(A) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to utilize any creek, pond, [or] lake in any public park in the City for swimming or boating except in designated areas.
(B) 
The terms of this section shall not apply to any municipally owned or operated swimming pool where public swimming is conducted by the Parks and Recreation Department.
(A) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully interfere with, disrupt, or prevent the orderly conduct of any supervised play or amusement program being conducted by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City in any building, swimming pool, playground, or park area located in or on any public property within the City.
(B) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to remain in any building, swimming pool, playground, or park area located in or on any public property within the City after being advised by the supervisor of a supervised play or amusement program being conducted by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City in or on any public property that he is interfering with, disrupting or preventing the orderly conduct of such supervised play or amusement program and after having been asked to leave any building, swimming pool, playground, or park area located in or on any public property within the City.
(C) 
“Public property,” as used in this section, shall mean any property held for public use by any department or branch of county, school, or municipal government within the City limits.
(D) 
Any person accused of violating any rule or regulation of the Parks and Recreation Board may be expelled from all property and facilities of the Parks and Recreation Department, provided that a hearing is held before said board and the accused person is given an opportunity to present his side of the charges. Any person expelled from the public parks and facilities of the City by the Parks and Recreation Board, who comes upon any City park property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined as hereinafter provided.
(E) 
The Parks and Recreation Department may approve requests on the part of individuals or groups to charge admission to City-owned or controlled facilities; to control the movement of pedestrians in vehicles in or on the facilities included in the request; to sell tickets or otherwise make admission charges, in amounts and subject to controls prescribed by the Parks and Recreation Department, in advance; and to deny admission to persons who refuse to pay the approved admission charges.
(F) 
The Director of the Parks and Recreation Department is hereby authorized to designate specific areas in public parks where pedestrian or vehicular traffic will be prohibited and shall cause signs to be posted to that effect. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the directions of any such sign. The existence of any sign purporting to direct or regulate vehicular or pedestrian traffic shall be prima facie evidence that the same was posted by or at the direction of the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department.
(G) 
Unless authorized by the Director of Parks and Recreation or his designated representative(s), it shall be unlawful for any person to ride, lead or drive a horse upon any part of a City park, or allow a horse to enter upon any City park, except upon designated driveways, parking lots or bridle paths.
(H) 
Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined any sum not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
Whereas, it is appropriate to name parks and other recreational facilities in honor and recognition of outstanding individuals who have served the community well, and because it is further appropriate to name other parks with a geographical name, the following parks and facilities are hereby named as shown below:
General
Alamo
1906 Santa Anna Drive
Armstrong, John W.
1126 Birchwood Drive
Bisby, Harold R.
3114 Pinewood Drive
Bradfield, William H.
1220 Castle Drive
Bradfield Branch
1451 Morrison Drive
Bullock School, Guy
3909 Edgewood Drive
Bunker Hill
4949 Bunker Hill Road
Coomer, Roland E.
634 Apollo Road
Crossman, George W.
5135 Heather Glen Drive
Cullom, John J.
1310 Travis Street
Dallas/Garland Friendship
575 Forest Ridge Drive
Dorfman, Louis and Mark
701 Springlake Drive
Douglas, Virgil M.
420 Carver Drive
Eastern Hills
3415 Country Club Road
Embree, K.H.
1515 Dairy Road
Freedom
335 Clover Lane
Garland Heritage Park
200 Museum Plaza Drive
Graham, Buddy
1826 Clearpoint Drive
Grissom, Virgil
1130 Sleepy Hollow Drive
Groves, Norman A.
1510 Bobbie Lane
Hill, Anita at Indian Lake
1202 Briarhollow Lane
Holford, William A.
2420 N. Shiloh Road
Hollabaugh, Harris
3925 W. Walnut Street
Houston, School Sam
1906 Sussex Drive
Independence
201 Georgetown Drive
Jack M. Hayes Park at Rosehill
4646 Country Club Road
James, George W.
1213 High Meadow Drive
Joyce, Wynn
2678 Wynn Joyce Road
Kingsley Road
1817 Kingsley Road
Lou Huff
515 East Avenue B
Mayflower
1542 Laura Drive
Montgomery, P.O.B.
