Article
I. IN GENERAL
II. DEPARTMENT
Cross-reference:
Art commission, see §§ 2-56 et seq.
Department of transportation and public works, see §§ 2-146 et seq.
Motor vehicles and traffic, see Ch. 22
Regulations pertaining to Lake Worth, see Ch. 18
Streets and sidewalks, see Ch. 30
Subdivision ordinance, see Ch. 31
Trees, shrubs, etc., see Ch. 33
Zoning regulations, see App. A
Statutory reference:
Authority to appropriate private property for and to construct parks, see Tex. Government Code Ch. 441
Editor’s note:
Section 1 of Ord. 21877-09-2015, adopted September 15, 2015, re-titled this chapter from Parks and Community Services to Park and Recreation.
Section
Article I: In General
24-1 Jurisdiction
24-2 Conditions for use; enforcement
24-3 Animals and birds
24-4 Littering
24-5 Advertising matter
24-6 Selling goods or services
24-7 Designated golfing areas
24-8 Entering closed areas; hours of operation
24-9 Dogs to be on leash
24-10 Riding, tethering or pasturing animals
24-11 Washing vehicles
24-12 Kites, model airplanes
24-13 Discharging firearms
24-14 Fishing, swimming, boating in nondesignated areas
24-15 Traffic regulations
24-16 Botanic Garden
24-17 Alcoholic beverages
24-18 Bicycles, roller blades, skateboards, and other wheeled vehicles or equipment
24-19—24-35 Reserved
Article II: Department
24-36—24-38 Reserved
24-39 Limitation of expenditures
24-40 Budgeting and accounting procedures
24-41 Annual audit
24-42 Park and recreation advisory board
24-43 Same—Responsibilities generally
24-44 Same—Duties
24-45 Additional advisory boards—Appointment; members; duties
The rules and regulations in this article shall be in force in all parks, recreation areas and community centers (regardless of the city department charged with the day-to-day operations and programming of any particular community center) of the city.
(1964 Code, § 27-19) (Ord. 5637, § 1; Ord. 6360, § 1, passed 8-31-1970; Ord. 6681, § 1, passed 6-5-1972; Ord. 6920, § 10, passed 10-1-1973; Ord. 6945, § 1, passed 1-14-1974; Ord. 7338, § 1, passed 4-26-1976; Ord. 8225, § 1, passed 12-3-1980; Ord. 8255, § 1, passed 1-20-1981; Ord. 15599, § 1, passed 6-24-2003; Ord. 21877-09-2015, § 2, passed 9-15-2015, eff. 10-1-2015)
Compliance with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations is a condition of the use of any public park, community center or recreation area of the city. It shall be unlawful for any person to remain in any park, community center, or recreation area within the city after being advised by an employee of the city or a peace officer that he or she is interfering with, disrupting, or preventing the orderly conduct of any supervised or unsupervised play, educational program, or amusement program in any park, community center, or recreation area within the city and having been asked to leave.
(1964 Code, § 27-19(17)) (Ord. 5637, § 1; Ord. 6360, § 1, passed 8-31-1970; Ord. 6681, § 1, passed 6-5-1972; Ord. 6920, § 10, passed 10-1-1973; Ord. 6945, § 1, passed 1-14-1974; Ord. 7338, § 1, passed 4-26-1976; Ord. 8225, § 1, passed 12-3-1980; Ord. 8255, § 1, passed 1-20-1981; Ord. 11541, § 1(c), passed 4-12-1994; Ord. 15599, § 2, passed 6-24-2003; Ord. 21877-09-2015, § 3, passed 9-15-2015, eff. 10-1-2015)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture or collect any animal or bird in any park or recreation area or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
(b) The director of park and recreation or designee, is excepted from the provisions of this section in instances where the health and/or safety of the public may be threatened.
(c) This section does not apply to animal care and control officers as defined by this code who are performing duties within the scope of their employment with the city.
(1964 Code, § 27-19(3)) (Ord. 5637, § 1; Ord. 6360, § 1, passed 8-31-1970; Ord. 6681, § 1, passed 6-5-1972; Ord. 6920, § 10, passed 10-1-1973; Ord. 6945, § 1, passed 1-14-1974; Ord. 7338, § 1, passed 4-26-1976; Ord. 8225, § 1, passed 12-3-1980; Ord. 8255, § 1, passed 1-20-1981; Ord. 15599, § 3, passed 6-24-2003; Ord. 21877-09-2015, § 1, passed 9-15-2015, eff. 10-1-2015; Ord. 23295-06-2018, § 4, passed 6-26-2018, eff. 7-6-2018)
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