The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Activity assistant
means a department employee who assists an activity leader with the care or supervision of participants.
Activity leader
means a department employee responsible for the direct care or supervision of participants. The term "activity leader" does not include a person whose primary duties include administration, clerical support, food preparation, or facility maintenance.
City hall community center
means the historic city hall building located at 101 South Burleson in Kyle, Texas.
City square gazebo
means the city square located at 101 South Burleson in Kyle, Texas, upon which the gazebo is located.
Department
means the city parks and recreation department.
Director
means the city parks and recreation director.
Dog Park
means a designated area within a public park set aside for dogs to be off-leash. The typical boundaries of the dog park are within the fenced areas marked for off-leash dogs.
Facility
means a building or improvement operated or used by the department in conducting recreational programs.
Park
means a public park dedicated to and accepted by the city for maintenance and ownership as a public park, including portions of city public parks with recreational facilities located thereon.
Park attendant
means the parks and recreation director or his designate, a park patrol officer or an officer of the city police department.
Participant
means a child under the age of 18 years that is enrolled in a recreational program.
Recreational program
means a children's program or activity offered and supervised by the department and requiring enrollment or registration in order to participate.
Volunteer
means a person assisting without remuneration in the care or supervision of participants.
(Ordinance 442, § 10, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 10, adopted 4/19/2005; Ordinance 982, § 2, adopted 1/16/2018)
(a) 
Hours for the public restrooms at any city park or city facility will be set by the parks and recreation director. Persons, groups or organizations receiving a park use permit may request extended hours for access to the restrooms, as long as the request was first put in the application. The restrooms at the concession stand, near lighted ball fields, are not considered public restrooms. The restrooms are to be locked except during such events that a park use permit has been issued to use and open the concession stand. To use and open the concession stand/restrooms must be on the application for park use permits.
(b) 
The hours of operation for city parks and the Krug Activity Center shall be as follows, unless otherwise modified in the park use permit:
(1) 
City park hours: daily from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
(2) 
Krug Activity Center operating hours shall be determined by designated programming and reservation hours.
(c) 
The following exception shall apply, unless otherwise specifically modified in the use permit:
(1) 
Events with loudspeakers, live music, or any activity which involves amplification equipment/devices of any kind shall not commence prior to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and shall terminate by 10:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
(2) 
No activity which may disrupt normal city business/operations or neighboring residential properties shall commence prior to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(d) 
The premises must be vacated and secured no later than 11:00 p.m. daily unless otherwise approved by permit.
(e) 
Exceptions to the provisions of this section may be considered by the city manager, upon recommendation by the parks and recreation director, on a case-by-case basis.
(Ordinance 238, § 1, adopted 10/18/1988; Ordinance 330, art. III, § 13, adopted 11/3/1998; Ordinance 330-2, art. III, § 13, adopted 3/7/2000; Ordinance 330-3, art. II, § 13, adopted 6/3/2003; Ordinance 442, § 11, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 11, adopted 4/19/2005; Ordinance 1378 adopted 8/19/2025)
All events which will include loudspeakers, live music, or amplification equipment/devices of any kind must comply with chapter 23, article IV, pertaining to noise. The city reserves the right to ask that disruptive music be turned down.
(Ordinance 442, § 12, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 12, adopted 4/19/2005)
Any non-city event which will require street closures, barricades, or diversion of traffic for any reason must be approved by city council at least 30 days in advance.
(Ordinance 442, § 13, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 13, adopted 4/19/2005)
The following activities are prohibited:
(1) 
Animals in parks.
a. 
It shall be unlawful for any person exercising ownership, care, custody, or control of a pet or animal to allow such pet or animal, which animal has not been licensed as required by law, upon any public property, playground, or park area located within the city. City leash laws apply within the confines of all city parks. Pets and/or animals are not permitted within the playscape areas, or any play areas that are designed for children. It shall also be unlawful for any person exercising ownership, care, custody or control of a pet or animal to allow such animal knowingly, intentional or negligently to deposit feces on any city property, unless said person removes the fees once deposited. Failure to carry feces removal supplies will be a violation of this section.
b. 
City Ordinance #657, Rules for Lake Kyle, are not repealed or amended with the adoption of these revised park rules.
c. 
Dog park rules are:
1. 
