[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Papillion 12-4-1990 as Ch. 3, Art. 3, of the 1990 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.Â
The municipality owns and operates the municipal parks
and recreational areas. The Council, for the purpose of defraying
the cost of the management, maintenance and improvements of the parks
and recreational areas of the municipality, may each year levy a tax
not exceeding the maximum prescribed by state law on the actual valuation
of all real estate and personal property within the municipality that
is subject to taxation.
B.Â
The revenue from said tax shall be known as the "Park
Fund" and shall include all gifts, grants, deeds of conveyance, bequests
or other valuable income-producing personal property and real estate
from any source for the purpose of endowing the parks and recreational
areas. The Park Fund shall at all times remain in the custody of the
City Treasurer.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maliciously
and willfully cut down, injure or destroy any tree, plant or shrub.
It shall be unlawful for any person to injure or destroy any sodded
or planted area or injure or destroy any building, structure, equipment,
fence, bench, table or any other property of the municipal parks and
recreational areas. It shall further be unlawful for any person to
commit any waste on or litter the municipal parks and recreational
areas.
[Amended 5-5-1998 by Ord. No. 1264]
Any person who violates any of the prohibitions
or provisions of section of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor. Unless otherwise specified in the particular section
for which the person stands convicted of violating, the penalty for
such violation shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $500 or imprisoned
six months, or both said fine and imprisonment at the discretion of
the sentencing court.
[Added 11-8-2000 by Ord. No. 1335]
A.Â
A municipal park is a pleasure ground set apart for
the recreation of the public through promotion of its health, welfare
and enjoyment. To secure these beneficial objectives, and to maintain
the integrity of the park and recreation areas in the city, bodies
and officials entrusted with the management and control of parks have
broad powers to effect reasonable rules and regulations.
B.Â
CITY
DIRECTOR
PARK
PERSON
For the purpose of this section, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given
herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the
present tense include the future, words in the plural number include
the singular number and words in the singular number include the plural
number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
The City of Papillion, Nebraska.
A person immediately in charge of any park area and its activities,
and to whom all park attendants of such area are responsible.
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation facility
or any other area in the city, owned or used by the city and devoted
to active or passive recreation.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
C.Â
Posting signs, displays or other advertising devices. No person or
entity shall place or erect any structure, sign, bulletin board, display,
post, pole or advertising device of any kind whatsoever in any park,
playground or boulevard or attach any notice, bill, poster, sign,
wire, rod or cord to any tree, shrub, fence, railing, post or structure
within any park, playground, or boulevard; provided, however, the
Parks Director may permit, with the final approval of the City Administrator,
the erection of temporary seasonal decorations, in City Park only,
from November 15 through January 3 with the following guidelines:
[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 1661]
(1)Â
Only eight temporary seasonal decoration applications shall be accepted
for any one winter season.
(2)Â
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as mandating the issuance
of any particular number of permits.
(3)Â
The Parks Director, in reviewing the temporary seasonal decoration
applications, shall give first priority to any individual, business
or other entity which has had a temporary seasonal decoration in the
prior year. The Parks Director shall give second priority to local
charitable, community or civic organizations that operate on a nonprofit
basis within the City of Papillion. All other applicants shall be
dealt with on a first-come, first-serve basis. The City Administrator
shall have the final approving authority for such temporary seasonal
displays.
(4)Â
No organization or individual may receive more than one temporary
seasonal decoration permit during any one calendar year.
(5)Â
Each permit granted shall be for one specific location identified within City Park. Priority of location for such seasonal decoration shall be subject to the same policies set forth in § 142-4C(3).
(6)Â
Permits shall not be assignable or transferable in any manner, unless
approved by the City Administrator.
D.Â
Application contents.
[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 1661]
(1)Â
Application for a permit required under the provisions of this chapter
shall be made to the Parks Director only between November 1 and November
30 of the year in which the permit, if issued, would be valid.
(2)Â
At the time of an application, an applicant shall furnish to the
Parks Director the name and address of a person designated by the
business, organization or other entity who will be responsible for
the assembly of its temporary seasonal decoration. The person designated
shall be a resident of the City of Papillion and must be at least
21 years of age. It shall be incumbent upon the applicant to keep
this contact information current so that the names of the individuals
having site management and responsibilities will always be on file
in the office of the Parks Department.
(3)Â
The size and space restriction for each display will be no greater
than 20 feet by 20 feet.
