hereinafter set forth.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.2]
No person shall camp or lodge therein without a permit granted
as hereinafter set forth.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.3]
No person shall cut, remove, or damage any tree, shrub, plant,
wood, turf, rock, sand, gravel or earth, or pick any flowers without
a special permit granted as hereinafter set forth.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.4]
No person shall bring therein, or set off any firecrackers or other fireworks without a special permit granted as set forth in Chapter 22, Fire Prevention and Protection.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.5]
No person shall play or engage in any games, except at such
places as shall be set apart especially for that purpose.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.6]
No person shall distribute any handbills or circulars or post,
place or erect any bills, notices, paper, or advertising device or
matter of any kind.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.7; Ord. #1669, § 1]
No person shall do any of the following acts within the limits
of any public park or recreation center: carry, sell or consume any
intoxicating liquor except as may be approved by the Parks and Recreation
Commission or by the City Council upon the recommendation of the City
Manager. The applicant shall complete any and all application forms
required by the City and provide proof of any required insurance coverage
prior to the approval of the appropriate permit.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.8]
No person shall wound, kill or catch or attempt to wound, kill
or catch any bird, fowl, fish or other animal.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.9; Ord. #1680, § 1;
Ord. #2301]
No person shall enter, loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or
remain in any public park or recreation center at any time between
8:00 p.m. of any one day and 6:00 a.m. of the following day without
a special permit granted as hereinafter set forth or as a participant
in a City sponsored event.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.10]
No person shall indulge in any loud, boisterous conduct or use
profane, vulgar, obscene or indecent language.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.11]
No person shall park automobiles or other vehicles except at
such places as shall be set apart especially for that purpose.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.12]
No person shall throw or deposit any bottles, tin cans, broken
glass, paper, rubbish, refuse or waste material of any land any place
except in containers provided for such purpose.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.13]
No person shall sell any goods or anything whatsoever, excepting
only upon special permit granted as hereinafter set forth.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.14]
No person shall practice, conduct or solicit for any trade,
occupation, business or profession, charitable or religious association
or organization without a special permit granted as hereinafter set
forth.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.15]
No person shall drive or operate any vehicle in excess of 15
miles per hour in any park.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.16]
No person shall swim, bathe, wade in or pollute the waters of
any fountain, pond, lake or stream. Wading shall be permitted in wading
pools provided for the use of children.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.17]
No person shall propel any bicycle, automobile or other vehicle
on any foot path or elsewhere than on the roads or drives provided
for such purposes, or upon any drive or road when closed by chains
or other barriers.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.18]
No company, society, organization or group of 20 or more persons
shall hold or conduct any picnic in any public park without a special
permit granted as hereinafter set forth.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4801.19]
No person shall loiter in the approaches adjacent to any auditorium
or community building within any park, or disturb in any manner whatsoever
any meeting, service, concert or exhibition while the same is in progress.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4802]
No person shall hold, conduct or address any assemblage, meeting or gathering of persons, or make or deliver any public speech, lecture or discourse, or take part in any public debate or discussion, or hold a parade in any public park in the City without a written permit granted as set forth in Chapter 7, Section 7-14 of this Code.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4803]
No male person over eight years of age shall enter or use any
toilet or water closet designated "FOR WOMEN", and no female person
over eight years of age shall enter or use any toilet or water closet
designated "FOR MEN" in any public park or recreation center. There
shall be no loitering in any public toilet or water closet.
[Added by Ord. #887, § 4804]
No person shall enter any plunge maintained by the City without,
prior to his entrance therein, having had a shower bath, and unless
in all respects such person complies with all rules and regulations
established by the City relative to the use of such plunge; and no
person, after having been in any such plunge and leaving the same,
shall reenter such plunge without again taking a shower bath; and
no person having a communicable disease of any kind shall enter into
any such plunge, nor shall any person enter into such plunge when
afflicted with an infectious disease or when suffering from a cough,
cold, fever or sores, nor while wearing any bandage of any kind.
a.
No person shall enter any municipal swimming pool or dressing room
therein at any time when an employee of the Department of Parks and
Recreation is not in attendance therein.
[Added by Ord. #827, § 4805]
No person shall do any of the following acts within any community
building or municipal auditorium within any public park.
a.
No person shall hold any meeting, service, concert, exercise or exhibition
without first obtaining permission from the Department of Parks and
Recreation to do so.
b.
No person shall charge an admission fee or take up any collection
at any such meeting, service, concert, exercise or exhibition without
first obtaining permission from Department of Parks and Recreation
to do so.
[Added by Ord. #827, § 4806]
Special permits for the use of the baseball diamonds, courts
and other recreational facilities for scheduled games and contests
may be issued by the Department of Parks and Recreation upon application
duly made and approved.
[Added by Ord. #827, § 4807]
Special permits, as provided for herein, may be issued by the
Department of Parks and Recreation upon application duly made and
approved when in the opinion of the head of such department the issuance
of such permit will not cause undue interference with the use of any
park by the public, nor create any condition inimical to the public
peace, safety and welfare of the citizens of this City.
[Added by Ord. #827, § 4808]
The Rules and Regulations for Use of Facilities as adopted by
the Park and Recreation Commission shall govern the use of all park
and recreational facilities.
[Ord. #1796, § 1; Ord. #1813, § 3; Ord.
#2295 § 11]
The City Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, from time
to time determine and fix the amount to be assessed as fees for the
Parks and Recreation Department.
[Ord. #1859, § 1; Ord. #2295 § 12]
The City Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, from time
to time determine and fix the amount to be assessed as fees for the
cleaning of Parks and Recreation facilities.
[Ord. #2180, § 1]
The City of Compton may designate, maintain and/or operate a
skate park facility(s), which shall be open to the public for the
purpose of riding skateboards, and/or in-line skates and/or roller
skates. Any designated public skate park facility may or may not be
supervised and shall be for use by persons using skateboards, in-line
skates and/or roller skates only. All other uses are prohibited.
[Ord. #2180, § 1]
It is unlawful for a person to ride or use a skateboard, in-line
skates or roller skates in a designated public skate park facility
unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads.
[Ord. #2180, § 1]
Skateboarding, in-line skating and/or roller skating at a designated
public skate park facility represents a hazardous recreational activity
for participants, and the City of Compton will not be liable for any
injuries incurred by persons participating in the hazardous recreational
activity at a designated public skate park facility owned and/or operated
by the City of Compton.
[Ord. #2180, § 1]
The Department of Parks and Recreation, or any other department
so directed by the City Manager, shall cause a sign or signs to be
posted at designated public skate park facilities providing reasonable
notice of the requirements of this section and stating that any person
failing to comply will be guilty of an infraction and subject to citation.
Such signs shall at least afford reasonable notice of the following:
a.
Skate park facility hours of operation;
b.
Identify the particular type of activity allowed at that public skate
park facility; such as, skateboarding, and/or roller skating and/or
in-line skating only;
c.
Skateboarding, roller skating and in-line skating are hazardous activities,
skate at your own risk; and
d.
Failure to wear helmets, kneepads and elbow pads will subject persons
to citation.
[Ord. #2180, § 1]
Any violation of the provisions of this Chapter is an infraction,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
$50 for a first violation; a fine not exceeding $100 for a second
violation in the same calendar year; and a fine not exceeding $200
for each additional violation in the same calendar year. Each day
that such violation is committed shall constitute a separate offense
and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