Use of dog park is at your own risk. Bring your children at your own risk. The city assumes no liability or responsibility for damages and/or injuries at the dog park.
2. 
Dog park hours are from dawn to dusk.
3. 
No more than two dogs per adult allowed. Never leave a dog unattended.
4. 
All dogs using the park must be at least four months of age or older.
5. 
Dogs in heat are not permitted within the dog park.
6. 
The small dog area is for dogs weighing less than 25 pounds. The large dog area is for dogs weighing 25 pounds or more. Small dogs are allowed in the large dog area at their own risk.
7. 
Dogs showing aggressive behavior shall leave, or may be removed, from the park immediately.
8. 
Dogs shall be supervised by an adult at least 18 years or older at all times.
9. 
Dogs shall be leashed to and from the parking area and in the transition zone. Owners shall carry a leash, for each dog, at all times within the dog park.
10. 
Dogs shall wear a collar with a city registration/license tag and current vaccination tags at all times. For health and safety of all dogs in the park, all dogs must be free of contagious diseases and parasites.
11. 
Owners shall clean up pet waste after their dogs and dispose of the pet waste properly.
12. 
Not permitted within the dog park are the following: food (human or pet), use of tobacco, smoking, alcohol consumption, glass containers, bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, other animals or toys, including but not limited to dog play toys.
13. 
Commercial/professional dog training and/or fundraising is not allowed in the park unless a permit is first obtained through the city parks and recreation department.
14. 
Violators will be subject to removal from the park and possibly suspended of park privileges.
15. 
Bites and/or scratches to a person shall be reported to Kyle Animal Control at 512-268-3232 as per chapter 5 article VI section 5-188 of the city Code of Ordinances, V.T.C.A. Texas Health and Safety Code § 826.041, and V.T.C.A. Texas Administrative Code § 169.25.
(2) 
Bicycles, skateboards, rollerskates and all other modes of transportation, motorized and nonmotorized.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates or any other mode of transportation, motorized or nonmotorized in any city park upon any surface other than a vehicular road or path designed for that purpose. It shall also be unlawful to operate any mode of transportation described in this article with any wheels or tires off the surfaces. Bicyclists and skaters shall, at all times in any city park, operate their machines with reasonable regard for the safety of others, signal all turns, pass to the right of any vehicle they are overtaking and pass to the right of any vehicle they may be meeting. A bicyclist shall be permitted to wheel or push a bicycle by and over any grass area or wooded trail or in any pathway reserved for pedestrian use. If an operator's license is required to operate the vehicle on public streets, it shall be required to have same license to operate vehicle on park roads. All wheeled modes of transportation must keep all wheels on park roads or specifically designed and marked paths for that purpose.
(3) 
Camping.
It shall be unlawful for any person to camp in any city park or playground, or set up any tent, shack, or other shelter, or lay out any bedroll or other sleeping equipment therein without first obtaining a permit pursuant to this article.
(4) 
Fires.
It shall be unlawful for any person to build or attempt to build a fire except in authorized BBQ grills specially designed for outdoors. No person shall drop, throw or otherwise scatter lighted matches, burning cigarettes, cigars, tobacco paper or other inflammable materials within any city park.
(5) 
Hunting.
It shall be unlawful in any city park for any person to hunt, trap or pursue wild life at any time. No person shall use, carry or possess any kind of trapping device in any city park. Animal control officers and their designees shall be excluded from this section when in the performance of their duties.
(6) 
Littering.
a. 
It shall be unlawful in any city park or city facility for any person to place or deposit any garbage, trash, discarded vegetation of any kind, or any other refuse except in receptacles designated for such purpose by the city. It shall be unlawful to place or deposit any garbage, trash, discarded vegetation of any kind or any other refuge in any city park except that which was generated within the city park grounds. City trash receptacles shall never be used to discard trash, garbage, vegetation or other refuge which is brought to the park for the purpose of disposal.
b. 
It shall be unlawful in any city park or city facility to fail to deposit any rubbish, refuse, garbage, or other material in receptacles provided in any public park or recreation area; where receptacles are not provided, persons shall carry rubbish or waste away from the park, and properly dispose of it elsewhere.
c. 
It shall be unlawful to throw, discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of any swimming pool, foundation, or body of water in or adjacent to any public park or recreation area any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of the water.
(7) 
Golfing.