2905 Edgewood Drive
Peavy, W. E.
1510 Warwick Drive
Pinta
160 Casalita Drive
Rosehill
4646 County Club Road
Ross, Betsy
1818 Wynn Joyce Road
Tinsley, William A.
2617 Anita Drive
Tuckerville
1801 State Highway 66
Watson, Lottie
3901 Lawler Road
Watson School, Ferris
2601 Dairy Road
White, Edward
1117 Ravencroft Drive
Williams School, M.D.
1821 Old Gate Lane
Woodland
815 Walnut Street
Yarborough, Vivian
401 Tina Drive
Duck Creek Greenbelt
Ablon, Arnold and Carol
3850 Ablon Trail Drive
Audubon, John J.
342 Oates Road
Bass, M. H.
3901 Duck Creek Drive
Camp Gatewood
4917 Duck Creek Drive
Gatewood, Evelyn M.
5201 Duck Creek Drive
Central
1310 Avenue F
Cody, William S. “Bill”
5601 Duck Creek Drive
Glenbrook Parkway
1902 Glenbrook Drive
Greenbrook
4343 Duck Creek Drive
Lakewood
1512 West Walnut Street
Meadowcreek Branch
301 Rollingridge Lane
Murray, J. Fulton, Sr.
222 LaPrada Drive
Oaks Branch
5815 Robin Glen Lane
O’Banion, John and Minnie
4600 O’Banion Road
Rick Oden
1010 W. Miller
Robert E. "Bob" Hall Park
1301 Rivercrest Lane
Troth-Ablon
4498 O’Banion Road
Vial, Solon C.
5701 Duck Creek Drive
Wynne, Lon L.
141 W. Centerville
Lake Ray Hubbard Greenbelt
Jones, John Paul
4099 Zion Road
Windsurf Bay Park
5556 Locust Grove Road
Woodland Basin Nature Area
2332 East Miller Road
Rowlett Creek Greenbelt
Carl and Cecil Cooper Section
2088 Northeast Parkway
Firewheel At Garland
600 Campbell Road
Old Course
 
Lakes Course
 
Bridges Course
 
The Tradition Nine
 
The Champion Nine
 
The Masters Nine
 
Jerry Andrews Tournament Pavilion
 
One Eleven Ranch
2121 Brand Road
Rivercrest Branch
1713 Bosque Drive
Riley Burch Section
 
Rowlett Creek Preserve
2525 Castle Road
Spring Creek Greenbelt
Halff, M. H.
4695 Ranger Drive
Halff, Maureen
625 W. Brand Road
Spring Creek Greenbelt
Harris, Fred E.
6006 Shiloh Road
Spring Creek Forest Preserve
1770 Holford Road
Spring Creek Park Preserve
1787 Holford Road
Winters, W. Cecil
1601 Spring Creek Drive
PARD Facilities
Carter, M. G. “Jerry,” Sr.
550 Oates Road
(Softball Complex)
(Audubon Park)
Coleman, Jack
1010 W. Miller Road
(Tennis Center)
(Rick Oden Park)
Don Koerner
1251 S. Glenbrook Drive
(Baseball Field No. 5)
(Central Park)
Fields, Gale A.
1515 Dairy Road
(Recreation Center)
(Embree Park)
Granger, Fred P.
1310 Avenue F
(Recreation Center)
(Central Park)
Jon Comer Skate Park
1010 W. Miller Road
(Skate Park)
(Rick Oden Park)
Linda Brownlee Auditorium
300 N. Fifth Street
(Main Auditorium)
(Patty Granville Arts Center)
Mcknight, William C.
634 Apollo
(Parks and Recreation Administration Building)
(Coomer Park)
Patterson, Boyce and Shelia
1510 Bobbie Lane
(Baseball Field No. 1)
(Norma Groves Park)
Roach, Haskell L.
1221 Spring Creek Drive
(Garden Center)
(Winters Park)
Reagan, William C. “Bill”
550 Oates Road
(Carter Complex White Softball Field)
(Audubon Park)
Rogers, Jerry Wayne
550 Oates Road
(Carter Complex Green Softball Field)
(Audubon Park)
Rushing, Maurice L.
