Park
For this article means land designated as Crestwood Park and which is used for public recreation.
Park building
Means a building within a park as defined in this article.
Park facility
Means land, athletic field, or other special use facility owned or maintained by the City for park and recreational activities, located within a park as defined in this article, other than a park building.
(Ordinance 1561 adopted 5/11/2026)
(a) 
The City Council may adopt, revise, or rescind rules, regulations, City policies and procedures, create or alter recreational programs, and take action regarding the day-to-day management and operations of the parks, park buildings, and park facilities. The Manager/Secretary may take the following actions relating to the operation of the parks, park buildings, and park facilities:
(1) 
The closing of all or part of a park, park building, or park facility because of weather or unsafe conditions that could endanger users or result in damage to the park, park building, or park facility;
(2) 
The reservation, scheduling, and use of parks, park buildings, and park facilities designed for or designated for specific or special uses;
(3) 
Regulating the use of parks, park buildings, and park facilities for public, private, and commercial purposes; and
(4) 
Any other action reasonably necessary to manage and operate parks, park buildings, and park facilities.
(Ordinance 1561 adopted 5/11/2026)
(a) 
City parks, park buildings, and park facilities shall be open to the public from dawn to dusk, unless otherwise posted.
(b) 
A person commits an offense if the person enters or remains on park property when it is closed.
(c) 
It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (b) of this section that a person was on park property after dusk but before dawn and the person was attending an event for which a permit allowing for such attendance had been issued by the City.
(Ordinance 1561 adopted 5/11/2026)
(a) 
It is unlawful for a person to do any of the following in a park, park building, or park facility:
(1) 
Alcoholic beverage.
It shall be unlawful to consume or possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container. There is a rebuttable presumption that a person in possession of an alcoholic beverage in an open container intends to consume the beverage. It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person consumed or possessed the alcoholic beverage in an open container at a time and place allowing the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages under a special use permit.
(2) 
Animals.
It shall be unlawful to abandon any animal in a park. All pets must be on leash at all times.
(3) 
Bicycle riding in parks.
Bicycle riding in parks shall be governed by safe riding practices and consideration for use of park areas by others.
(4) 
Fires.
Fires shall be permitted only in enclosed fireplaces or grills provided by the City for this purpose. It shall be unlawful to leave an area without extinguishing a fire, and privately-owned charcoal, gas, or wood grills are not permitted. After use, coals shall be thoroughly extinguished with water and cooled and then disposed of in a trash can.
(5) 
Glass.
It shall be unlawful to possess glass bottles or other glass containers on any public property. No glass beverage containers are allowed in parks, park buildings, or park facilities.
(6) 
Overnight camping.
Overnight camping shall be prohibited, except by a special use permit issued by the City. Permits may be issued only to those groups whose program includes camping, both overnight and day, and whose leaders, as well as participants, have received special training in camping and related activities.
(7) 
Minor child unattended.
It shall be unlawful for a parent, guardian, or any other type of custodian to abandon, or, in any way, leave a minor child (under seven (7) years) unattended in a park, park building, or park facility, except for a supervised program or activity.
(8) 
Noise.
Loud music or excessive noise breaching the public peace in any park, park building, or park facility is prohibited.
(9) 
Plants in parks, park buildings, or park facilities.
It shall be unlawful to damage, cut, carve, mark, remove, transplant, break, pick, or, in any way, injure, damage, or deface any plants or turf within or upon any park, park building, or park facility. It shall further be prohibited to bring in any vegetation to any park, park building, or park facility, except by a special use permit issued by the City. For the purposes of this section, plants shall be defined as including any vegetation, shrubs, bushes, trees, vines, hedges, grasses, flowers, or seeds.
(10) 
Protracted sleeping or lounging and disorderly conduct.
It shall be unlawful to sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats, benches, or other areas or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting, or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace in any park, park building, or park facility.
(11) 
Hunting.
It shall be unlawful for any person to frighten, annoy, injure, or kill or attempt to frighten, annoy, injure, or kill any wild or native animal or bird in any park, park building, or park facility, with the exception of City staff and or approved representatives of the City who may need to attend to wildlife management issues.
(12) 
Destruction of property.
It shall be unlawful to intentionally or knowingly destroy any property owned by the City or located on property owned by the City.
(13) 
Unauthorized sale of goods.
It shall be unlawful to offer any goods, services, or thing for sale within parks, park buildings, or park facilities, unless specifically authorized by the City through the issuance of a special use permit.
(14) 
Vehicles.
It is unlawful to operate or park any motorized vehicle in an area not specifically designated or intended to be used for the parking or movement of motorized vehicles within a park, park building, or park facility. It is further prohibited to park a vehicle within a park, park building, or park facility when the park is closed. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the motor vehicle was a City vehicle, was operated by a person performing an activity sponsored or approved by the City, or that the motor vehicle was an emergency vehicle.
(Ordinance 1561 adopted 5/11/2026)
(a) 
The City may allow various groups to make use of parks, park buildings, and park facilities for organized events, including the City's scheduling or reservation of such facilities for those groups, based on rules and regulations adopted and administered by the City. The City's authorization to an organization to use a park, park building, or park facility for a particular purpose at a specific time does not grant the organization any right to regulate or control the use of that facility. It is unlawful for any person, organization, or group, other than the City, to:
(1) 
Charge any person a fee for the use of a park, park building, or park facility, unless:
(A) 
The activity or event is scheduled through the City; and
(B) 
The fee is authorized by the City.
(2) 
Take any direct action to physically prevent or prohibit any other person from using a park, park building, or park facility, unless such prohibition is authorized by the City.
(Ordinance 1561 adopted 5/11/2026)
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined a sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) with each day or fractional part thereof constituting a separate offense.
(Ordinance 1561 adopted 5/11/2026)