(A) Defacement, destruction, removal, disturbance, or the bringing in of property, equipment, plants, and animals.
(1) Defacement, destruction, removal. No person shall injure, deface, destroy, disturb, or remove any part of the park or any building, sign, equipment, or other property or cut down, destroy, or injure any growing plant or tree within a park.
(2) Defacement of surface. No person shall accelerate a motor vehicle causing the tires to spin, mark, and deface any park or roadway surface.
(3) Bringing in trees, plants, or shrubs. Unless authorized by the Director, no person shall bring any tree, shrub, or plant into any park.
(4) Bringing in and leaving animals, fish, or fowl. Unless authorized by the Director, no person shall bring any animal, fish, or fowl into any park and leave it there.
(B) Littering, rubbish, garbage, sewerage and noxious material; air pollution nuisance and damage. No person without authorization of the Director shall bring into, leave behind, or dump any material of any kind, whether waste or otherwise, in any park except refuse, ashes, garbage, and other material arising from the normal use and enjoyment of a picnic, camp, or other permitted activity, provided the material is deposited in receptacles or pits provided for these purposes. No material of any kind shall be left or deposited within or near any park so as to pollute the land, waters or air coursing through or over any park or otherwise to interfere with proper use and enjoyment of any park. No bottles, cans, refuse, or foreign material of any description shall be deposited or thrown on, into or along any park, including along any roadway or into any streams or waterways located in any park.
(C) Molesting wildlife, hunting, and fishing. Within the confines of a park, no person shall hunt, pursue with dogs, trap, or engage in other activities which shall in any way molest birds or their nests or eggs or animals or their dens, except by specific written permit issued by the Director solely to control overabundance, disease, or in-breeding of wildlife species. The Director may cause park waters, which it deems advisable, to be closed to fishing and shall so post them. In all other park waters, fishing shall be permitted subject to state statutes.
(D) (1) Fires. Barbecues and cook-outs shall be permitted provided the materials used were not taken from the park. No person shall start a fire in any park except for small fires for culinary purposes in park grills. The Director may at his or her discretion prohibit all fires for limited periods at any location or for any purpose when necessary for protection of park property. Open fires for recreational purposes are not allowed unless authorized by the Director. Any fire shall be continuously attended under the care and direction of a competent person. All fires shall be put out by the person or persons starting or using the same before leaving the immediate vicinity of the fire.
(2) Dumping of ashes. The dumping of hot ashes or fire from portable picnic grills onto the grass or plants is prohibited. Hot ashes shall be deposited only in designated receptacles, but not in picnic refuse receptacles.
(E) Firearms, weapons, explosives, and missiles.
(1) Carrying of firearms, weapons, explosives, and missiles. No person shall carry firearms of any description, air or gas guns, slingshots, paintball guns, switchblade knives, metal knuckles, or other dangerous or lethal weapons, explosives, fireworks, or missile-throwing or propelling devices within any park without specific written permit from the Director. Authorized park rangers or other authorized law enforcement officers while in the line of duty are excepted from this restriction.
(2) Discharging of firearms, weapons, explosives, and missiles. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any firearms, missile throwing or propelling device, fireworks, air, electric, or gas horns, explosives, corrosive or volatile materials, or air or gas guns, or paintball guns within any park without specific written permit from the Director. Park rangers or other authorized law enforcement officers while in the line of duty are excepted from this restriction.
(F) Camping. No person shall camp within any park except in camping areas designated by the Director and on written approval of the Director.
(G) Disorderly conduct.
(1) Sale of merchandise. No person shall offer or exchange for sale any article of merchandise or take up any collection or solicit or receive contributions of money or articles of value in any park except when authorized by permit or under contract with the City.
(2) Drinking, under influence or possession of alcoholic liquor or controlled substance. No person under the influence of alcoholic liquor or controlled substance shall enter or remain in any park. No alcoholic liquor or controlled substance shall be sold, brought within, given away, or consumed in any park. Special requests for sale or use of alcoholic liquor must be made in writing to the Liquor Commissioner and a permit issued by him or her.