2420 North Shiloh Road
(Baseball Field No. 2)
(Holford Park)
Surf and Swim
440 Oates Road
Wackett, Jeffrey C.
1310 W. Avenue F
(Football Field)
(Central Park)
(Ordinance 4170, sec. 1, adopted 1/5/88; Ordinance 4189, sec. 1, adopted 3/1/88; Ordinance 4287, sec. 1, adopted 1/3/89; Ordinance 4404, sec. 1, adopted 3/13/90; Ordinance 4510, sec. 1, adopted 7/9/91; Ordinance 5067, sec. 1, adopted 4/15/97; Ordinance 5158, sec. 1, adopted 3/17/98; Ordinance 5230, sec. 2, adopted 12/15/98; Ordinance 5348, sec. 1, adopted 3/16/99; Ordinance 5395, sec. 1, adopted 9/7/99; Ordinance 5476, sec. 1, adopted 7/18/00; Ordinance 5501, sec. 1, adopted 9/19/00; Ordinance 5561, sec. 1, adopted 5/1/01; Ordinance 5838, sec. 1, adopted 8/3/04; Ordinance 5937, sec. 1, adopted 9/20/05; Ordinance 6111, sec. 1, adopted 4/3/07; Ordinance 6189, sec. 1, adopted 1/22/07; Ordinance 6369, sec. 1, adopted 12/1/09; Ordinance 6429, sec. 1, adopted 9/21/10; Ordinance 6433, sec. 1, adopted 11/16/10; Ordinance 6614, sec. 1, adopted 5/21/13; Ordinance 6808, sec. 1, adopted 11/17/15; Ordinance 7306 adopted 3/15/22; Ordinance 7432 adopted 5/16/2023)
(A) 
Reservation fees. The parks and recreation facilities reservation fees shall be in the amounts designated in the Master Fee and Rate Schedule, Article VII, Section 10.85, of Chapter 10.
(B) 
Identification card. All persons utilizing the facilities at recreation centers are required to purchase an identification card in the applicable amount designated in the Master Fee and Rate Schedule, Article VII, Section 10.85, of Chapter 10. To receive an identification card, patrons must register their name, address, telephone number, and age. Registered patrons participating in programs and activities shall not be required to purchase an identification card, but must provide the same information when they register for programs and activities.
(C) 
League fees. League fees are in the applicable amounts designated in the Master Fee and Rate Schedule, Article VII, Section 10.85, of Chapter 10.
(D) 
The Jack Coleman Tennis Center. Jack Coleman Tennis Center fees are in the applicable amounts designated in the Master Fee and Rate Schedule, Article VII, Section 10.85, of Chapter 10.
(Ordinance 4619, sec. 8, adopted 8/25/92; Ordinance 4674, sec. 1, adopted 4/20/93; Ordinance 5209, sec. 3, adopted 9/15/98; Ordinance 5417, sec. 1, adopted 11/2/99; Ordinance 5666, sec. 4, adopted 9/17/02; Ordinance 5847, sec. 4, adopted 9/7/04; Ordinance 6054, sec. 1, adopted 9/19/06; Ordinance 6260, sec. 4, adopted 9/2/08; Ordinance 6485, sec. 1, adopted 9/6/11; Ordinance 6804, sec. 6, adopted 9/15/15; Ordinance 7017, sec. 3, adopted 9/18/18; Ordinance 7252 adopted 9/14/21; Ordinance 7310 adopted 4/5/22; Ordinance 7363 adopted 9/6/2022)
The parks and recreation swimming fees are in the applicable amounts designated in the Master Fee and Rate Schedule, Article VII, Section 10.85, of Chapter 10.