It shall be unlawful to participate in any golfing activity within city parks including hitting and/or discarding golf balls.
(8) 
Glass containers.
It shall be unlawful for any person to bring any glass beverage container into any city park within the city, or to possess any glass beverage container in any such park.
(9) 
Signs.
It shall be unlawful for any person to paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any signs, placard, advertisement or inscription whatsoever nor shall any person erect or cause to be erected any sign whatsoever on any public land or highway or roads adjacent to any park or within any park without permission from the city manager or his designate. This provision shall not apply to traffic control devices and/or signs authorized by the city council.
(10) 
Swimming, boating and floating.
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim in or boat or float on any body of water at any city park except in the swimming pool and during designated hours.
(11) 
Traffic.
a. 
It shall be unlawful for any person:
1. 
To drive or operate any type of motor vehicle in any city park at a speed greater than indicated by appropriate traffic signs.
2. 
To operate a motor vehicle, recreational vehicle or motorcycle in any city park except on the roadway in such parks.
3. 
To park any motor vehicle in any city park other than on the side of the roadway or in areas designated for parking.
b. 
This subsection (11) shall not apply to the following persons if in the park or facility in their performance of their duties: peace officers, physicians responding to an emergency, ambulance operators and attendants, employees of the city and fire suppression personnel.
(12) 
Tent stakes, etc.
Use of tent stakes or any items being inserted into the ground will be prohibited without express written permission from park director or authorized park personnel.
(Ordinance 238, §§ 2, 3, adopted 10/18/1988; Ordinance 330, art. III, §§ 10—12, 14—19, adopted 11/3/1998; Ordinance 330-2, §§ 10—12, 14—19, adopted 3/7/2000; Ordinance 330-3, §§ 10—12, 14—16, 16.100, 17—19, adopted 6/3/2003; Ordinance 442, § 14, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 14, adopted 4/19/2005; Ordinance 982, § 2, adopted 1/16/2018)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully interfere with, disrupt, or prevent the orderly conduct of persons utilizing the park facilities.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to leave the park area after being advised by a city police officer or employee that his conduct is disruptive to others and being directed by such city officer or employee to leave the park area.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful to conduct meetings or events which are detrimental to public health, safety and welfare or which create a nuisance within the parks. Examples of these activities are events which incite violence, riots, damage to persons or property and otherwise disturb the peace.
(Ordinance 238, § 2, adopted 10/18/1988; Ordinance 330, art. III, § 20, adopted 11/3/1998; Ordinance 330-2, art. III, § 20, adopted 3/7/2000; Ordinance 330-3, art. II, § 20, adopted 6/3/2003; Ordinance 442, § 15, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 15, adopted 4/19/2005)
(a) 
Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Planned recreation or rallies
means any gathering of a group of people for a function which is not a supervised or implemented activity of the city so as to include family reunions or wedding receptions. For the purpose of this section, the designated area at any city park, city hall community center and city square gazebo shall be indicated on the permit.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, use or consume any alcoholic beverage, as defined in the V.T.C.A., Alcoholic Beverage Code § 1.04, as amended, on, or upon any public property within 50 feet of any softball or baseball field, soccer or football field, or tennis court owned or operated by the city, which such field is being used for softball, baseball, soccer, football, or tennis purposes.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, use, or consume any alcoholic beverage, as defined in the V.T.C.A., Alcoholic Beverage Code § 1.04, as amended, within the enclosed area of any swimming pool or upon public property within 50 feet of the enclosed area of any swimming pool that is being used for recreational purposes.
(d) 
Planned recreation or rallies as defined in subsection (a) of this section that contemplate the possession, use, or consumption of any alcoholic beverage, as defined in the V.T.C.A., Alcoholic Beverage Code § 1.04, as amended, may be held within a designated area of a city park, city hall, community center, or city square gazebo, upon the submission to and approval by the parks and recreation director. Such application shall be made at least 30 days preceding the event, which is the subject of the application. The application shall be submitted upon forms furnished by the city. The director shall provide written notification of any event approved under this section to the chief of police at least 14 days prior to the scheduled event.
(e) 
Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prohibit the possession, use, or consumption of any alcoholic beverage, as defined in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as amended, in an area of a park appropriate for family picnics and that is not an area designated for another use, by a group while participating in a picnic or seated meal and consistent with requirements set forth in subsections (a) through (d) of this section.
