This article shall be known as the "Village of Spring Lake Parks
Ordinance" or the "parks ordinance."
A.
To afford citizen participation in the affairs of the Village government
for the purpose of determining community needs and means of meeting
such needs through the government of the Village, a Parks Board is
hereby established. For the purposes of this article, the Parks Board
shall be referred to as the "Board."
B.
The Board shall be comprised of seven citizens of the Village who
have qualifications required by Village Charter for elective offices
of the Village and may specifically include a person holding office
on the Village Council. The terms of members of the Board shall be
for three years and shall be so arranged that the terms of two members
of the Board shall expire in one year, the terms of the two other
members of the Board shall expire in two years, and the term of the
other three members shall expire in three years. The members of the
Board shall be appointed by the Village Council and they shall receive
no compensation for their services to the Village, unless otherwise
expressly provided by the Village Council. The members of the Board
shall be allowed reasonable and actual expenses when incurred on behalf
of the Village and approved by the Village Council. The Village Council
may appoint such additional nonvoting members to the Board as the
Village Council deems desirable.
C.
The Board shall hold at least two meetings per year, and the minutes of each meeting shall be filed with the Village Clerk as a public record. If any member of the Board fails to attend four consecutive Board meetings, that member's membership on the Board shall be subject to immediate termination by the Village Council, in which case the vacancy for the balance of the member's term shall be filled as set forth in Subsection B above. The Village Council may remove any member of the Board for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance.
A.
The Board shall consider the problems and functions of the Village
as it concerns parklands situated within the Village. The Board shall,
from time to time, on its own motion or at the request of the Village
Council, make investigations, reports, and recommendations to the
Village Council regarding park matters. If the Village Council desires
that any matter be investigated by more than one board or commission
of the Village, such referrals may be made for the purpose of giving
the Village Council the benefit of a full investigation of all aspects
of any matter. In performing its duties and functions, the Board shall
be entitled to the benefit of the facilities and experience of the
Village administrative staff, the Village Planning Commission, and
all other sources of information in the Village bearing upon the scope
of such duties and functions.
B.
The Village Council shall provide in each annual budget of the Village
for the operation and conduct of Village's parks and recreation
properties, facilities, and programs. The Village Council shall appropriate
for that purpose those amounts which will assure the operation and
maintenance of the Village's parks and recreation properties,
facilities, and programs in a manner consistent with the needs and
the financial resources of the Village.
C.
The Village Council may join and cooperate with local school districts
and with any other unit of government in the operation, maintenance,
and improvement of park and recreation property and facilities, and
in the conduct of recreational programs.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation except as authorized
by proper written permission:
A.
No person may enter, use, or occupy Village parks or places of recreation
for any purposes when the lands are posted against such entry, use,
or occupancy, as determined and posted by the Board or Village Council.
B.
No person may enter or remain in a Village park or place of recreation
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. unless otherwise permitted
by posted notice, with the exception of Tanglefoot Park where no person
may enter or remain in the park between the hours of 11:00 p.m. to
7:30 a.m. Any vehicle remaining in a Village park or place at a time
when the park or place is closed may be towed by the Village at the
owner's expense.
C.
No person may consume liquor in a Village park or place of recreation unless otherwise permitted by posted notice, or as set forth in Chapter 90, § 90-13. Any person who shall be found in or upon any such public place having in the person's possession an open receptacle or container containing any alcoholic liquor shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this subsection. For purposes of this section, the phrase "alcoholic liquor" means any spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, liquids and compounds, whether or not medicated, proprietary, patented, and by whatever name called, containing 1/2% or more of alcohol by volume which are fit for use for beverage purposes.
D.
No person may peddle or systematically solicit business of any nature,
distribute handbills or other advertising matter, post signs, or establish
a base of commercial operations in a Village park or place of recreation
without proper written permission. In considering whether or not permission
shall be granted, the following will be considered by the Board or
Village Council:
E.
No person may use a loudspeaker, public address system or sound-amplifying
equipment of any kind without proper written permission. Permission
will not be granted if the system is capable of interfering with the
use and enjoyment of a Village park or place of recreation by others.
No person may operate any motorboat, motor vehicle, radio, television,
or any device in such a manner that produces excessive noise.
F.
No person may engage in any violent, abusive, loud, boisterous, vulgar,
lewd, wanton, obscene, or otherwise disorderly conduct tending to
create a breach of the peace, or disturb or annoy others, or obstruct
the free passage of others by lounging, sitting, or laying upon walks,
passages, steps, or porches.
G.
No person may build a fire except in designated places or in approved
stoves or grills, unless otherwise approved by the Board or Village
Council.
H.
No person shall store, throw, discard or deposit, or cause or permit
to be stored, thrown, discarded or deposited, any garbage, debris,
cans, bottles, papers, junk, refuse, or other waste material or unwholesome
substance of any kind or description anywhere within a Village park,
places of recreation, or in the adjacent waters of the Grand River
except in such receptacles as may be provided for the deposit and
collection of such materials and substances.
I.
No person may store or leave a boat in a nondesignated area without
first obtaining proper written permission. Permission for nondesignated
areas will be granted only in cases of emergency.
J.
No person may operate or cause to be operated any motor vehicle in
excess of five miles per hour.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation except as authorized
by proper written permission:
A.
No person may operate or park a motor vehicle except on roads or
designated parking areas; operate a motor vehicle on a park road or
parking lot at a speed exceeding five miles per hour, in an unsafe
manner, at a speed greater than that posted, or in disobedience of
traffic signs. When a motor vehicle is found parked in a Village park
or place of recreation, the registration plate displayed on the motor
vehicle shall constitute prima facie evidence that the owner of the
vehicle was the person who parked it on the location where found.
B.
No person may operate an off-the-road, motor-driven vehicle such
as a minibike, motorcycle, dune-mobile, snowmobile, converted snowmobile,
amphibious vehicle, or any motored device except on designated roads,
trails, or areas posted for such use.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation except as authorized
by proper written permission:
A.
No person may posses a dog or other animal unless the same shall
be under immediate control on a leash not exceeding six feet in length;
bring a dog or other animal into an enclosed park building, or leave
a dog or other animal unattended at any time; permit a dog or other
animal to run loose or create a disturbance; or fail to properly control
a dog or other animal without the specific authorization of the Village
Manager. Any dog or other animal found not in the possession or under
the immediate control of its owner, or the owner's agent, or
any dog creating a nuisance or disturbance, may be removed from the
Village park or place of recreation.
B.
No person may ride, permit or allow horses or other riding animals,
except on bridle trails designated by the Board or Village Council.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation except as authorized
by proper written permission:
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation:
A.
No person who is not an employee or agent of the Village shall write
on, mutilate, deface, damage, remove, or destroy in any manner, any
building, equipment, structure, fountain, fence, bench, masonry, statue,
ornament, or any other property, real or personal, or any appurtenances
thereto, owned or operated by the Village, and located in any Village
park or place of recreation, or belonging to any person and rightfully
in such park or place of recreation.
The following acts are declared to be unlawful and are expressly
prohibited in Village parks and places of recreation:
A.
No person who is not an employee or agent of the Village, or who
is not authorized to do so, shall pull, pluck, break, trample, climb
into, remove, injure, mutilate, or destroy any trees, shrubs, plants,
vines, hedge, flowers, or fruit, whether wild or cultivated.
B.
No such person shall cut, break down, bend, damage the bark, or trim
any sapling, tree, shrub, or plant, or any limb, branch, twig, or
leaf thereof, that is growing and located in any Village park or place
of recreation.
Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or resists the enforcement of this article shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to § 1-2. Increased civil fines may be imposed for "repeated violations," which means a second or subsequent municipal civil infraction violation committed by a person within any twelve-month period and for which a person admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible. The increased civil fine for repeat violations is set forth in § 1-2.
