(A) Open picnic areas and use. No person in a park shall:
(1) Picnic or lunch in a place other than normal picnic areas within the parks. Attendants shall have the authority to regulate the activities in the areas when necessary to prevent congestion and to secure the maximum use for the comfort and convenience of all. Visitors shall comply with any directions given to achieve this end;
(2) Violate the regulations that the use of the individual unenclosed picnic areas and shelter, together with fireplaces, tables, and benches follows generally the rule of “first come, first served.” The Department may designate certain unenclosed picnic areas as reservable, in which case the provisions of division (B) below shall apply to the areas; and/or
(3) Leave a picnic area before the fire is completely extinguished and before all trash in the nature of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage, and other refuse is placed in the disposal receptacles where provided.
(B) Picnic shelters and use. No person in a park shall:
(1) Use or occupy a permanent, picnic shelter except by reservation and in accordance with regulations established for the use by the director;
(2) Fail to vacate a picnic shelter when the specified time for which it was reserved has elapsed, or fail to leave the shelter in a neat and orderly condition; and/or
(3) Interfere with the use of any picnic shelter, including the connected porches and patios, by the persons for whom it is reserved during the time for which they reserved it, or obstruct in any manner the access to and from the shelters.
(C) Other activities. No person in a park shall:
(1) Take part in or abet the playing of any games or activities involving thrown or otherwise propelled, injurious objects such as balls, stones, arrows, javelins, or model airplanes except in areas set apart for the forms of recreation. The playing of rough or comparatively dangerous games such as football, baseball, and quoits is prohibited except on the fields and courts or areas provided therefor; and/or
(2) Participate in any activity for which an admission or fee is charged without having paid the full admission or fee so payable.
(Ord. 126, passed 12-8-1997) Penalty, see § 91.99