(Ordinance 4619, sec. 9, adopted 8/25/92; Ordinance 4674, sec. 1, adopted 4/20/93; Ordinance 4899, sec. 4, adopted 9/19/95; Ordinance 5209, sec. 4, adopted 9/15/98; Ordinance 5417, sec. 1, adopted 11/2/99; Ordinance 5503, sec. 3, adopted 9/19/00; Ordinance 5666, sec. 5, adopted 9/17/02; Ordinance 5847, sec. 5, adopted 9/7/04; Ordinance 6260, sec. 5, adopted 9/2/08; Ordinance 6485, sec. 2, adopted 9/6/11; Ordinance 6641, sec. 2, adopted 9/3/13; Ordinance 7363 adopted 9/6/2022)
Fees relating to the use of Firewheel at Garland Golf Park are in the amounts approved in the annual budget and may be administratively amended by the City Manager within the budget year to reflect current market or operational conditions.
(Ordinance 5992, sec. 1, adopted 4/18/06; Ordinance 7017, sec. 4, adopted 9/18/18; Ordinance 7363 adopted 9/6/2022)
Bicycle riding in parks shall be governed further by safe riding practices and consideration for use of park areas by others. Where special provisions have been made for bicycles, parking shall be limited to that area. Bicycle riding shall be prohibited in playgrounds, special display areas, on tennis and athletic courts, in pavilion or other monument type structures, or in any area where other activities are in progress.
Overnight camping shall be prohibited except by special permit of the Director of Parks and Recreation Department in designated park areas. Permits may be issued only to those groups whose program includes camping, both overnight and day, and whose leaders, as well as participants, have received special training in camping and related activities.
Fires shall be permitted only in enclosed fireplaces or grills provided for this purpose, except with written permit of Fire Marshal and Parks and Recreation Director, or his authorized representative, in designated areas. The same rule shall apply for ceremonial bonfires. It shall be unlawful to leave an area without extinguishing a fire. Privately owned charcoal grills are not permitted on grass areas or on picnic tables. After use, coals shall be thoroughly extinguished with water and cooled and then disposed of in a trash can.
(A) 
Fishing shall be permitted only from the banks of any creek, pond, lake, or other body of water in any public park; no trotlines, throw lines, fish traps or nets shall be permitted; all fish caught must be taken away from the public park to be cleaned.
(B) 
Playing or practicing golf is prohibited within parks, parkways, greenbelts, or other recreational facilities except those specifically designated for golf.
(Ordinance 5992, sec. 2, adopted 4/18/06)
It shall be prohibited to damage, cut, carve, mark, remove, transplant, break, pick, or, in any way, injure, damage, or deface any plants or turf within or upon any parks, parkways, greenbelts, or other recreational areas. It shall further be prohibited to bring in any vegetation to any park, parkway, greenbelt, or other recreational area or facility except by permit of the director or designated representative(s). For the purposes of this section, plants shall be defined to include any vegetation, shrubs, bushes, trees, vines, hedges, grasses, flowers, or the seeds thereof.
(A) 
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (B), (D), or (E) of this section, or anywhere else in the City's Code of Ordinances or other law, parks shall be open to the public from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
(B) 
In the event the Director of Police or Director of Fire, or one of their designees, determine in their sole discretion that a park or recreational facility, or any portion thereof, should be temporarily closed to protect public health, safety, and welfare, and notifies the City Manager, or his or her designee, of their recommendation to close the park or recreation facility, the City Manager may order the park or recreation facility closed until such time as needed to safely reopen the park or recreation facility.
(C) 
A person commits an offense if the person enters or remains on park property or portions thereof when the park is closed.
(D) 
Except when a park is closed under above subsection (B), it is a defense to prosecution under subsection (C) of this section that a person was on park property between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; and
(1) 
Was attending an event for which a permit extending park hours had been issued by the Parks and Recreation Director or that director's designee; or
(2) 
A sign had been posted on the park property by the City extending park hours and the person was on park property during the posted, extended park hours.
(E) 
The below listed athletic complexes and their respective parking lots shall be open to the public from 6:00 a.m. until midnight:
(1) 
Carter Softball Complex at Audubon Park, located at 550 W. Oates Road;
(2) 
Audubon Soccer Complex at Audubon Park, located at 720 W. Oates Road;
(3) 
Central Park Baseball, located at 1251 S. Glenbrook Drive;
(4) 
Groves Park Baseball, located at 1510 Bobbie Lane;
(5) 
Bradfield Park Baseball, located at 1220 Castle Drive;
(6) 
Holford Park Baseball, located at 2420 N. Shiloh Road;
(7) 
Winters Softball Complex, located at 1330 Spring Creek Drive;
(8) 
Winters Soccer Complex, located at 1601 Spring Creek Drive; and
(9) 
Rick Oden Baseball and Tennis Center, located at 1010 West Miller Road.
