§ 99.01 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   BATHING AREA. Any area maintained for the use of bathers, including, but not limited to water area and land under water adjacent to the bathing beaches on Lake Michigan, Wolf Lake, rivers, swimming pools or any other area maintained or used for bathing areas which is under the jurisdiction of the Board of Park Commissioners.

   BICYCLE PATH. Any path, road or trail maintained for persons riding bicycles.

   BOARD. The Board of Park Commissioners.

   BRIDLE PATH. Any path or road maintained for persons riding on horseback.

   DEPARTMENT OF PARKS or PARK DEPART- MENT. The DEPARTMENT OF PARKS of the city or any department of the city that may be under the jurisdiction of the Board of Park Commissioners.

   FOOT PATH or TRAIL. Any path or trail maintained for pedestrians.

   OWNER. Any person owning, operating or having the use or control of a vehicle, animal, thing or other property under a lease or otherwise.

   PARK. All parks, parkways, play-grounds, athletic fields, tennis courts, golf courses, swimming pools, beaches, boardwalks, parking areas and other recreation areas, museums, zoological and botanical gardens, places, squares, circles, spurs, open places, boulevards, roads, waters and lands under water, and also entrances and approaches thereto, unless specifically limited, also docks and piers, channels and bridges in, leading to or connecting the park or parts thereof, which are under the jurisdiction of the Board of Park Commissioners and any other rights and appurtenances as the Board shall utilize whether the same be owned or acquired by the city in fee or otherwise, including all land under and space above the surface of the ground.

   PARK DEPARTMENT. See DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.

   PARK STREET. All street property in the park for the full width thereof.

   PARKWAY. Only those areas as may lie within or between 2 public streets.

   PERMIT. Any written authorization issued by or under the authority of the Board of Park Commissioners for a specified park privilege, activity or event or permitting the performance of a specified act in any park or park street.

   PLAYGROUND AREA. Any area maintained or designated as a playground, and including all territory under the jurisdiction of the Board of Park Commissioners.

   POLICE OFFICER. Any member of the Police Department of the city or police officer assigned to the Board of Park Commissioners or appointed by the Board as a park police officer or any other city employee sworn in as a peace officer by the city or the Board, pursuant to law.

   RULES AND REGULATIONS. Any rule or regulation of the Board of Park Commissioners.

   SAFETY ZONE. Any space within any park or park street so designated by appropriate signs as a safety zone.

   SERVICE ROAD. Any park street adjacent to the main roadway of a parkway.

   TRAIL. See FOOT PATH.

   UNNECESSARY STOPPING. Bringing a vehicle to a complete stop on a road in a park other than at a parking place or other than in conformity with traffic regulations or other than because of an emergency.

(Prior Code, § 99.01)

§ 99.02 ADOPTION OF STATE LAW.

   It is the intent and purpose of this section to adopt all of the existing acts of the legislature of the state concerning the Department of Public Parks in certain cities, in accordance with authority conferred by I.C. 36-10-4-1 et seq.

(Prior Code, § 99.02)

§ 99.03 CONSTRUCTION AND JURISDICTION OF CHAPTER.

   (A)   Any requirement or provision of this chapter relating to any act shall respectively extend to and include the causing, procuring, aiding or abetting, directly or indirectly, of the act, or the permitting or the allowing of any minor in the custody of any persons doing any act prohibited by any provision of this chapter.

      (1)   No provision of this chapter shall make unlawful any act necessarily performed by any officer or employee of the Department of Parks in line of duty or work, or by any person in the proper and necessary execution of the terms of any agreement with the Board of Park Commissioners.

      (2)   Any act otherwise prohibited by this chapter, provided it is not otherwise prohibited by this code, law or local ordinance, shall be lawful if performed under, by virtue of, and strictly in compliance with the provisions of a permit and to the extent authorized by this chapter.

   (B)   This chapter shall be effective within and upon all areas under the jurisdiction of the Board and shall regulate the use of these areas by all persons.

(Prior Code, § 99.03)

§ 99.04 RECOVERY ACTION PLAN.

   The Common Council adopts the Hammond Recovery Action Plan, dated October, 1983, as its official plan for the growth and development of parks and recreational opportunities in the city.

(Prior Code, § 99.04) (Res. 4852R, passed 11-14-1983)

RULES AND REGULATIONS

§ 99.20 CLOSING TIME.

   No person shall enter, remain in or within any park located in the city before sunrise or after sunset each day with the exception of:

   (A)   Designated scheduled sporting or Park Department-sanctioned events;

   (B)   Fishing while possessing a valid fishing license at:

      (1)   Forsythe Park;

      (2)   Oxbow Park;

      (3)   Wolf Lake;

      (4)   Harrison Park Pond;

      (5)   Dowling Park Pond;

      (6)   Lost Marsh Fishing Pier; and

   (C)   Events sanctioned by the Hammond Park Board.

(Prior Code, § 99.10) (Ord. 3784, passed 11-8-1971; Am. Ord. 8761, passed 6-12-2006) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 99.21 INJURING PUBLIC PROPERTY PROHIBITED.

   (A)   No person shall injure, deface, displace, remove, fill in, raise, destroy or tamper with any drive, path, walk, bridge or approach thereto; take up, remove or carry away any asphalt, curb, flagstone, rock, stone, gravel, sand, clay or earth; make any excavation of any kind, name or nature; or harvest, cut, injure or remove any ice; or injure, mutilate, deface, displace, remove or destroy any wall, fence, shelter, seat, statue, monument or other structure, building, post, railing, bench, seat platform, stand, tree guard, telephone, pipe or main for conducting gas, water or wires or any hydrant, sewer, drain, pipe, main, receiving basin, covering, manhole or vent forming a part thereof, or any appurtenance or appendage conforming therewith.

   (B)   No person shall injure, deface, destroy, mutilate, remove, carry away, displace or tamper with any property or equipment, real or personal, owned by the city or under the jurisdiction, control or supervision of the Board of Park Commissioners or appertaining to the creation, control, government, use or maintenance of any park or park street; injure, deface, displace, remove or destroy any sign, notice, inscription, post or monument, erected or marked for any purpose, or any milestone, danger sign or signal, guide sign, or post or any signalling device, sanctioned, installed or placed by the Board or by the Police Department of the city within any park or on any park street for the purpose of directing, restricting or regulating traffic, establishing zones or giving information or directions to the public.

   (C)   No person shall interfere with any lamp, lamppost, gas or electric light apparatus or light, or extinguish the light therein; or attach, string, adjust or suspend any wires or similar object in, on, or over any part of any park or park street.

(Prior Code, § 99.11) Penalty, see § 10.99