Within the municipal parks, no person except City employees
on official business shall:
A. Cut, break, injure, destroy, take or remove any tree, shrub, timber,
plant or natural object.
B. Kill, cause to be killed or pursue with intent to kill any bird or
animal.
C. Willfully mutilate, injure or destroy any building, bridge, table,
bench, fireplace, guidepost, notice, tablet, fence monument, or other
park property or appurtenances.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
City employees are hereby authorized to regulate the picnic
activities in such areas when necessary to prevent congestion or to
secure the maximum use, comfort and convenience of all. Visitors shall
comply with any directions given to achieve this end. All alcoholic
beverages are prohibited in any municipal park unless the park user
has obtained written permission from the Mayor or Local Liquor Commissioner
to do so.
No person shall build or place any tent, building, booth, stand
or other structure in or upon any municipal park or other recreational
facility unless he has obtained a permit to do so from the City.
No person shall place within any municipal park or affix to
any object therein any sign or device designated to advertise any
business, profession, exhibition, event or thing unless he has obtained
a permit to do so from the City.
No person other than municipal personnel on official business
shall drive or park any motor vehicle, including snowmobiles, in any
municipal park, except on a roadway or parking lot, unless he has
obtained a permit to do so from the City.
Within the parks of this municipality, no person shall, without
having first obtained a permit from the City:
A. Sell or offer for sale any goods or services; or
B. Conduct any amusement for gain or for which a charge is made.
Whenever any group or organization desires to use municipal
park facilities for a particular purpose such as picnics, parties,
exhibitions or performances, a representative of the group shall first
apply for and obtain a permit for such activity from the City.
Applications for all permits required by this chapter shall
be made in writing to the Mayor not less than seven days before the
proposed date of the activity for which the permit is sought. Each
application shall include the following information:
A. A statement briefly describing the nature of the proposed activity;
B. Name, address and telephone number of the person or organization
wishing to conduct such activity;
C. The date when such activity is to be conducted;
D. The hour when such activity will start and terminate;
E. The park or portion thereof for which such permit is desired; and
F. An estimate of the anticipated attendance.
After due consideration of the information contained in the
permit application, but not later than seven days after the application
has been filed, the Mayor shall determine whether the application
is satisfactory. An application shall be deemed satisfactory if:
A. The proposed activity or use of the park will not reasonably interfere
with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park;
B. The facilities desired have not been reserved for other use at the
day and hour requested in the application;
C. The conduct of such activity will not substantially interrupt the
safe and orderly movement of traffic;
D. The proper policing of such activity will not require the diversion
of so great a number of police officers as to prevent normal protection
to the remainder of this municipality;
E. The conduct of such activity is not reasonably likely to cause injury
to persons or property or to incite violence, crime or disorderly
conduct; and
F. Such activity is not to be held for the sole purpose of advertising
any product, goods or event, and is not designed to be held purely
for private profit.
The City Council shall establish the hours of operation of the
municipal parks. No one shall be in the park without the Mayor's permission
after the established hours. Established hours shall be posted in
the park.