(Ordinance 238, § 5, adopted 10/18/1988; Ordinance 330, art. III, § 21, adopted 11/3/1998; Ordinance 330-2, art. III, § 21, adopted 3/7/2000; Ordinance 330-3, art. II, § 21, adopted 6/3/2003; Ordinance 442, § 16, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 16, adopted 4/19/2005)
Any recreational items misplaced on city park grounds will become property of the city after one week if not claimed at the city administrative office.
(Ordinance 442, § 17, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 17, adopted 4/19/2005)
If any person violates or fails to comply with any provision of this article, after having been advised by an authorized enforcement agent of the city to cease such violation or failure, the city may require that person to leave any public park, public recreation area, or public swimming pool.
(Ordinance 442, § 18, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 18, adopted 4/19/2005)
The park attendant, as well as any city police department officer, is authorized to issue warnings and citations to any person violating any rules or regulations applicable to the parks, swimming pools, or other city owned facilities. The park attendant is also designated as a park patrol officer.
(Ordinance 442, § 19, adopted 3/2/2004; Ordinance 461, § 19, adopted 4/19/2005)
The rules for the city pool are as follows:
(1) 
Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or competent person at least 18 years of age.
(2) 
Swimmers must wear proper attire (i.e., swimming suits or trunks). Diapers are not permitted in the pool. A clean tee shirt may be worn over proper swim attire.
(3) 
No running, fast walking, horseplay, or rough play is allowed in the pool complex. No pushing, throwing, dunking, splashing, riding on shoulders, chicken fighting or any games or actions that may endanger swimmers or sunbathers.
(4) 
Admission to the pool may be denied for any of these reasons:
a. 
When an individual is apparently unable to care for themselves;
b. 
Intoxication;
c. 
Evidence of contagious disease;
d. 
Open sores, wounds or a runny nose;
e. 
Excessively brief or revealing swimsuits;
f. 
Any condition or evidence which, in the opinion of the manager will jeopardize the health and safety of the pool patrons or general public.
(5) 
Pool managers may eject persons from the pool area for cause. In serious cases of misconduct, the parks and recreation department or city police should be called. In cases involving small children, the parents will be informed. No refunds of entry fee.
(6) 
Enforcement of rules.
a. 
For a first offense, the rule is explained and a warning issued;
b. 
For a second offense, the rule is explained and a one hour "time out" enforced;
c. 
For a third offense, the person must leave for the day, with no refund of entry fee.
(7) 
No loitering around cashiers or lifeguards on duty, or lifeguard stands. No one, except one lifeguard, is allowed on or near lifeguard stands.
(8) 
The slides may be used only if user meets the height and weight requirements. Position to be maintained while going down the slide is lying flat on the back, feet first, arms crossed over chest and feet crossed. Sunglasses must be removed before using the slides. Parents may not ride on the slide with child on lap. Only one person at a time on the slide, steps or platform. Sliders should immediately swim to the nearest ladder or away from the slide area. No swimmers are allowed in the area of the pool near slides.
(9) 
State health code requires that all guests must shower before entering the pool.
(10) 
Swimmers are not to hang or pull on lifelines, ropes, nets or rims. Mistreatment or abuse of pool property or other patrons' personal property will not be tolerated. No swinging on ladders, playing on or near the ladders and no jumping off of ladders.
(11) 
No flips, somersaults, twists or belly flops allowed. Jump into pool facing forward and feet first only.
(12) 
Abusive or profane language will not be tolerated.
(13) 
Facemasks and goggles are permitted provided they are properly used and have nonbreakable lens. Facemasks and goggles are not permitted on the slides.
(14) 
No glass containers are allowed in the pool complex.
(15) 
No outside drinks or food is permitted. No ice chests are allowed in the pool complex. The only exception is for private parties or special use events.
(16) 
Smoking or tobacco use of any type is not allowed in the pool complex.
(17) 
No alcohol, in any form, is allowed in the pool complex.
(18) 
The city is not responsible for personal belongings. Please do not bring valuables to the pool complex. Locks left on pool lockers at the end of the day will be removed.
(19) 
The lifeguard on duty is always in charge.
(20) 
Children five years of age and younger must be within arm's reach of an adult while in the water.
(21) 
No animals will be allowed in the pool complex.
