(A) Commercial use; solicitation; advertising and photography. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Solicit, sell, or otherwise peddle any goods, wares, merchandise, services, liquids, or edibles in a park, except by authorized concession or written permission granted by the Board;
(2) Operate a still, motion picture, video, or other camera for commercial purposes in a park without prior authorization from either the Board, the Director or his or her designee, or by use permit approved by the Board; and
(3) Expose, distribute, or place any sign, advertisement, notice, poster, or display in a park without authorization from the Parks Department.
(B) Pets in parks. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Bring any dog, cat, or other pet into a park, unless caged or kept on a leash not more than six feet in length and under the handler's control, unless in a pet exercise area designated by the Board;
(2) Allow any dog, cat, or other pet to enter a beach area, nature center area, refuge area, picnic area, park building, or other "no pet" designated areas within a park;
(3) Permit a pet under his or her control to disturb, harass, or interfere with any park visitor, a park visitor's property, or a park employee;
(4) Tether any animal to a tree, plant, building, or park equipment; and/or
(5) Have custody or control of any dog or domestic pet in a designated area of a park without possessing an appropriate device for cleaning up pet feces and disposing of it in a sanitary manner.
(C) Noise; amplification of sound.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, without the prior authorization either of the Board, the Director or his or her designee, or by use permit, to:
(a) Install, use, or operate within the park a loudspeaker or sound amplifying equipment in a fixed or movable position or mounted upon any sound truck for the purposes of giving instructions, directions, talks, addresses, lectures, or transmitting music to any persons or assemblages of persons in or upon any place within the park;
(b) Use or operate, or permit the use or operation of any radio, tape player, phonograph, television set, music amplifier, or other machine or device for the production or reproduction of sound in a manner as to be disturbing or a nuisance to reasonable persons of normal sensitivity within the area of audibility; and/or
(c) Willfully make or continue, or cause to be made or continued, any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise which disturbs the peace or quiet within any park or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable park visitor of normal sensitivity, except as duly authorized for special programs at dates and times.
(2) The standards which shall be considered in determining whether a violation of the provisions of this section exists shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Level of the noise;
(b) The intensity of the noise;
(c) Whether the nature of the noise is usual or unusual;
(d) The level and intensity of the background noise, if any;
(e) The type of area within which the noise emanates;
(f) The intensity of human use of the area during the time at which the noise emanates;
(g) The time of the day or night the noise occurs;
(h) The duration of the noise; and
(i) Whether the noise is recurrent, intermittent, or constant.
(D) Fires. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Start a fire in a park, except in a designated area, and then only in fire rings, portable stoves, or grills, except by use permit;
(2) Leave a fire unattended or fail to fully extinguish a fire; and/or
(3) Scatter or leave unattended lighted matches, ashes, burning tobacco, paper, or other combustible material.
(E) Assemblies, meetings, and the like. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct public meetings, assemblies, worship services, entertainment, parades, or demonstrations within a park without a use permit or prior authorization from either the Board, the Director or his or her designee, or by use permit.
(F) Amusement contraptions. It shall be unlawful to bring in, set up, construct, manage, or operate any amusement or entertainment contraption, device, or gadget without prior authorization from either the Board, the Director or his or her designee, or by use permit.
(G) Engine-powered models and toys. It shall be unlawful for any person to start, fly, or use any fuel or battery powered model aircraft, model boat, rocket, or like powered toy or model.
(H) Unlawful occupancy. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter in any way any building, installation, or area that may be under construction, locked, or closed to public use, or to enter or be upon any building, installation, or area after the posted closing time or before the posted opening time, or contrary to posted notice in any park.
(I) Aviation. It shall be unlawful to use park property for a starting or landing field for aircraft, hot air balloons, parachutes, hang gliders, or other flying apparatus without a permit.
(Ord. 30, passed 4-14-87; Am. Ord. 61-2007, passed 11-6-07; Am. Ord. 72-2011, passed 1-17-12; Am. Ord. 86-2018, passed 8-21-18; Am. Ord. 105-2024, passed 5-21-24) Penalty, see § 91.99