[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Ogdensburg 6-9-1980 by L.L. No. 4-1980 (Ch. 140 of the 1975 Ogdensburg Municipal Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
This chapter shall apply to and be in effect in all parks under
the control, supervision and jurisdiction of the Department of Parks
and Recreation of the City of Ogdensburg.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Morrissette Park, Library Park, Crescent Park, Municipal
Marina and all public lands bordering the Saint Lawrence and Oswegatchie
Rivers from Caroline Street to LaFayette Street.
The grounds and buildings thereon, waters therein and any
other property necessary for the operation thereof, and constituting
a part thereof, which is now or may hereafter be maintained, operated
and controlled by the City of Ogdensburg for public park purposes.[1]
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association
of persons; and the singular number shall include the plural.
The grounds, buildings and equipment thereon, and any other
property necessary for the operation thereof, and constituting a part
thereof, which is now or hereafter be maintained, operated and controlled
by the City of Ogdensburg for public skateboarding and in-line skating.
[Added 7-8-1996 by Ord.
No. 11-1996]
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "Parks Foreman," which
immediately followed this definition, was deleted 12-7-1992 by L.L.
No. 3-1992.
A.
Except as hereinafter provided; all City parks shall be open to the
public between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
B.
The Greenbelt Park, from May 1 until October 31 of each year, shall
be open to the public 24 hours per day. Quiet hours will begin at
11:00 p.m.
[Amended 4-13-1981 by L.L. No. 3-1981]
C.
With an application to the Director of Parks and Recreation or the City Manager, a special permit may be issued allowing use of City parks during hours other than those noted in Subsection A.
[Amended 12-7-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
D.
The municipal dock shall be closed to vehicular traffic between 11:00
p.m. and 4:00 a.m. between May 1 and October 31.
[Added 7-13-1992 by Ord.
No. 8-1992]
E.
In case of an emergency or when, in the judgment of the Director
of Parks and Recreation, the Chief of Police or the City Manager,
the public interest demands, any portion of any park may be closed
to the public or to designated persons.
[Amended 10-14-1980 by L.L. No. 5-1980; 12-7-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
F.
The Skateboard Park, located on the western end of the Ogdensburg
Mall parking lot, shall be open from July 9 until Labor Day of each
year, between the hours of Monday through Friday, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and then only
when an employee designated by the City of Ogdensburg to supervise
the Skateboard Park is present.
[Added 7-8-1996 by Ord.
No. 11-1996]
G.
The hours of operation in playground apparatus areas of all City
parks shall be from sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. No skateboards,
in-line skaters, bicycles or pets are allowed in playground apparatus
areas.
[Added 10-13-1998 by Ord.
No. 8-1998]
[Amended 12-7-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
A.
No person shall injure, damage, deface, remove, destroy or tamper
with any equipment, signage, fencing, drive, walk, path, bridge or
approach situate in any City park or Skateboard Park without the written
permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation or City Manager.
[Amended 7-8-1996 by Ord.
No. 11-1996]
B.
No person shall disturb, remove or damage any asphalt, concrete,
flagstone, rock, gravel, sand, earth and all plantings thereon, or
ice, or make any excavation of any kind in any City park without the
written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation or the
City Manager.
A.
Camping. No person or organization shall be permitted to erect, place,
pitch or position any tent or temporary shelter, canopy or similar
type device in or upon municipal property within the City of Ogdensburg,
unless such person or organization has received a permit from the
Department of Parks and Recreation. Applications for such permission
shall be filled out, in writing, upon the form prescribed by the City
Department of Parks and Recreation.
B.
Alcoholic beverages.
(1)
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall consume beer, wine, whiskey or other alcoholic beverages on or in any City park unless authorized as provided in Chapter 69, Alcoholic Beverages.
(2)
Except as provided herein, public consumption of alcoholic beverages
and possession of open containers containing alcoholic beverages shall
be allowed within boats docked at the Municipal Marina. The consumption
of alcoholic beverages shall be allowed by special permit to accommodate
organized group activities to be held in specific areas of the Greenbelt,
i.e. horseshoe pit areas. Said permit shall be applied for at the
Recreation and Parks Department not less than 48 hours prior to the
event and can be issued for a long-term (seasonal) basis. There shall
be no charge for said permit.
[Amended 4-13-1981 by L.L. No. 3-1981; 3-10-1997 by Ord. No. 4-1997; 4-14-1997 by Ord. No. 5-1997]
C.
Beverage containers. No person shall be permitted to bring into any
City park any beverage encased in a glass container.
D.
