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A. Climbing Prohibited: It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to climb any tree or walk, stand or sit upon any monument, fountain, railing, fence or upon any other property not designated or customarily used for the purpose in any park.
B. Rock Climbing:
1. Rock Scrambling: Climbing on a rock formation more than ten feet (10') above the valley floor or base of the rock formation without using proper equipment.
2. Technical Climbing: "Technical climbing" is defined as climbing on a rock formation in parties of two (2) or more using proper equipment, which equipment shall, as a minimum, consist of:
a. A perlon or laid rope specifically designed and manufactured for use in climbing or mountaineering and which meets minimum Union International Alpinist Association standards which standards, as they presently exist or as amended, are hereby incorporated by reference; and
b. Carabiners to clip into the fixed protection (piton previously placed in the rock) or an assortment of artificial chock, stones or pitons to adequately protect the leader's ascent, and allow the climb to be safely seconded.
3. Rock Scrambling Prohibited: Rock scrambling is prohibited in Garden of the Gods Park and North Cheyenne Canyon Park.
4. Technical Climbing Allowed: Technical climbing is allowed in Garden of the Gods Park and North Cheyenne Canyon Park with a permit issued by the Parks Department except in areas posted by the Director as nontechnical climbing areas. (Ord. 89-97; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-24)
It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird in any park. It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to collect upon or remove from or have in the person's possession any wild animal, or the eggs or nest, or young of any reptile or bird; nor shall any unauthorized person collect, remove or have in the person's possession, give away, sell or offer to sell, or buy, or offer to buy, or accept as a gift, a specimen alive or dead of any animal, reptile, insect or bird in any park. (Ord. 89-97; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-24)
A. It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to injure, deface, destroy, damage or remove any cultural, archaeological, geological or paleontological resource from any park property.
B. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES: Material remains of human activities which are at least fifty (50) years of age and are capable of providing scientific understandings of past human behavior and cultural adaptation.
CULTURAL RESOURCES: Physical evidence of past human activity including sites, structures, landscapes, objects, and culturally-modified natural features which are significant to a group of people traditionally associated with an area.
GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES: Material produced from the physical processes of the earth that have value to humans and are commonly extracted from the earth, including rocks, minerals, and metals.
PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES: Fossilized remains or imprints of once-living organisms that are likely to yield information about the history of life on earth. (Ord. 18-24)
A. It is unlawful for any person participating in metal detecting to injure, deface, destroy, or disturb any grass or landscaped areas or retain any articles found in the conduct of this activity.
B. For the purposes of this section, the following definition applies:
METAL DETECTING: The act of using an electronic instrument consisting of a sensor probe which can be swept over the ground or other objects to detect the presence of metal objects that may be hidden within objects, or metal objects buried underground. (Ord. 18-24)
A. It is unlawful for any person to use a mechanical device to assist in the act of gold panning in any stream or waterway located within any park area owned, maintained and operated by the City.
B. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
GOLD PANNING: A form of placer mining that seeks to extract gold from sand and gravel deposits.
MECHANICAL DEVICE: Any equipment other than a traditional, hand-held gold pan that aids in the moving of sand, gravel, and/or water in an effort to detect and isolate gold flakes. This includes but is not limited to sluice boxes, rocker boxes, hand dredges, and mechanical pumps and screens. (Ord. 18-24)
It is unlawful for any person to throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream or other body of water in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into the waters, any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of the waters in any park. (Ord. 89-97; Ord. 01-42)
It is unlawful for any person to bring in or to dump, deposit or leave any litter, as defined in article 6 of this chapter, including but not limited to, bottles, broken glass, discarded vegetation including landscape waste, such as grass clippings, tree or shrub limbs, Christmas trees, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, cigarette butts or any other trash in any park property. No person shall place these materials or litter in any waters in or contiguous to any park property, or leave any litter anywhere on the grounds of the park property. (Ord. 89-97; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-24)
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