[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of New Carrollton as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-16-1975 as Ch. 9, Art. II, of the 1975 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any public park, playground, ballfield or other outdoor recreational
area owned, established and maintained by the City of New Carrollton.
Any natural person of any age, or any group of such persons.
[Amended 4-2-1997 by Ord. No. 97-01; 12-17-2014 by Ord. No. 15-06]
A.
All non-lighted
parks owned by the City of New Carrollton or to be hereafter owned
by the City of New Carrollton shall be closed from sunset of one day
until sunrise of the next day. Lighted parks shall be allowed to stay
open until 10:00 p.m.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person and/or vehicle to be present in or use any closed park, subject to the exceptions as indicated in § 84-4.
C.
Any park
property, at any time, may be closed entirely or the activities permitted
thereat limited as stated in the New Carrollton Recreation Facilities
Rules and Regulations, adopted by resolution.
[Added 4-2-1997 by Ord. No. 97-01]
Permits for special events or for the use of
ballfields shall be obtained by making application on the form provided
by the Administrative Officer. A permittee shall be bound by all park
rules as stipulated on the approved application form. All permits
in which a waiver of the park rules is requested must be approved
by the City Council.
[Amended 12-17-2014 by Ord. No. 15-06]
The provisions of § 84-2 of this article shall not apply to any police officer on duty within the City of New Carrollton nor to any official or employee of the City of New Carrollton who may be within a park during the hours when it is closed to the public for the purpose of performing his or her official duties.
[Added 4-2-1997 by Ord. No. 97-01]
Violation of any provision of this article shall be deemed a municipal infraction and shall be punishable as provided in § 1-21A of this Code.
[Adopted 4-3-2024 by Ord. No. 24-04[
For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Means and includes City-owned parks, public squares, ball
diamonds, soccer fields, and other recreation areas.
Means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted
and heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, any other lighted or heated
tobacco or plant product or narcotic intended for inhalation, including
hookahs and marijuana, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner
or in any form.
Means the act of using an electronic smoking device that
creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or any form, or the use
of any oral smoking device.
Smoking and vaping shall be prohibited in all public parks within
the City of New Carrollton.
Every public place where smoking is prohibited by this article
shall have posted at every entrance a conspicuous sign clearly stating
that smoking is prohibited.
