"Department"
means the department of recreation and community services.
"Director"
means the director of the department.
"Park"
means and includes every public park, roadside rest area, playground or other recreational facility area together with any parking lot, reservoir, swimming pool, course, court, field, bridle path, trail or other recreational facility or structure thereon or therein, owned, managed or controlled by the city.
(Prior code § 18A-1; Amended during 1990 codification)
Except as specifically authorized by written permit issued by the city council or the department, within the limits of any park in the city no person shall:
A. 
Cause, permit or allow any animal owned or possessed by him or her, or any animal in his or her care, custody or control, to be present in such park, except:
1. 
Equine animals, being led or ridden and under reasonable control upon bridle paths or trails provided for such purposes,
2. 
Dogs or cats when led by a cord or chain not more than six feet long and not tethered on an additional line, or when confined within the interior area of a vehicle,
3. 
Dogs which have been specially trained and are being used by blind persons to aid and guide them in their movements;
B. 
Sell or offer for sale any merchandise, article or thing of any kind or nature whatever, or practice, carry on, conduct or solicit any trade, occupation, business or profession;
C. 
Play any musical instrument within five hundred feet of any structure used for dwelling purposes between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m., except within or upon an area or facility set aside for this purpose by the city council or department. For purposes of this subsection, the term "musical instrument" includes, but is not limited to, drums and other percussion devices;
D. 
Play or utilize any sound amplifying system within or upon an area or facility not set aside for such purposes by the city council or department. For purposes of this subsection, "sound amplifying system" means and includes any system of electrical hook-up or connection, loudspeaker system or equipment, sound amplifying system, and any apparatus, equipment, device, instrument or machine designed for or intended to be used for the purpose of amplifying the sound or increasing the volume of the human voice, musical tone, vibration or soundwave. This subsection shall not apply to the regular and customary use of portable radios, televisions, record players or tape recorders played or operated in such places and at such times so as not to disturb other persons in their permitted uses of the park;
E. 
Use any area set aside for a specific purpose by the city council or department, for a purpose contrary to or inconsistent with that specific purpose;
F. 
Throw, discard or deposit any paper, rubbish, debris, ashes, dirt, bottles, cans, trash or litter of any kind or nature whatsoever, except in receptacles specifically provided therefor;
G. 
Land or release, take off or fly any balloon, except children's toy balloons not inflated with any flammable material, helicopter, parakite, aircraft or powered model airplane, except in an area specifically set aside for such purpose;
H. 
Engage in any voluntary parachute jump;
I. 
Use, throw or release any spear, arrows, bows or crossbows, except as specifically permitted in designated archery areas;
J. 
Take, seize or hunt any bird or animal;
K. 
Remove any wood, tree, shrub, plant, ground cover, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand or gravel from any park;
L. 
Cut, break, injure, tamper with, deface or disturb any tree, shrub, plant, rock, building, cage, pen, monument, fence, bench, table, bleacher, structure, apparatus, sign, equipment or property in the park, or mark, paint, post or write upon any building, monument, fence, bench, table, sign or other structure;
M. 
Enter or remain in any park between the hours of eleven p.m. and six a.m.;
N. 
Drive or ride any vehicle, bicycle, or electric mobility device (as defined by Section 10.56.020 of this code) except on roads or drives provided for such purposes;
O. 
Make or kindle a fire or cook food, except in a stove, masonry or concrete hearth, barbecue brazier or picnic stove provided by the department for such purpose;
P. 
Enter any municipal swimming pool or dressing room therein at any time when an employee of the department is not in attendance therein;
Q. 
Rollerskate, skateboard, or ride or drive any bicycle, scooter, electric mobility device (as defined by Section 10.56.020 of this code) or similar vehicle on the decks surrounding a swimming pool, or on tennis courts, or on multipurpose play areas not specifically designated for roller skating, skateboarding or other vehicles. The exception shall be those persons physically handicapped using proper vehicles to transport themselves from place to place;
R. 
