The rules and regulations in this article are established for the government and protection of the city’s public parks and playgrounds.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-1(a); 2001 Code, sec. 82-56)
Compliance with the rules and regulations in this article is a condition of the use of the city’s public parks and playgrounds. A person found by a city peace officer or employee of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to have violated these rules and regulations may be ejected from the park by said city employee, and it shall be unlawful for any person so ejected to reenter on the same day.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-1(b); 2001 Code, sec. 82-57)
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or propel any vehicle or motor vehicle or drive any horse or other large animal in, over or through any park or trail, excepting upon paved streets or driveways, or to drive or propel along or over any park drives, trails, or parkways any heavy laden vehicles or any vehicles carrying merchandise, goods, material or rubbish or any moving van or truck.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-1(a)(2); 2001 Code, sec. 82-58)
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate or deface any structure, monument, statue, vase, fountain, wall, fence, railing, vehicle, bench, tree, shrub, fern, plant, flower or other property in any public park or playground. It shall further be unlawful to mine or drill for oil, gas or other minerals on the surface of any public park in the city.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-1(a)(3); 2001 Code, sec. 82-59; Ordinance 79-2009 adopted 10/20/09)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle upon any paved park road or drive when official signs giving notice thereof are duly erected.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-1(a)(6); 2001 Code, sec. 82-60)
It shall be unlawful for any person in any park, except in an area specifically designated for such activity, to:
(1) 
Shoot or launch arrows, bullets, pellets, bolts, rocks, or other projectiles from a bow, crossbow, firearm, compressed air gun, cannon, or slingshot;
(2) 
Discharge or launch model rockets, fireworks, or other combustion-propelled devices; or
(3) 
Practice or play golf.
(2001 Code, sec. 82-61; Ordinance 51-2012, sec. 1, adopted 9/4/12)
It shall be unlawful for any person within a park or playground to sell or offer for sale any goods or wares.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-1(a)(8); 2001 Code, sec. 82-62)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or erect any structure, sign, bulletin board, post, pole or advertising device of any kind whatever in any park or playground or to attach any notice, bill, poster, sign, wire, rod or cord to any tree, shrub, fence, railing, post or structure therein. However, the city council may permit erection of temporary decorations on occasions of public celebration or holidays.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-1(a)(9); 2001 Code, sec. 82-63)
It shall be unlawful for any person to tether or pasture any cow, horse, mule or domestic animal in or upon any park or playground.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-1(a)(10); 2001 Code, sec. 82-64)
Radio-controlled model aircraft shall not be flown in Lake Wichita Park west of the existing concrete runway, as extended, or within 500 feet of either of the softball backstops located east of the runway, as extended, when any such backstop is being used.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-1(a)(12); 2001 Code, sec. 82-66)
All city-owned parks within the city, except for those located at Lake Arrowhead, shall be closed every day from 12:00 midnight until 5:00 a.m. It shall be unlawful for anyone to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in such parks during such period when they are closed. However, if anyone applies for permission to carry out an activity in a park during such hours and the director of parks and recreation determines that such activity will not create a disturbance or public nuisance, the director shall have authority to issue a special permit for such activity.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-3; 2001 Code, sec. 82-67)
(a) 
The possession of alcoholic beverages and the consumption of alcoholic beverages in any park in the city and in all public street rights-of-way abutting any such park is prohibited.
(b) 
There is exempted from the operation of subsection (a) of this section alcoholic beverages at the Weeks Park municipal golf course if:
(1) 
The alcoholic beverage is purchased from the city or other entity licensed to sell alcoholic beverages on the premises; or
(2) 
The possession or consumption is at an event or function approved in advance by the city manager.
(c) 
There is exempted from the operation of subsection (a) of this section any function held in the picnic shelter or the Log Cabin at Lucy Park or the picnic shelter at Weeks Park when such picnic shelter is reserved for such function with the Parks and Recreation Department in advance and the director of parks and recreation has authorized the consumption of alcoholic beverages at such function. The Parks and Recreation Department shall authorize such consumption unless the persons seeking such authority have, in the past, been guilty of breaches of the peace.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-4; 2001 Code, sec. 82-68)
No person shall walk, skate or ride a bicycle, scooter or skateboard off the paved trails and steps connecting to the waterfalls between the I-44 service road on the east and a point 200 feet west of the waterfalls. No person shall climb the ornamental rockwork around the waterfalls or ride a bicycle, roller skates, scooter or skateboard on the switchback trail leading up to the observation area on the top of the waterfalls or on the paved steps immediately west of the waterfalls. No person shall ride a bicycle, roller skates, scooter or skateboard on the trail around the pond in Lucy Park off Terrace Drive. It shall be unlawful for any person who is riding a bicycle, roller skates, scooter or skateboard on a park trail in any city park to fail to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on such park trail.
(1966 Code, sec. 22-5; 2001 Code, sec. 82-69)