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No person in a park shall, except by the authority of public officers having charge of such park, do any of the following:
(a) Buildings and Other Property.
(1) Disfiguration and removal. Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, displace or remove any building, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving material, water lines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or 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) Restrooms and washrooms. Fail to cooperate in maintaining restrooms and washrooms in a neat and sanitary condition. No person over the age of five years shall use the restrooms and washrooms designated for the opposite sex;
(3) Removal of natural resources. Dig or remove any beach sand, whether submerged or not, or any soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs or plants, downtimber or other wood or materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency;
(4) Erection of structures. 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;
(b) Trees, Shrubbery, Lawns.
(1) Injury and removal. 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; nor attach any rope, wire or other contrivance to any tree or plant; nor dig in or otherwise disturb the grass areas or in any other way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area;
(2) Climbing trees, etc. Climb any tree or walk, stand or sit upon monuments, vases, fountains, railing, fences or gun carriages or upon any other property not designated or customarily used for such purposes;
(3) Hitching of animals. Tie or hitch a horse or other animal to any tree or plant;
(c) Wild Animals, Birds, Etc.
(1) Hunting. Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird; nor remove or have in his possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest or young of any reptile or bird; nor collect, remove, have in his possession, give away, sell or offer to sell, or buy or offer to buy or accept as a gift, any specimen alive or dead of any of the group of tree snails, except that snakes known to be deadly poisonous, such as rattlesnakes, moccasins, coral snakes or other deadly reptiles, may be killed on sight;
(2) Feeding. Give or offer or attempt to give to any animal or bird any tobacco, alcohol or other known noxious substances.
(Ord. 4789. Passed 11-19-56.)
No person in a park shall, unless by the authority of the public officers having charge of such park do any of the following:
(a) Pollution of Waters. Throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, bay or other body of water in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into such waters, any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which shall or may result in the pollution of the waters;
(b) Refuse and Trash. Have brought in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park, or left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided. Where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(Ord. 4789. Passed 11-19-56.)
No person in a park shall do any of the following:
(a) City Traffic Code to Apply. Fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the Traffic Code in regard to equipment and operation of bicycles and motor vehicles together with the regulations contained herein;
(b) Enforcement of Traffic Regulations. Fail to obey all traffic officers and park employees, such persons being 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 provisions of these regulations;
(c) Obey Traffic Signs. Fail to observe carefully all traffic signs indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping or parking, and all others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property; (Ord. 1-58. Passed 3-3-58.)
(d) Speed of Vehicles. Ride or drive a vehicle at a rate of speed exceeding ten miles an hour except upon such roads as the Director of Parks and Recreation may designate by posted signs for speedier travel;
(e) Operation Confined to Roads. Drive any vehicle on any area except the paved park roads or parking areas or other areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary parking areas by the Director of Parks and Recreation;
(Ord. 92-119. Passed 6-1-92.)
(f) Parking.
(1) Designated areas. Park a vehicle in other than an established or designated parking area and such use shall be in accordance with the posted directions thereat and with the instructions of any attendant who may be present;
(Ord. 1-58. Passed 3-3-58.)
(2) Night parking. Leave a vehicle standing or parked after dark in a park or recreation area unless authorized by the Director of Parks and Recreation, who is hereby authorized to designate what hours shall constitute darkness and such hours shall be appropriately designated throughout the park or recreation area so as to adequately apprise the public;
(3) Emergency procedure. Fail to immediately notify an attendant of an emergency in the nature of a breakdown requiring the assistance of a tow truck, mechanic or other person;
(4) Double parking. Double park any vehicle on any road or parkway unless directed by a park official;
(Ord. 92-119. Passed 6-1-92.)
(g) Bicycles.
(1) Confined to roads. Ride a bicycle on other than a paved vehicular road or path designated for that purpose, though a bicyclist shall be permitted to wheel or push a bicycle by hand over any grassy area or wooded trail or of any paved area reserved for pedestrian use;
(2) Designated racks. Leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and there is a space available;
(3) Immobile. Leave a bicycle lying on the ground or paving, or set against trees, or in any place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by it.
(Ord. 1-58. Passed 3-3-58.)
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