Section
90.01 Public parks
90.02 Bathing and skating
90.03 Obstructions on public property
90.04 Furniture, household furnishings and appliances stored on public or private property
90.05 Prohibited use and parking of mobile homes, recreational camping vehicles, trailers, boats and boat trailers, and prohibited use of tents, portable shelters, and other temporary structures
90.06 Abandoning a motor vehicle
(A) Adoption. The Council may by resolution adopt, and from time to time amend, rules and regulations governing public parks. It is unlawful to violate rules and regulations as are conspicuously sign-posted in the parks.
(B) Unlawful acts. In addition to the foregoing, it is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Conduct any activity or use of any city park which will unreasonably interfere with, or detract from the general public enjoyment of the city park other than its intended use; or
(2) Be within the confines of any city park during the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., except as otherwise herein provided.
(C) Permit required. The use of Memorial Park, Rice or East Granite Park, and Campsite Park by any group of individuals numbering 25 or greater, for any purpose whether private or public in nature, shall be by permit only. The permit shall be issued by the City Clerk upon application and satisfaction of the requirements hereinafter specified, provided that the application is filed at least three days prior to the date of the use.
(1) Groups using the park will clean up the grounds where the use occurred, and the grounds will be left in the same condition as before the use, normal wear and tear of both the grounds and other facilities provided excepted.
(2) The application for a permit shall show the nature of the use, or type of event planned, the planned location of the use, the date or dates of use, the number of individuals involved and the estimated time period of the use.
(D) Exception. This section shall not apply to persons using designated camping areas, restroom facilities and access roads to and from the camping areas after the hours stated above, nor shall the hours apply to holders of permits as provided for in division (C) above.
(2003 Code, § 8.43) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Declared unsafe. The City Manager, in his or her discretion, shall, during certain portions of the year, declare to be unsafe all bathing, skating or swimming in or upon any portion of the Minnesota River within the city limits. This warning shall be published for one week in the official newspaper of the city, and thereafter, it is unlawful to bathe, swim or skate in or upon any portions of the Minnesota River within the city limits.
(B) Length of time. The published notice shall state the length of time that it is unlawful to bathe, skate or swim in or on that portion of the Minnesota River within the city limits, but in no event shall the time period extend longer than 30 days without republication.
(2003 Code, § 8.44) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Obstructions. It is unlawful for any person to place, deposit, display or offer for sale, any fence, goods or other obstructions upon, over, across or under any public property without first having obtained a written permit from the Council, and then only in compliance in all respects with the terms and conditions of the permit, and taking precautionary measures for the protection of the public. An electrical cord or device of any kind is hereby included, but not by way of limitation, within the definition of an obstruction.
(B) Fires. It is unlawful for any person to build or maintain a fire upon public property.
(C) Dumping on public property. It is unlawful for any person to throw or deposit on public property any nails, dirt, glass or glassware, cans, discarded cloth or clothing, metal scraps, garbage, leaves, grass or tree limbs, paper or paper products, shreds or rubbish, oil, grease or other petroleum products, or to empty any water containing salt or other injurious chemicals thereon. It is a violation of this section to place or store any building materials or waste resulting from building construction or demolition on public property without first having obtained a written permit from the Council.
(D) Signs and other structures. It is unlawful for any person to place or maintain a sign, advertisement or other structure on public property without first having obtained a written permit from the Council.
(E) Snow or ice on public property. It is unlawful for any person not acting under a contract with the city to dump snow or ice on public property.
(F) Continuing violation. Each day that any person continues in violation of this section shall be a separate offense and punishable as such.
(G) Condition.
(1) Before granting any permit under any of the provisions of this section, the Council may impose the insurance or bonding conditions thereon as it, considering the projected danger to public or private property or to persons, deems proper for safeguarding the persons and property.
(2) The insurance or bond shall also protect the city from any suit, action or cause of action arising by reason of the obstruction.
(2003 Code, § 8.45) Penalty, see § 10.99
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