[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and City Council of the City
of Maroa as Ch. 28 of the 2001 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
A.
No person shall deposit any trash within the municipal parks except
in proper receptacles where these are provided. Where receptacles
are not provided, all trash shall be carried away from the parks by
the person responsible for its presence and shall be properly disposed
of elsewhere.
B.
No person shall discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed
in the waters of any fountain, lake, stream or other body of water
in or adjacent to any park or in any tributary, stream, storm sewer
or drain flowing into such waters, any substance or thing, liquid
or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of the waters.
[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 shall:
A.
Bring any dangerous animal into any municipal park; or
B.
Permit any pets to be in any park unless such pet is on a leash;
pet waste removal is the responsibility of pet owner; or
C.
Ride or lead any horse in any municipal park or recreational area
except upon paths or other ways expressly provided and posted for
that purpose.
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:
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.
A.
Notification of the decision on his application shall be made promptly
by the Mayor to every permit applicant by regular mail or by telephone.
B.
If such decision is favorable, the Mayor shall issue the permit.
As a condition of the issuance of any permit, the Mayor may require
that an indemnity bond be obtained if, in his opinion, such bond is
necessary to protect this municipality from liability or to protect
municipal property from damage.
C.
The Mayor shall inform each applicant who has been denied a permit
regarding the reasons for the denial and the procedure for appeals.
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.
