[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Charter Township of East China 11-18-1980 by Ord. No. 117 as
Ch. 8-06 of the 1980 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Rules and regulations governing the use of public
park properties within the Charter Township of East China shall be
established.
[Amended 5-7-1984 by Ord. No. 138]
A.
Hours. The public parks of the Charter Township of
East China shall be open to the public each day between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
B.
Designated paths, roads, and driveways. No person
shall ride or operate any horse, bicycle, automobile, truck, or other
four-wheel vehicle in the public parks except on designated paths,
roads or driveways.
C.
Animals or pets. No person shall bring any animal
or pet into the public parks unless said animal is controlled by a
leash not exceeding six feet in length.
D.
Fires. No person shall build any fire in the public
parks except in fireplaces or other spaces set apart and designated
for this purpose.
E.
Amplifying devices. No person shall use or cause to
be used any loud-speaking device or sound amplifier in the public
parks unless authorized to do so by the Park Commission of the Charter
Township of East China and provided that such use occurs between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
F.
Structures. No person shall erect any tent, stand,
platform or other structures in the public parks unless authorized
by the Park Commission of the Charter Township of East China.
A.
Obstruction of walks or driveways. No person shall
obstruct or cause obstruction to occur to any walk or driveway in
the public parks.
B.
Motor-driven vehicles. No person shall ride or operate
a motorcycle or any other motor-driven vehicle with three wheels or
less in the public parks.
C.
Malicious destruction or removal.
(1)
Property. No person shall damage, deface, destroy,
move or carry away any monument, sign, structure, table, building,
playground equipment, tool, device, tree, shrub, flower or other public
property located within or used in connection with the public parks.
(2)
Natural materials. No person shall take, remove, dig
or carry away any sward, gravel, sand, turf, earth, soil or wood unless
authorized by the Park Commission of the Charter Township of East
China.
(3)
Wildlife. No person shall kill, destroy, harm or molest
any bird, bird nest, fish or animal located within the public parks.
D.
Posting. No person shall paste, affix or inscribe
any handbill, sign, poster, card device or inscription to or upon
any tree, sign, structure or other property in the public parks.
E.
Refuse.
(1)
Deposit. No person shall deposit any rubbish, refuse,
garbage, waste, paper, rags, containers, or bottle caps in the public
parks except in such wastebaskets or containers as may be provided
therefor; and
(2)
Dumping. Further provided that said items are not
brought into the public park for the purpose of depositing or dumping
said items.
F.
Intoxicating liquor.[1]
[Amended 8-20-1990 by Ord. No. 187]
(1)
Dispersal or distribution. No person, group of persons,
firm, or corporation shall sell, furnish, or give away any intoxicating
liquor in the public parks, nor shall any person, group of persons,
firm, or corporation barter or exchange tokens, coupons, or any other
form of exchange which results in intoxicating liquor being dispersed
or distributed in the public parks;
(2)
Consumption or intoxication. No person or persons
shall consume any intoxicating liquor in any such park, nor shall
any person or persons be intoxicated in any such park;
(3)
Limited exception. Provided, however, that between
the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m., the consumption of beer by
visitors will be permitted only as incidental to the serving of a
meal; provided that during the course of such meal the bottles and
containers shall be kept from view of other users of the park.
G.
Firearms and weapons. No person shall discharge any
firearm, bow and arrow, BB gun, slingshot, air rifle or any other
weapon within the public parks, except police officers in the performance
of their regular duties.
[Amended 10-5-2009 by Ord. No. 302]
H.
Overnight camping. No person shall place a tent, camper,
trailer, motor home or any other such vehicle or structure in the
public parks which can be used for overnight accommodations past 11:00
p.m.
[Amended 5-7-1984 by Ord. No. 138]
I.
Drones and unmanned aircraft. No person shall launch, land, or operate
unmanned aircraft at any township administered property, including
public parks, less than 400 feet above the ground level. Drones or
unmanned aircraft are not permitted to interfere with the enjoyment
of the land being used at these areas.
[Added 9-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 315]