Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this division shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction be subject to a fine in accordance with the general provisions
of the Code of Ordinances.
(1998 Code, sec. 98.99)
The following use regulations shall be enforced in all town
parks:
(1) Park
hours shall be from dawn to dusk, every day of the year.
(2) Town
officials shall close all or part of a park or park facility because
of weather or unsafe conditions that could endanger users or result
in damage to the park or park facility.
(3) Overnight
camping or sleeping shall be unlawful, unless authorized by a permit
issued by the town manager, or his or her designee.
(4) Bicycle
and tricycle riding shall be governed by safe riding practices and
consideration for use of park areas by others.
(5) Fires
shall be permitted only in enclosed fireplaces or grills provided
for this purpose.
(6) It
shall be unlawful to break glass and other dangerous objects in all
park areas, recreation areas, or swimming pools.
(7) It
shall be unlawful to leave children under age seven unattended.
(8) The
unauthorized sale of goods or services within the park is unlawful.
(9) It
shall be unlawful for any person to carry any firearm, except those
persons who are licensed peace officers, as described in the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure.
(10) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or discharge firearms
(unless duly authorized), fireworks, air guns, bows and arrows, slingshots
or any device which would or could project any object which could
harm any person in a public park.
(11) Speed of vehicles. Unless otherwise posted, the rate of speed of
vehicles in all public parks shall not exceed 15 miles per hour. This
requirement is waived regarding maintenance and/or police, fire, and
emergency vehicles, as the situation may require.
(12) Unless otherwise approved by the town manager, or his or her designee,
it shall be unlawful to use any town-owned park property for the flying
of remote-controlled model aircraft.
(13) The consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages shall be prohibited
in all public parks unless a private reserved permit is obtained from
the town manager, or his or her designee.
(14) Unless indicated in a designated location(s), the hitting of golf
balls shall be prohibited in all public parks.
(15) Unless indicated in a designated location(s), the use of motorized
vehicles shall be prohibited in all public parks.
(16) If animals defecate in public parks, the owner shall immediately
remove such waste by using an appropriate plastic bag, with disposal
of said bag in a public receptacle in the park. Exceptions to this
ruling are animals in police service, or a “service animal”
performing tasks assisting a person(s) with disabilities.
(17) Unless so designated by the town manager, or his or her designee,
native and other animals and vegetative materials, and their associated
habitats, shall be undisturbed in public parks.
(18) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit trash, yard
waste or solid waste of any kind in any public park area, except in
public receptacles.
(19) Parking of vehicles shall be limited to designated areas; exempted
vehicles, as the situation(s) may warrant, are maintenance, emergency,
police, fire, and public and private utility vehicles.
(20) Polluting the water in any pond, water fountain, stream or lake shall
be prohibited.
(21) Reservation for the private use of town park facilities shall require
a permit from the town.
(1998 Code, sec. 98.01)
The town manager, or his or her designee, may exclude any person
from the use of a park or parks if the person(s):
(1) Engages
in conduct that the town manager, or his or her designee, determines
poses a continuing threat to the safety of park users.
(2) Intentionally
damages park property.
(3) Continually
violates park rules or regulations.
(1998 Code, sec. 98.02)