(3) Unlawful entry of toilets. No persons, except park maintenance employees on duty or park rangers or law enforcement officers, shall enter a toilet room set aside for the opposite sex.
(4) Persons acting unlawfully to be removed from park. No person shall remain within any park who does not abide by conditions, rules or regulations adopted by the Director for the preservation of order and the protection of property within the parks. No person who does not abide by the instructions and directions of duly authorized park rangers, law enforcement officers, employees or agents of the Director in the lawful performance of their duties shall remain in any park. Any person directed by a park ranger, law enforcement officer, employee, or agent of the Director to leave any park shall do so promptly and peaceably.
(5) Unlawful to resist, obstruct, or abuse enforcement officers. No person shall resist or obstruct or be abusive of or address in a profane or obscene manner any park ranger, law enforcement officers, agent of the Director, or any employee engaged in work for the City.
(6) Failure to comply with orders. No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any reasonable order relating to the regulation, direction, or control of traffic, or to any other order lawfully given by any ranger, law enforcement officer, or employee acting under the authority of the Director or willfully resist, obstruct, assault, or abuse any ranger or law enforcement officer or any other official in the execution of his office, or in any manner give aid to any person to escape from custody or to attempt to escape from impending arrest or custody.
(7) Hindering or soliciting employees. No person shall interfere with or in any manner hinder any employee of the City while engaged in constructing, repairing, or caring for any park property, nor shall any person solicit any employee while the employee is on duty.
(8) Throwing stones or missiles. No person shall throw or cast any stones or other missiles in any park.
(9) Begging. No person shall beg or solicit alms in any manner in any park.
(H) Traffic.
(1) Speed limits. No person shall operate any vehicle or conveyance at a rate of speed greater than speed limit signs erected along the right-of-way nor, in the absence of signs, at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour, nor in all events at a greater speed than is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the roads, or endangers the safety of any person or property.
(2) Vehicles restricted to roadways. No person shall ride or operate any vehicle on, over, or along any park except roadways, driveways, and parking areas designated for the use of the vehicles, or except in specially limited areas designated by the Director from time to time for particular type vehicles or special events.
(3) Driving on park areas and closed roads or drives. No person shall drive a vehicle of any kind upon or along any park area, road, or drive which has been closed and posted with appropriate signs or barricades. The Director shall have authority to order areas, roads, or drives closed during the process of construction, reconstruction, repair, or when conditions render travel either unsafe or duly destructive of the area, road, or drive.
(4) Parking, hours of parking, lights. No vehicle shall be parked or stopped on any area other than a properly designated parking lot or parking area. No vehicle shall be parked or stopped in any manner which will block in whole or in part any road, driveway, doorway, or recreational area. No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle or conveyance, whether attended or unattended, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and daylight; provided this restriction shall not apply to persons camping with permits in areas designated as camping areas or if permission is granted by the Director to the driver or occupants of any vehicle or conveyance which is disabled in a manner and to an extent that parking is necessary.
(5) Driving without license. No person shall drive a vehicle within any park unless the person has a valid license or permit as an operator or chauffeur when a license or permit is required under the state vehicle code.
(6) Spotlights. No person shall use or shine spotlights or unnecessarily or continuously shine vehicle headlights of any kind onto any park except under the direction of the park ranger or law enforcement officers or park employees or except where necessary for the preservation of life or property.
(7) Mufflers. Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with an adequate muffler or exhaust system in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise. No muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass, or similar device.
(8) Trucks and buses. Except by authority of special permit granted by the Director, no person shall drive or operate a vehicle in excess of 3/4 ton over any road or drive within any park, with the exception of vehicles servicing authorized park functions or concessionaires.
(9) All-terrain vehicles (ATV). No person shall drive or operate an all- terrain vehicle (ATV) or similar vehicle within any park.
(I) Snowmobiles, sledding, skiing and ice skating.
(1) Snowmobiles in restricted areas only. No person shall operate a self- propelled vehicle which is designed to travel on snow-covered surfaces within a park other than in areas designated by the Director as snowmobile areas.
