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(a) The name of Municipal Park, which is located at Lake Road and State Road 83, is hereby changed to Veterans Memorial Park.
(b) The Public Works Director is hereby directed to cause the name of the Park hereby changed to be entered on all necessary and proper city maps and records.
(Res. 29-82, passed 1-25-1982; Res. 48-82, passed 3-22-1982; Ord. 43-2014, passed 4-14-2014)
The following Veterans Memorial Park Rules are hereby enacted for compliance by all persons who visit and use the area and facilities of such park. Such rules are in addition and supplemental to the Municipal Park rules set forth in § 1070.02, all of which shall remain applicable to Veterans Memorial Park.
(a) No person shall swim in any area other than an area designated as a swimming area, which area is protected and supervised by lifeguard personnel.
(b) No person shall bring into and use or attempt to use in a designated and protected swimming area any of the following: a ball of any kind, a boat, a raft, an innertube and/or any other flotation device, except Coast Guard approved flotation devices, or water vehicle. No person shall launch or throw any such item from the beach area or any breakwall.
(c) Pets are not allowed in the designated swim area, the adjacent swimming beach or within the Veterans Memorial structure. Pets may only enter and exit the lake via the beach and adjacent shoreline area west of the Heider Creek channel.
(d) No person shall run upon or dive or jump from any breakwall.
(e) No person shall launch or dock any boat from or upon any area of the Park, nor shall any person haul a boat and/or trailer through or upon any area of the park, or park any such item in any area of the park, except as may be allowed by agreement with and permission of the city.
(f) No person shall bring any glass, metal bottle or can upon the park beach area or cause the same to remain upon such area. No person shall cause or start any fire of any kind in the park beach area.
(g) No person shall fish in any area of the Park, except as may be permitted at designated times and at designated areas, as set forth in written notices of such times and areas which may from time to time be posted in the park area.
(Ord. 136-84, passed 10-8-1984; Ord. 167-08, passed 10-8-2008; Ord. 110-2012, passed 7-9-2012)
(a) The name of Point Park, which is located at the intersection of Electric Boulevard and York Road, which property was purchased from Gilbert Forthofer in January, 1971, is hereby changed to Beach Park.
(b) The City Engineer is hereby directed to cause the name of the Park hereby changed to be entered on all necessary and proper city maps and records.
(Res. 124-79, passed 9-17-1979; Ord. 43-2014, passed 4-14-2014)
(a) The Public Service Committee of Council shall prepare and recommend to Council rules and regulations for the Miller Road Park Lake Erie Access Facility for the purpose of applying to all persons who visit and use such Facility and the 4.9 acres which comprise the area of such facility. Additionally, the Municipal Park rules set forth in § 1070.02 shall apply to all persons who visit and use such Facility, except as may be amended by the adopted Facility rules and regulations. In such case, the Municipal Park rules set forth in § 1070.02 shall remain applicable to all persons who visit and use the remaining 9.8 acres of the Miller Road Park passive area not included within such Facility area.
(b) Upon approval of the rules and regulations prepared and recommended by the Public Service Committee of Council, and upon adoption of the same by ordinance of Council, such rules and regulations shall apply to all persons who visit and use the Miller Road Park Lake Erie Access Facility, and a copy of the same shall be available, at cost, from the office of the Clerk of Council.
(c) The Public Service Committee of Council may prepare and recommend future amendments to such rules and regulations, which amendments shall be subject to approval by Council and adoption by ordinance.
(d) No person shall violate any of such rules and regulations.
(Ord. 117-88, passed 6-27-1988)
(a) Persons using this park do so at their own risk; this is an unsupervised facility. Proper protective gear is recommended: helmets, pads, wrist guards and the like. The city does not assume responsibility for injury.
(b) Adult supervision is recommended for children under the age of 12.
(c) No modification to any skating surface or feature is allowed.
(d) No motorized skateboards, bikes, scooters, cycles or vehicles are permitted.
(e) The skate park is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during Eastern Standard Time, and from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time.
(f) Failure to comply with the posted rules and regulations may result in expulsion from the park.
