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The following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations have the meanings given herein.
1. “Park” is a park, reservation, playground, recreation center, or any other area in the City, owned or used by the City, and devoted to active or passive recreation.
2. “Vehicle” is any wheeled conveyance, whether motor powered, animal drawn, or self-propelled. The term includes any trailer in tow of any size, kind, or description. Exception is made for baby carriages and vehicles in the service of the City park.
The shelter house located at 649 N. 44th Street, may be reserved for meetings, gatherings, and organized events, upon receipt of a reservation and payment of a fee. Such assemblages shall be conducted in a lawful and orderly manner. The rental fees for the use of this facility are established by resolution of the Council.
No person shall place, deposit, or throw any waste, refuse, litter, or foreign substance on the ground or in any area or receptacle in a park except in receptacles provided for that purpose. Park waste receptacles shall not be used for dumping trash or rubbish introduced in that form to the park.
No person in a park shall:
1. Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with or displace or remove, any building, bridge, table, bench, grill, railing, paving or paving materials, water line or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices of placards whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes posts or other boundary markers, or other structures or equipment, facilities, or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
2. Dig or remove any sand, soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs or plants, down timber or other wood or materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agencies, except on special written permit issued hereunder.
3. 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 such lands, except on special written permit issued hereunder.
4. Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant or injure the bark, or pick the flowers or seeds, of any tree or plant. A person shall not dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or in any way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area.
5. Climb any tree or walk, stand or sit upon monuments, flower pots, railings, fences or upon any other property not designated or customarily used for such purposes.
6. Tie or hitch a horse or other animal to any tree or plant.
7. Hunt, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird; nor remove or have in possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest, or young of any reptile or bird.
No person in a park shall:
1. Fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the State motor vehicle traffic laws and the traffic laws of the City of Cumming in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles together with such regulations as are contained herein.
2. Fail to obey all traffic officers and public officials, such persons being hereby authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever and wherever needed in the parks and on the highways, streets or roads immediately adjacent thereto, in accordance with the provision of this chapter, as supplemented by any other regulations or ordinances duly adopted and passed by the City.
3. Drive any vehicle on any area except the paved parking road or parking areas, or such other areas as may on occasion be specified as temporary parking area.
4. Parking.
A. Full park on any road or driveway at any time as to block traffic.
B. Double park any vehicle on any road or parkway unless directed by a public official.
C. Park any vehicle in a designated person with disabilities parking area, without a proper permit.
5. Bicycles.
A. Ride a bicycle on other than paved vehicular road or path designated for that purpose. A bicyclist shall be permitted to wheel or push a bicycle by hand over any grassy area or wooded trail or any paved area reserved for pedestrian use.
B. Leave bicycles on the ground or paving, or set against trees, or in any other place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by them.
No person in a park shall:
1. Fail to observe that tables and benches are used on a first come, first served basis.
2. Use any portion of the picnic areas or park, or any other building or structures therein, for the purpose of holding picnics to the exclusion of other persons, or use such area and facilities for an unreasonable time if the facilities are crowded, unless reserved by special permit.
3. Build or maintain, or in any way light a fire except in self-supporting barbeque grills in places designated as picnic areas, provided on the premises by the City for use in picnic cooking. Any fire shall be continuously under the care and control of a competent adult, from the time it is kindled until it is extinguished.
4. Camp, unless prior approval is obtained from the City Council.
5. Take part in or abet the playing of any games involving throwing or otherwise propelling objects such as arrows, stones, javelins, shot puts, or model airplanes except in areas set apart for such forms of recreations.
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