(A) Operation of motor vehicles. No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle in any park except on roads or designated parking areas or other areas as the city shall designate, and no person shall operate a motor vehicle within a park at a speed in excess of ten miles per hour.
(B) Parking of motor vehicles. No person shall park or stop any motor vehicle at any place in a park, except in designated parking areas or upon a public street and no person shall park or leave any unauthorized motor vehicle within a park when persons are not permitted in the park as set forth in § 95.04. A violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.
(C) Fires. No person shall light a fire in any park except in places or receptacles provided for the purpose. All fires must be extinguished before leaving the site.
(D) Littering. No person shall litter park grounds with waste material of any form.
(E) Swimming and bathing. No person shall bathe, swim or wade in any lake, pond or watercourse within a park, except in designated swimming or wading areas. All persons shall comply with the posted rules in swimming areas.
(F) Handbills and posters. No person shall, in any manner, attach or affix any handbill or poster to any property or object within any park.
(G) Alcoholic beverages.
(1) Persons 21 years of age or older are allowed to possess, consume or display alcoholic beverages in any park, except that no distilled spirits shall be allowed in any park, except at Valleywood Golf Course. Distilled spirits may be purchased from, consumed, possessed or displayed within Valleywood Golf Course in accordance with its liquor license under this code and state law. Distilled spirits are distilled beverages containing ethyl alcohol or hydrated oxide of ethyl, including, but not limited to: whiskey, rum, brandy, gin, tequila, vodka, schnapps, and liqueur including all dilutions and mixtures thereof.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall possess or consume an alcoholic beverage within Valleywood Golf Course property that was not purchased at Valleywood Golf Course and provided through its licensed on-sale alcohol vendor, excluding any alcoholic beverages possessed or consumed in conjunction with an alcoholic beverage tasting sponsored by the city's liquor store.
(H) Defacing and destroying park property. No person shall write upon, deface, break, destroy, injure, remove or carry away any tree, plant, flower, shrub, rock, soil, sand, fence, bench or any other structure or property within any park area.
(I) Firearms and bows and arrows. No person shall discharge or display any firearms, air guns, shot guns, rifles, pistols, revolvers, air rifles or BB guns. The use of bows and arrows, except in designated areas, is prohibited. Hunting or trapping is prohibited.
(J) Boat launching and parking of trailers. No person shall violate the posted rules related to public boat launching and parking of trailers.
(K) Park animals. No person shall disturb or interfere with any birds or animals kept or found therein.
(L) Domestic animals. No person shall bring any animal into a park unless the animal is leashed or inside a motor vehicle or cage. This requirement does not apply to a dog that is off-leash in an off-leash dog area as the term is defined elsewhere in this code. Animal owners or their handlers shall remove any excreta dropped by their animals.
(M) Riding horses. No person shall ride a horse or other animal within any park unless in possession of a permit issued by the City Council or as part of an organized community event.
(N) Erection of structures and public service utilities. No person shall construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public service utility into, upon or across any park lands except on special written permission from the City Council.
(O) Throwing stones and other missiles; golf.
(1) No person shall throw or cast any stone or other missile carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights or safety of others, or in any manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property.
(2) Except as permitted at the Valleywood Municipal Golf Course and Park, no person shall hit or strike a golf ball or swing a golf club.
(P) Hockey. No person shall play hockey, except in designated areas. No hockey sticks or pucks shall be permitted in general skating areas.
(Q) Nudity; committing nuisances; obscene language and behavior. No person shall appear nude, commit any nuisance or use threatening, abusing, insulting, obscene or indecent language or act in any indecent, lascivious or improper manner or do any act which constitutes a breach of the public peace.
(R) Operation of minibikes, motor bikes, other recreational vehicles. No person shall operate minibikes, motor bikes, snowmobiles or any motorized recreational vehicle in parks other than at sites designated by the City Council.
(S) Aircraft, hot air balloons, parachutes. No person shall use any park for a starting or landing field for any aircraft, hot air balloons or parachutes, except by permit from the City Council.
(T) Peddling and selling. No person shall sell, solicit or carry on any business or commercial enterprise or service in any park except in connection with an activity for which a park use permit has been issued by the Park Director or lease or contract granted by the City Council.
(U) Exemptions. City agents, employees and police officers acting in their official capacity shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(‘81 Code, § 14.5-3) (Ord. 242, passed 6-9-80; Am. Ord. 278, passed 11-9-82; Am. Ord. 308, passed 10-27-83; Am. Ord. 414, passed 4-28-88; Am. Ord. 859, passed 5-14-09; Am. Ord. 887, passed 4-8-10; Am. Ord. 1070, passed 12-26-19; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 4-14-22; Am. Ord. 1111, passed 5-26-22)