(F) 
Windsurf Bay Park hours:
(1) 
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (F), Windsurf Bay Park shall be open to the public from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on weekdays.
(2) 
Windsurf Bay Park shall be closed on weekends beginning Friday at 12:00 p.m. through Monday at 6:00 a.m.
(3) 
Windsurf Bay Park shall be closed on all local, state, and federal holidays, including the two days preceding and succeeding the holiday.
(4) 
In the event the Director of Police or Director of Fire, or one of their designees, determine in their sole discretion that Windsurf Bay Park should be temporarily closed to protect public health, safety, and welfare, and notifies the City Manager, or his or her designee, of their recommendation to close the park, the City Manager may order the park closed until such time as needed to safely reopen the park.
(5) 
A person commits an offense if the person enters or remains within Windsurf Bay Park after receiving notice that the park is closed.
(6) 
For the purpose of this section, "notice" means oral or written communication by a peace officer or other City employee with apparent authority to act on behalf of the City, or a sign or signs conspicuously posted at the main entrance to the park, reasonably likely to come to the attention of the general public, indicating that the park is closed.
(Ordinance 4674, sec. 2, adopted 4/20/93; Ordinance 6995 adopted 6/19/18; Ordinance 7006 adopted 8/21/18; Ordinance 7146 adopted 5/19/20; Ordinance 7357 adopted 9/6/22; Ordinance 7426 adopted 5/2/2023; Ordinance 7598 adopted 7/8/2025)
(A) 
In this section:
(1) 
Camping means using property for living accommodation purposes by the erection, use or occupation of any tent, hut, lean-to, shack or other temporary shelter for sleeping purposes or the laying down of bedding, such as a mat, blanket, sleeping bag or similar material for the purpose of sleeping.
(2) 
Downtown Square means the area south of the southern sidewalk of W. State Street between N. Sixth Street, east of the eastern sidewalk on N. Sixth Street between Main Street and W. State Street, north of the northern sidewalk on Main Street between N. Sixth Street and N. Fifth Street, and west of the western sidewalk of N. Fifth Street between Main Street and W. State Street.
(3) 
Downtown Overlay District means all that area located within the boundaries reflected on the Downtown Framework Plan (see Appendix A. Downtown Framework Plan in Chapter 7 of the Garland Development Code).
(B) 
The Downtown Square is closed between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. every day. It shall be unlawful to remain in within the Downtown Square between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. after receiving a warning from a peace officer that the Downtown Square is closed.
(C) 
It shall be unlawful to leave personal property unattended in the Downtown Square. Property left unattended in the Downtown Square may be impounded and maintained at the Police Property Room for a period of 10 days. Property not claimed within 10 days will be disposed of by the City.
(D) 
It shall be unlawful to cook within the Downtown Square except in accordance with the terms of a special event permit and related health permits issued by the City.
(E) 
It shall be unlawful to operate a grill or cooking equipment within the Downtown Square except in accordance with the terms of a special event permit and related health permits issued by the City.
(F) 
It shall be unlawful to light or maintain a fire, including a grill, fire-pit or open fire, within the Downtown Square, except in accordance with the terms of a special event permit issued by the City.
(G) 
Camping is prohibited in the Downtown Overlay District.
(Ordinance 7180 adopted 11/17/20)
It shall be unlawful for a parent, guardian, or any other type of custodian to abandon, or, in any way, leave unattended a minor child (under seven (7) years) in a park or recreation facility, except for a supervised program or activity.
It shall be unlawful to offer any goods, services, or thing for sale within parks, parkways, or other recreational facilities, or on public streets and rights-of-way within three hundred (300) feet of the boundary of the same, unless specifically authorized by the Parks and Recreation Director.