Except for authorized city maintenance, construction, or pest control activities, no person using a park shall:
(a) 
Damage, deface, destroy, or remove any building, structure, equipment, facility, or other park property, whether real or personal.
(b) 
Harm, disturb, pursue, injure, or throw objects at any wildlife or domestic animals within the park.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1; Ord. 2684, 3/3/2026)
No person using a park shall:
(a) 
Place, by any means, any substance which will or may result in the pollution of waters within park areas;
(b) 
Dump any refuse or trash, but shall place it in the proper receptacles where such are provided. Where receptacles are not provided, waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence, and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1)
No person shall park, permit the parking of, drive or permit to be driven, any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle or any motor-driven bicycle or scooter, upon or across any park owned and maintained by the city unless a permit has been obtained as hereinafter provided and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in such permit. No vehicle shall be driven on or across a park or greenway at a speed in excess of ten miles per hour, unless such park or greenway is otherwise posted. This prohibition shall not be applicable to emergency vehicles.
The director shall issue permits to drive a vehicle across or upon such parks upon finding, based on such application as the director may from time to time direct, one of the following:
(a) 
That such person is an employee of the city and uses his or her personal vehicle in the course of performing official duties arising from such employment;
(b) 
The vehicle shall be used only for the purpose of transporting a person to a facility within the subject park or greenway, which person is, because of physical disability, unable to get to and from such a facility without vehicular assistance;
(c) 
That such person is transporting equipment or supplies for a program or maintenance within the park or greenway, which equipment or supplies cannot be reasonably carried to the area where the activity is to be conducted.
Any permit issued according to this section shall state thereon any and all conditions as to when it may be used, its term of duration, the purpose for which it is issued, and such other conditions as the director may deem reasonably necessary to protect the person and property of others using the park. The permit must indicate parking if it is approved. It is unlawful for any person to park or drive a vehicle in violation of such conditions. The permit must be prominently displayed on the vehicle so that its conditions can be easily observed without entering the vehicle.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1)
No person using a park shall:
(a) 
Fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the Vehicle Code of the state in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles;
(b) 
Leave a bicycle, including an electric bicycle, unattended in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and there is a space available;
(c) 
Lock or secure a bicycle, including an electric bicycle, to a fence, pole, tree or other structure not intended for bicycle parking.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1; Ord. 2529 § 3, 2018)
No person shall play or practice golf, Frisbee, baseball, archery, roller hockey, soccer, or football in areas designated for other purposes (tennis courts, picnic areas, swimming pools). Archery is not permitted in any park. Golf is only to be practiced at the golf course.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1; Ord. 2684, 3/3/2026)
(a) 
Skateboarding is permitted in city parks along shared use paths, flatwork areas and hard courts made of asphalt or cement.
(b) 
Designated skatepark facilities shall be identified through posted signage.
(c) 
The City Manager or designee may establish additional rules governing skatepark operations, including hours of use and temporary closures for maintenance or safety reasons.
(Ord. 1608 § 1; Ord. 1877 § 1; Ord. 2684, 3/3/2026)
(a) 
All persons using a city skatepark facility shall wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads.
(b) 
In-line skaters shall also wear wrist braces.
(c) 
Signs shall be posted at each skatepark facility stating the safety requirements contained in this section.
(d) 
Violations of this section may result in citation pursuant to applicable provisions of this Code.
(Ord. 1693 § 1; Ord. 1877 § 1; Ord. 2684, 3/3/2026)
No person shall fly model airplanes or operate model boats or model automobiles or model crafts of any kind or description on park facilities except in areas set aside for those specific activities or by authorized permit.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1)
No person in a park shall swim, bathe, wade in, or pollute the water of any lake or stream, except that wading and swimming shall be permitted in pools or other bodies of water provided for these purposes.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1)
(a) 
No person using a park shall picnic, lunch, or loiter in a place that interferes with the use of active recreation areas or emergency vehicle access. The director and city park maintenance or recreation personnel have the authority to regulate activities in such areas when necessary to prevent congestion and to secure the maximum use for the comfort and convenience of all visitors. Visitors shall comply with any directions given to achieve this end. Tables and benches shall be used on a first-come, first-served basis unless reserved by permit.
