In the interpretation of this and succeeding recreation and parks chapter sections, the following terms unless otherwise defined therein, shall mean the following:
COUNTY. Davie County.
DEPARTMENT. The Davie County Recreation and Parks Department.
EMPLOYEE. A person who is employed by the County of Davie, or who contracts with the county or a third person to perform services for the county, or who otherwise performs services for the county with or without compensation.
ENFORCEMENT. The act or process of regulating or enforcing this chapter.
GROUNDS. An unenclosed area owned, leased, or occupied by the county.
FOOT PATH or TRAIL. Any path or trail maintained for pedestrians or non-motorized cyclists.
PARK or PARKS. Shall be deemed to include all property and premises owned, leased or used by the county for public recreation and park purposes or functions.
OFFICIAL MEETING. A meeting that is required to be open to the public by the Open Meetings Law, G.S. Chapter 143, Article 33C.
PARKS SYSTEM. Any tract of land or body of water comprising part of the county's parks, playgrounds, natural areas, recreation areas, trails and greenways, and streams or other bodies of water.
PEDESTRIAN. A person on foot.
PERMIT. Any written license issued by or under authority of the department, permitting the performance of a specified act or acts on park property.
PERSON. Any natural person, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, joint venture, firm or partnership.
PROGRAM. Any activity, camp, class, event facilitated or directed by Department staff or independent contracted instructor for the purposes of providing a recreational service to the community.
RECREATION FACILITY OR BUILDING. Any publicly owned, leased as lessor, or the area leased as lessee, operated or maintained property that is designated or used as a recreation facility by the county and including any adjacent public parking area as well as the driveway, entrance way or pedestrian walkway used by the public to access the recreation facility.
REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER. Any individual who is required to register or is registered with the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry (established under G.S. Chapter 14, Article 27A) or, the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Registry (maintained by the United States Department of Justice), or any other official state or federal registered sex offender listing maintained by either the United States Department of Justice or any of the several states. For purposes of determining if an individual is registered or is required to register with any one of the official registries, law
enforcement officers may rely upon the official website of any state or federal registry of sex offenders and the descriptions published and available from such registry.
(Ord. passed 10-3-2016; Ord. passed 1-6-2020; Ord. passed 1-10-2022; Ord. passed 2-5-2024)