As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires
a different meaning:
Every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on
water, used or capable of being used as transportation on water.
Shall include the following:
Tule Lake Recreation Area. The words “Tule Lake Recreation
Area” or “Tule Lake Park” mean the area within the
limits of Section No. 5, in Block RC of the D & P R.R. Co. Survey,
Swisher County, Texas, and that portion of Survey No. 12, in Block
M-15 of the D & R.R. Survey of Swisher County, Texas, except those
areas which have been or will be let from time to time by the city
to various individuals, groups of individuals, partnerships, associations
or corporations.
MacKenzie Park.
Conner Park.
Donley Park.
Circle Park.
Greenacres Park.
Lynn Park.
Municipal swimming pool.
Any pistol, rifle, or other firearm of any description.
To navigate or otherwise use a boat.
An individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association,
or other entity.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code; Ordinance 2021-01 adopted 5/11/2021)
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim, wade, operate a
boat or water ski in the city parks, except for swimming and wading
in the municipal swimming pool.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
It shall be unlawful for any person in any city park to:
(1)
Enter
into, remain, or use any portion of the city park between the hours
of 11:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. unless duly authorized by the director
of parks and recreation or his designated representative, or lawfully
using a specifically designated recreational vehicle space or camping
site in the Tule Creek Recreation Area.
(2)
Use
any park area of any city park for camping, tenting or recreational
vehicle parking except in those areas specifically designated and
authorized by the director of parks and recreation or his designated
representative.
(3)
Build
or attempt to build a fire, except in fireplaces, barbeque pits or
other such areas as are permanently fixed to the ground and under
such regulations as may be so designated by the director of parks
and recreation in the interest of safety.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
No person in a city park shall:
(1)
Willfully
mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with or displace or remove
any building, bridge, table, bench, fireplace, railing, paving or
paving material, water line or other public utility or part or appurtenance
thereof, sign, notice or placard, whether temporary or permanent,
monument, stake, post or other boundary marker, or other structure
or equipment, facility or park property or appurtenance whatsoever,
either real or personal;
(2)
Litter
a restroom or washroom or do anything to stop up commodes or lavatories,
or deface walls of restrooms or washrooms;
(3)
Remove
any tree or plant, or injure the bark, or pick the flowers or seeds
of any tree or plant; attach any rope, wire or other contrivance to
any tree or plant; dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or in
any other way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of
any area;
(4)
Construct
or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent
or temporary in character, or run or string any public service utility
into, upon, or across such lands, except on special written permit
issued hereunder.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
No person in a city park shall:
(1)
Hunt,
molest, harm, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at
any animal, reptile or bird; remove or have in his possession the
young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest or young of any reptile
or bird; collect, remove, have in his possession, give away, sell
or offer to sell, or buy or offer to buy, or accept as a gift any
specimen alive or dead of any of the foregoing. Exception is made
in that snakes known to be deadly poisonous, such as rattlesnakes,
coral snakes or other deadly reptiles, may be killed on sight.
(2)
Give
or offer or attempt to give any animal or bird any tobacco, alcohol
or other known noxious substances.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess within the city
parks any glass bottles or other glass containers.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
It shall be unlawful for any person to go upon the intake tower
at Tule Lake, except persons duly authorized by the city to go thereon
in the course of their employment.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
Every person who drives any motor vehicle within the limits
of city parks in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety
of others or without due caution or circumspection, and at a speed
or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger a person
or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving; and it shall be
unlawful for any person to so operate any vehicle at such place.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, shoot or discharge
firearms in the city parks, except those persons lawfully shooting
and discharging firearms at the shooting range and trap shooting area
located on the Tule Lake Recreation Area after having obtained permission
from the chief of police, or his designee, and signing a release of
liability form required by him relating to the possession, shooting
and discharging of firearms in said designated areas.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association
to discharge, fire, or set off, or cause to be discharged, fired or
set off, any fireworks of any kind, torpedo, rocket, squib, grenade,
firecracker, gun, revolver, pistol, cannon, cap, cartridge or any
combustible fireworks of any kind in the city parks.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1.01.009 of this code. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on each separate day any of the provisions are violated.
(Ordinance 90-11 adopted 5/15/90; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code)