(2) Sledding, skiing and ice skating. The Director may designate an area in a park for sledding, skiing, or ice skating. If an area is so designated, any sledding, skiing or ice skating shall be restricted to such area.
(J) Skateboarding. No person shall operate or use a skateboard or similar device within any park except in an area designated by the Director for such use.
(K) Power models and toy engine unit permits. Engine-powered model and toy airplanes, boats, cars, sirens, or other noisemaking devices are not permitted to be operated within the confines of any park except by express written permit from the Director.
(L) Swimming, bathing, and wading.
(1) Swimming areas. No person shall bathe, wade, or swim in any park except in a municipal swimming pool or in other areas designated for that activity.
(2) Swimming rules and regulations. All swimmers at municipal pools shall abide by the rules and regulations posted at the pools.
(M) Golfing.
(1) Golfing requirements. Every player must have individual golf playing equipment.
(2) Course unplayable. The Director may determine that a golf course is unplayable. Upon such determination, no person shall be allowed on such golf course.
(3) Golfing in parks. No person shall swing or make use of any golf club nor play golf nor hit or putt golf balls within or into any park except on established golf courses and driving ranges which are now or may in the future be established and designated by the Director.
(4) Golfing rules and regulations. All golfers shall abide by the rules and regulations posted at the municipal golf course.
(N) Bows and arrows.
(1) Using prohibited. The use of bows and arrows of any kind in any park is prohibited except in areas designated by the Director as archery ranges.
(2) Archery rules and regulations. All shooters shall abide by the rules and regulations posted at the designated archery ranges.
(O) Firearms. Trap, skeet, target and shooting in restricted areas. The use of shotguns, rifles, pistols, or other type firearms shall not be allowed except in areas designated by the City Council.
(P) Required game safety. No person shall engage in any sport, game, or amusement except in an area designated by the Director and then only under rules and regulations as may be prescribed by him or her.
(Q) Household pets and grazing.
(1) Dogs, cats, and other animals. Dogs shall be on a leash not more than 8 feet in length. Cats and other pets shall be under the owner's control at all times. No person shall permit his dog, cat, or other pet to interfere in any manner with the enjoyment or use of any area by others.
(2) Grazing. No person shall herd, graze, drive, or permit any domestic animal to run at large within any park without a permit from the Director.
(R) Commercial enterprises prohibited. No person shall sell or offer for sale any article, privilege, or service within any park without a permit from the Director or contract with the City.
(S) Advertising and public meetings.
(1) Posting, displaying signs. No person shall expose, distribute, or place any sign, advertisement, circular, notice, or statement, or display any banner, emblem, or design within any park without a permit from the Director.
(2) Public meetings. No person shall call or hold any public meetings or give any concert or public entertainment of any kind or nature in any park without a permit from the Director.
(T) Picnics. A reservation shall be obtained from the Director’s office for any picnic involving 50 or more persons and in all events when a facility is asked to be set aside for a specified time by a group for picnic purposes.
(U) Hours of closing. No person shall be permitted to remain, stop, or park within the confines of any park between the hours of 10:00 p.m., prevailing local time, and daylight unless receiving a permit from the Director, except at special facilities where other authorized and posted hours are designated by the Director.
(V) Permits and reservations. A permit or reservation shall be obtained from the Director prior to entrance into the park or the use of any park property or facility when required by this ordinance or by any rule or regulation promulgated by the City Council. In addition, the fee, if any, required by the City Council must be paid at the time the permit or reservation is applied for. All permits and reservations shall be applied for in advance. The Director may, in his or her discretion, issue the permit or reservation on application when it is consistent with the proper use and protection of park property and in his discretion may refuse the permit when it is inconsistent with the proper use and protection of park property.
(W) Fees and charges. Fees and charges for the use of various facilities operated by the City Council on City property shall be established by the City Council and may be changed from time to time.
(Ord. 6317, passed 5-4-76; amend. Ord. 7313, passed 4-5-88; Am. Ord. 8451, passed 9-20-05; Am. Ord. 9159, passed 6-19-18)