[Amended 9-24-1984 by L.L. No. 8-1984; 1-12-2009 by L.L. No.
1-2009]
All parks in the City of Peekskill shall be
closed at dusk each day and shall reopen at dawn of the next day.
Use or occupancy of any park between dusk and dawn of the next day
is prohibited except for events which are either sponsored or specifically
permitted by the City of Peekskill.
[Amended 9-24-1984 by L.L. No. 8-1984; 1-12-2009 by L.L. No.
1-2009]
A.
No person shall post, paint, affix, distribute, hand
out, deliver, place, cast or leave about any bill, billboard, placard,
ticket, handbill, circular or advertisement; display any flag, banner,
transparency, target, sign, placard or any other matter for advertising
purposes; operate any musical instrument or drum for advertising purposes
or for the purpose of attracting attention to any exhibition, show,
performance or other display; or solicit passengers for hire without
the written permission of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
B.
No person shall solicit alms or contributions for
any purpose without the written permission of the Department of Parks
and Recreation.
No person shall permit or cause any animal owned
by him, in his custody or under his control, except a dog when restrained
by a leash not exceeding six feet in length or properly muzzled, to
go, be or run at large or hitch or fasten any horses or other animal
except at places provided for that purpose.
[Amended 9-24-1984 by L.L. No. 8-1984]
No person shall throw stones or other missiles;
annoy persons; interfere with, encumber, obstruct or render dangerous
any path, drive, walk or public place; climb, stand upon or walk upon
any wall, fence, shelter, seat, statue or other erection; enter or
leave except at established entranceways or exits; introduce, carry,
discharge or fire any firearms, firecrackers, torpedoes or other fireworks
except by written permission of the Department of Parks and Recreation;
spit upon any walk, crossing, safety zone or other floor of any structure,
bridge, platform or stairway; cast, throw or deposit on any walk,
crossing, path, safety zone, floor or park surface any portion of
any fruit, vegetable, foodstuff, paper, pasteboard, litter or other
substance; cast, throw or deposit on the ice or in the ponds and lakes
any sticks, stones or other matter that would tend to injure the ice
for skating.
No person shall bring into or have in the parks
any explosives, including any substance, compound or mixture or article
having properties of such a character that alone or in combination
or contiguity with other substances or compounds may decompose suddenly
or generate sufficient heat, gas or pressure, or any or all of them,
to produce rapid flaming combustion or administer a destructive blow
to surrounding objects.
No person shall have or carry, whether or not
concealed upon his person, any instrument or weapon commonly known
as a "toy pistol" or in which or upon which blank cartridges may be
used, or any blank cartridge or ammunition therefor. No person shall
take into the parks or have in his possession therein any rifle, shotgun
or fowling piece or any air gun, spring gun, slingshot or other instrument
or weapon in which the propelling force is a spring or air.
[Amended 9-24-1984 by L.L. No. 8-1984]
No persons shall kindle, build or maintain or
use any fire except in places provided for such purpose. Any fire
for which a permit has been issued by the Department of Parks and
Recreation or in such places as have been designated shall be continuously
under the care and direction of a competent person from the time it
is kindled until it is extinguished. No person shall throw away or
discard any lighted match, cigar or cigarette within or against any
tree or underbrush unless it is to be deposited in a suitable container
provided for the reception thereof.
[Amended 9-24-1984 by L.L. No. 8-1984]
No person shall sell or offer for sale any object
or merchandise or any other thing, whether corporeal or incorporeal,
nor perform any personal service for hire, except under a written
permit by the Department of Parks and Recreation, and then only at
the place or places designated in the permit.
[Amended 9-24-1984 by L.L. No. 8-1984]
No person shall camp or lodge in any park except
at places designated by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
No person shall sleep upon, lie upon or overturn
any seat or bench in the parks, nor shall men occupy any seats that
may be designated as reserved for women and children.
[Amended 9-24-1984 by L.L. No. 8-1984]
No person shall bring into or carry within any
park any tree, shrub, plant or flowers or newly plucked parts thereof
without a written permit by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
[Amended 9-24-1984 by L.L. No. 8-1984]
No person shall enter any building, enclosure
or place within any park upon which the words "No Admittance" shall
be displayed or posted by sign, placard or otherwise without the consent
of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
[Added 5-9-1966; amended 5-12-1980; 6-11-1984]
No person shall, without a permit duly issued
by the City Department of Parks and Recreation therefor, consume any
alcoholic or spirituous liquor or beverage in any of the City parks
or other public recreational areas, together with any of the following:
