(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person within any public park, parkway, esplanade, playground or any other place for public recreation within the city to commit or do any of the following acts:
(1) 
To tether or pasture any cow, horse, mule or any other animal in or upon any park, parkway, esplanade or playground.
(2) 
To sleep within any park, esplanade, parkway or playground within the city. This provision shall not apply to properly designated attendants or caretakers.
(3) 
To drive or propel any vehicle over or through any park except along or upon park drives, parkways or park boulevards.
(4) 
To place or erect any structure, sign, bulletin board, post, pole, or advertising device of any kind whatever in any park, or to attach any notice, bill, poster, sign, wire, rod or cord to any tree, shrub, fence, railing, post or structure within any park; provided that the city manager may permit the erection of temporary decorations on occasions of public celebrations or holidays.
(5) 
To shoot, fire or explode any fireworks, firecrackers, torpedoes, or explosives of any kind in any park, playground, parkway or esplanade in the city without a written permit to do so issued by the city council. Any person desiring to shoot, fire or explode any fireworks, firecrackers, torpedoes or explosives of any kind in any park, parkway, playground or esplanade in the city shall make application to the city manager, who shall, upon receiving such application, pass the same on to the city council, with his recommendation for action.
(6) 
To hold any public meeting or gathering or to make any public speech in any park, playground or parkway in the city without first having secured written permission from the city council. Any person desiring to hold any public meeting or gathering or to make any public speech in any park, playground or parkway shall first make written application to the city manager, who, upon receiving said application, shall forward such application, along with his recommendation, to the city council for action.
(7) 
To hitch any horse or other animal to any tree, shrub, fence, railing or other structure except such as is provided for that purpose, or to allow any horse or other animal to remain unhitched, beyond the reach of the driver or attendant, in any park.
(8) 
To place and/or operate any boat, raft or other watercraft capable of being occupied by one or more persons, whether motor-powered or not, in or on the waters of any pool, lake or river in any park within the city.
(9) 
To swim, bathe, wade, or ice skate in or on any waters, pool, lake or river in any park within the city except at the places set apart and designated as grounds therefor.
(10) 
To fish in any waters, pool, lake or river in any park within the city except at the places set apart and designated therefor and in compliance with the rules and regulations established therefor.
(11) 
To camp in any park within the city, except at the places set apart and designated as grounds therefor by the director of parks and recreation.
(12) 
To enter into, or remain upon, or to be upon the premises of any park between the hours of midnight 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. The time of use restrictions set forth herein shall not apply to city personnel performing city-related functions.
(b) 
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to punishment as provided in section 1.01.009 of this code, and, in addition to the penalty herein provided for such violation, any neglect or refusal to comply with any such terms of this section shall be deemed a nuisance, and may be abated in the manner provided by the laws and ordinances of the city for the abatement of nuisances.
(c) 
The foregoing rules and regulations shall not be construed to apply to workmen in the legitimate discharge of their respective duties.
(2003 Code, sec. 15.1; Ordinance 2015-0730 adopted 7/30/15)
(a) 
All forms of drilling and mining are permanently prohibited within, on, or beneath any public park, street, alley or other public right-of-way located within the city limits.
(b) 
No previously drilled and abandoned well or mine may be reopened in any public park located within the city limits.
(c) 
The prohibition on mining and drilling does not prohibit:
(1) 
The use of shallow horizontal boring or open ditching for utility work performed in the public right-of-way in compliance with the city’s right-of-way management ordinance; or
(2) 
Typical construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair or improvements to any public building or facility in a park, such as but not limited to, picnic pads, restrooms, light poles, gazebos, or swimming pools.
(Ordinance 2017-0926-4 adopted 9/26/17)