Fires. No person shall maintain any fire within any park except in
receptacles or places provided for that purpose. Any fire so maintained
shall be under the care and direction of a person over the age of
16 years from the time it is kindled until the time it is extinguished.
E.
Parking/driving of motor vehicles. Parking and/or driving of motor
vehicles shall be permitted in designated areas only. In no event
shall any lawn or seeded area or any walkway be designated by any
person or official except on direction of the City Council.
F.
Picnics. Picnics shall be allowed in any City park. However, any
group of persons who shall use or occupy more than two picnic benches
or more than two cooking receptacles shall be required to apply for
a permit for use of a picnic area.
G.
Golfing. Golfing shall be prohibited in any City park where playground
equipment is on the property.
[Added 9-26-1994 by Ord.
No. 6-1994]
H.
Required equipment/clothing-Skateboard Park. No person shall be permitted
to skateboard or in-line skate within the confines of Skateboard Park
unless such person is equipped with a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads
and wrist pads. The wearing of shorts is also prohibited.
[Added 7-8-1996 by Ord.
No. 11-1996]
I.
Failure to obey rules/disruptive behavior-Skateboard Park. No person
shall fail to obey the rules and restrictions pertaining to the use
of the Skateboard Park or behave in a manner which is unduly disruptive
or which interferes with the use of the Skateboard Park by other skateboarders
or in-line skaters.
[Added 7-8-1996 by Ord.
No. 11-1996]
J.
Canines. The Director of Parks and Recreation may, during scheduled
events, prohibit canines, leashed or otherwise, from appearing in
any or all portions of a park. No person shall cause or allow a canine
to be in any portion of a park in violation of such a restriction.
This shall not apply to a canine commonly known as a "Seeing eye dog."
[Added 5-24-2004 by Ord.
No. 7-2004]
K.
Clifford Montroy Youth Complex. The Clifford Montroy Youth Complex
has been designated for youth organized sporting events only (ages
16 and under) and adult organized sporting event usage is prohibited.
[Added 9-25-2017 by Ord.
No. 16-2017]
A.
Dockage for private pleasure craft will be made available during
the months of May, June, July, August and September. The fee to be
charged shall be established on an annual basis by the Ogdensburg
City Council.
B.
Dockage within the marina shall be limited to a maximum consecutive
period of 48 hours, and craft previously docked must absent themselves
from the marina for at least 12:00 hours before any consideration
for renewed docking is given.
C.
Dockage will be allowed only within the slips provided by the marina
itself, and only one boat per slip shall be permitted. Mooring of
any vessel along the western or northern sea wall of the municipal
dock shall be prohibited unless written and specific permission is
granted by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
D.
Seasonal dockage between May 1 and October 31 within the marina shall
be permitted with the approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation
and with the filing of the proper application and payment of the required
fee. The fee charged shall be established on an annual basis by the
Ogdensburg City Council.
[Added 5-13-1985 by L.L.
No. 4-1985]
E.
The City Manager is hereby empowered to issue a permit allowing dockage
by one craft for periods in excess of 48 hours and allowing dockage
in places other than designated slips in exceptional circumstances
and when, in the judgment of the City Manager, a public purpose and
the best interests of the City shall be served by such a permit.
F.
Vessels proceeding into and out of the marina bay shall be operated
at speed low enough to prevent the existence of any wake and shall
maintain such a low speed until 100 feet from the marina and municipal
dock.
G.
Waterskiing within 100 feet of the marina or municipal dock is prohibited.
H.
Fishing within or into the marina proper is prohibited between May
1 and October 31 unless written permission is granted by the City
Manager or Director of Parks and Recreation. This includes all docks,
boats, walls, breakwater and shoreline. Fishing is permitted from
the breakwater out into the river and from the northern face of the
municipal dock, running in an easterly direction from the entrance
to the marina.
[Amended 7-8-1996 by Ord.
No. 13-1996]
No parent, guardian or custodian of any minor shall permit or
allow him or her to do any act which would constitute a violation
of these regulations.
A.
The Director of Parks and Recreation and the City Manager are hereby
authorized to grant permits in conformity with this chapter on application
to the Director of Parks and Recreation or the City Manager.
[Amended 12-7-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
B.
All permits issued shall be in writing and are subject to all park
rules and regulations.
C.
The City Manager is hereby empowered to promulgate rules and regulations
governing the implementation of this chapter. Such rules and regulations
shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk, and copies thereof
shall be made available to each applicant for any permit. Any rules
and regulations promulgated by the City Manager shall not become effective
except on approval by the City Council of the City of Ogdensburg.
