Commercial activity.Includes any person, group, or organization, that makes or attempts to make a profit, vend a service or product, receive money, or obtain goods or services as compensation from participants in activities occurring on public parkland that is owned and operated by the city. This includes but is not limited to nonprofit training/fundraising activity, outdoor revenue generating program, and educational groups that receive money from participants in activities occurring on department land.
Commercial use permit.Written authorization from the department to the applicant to conduct organized educational/leisure classes at designated park sites and to charge a fee to participants who desire to attend or participate in the commercial activity whether it's for profit or fundraising.
Community event.An event in the city that is open to the public in general and that enjoys widespread support, not only from the citizens, but also from the surrounding areas. This will also be classified as exclusive park rental, and a community/special events packet must be completed. A community event is considered a special event as defined in article
18.07 of this code.
Director.The director of the parks and recreation department and/or their designated representative.
Education program.Program in which attendees pay a fee for any type of training or educational activity.
Nonprofit training/fundraising activity.A program/training class operated under the auspices of a not-for-profit organization that does not collect fees directly from class participants but operates for the ultimate purpose of generating revenues.
Nudity.Nude or state of nudity means the appearance of a human bare buttock, anus, male genitals, female genitals, female breasts, or a state of dress which fails to opaquely cover a human buttock, anus, male genitals, female genitals, or areola of the female breast.
Outdoor fee-based activities.An organized program or activity that takes place at a regular meeting time daily or weekly over a consecutive number of weeks and in which the participants pay an enrollment fee to the organizer or instructor to attend.
Plant life.All plants including, but not limited to berries, cones, dead or downed wood, fern, foliage, fruit, fungus, grass, lichen, moss, sedge, shrubs, trees, turf, vines, wildflowers, or any other member of the plant family.
Private event.An event that is closed to the general public for private occasions or where individuals are selectively invited to participate, such as birthday parties, weddings, family reunion, or similar events.
Public parks.All parks in the corporate limits of the city that have been dedicated to the public, including all such parks that are subsequently annexed into the city limits or dedicated to the public in the city's corporate limits. The term also incorporates the greenbelt area that is owned by the city, adjacent to the Missouri/Union Pacific Railroad line and the gazebo constructed therein.
Special events.The promotion of attractions for a common purpose including but not limited to, street fairs, arts and crafts shows, carnivals, circuses, rallies, public entertainment, musical exhibitions, performances, and shows of any kind expected to attract 150 persons or more within any eight (8) hour period, or that results in the temporary aggregation of people at any event which is held that includes activities conducted outdoors and which interferes with the normal flow or regulation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic; or any event that requires special city services, including but not limited to, street closures, provision of barricades, special parking arrangements, special electrical services or special police services, or temporary alteration of a certificate of occupancy from a nonassembly building occupancy type to an assembly occupancy type.
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).Aircraft without a human pilot onboard that are controlled by an operator remotely or programmed to fly autonomously. UAVs may include, but are not limited to, drones, remote-controlled planes, and software-controlled aircraft.
Weapon.This includes, but is not limited to air soft guns, archery bow and arrows, BB guns, dart guns, firearms, knives, pellet guns, paintball guns, slingshots, spears, switchblades, swords, stun guns, taser guns, and all illegal weapons in accordance with state law.
Wildlife.This includes, but is not limited to amphibian, animal, bird, fish, reptile, shellfish, or other aquatic life or any portion thereof.
(Ordinance 2024-39 adopted 9/3/2024)