(Prior Code, § 1070.08) (Ord. 134-06, passed 11-27-2006; Ord. 169-08, passed 12-8-2008; Ord. 96-2017, passed 6-26-2017)
(a) Every person who vends, sells or offers for sale from a vehicle, tent or table, food, refreshments or goods and services in or upon any public park or park facility shall, before engaging in such business, obtain from the Recreation Department a permit to do so.
(b) The Recreation Department may limit the number of any type of permit issued to a quantity sufficient to adequately serve the patrons of parks and park facilities.
(c) The fees for a yearly vending permit for each motorized vending vehicle, trailer or stand, (defined as a temporary structure, tent-table or group of tables at a single location), for each non-motorized vending vehicle, and for a one-day vending license, to cover a special event, shall be established by the Recreation Department. Said fees may provide exemptions for not-for-profit, charitable or religious organizations.
(d) All permits issued under this section shall be prominently displayed and produced for inspection when requested by a police officer or park employee or representative, are not transferable, and yearly permits expire on December 31 of the year in which issued.
(e) The Recreation Department shall designate, in writing, to each permit holder, the specific times and areas in parks where vending may take place.
(f) No permit granted under this section shall be construed to entitle any person to vend or sell in any place but in the areas specifically designated, nor to sell items other than those designated in the permit.
(g) The Recreation Department reserves the right to negotiate and contract with a concessionaire for the exclusive rights to vend food and refreshments in certain park facilities where special vending times, quality or style of food and refreshments are required.
(h) The permit of any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision(s) of this section may be revoked by the Recreation Department.
(Prior Code, § 1070.09) (Ord. 170-2008, passed 12-8-2008)
(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
RECKLESS OR HAZARDOUS OPERATION. Operation of a skateboard, wheeling or sliding device in a manner such that the wheels of a wheeling device leave the ground or that the skateboard or sliding device is separated from the ground at the same time (i.e., airborne). It is further defined to mean the use of disability ramps, steps, walls, retention walls, doors, handrails, planters, curb or gutter edges, banters and barricades, benches, picnic tables, sculptures, stages, platforms, playground equipment or other devices or structures which are not intended for pedestrian or vehicular traffic, jumping or stepping on or off such devices or structures using wheeled equipment, or in a manner that is likely to cause damage to property or to cause personal injury or failing to yield the right-of-way to or otherwise interfere with pedestrian traffic.
SKATE PARK. The area located at Weiss Field for skateboard, roller skate and in-line skate purposes.
SKATEBOARD. A foot board mounted upon four or five wheels and usually propelled by the user who sometimes stands, sits, kneels or lies upon the device while it is in motion.
WHEELING OR SLIDING DEVICES. Include, but are not limited to, skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates or bicycles or any other device containing wheels which can be ridden on or otherwise utilized by an individual or individuals in order to move about other than walking.
(b) Operating a skateboard, wheeling or sliding device shall be prohibited as follows:
(1) In certain commercial corridors, the operation of a skateboard, wheeling or sliding device in a reckless or hazardous manner shall be prohibited;
(2) Operating a skateboard, wheeling or sliding device on any property where a sign or signs are posted by property owners prohibiting such operation shall be prohibited. This provision shall be interpreted to mean that if a sign is posted prohibiting skateboarding, it shall be deemed to apply to the prohibition of all skateboard, wheeling or sliding devices;
(3) Notwithstanding the definition of skateboard, wheeling or sliding device, nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of a wheelchair, a stroller, or similar devices, for the purpose of helping an elderly, disabled individual, infant, or other individual needing assistance in moving from place to place; and
(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a skate park or extreme sports facility operated by the Recreation Department.
(Prior Code, § 1070.10) (Ord. 171-08, passed 12-8-2008)
(a) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, for which no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $100 for each offense.
(b) Whoever violates § 1070.06(d) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and shall be fined not more than $100. For each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
(c) Whoever violates § 1070.02(i) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
(Ord. 117-88, passed 6-27-1988; Ord. 89-2015, passed 7-13-2015)