941.01 Hours.
941.02 Destruction of property.
941.03 Operation of vehicles.
941.04 Disorderly conduct.
941.05 Littering prohibited.
941.06 Swimming prohibited.
941.07 Dogs and other animals running at large upon or within Municipal Parks.
941.08 Animal owner, keeper or harborer liable for damage to property.
941.09 Animal defecation.
941.10 Certain weapons prohibited.
941.11 Scope.
941.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Land appropriation for parks - see Ohio R.C. 715.21, 719.01
Playgrounds - see Ohio R.C. 755.12 et seq.
Recreation Board - see Ohio R.C. 755.14 et seq.; ADM Ch. 147
Right to regulate vehicle speed in parks - see Ohio R.C. 4511.07(E)
(a) The municipal parks within the City shall be open to the public between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. daily, except organized activities under the jurisdiction of the Recreation Department which start prior to 11:00 p.m. may continue to no later than 1:00 a.m. No person shall enter upon, or be in, any portion of any public park during any hour when such park is not open to the public.
(b) Any person legally fishing along Lake Shore Drive, Pullman Bay and/or City Boat Harbor shall be permitted to do so at any time of day or night.
(c) Any person or groups of persons with a legitimate interest in remaining on Park property during the hours that such parks are closed may apply to the Service-Safety Director for a written permit authorizing the applicants to remain on Park property during specified hours while the parks are closed. The application for the permit shall be made in writing seventy-two or more hours prior to the date of use of such permit. The application shall state the name of the applicants, the nature of the function, the time extension requested and the name of the park at which the function will occur. The permit may be revoked by the Director upon good and sufficient cause.
(Ord. 30-16-O. Passed 11-14-16.)
(a) No person shall break, damage, impair, destroy, misuse, or tamper with any property in the Municipal Parks. In addition to the penalty provided in Section 941.99, any person violating this section shall be liable for the full cost of repair or replacement of the property broken, damaged, impaired or destroyed.
(b) No fires shall be permitted in any Municipal Park except in a barbeque pit or a grill for the purpose of cooking. The Fire Chief is hereby authorized to grant an exception to allow for other types of fires, including for other purposes.
(Ord. 30-16-O. Passed 11-14-16.)
(a) No person shall drive any motorized vehicle upon any portion of a public park within the corporate limits other than on a driveway designated as such.
(b) No person shall drive or operate any vehicle in any public park within the corporate limits at a rate of speed in excess of fifteen miles per hour, excluding Lake Shore Drive, where the maximum speed limit will be twenty miles per hour, unless otherwise posted.
(Ord. 30-16-O. Passed 11-14-16.)
(a) No persons under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs of abuse shall be allowed to enter or remain on any public park, public school premises, or public playgrounds within the City except as otherwise permitted by law in area(s) designated from time to time for such activities, including by the Safety-Service Director.
(b) No person shall engage in disorderly conduct or nuisance activity by being loud, boisterous, threatening or abusive, insulting or using indecent language or engaging in disorderly conduct or behavior, or in any act tending to breach the public peace.
(c) No person shall use any facility or section of the municipal parks at any time for any indecent or immoral purpose.
(Ord. 30-16-O. Passed 11-14-16.)
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