(b) 
No person shall leave a picnic area without removing all trash and refuse. Where disposal receptacles are provided, refuse shall be placed in such receptacles. If no receptacles are available, all refuse shall be carried away from the park area for proper disposal.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1; Ord. 2668, 11/12/2024; Ord. 2684, 3/3/2026)
(a) 
No person using a park shall bring, possess, set off, discharge, or cause to explode any firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets, fireworks, explosives, or other hazardous or combustible materials, nor shall any person discharge or throw such items into any park area or from any adjacent land or roadway. This prohibition includes any substance, compound, mixture, or article that, alone or in combination with any other substance or compound, would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints. Use of such items is permitted only when expressly authorized by permit.
(b) 
No person using a park shall enter any area posted as Closed to the Public, nor shall any person use any area in violation of posted notices.
(c) 
No person using a park shall make or kindle a fire for any purpose. For the purpose of this subsection, make or kindle a fire does not include:
(1) 
The ordinary use of commercial charcoal in a barbecue for the purpose of cooking food, or
(2) 
The permitted use, under the Downtown Outdoor Dining Program, of propane heaters or fire-top tables.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1; Ord. 2252 § 2, 2006; Ord. 2390 § 3, 2012; Ord. 2668, 11/12/2024; Ord. 2684, 3/3/2026)
No person shall:
(a) 
Permit or allow a dog in such person's charge to enter upon or remain within any park area reserved for children or to enter any sandbox or play apparatus area;
(b) 
Fail to promptly remove from any park to an appropriate receptacle fecal matter deposited thereon by a dog in said person's charge;
(c) 
Bring in, or cause or permit to be brought into any park, any animal other than a dog unless by permit issued and displayed upon request pursuant to Section 27.02.180 of this Code.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1056 § 3; Ord. 1877 § 1)
No person using a park shall:
(a) 
Sell, or offer for sale, any merchandise, any food or beverages, article or thing, or hire, whatsoever, without a permit;
(b) 
Announce, advertise, or call the public attention in any way to any article or service for sale or hire, without a permit;
(c) 
Paste, tack, or post any sign, advertisement, or inscription in any park without a permit.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1; Ord. 2668, 11/12/2024)
Any section or part of the park may be declared closed to the public by the director at any time and for any interval of time, either temporarily or at regular and stated intervals (daily or otherwise) and either entirely or merely to certain uses, as the director shall find reasonably necessary.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1)
A permit shall be obtained from the director for exclusive use, or as otherwise required by this article, of any park facility or area.
(a) 
Application. A person seeking issuance of a permit hereunder shall file an application with the director.
(b) 
Standards for issuance. The director shall issue a permit hereunder when he or she finds:
(1) 
That the proposed activity and use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety, and other recreation;
(2) 
That the proposed activity or use is not anticipated to incite violence, crime, or disorderly conduct;
(3) 
That the proposed activity will not entail unusual or extraordinary expense or police operation by the city.
(c) 
Appeal. If an application for a permit is denied, the director shall, within seven days of receipt of the application, advise the applicant in writing of the grounds for denial. The applicant shall have the right to appeal in writing within five days thereafter to the city council under the standards set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) 
Effect of permit. A permittee shall be bound by all park rules and regulations and all applicable ordinances fully as though the same were inserted in said permits.
(e) 
Liability of permittee. The person or persons to whom a permit is issued shall be liable for any loss, damage, or injury sustained by any person by reason of the negligence or intentional acts of the person or persons to whom such permit shall have been issued. All persons to whom a use permit has been granted must agree in writing to hold the city harmless and indemnify the city from any and all liability for injury to persons or property occurring as a result of the activity sponsored by permittee and said persons shall be liable to the city for any and all damage to parks, facilities and buildings owned by the city, which results from the activity of permittee or is caused by any participant in said activity.
(f) 
Revocation. The director shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a finding of violation of any rule or ordinance, or upon good cause shown.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1)
(a) 
The director or authorized employee of the city shall, in connection with their other duties, diligently enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(b) 
The director and his or her duly authorized employees and representatives shall have the authority to eject from park and recreation areas any person acting in violation of these rules and regulations and to confiscate any property being used in a way so as to endanger persons or property.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1)
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of an infraction, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding the maximum prescribed by law.
(Ord. 1011 § 2; Ord. 1877 § 1)