Erect, maintain, use or occupy any tent, lodge, shelter or structure unless the same shall have one side thereof entirely open and unless there shall be an unobstructed view into such tent, lodge, shelter or structure from the outside on at least one side thereof;
S. 
Fly a kite or play or participate in any organized game, such as baseball, hockey, football and the like in any park, square, avenue, grounds or recreation center, except at such places designated for such use by the department;
T. 
Play golf in any park, recreation playground or other area not designated for the purpose of playing golf or hitting or driving a golf ball;
U. 
Climb upon any wall, fence, shelter, seat, statue, building, structure, construction or erection;
V. 
Bring, land or cause to descend or alight any airplane, airship, flying machine, dirigible, balloon, parachute or other instrumentality, or machine, or apparatus for aviation.
(Prior code § 18A-2; Amended during 1990 codification; Ord. 1749, 2/11/2025)
A. 
The department is authorized to select suitable sites within parks in the city to be used primarily but not exclusively for meeting places for noncommercial societies, groups and organizations for the purpose of holding or conducting meetings, lectures and assemblies. Where sites have been designated by the department for such purposes, no person or group shall use other sites for any such purposes without permission from the department.
B. 
No person or group shall hold, conduct or address any assemblage, meeting or gathering of persons; make or deliver any public speech, lecture or discourse; or take part in any public debate in such selected sites in any park in this city without a written permit granted by the city council. Except where a prior permit has been granted for the same place and the same time, a permit shall be granted when the person applying therefor states in his or her application the time and place wherein the activity is to take place, the approximate number of persons expected to attend, the type of sound amplifying equipment, if any, to be used, and the name of the society, group or organization using the site. The applicant shall comply with all other requirements found by the city council to be reasonably necessary for the protection of persons and property. The department shall be authorized to allocate portions of the designated site, when more than one party has an interest in the use of the site at the same time.
C. 
Assemblages, meetings, gatherings, speeches and related activities shall be conducted between seven a.m. and ten p.m.
D. 
Before any portable or built-up platforms, walks or ramps more than two feet above the ground are constructed, the applicant shall obtain a permit from the development services department.
(Prior code § 18A-3; Amended during 1990 codification)
No male person over eight years of age shall enter or use any public restroom designated for women in a park, nor shall any female person over eight years enter or use any public restroom designated for men in a park.
(Prior code § 18A-4; Amended during 1990 codification)
Every person shall comply with rules promulgated by the department for the use of baseball diamonds, tennis courts or other game courts, aquatic areas and recreation buildings, which rules shall be conspicuously posted on the backstop of the ball diamond and on a bulletin board adjacent to any of these areas or buildings.
(Prior code § 18A-5; Amended during 1990 codification)
A. 
No person shall disobey any instruction, sign or notice posted by the parks and recreation department in any park, square, avenue, grounds or recreation center, or in any building structure, construction or erection thereon for the control, management or direction of such park, square, avenue, grounds, recreation center, building, structure, construction or erection.
B. 
No person shall wilfully refuse to follow or comply with any lawful order or direction of any park or recreation department employee.
C. 
No person shall use public restrooms for the purpose of bathing one's self or any other individual or animal, nor shall the restrooms be used for dressing rooms or the changing of wearing apparel.
(Prior code § 18A-6; amended during 1990 codification; Ord. 1265 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1326 § 1, 1995)
In an emergency or when the director shall determine that the public interest, public health, public morals or public safety demands such action, any park, square, avenue, grounds, or recreation center, or any part or portion thereof, may be closed against the public, and all persons may be excluded therefrom, until such emergency or other reason upon which such determination of the director is based has ceased and upon the cessation thereof the park, square, avenue, grounds or recreation center, or part or portion thereof so closed shall be reopened to the public by the director or by order of the city manager or city council.
(Prior code § 18A-7; Amended during 1990 codification)