(22) 
The pool will be closed for thunderstorms at the first sign of lightning or thunder. The pool will reopen 30 minutes after the last thunder is heard.
(23) 
Flotation devices will be permitted at the manager's discretion. Inflatable beach balls, sponge balls, squirt guns, noodles or other pool toys are allowed in the pool during noncrowded conditions and at the manager's discretion.
(24) 
Any and all injuries occurring within the pool complex must be reported to the manager on duty immediately. Accident/incident reports must be filled out and turned in to the parks and recreation department daily.
(25) 
All infants and toddlers not potty trained will be required to wear swim diapers.
(26) 
Upon entry, every person will give their name, city of residence and phone number, even nonswimmers and sunbathers.
(27) 
Ten-minute safety breaks each hour. At ten minutes before the hour, each hour, all swimmers must get out of pool. This break is for the water quality to be checked, lifeguards to take a break and swimmers to take a break. The only people allowed in the pool during this break are adults in the swim lanes, swimming laps only.
(28) 
Certification requirement for adult supervision of day cares, summer camps and other agencies at a city aquatic facility.
a. 
A person who supervises children for an agency, day care facility, or camp at a city aquatic facility must first obtain the following certifications through a nationally recognized organization (such as American Red Cross or American Heart Association):
1. 
Basic water rescue with water module;
2. 
Child and adult cardiac pulmonary resuscitation; and
3. 
Standard first aid.
b. 
During any time that children under the care of an agency, day care center or camp are present at a city aquatic facility, at least two certified adults for the agency, day care center or camp must be present and responsible for the children they are supervising.
c. 
A day care center, agency or camp must file copies of the certifications for each adult supervisor with the city parks and recreation department prior to attending and using any city aquatic facility.
(29) 
Anyone age 18 and older may not supervise more than five children age six to twelve in addition to their own dependents.
(Ordinance 461, § 20, adopted 4/19/2005; Ordinance 461-2, § 2, adopted 11/15/2005; Ordinance 461-3, § 2, adopted 3/6/2006)
The following rules and regulations shall apply to Lake Kyle Park and persons using the park or otherwise within the park shall comply with the following rules and regulations:
(1) 
Lake Kyle Park is open to the public during posted hours, which hours shall be set by the Parks Director and are subject to seasonal changes. Lake Kyle Park is closed to the public when the main access gate from Lehman Rd is closed.
(2) 
A person's presence in Lake Kyle Park when the park is closed constitutes criminal trespassing unless the person has obtained a permit to be present in the park while it is closed.
(3) 
No outside pets or animals, except registered service animals, are permitted within the boundaries of Lake Kyle Park.
(4) 
No smoking is permitted in Lake Kyle Park.
(5) 
No alcohol is permitted in Lake Kyle Park.
(6) 
No swimming is permitted in Lake Kyle Park.
(7) 
No hunting is permitted in Lake Kyle Park without a hunting permit obtained from Parks Department and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) or US Fish and Wildlife.
(8) 
No overnight parking or camping is permitted in Lake Kyle Park without first obtaining a permit from the parks department.
(9) 
No personal watercraft, with or without motors, is permitted on Lake Kyle Park without first obtaining a permit from the parks department.
(10) 
No fishing is permitted in Lake Kyle Park without first obtaining a valid Texas Parks and Wildlife Department freshwater fishing license, which license must be available for display to a city official or TPWD Official upon request. Exceptions and exemptions to this rule will be the same exceptions and exemptions permitted and allowed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
(11) 
All Texas Parks and Wildlife Department rules and regulations governing freshwater fishing, as amended from time to time, will be enforced in Lake Kyle Park.
(12) 
Lake Kyle Park shall also be subject to the rules and regulations applicable to parks in general set forth in this chapter, as they are amended from time to time.
(Ordinance 657, § 2, adopted 5/17/2011)
The city manager, or designee, is authorized to establish rules for the use of the community garden at Post Oak, provided that such rules comply with all of the following terms:
(1) 
The rules must be reviewed by the parks and recreation staff and any relevant boards and committees;
(2) 
The rules must be posted on the city's website;
(3) 
The rules must be provided to each person who rents a plot at the community garden at Post Oak; and
(4) 
The city council may, by resolution, make reasonable amendments to the rules.
(Ordinance 1340 adopted 10/2/2024)