(a) All dedicated parks and parkways in the urban county shall be operated and maintained under the supervision of the director, division of parks and recreation (hereafter referred to as director). The director is hereby empowered to enforce the provisions of this section and to issue temporary permits for the use of real and personal property controlled by the division of parks and recreation.
(b) The director may regulate uses and activities within urban county parks and parkways and may issue written regulations prohibiting certain uses and activities within all or part of such parks and parkways based on ecological or public health, welfare or safety concerns. The factors to be considered in restricting or prohibiting certain activities within urban county parks and parkways shall include:
(1) The nature, design and intended use of the park;
(2) The location and size of the park;
(3) The likelihood of disturbance to residents adjacent to the park; and
(4) Whether the use or activity to be restricted or prohibited is permitted in other urban county parks.
(c) No person shall:
(1) Possess, sell, deliver or consume any alcoholic beverage in any park or parks facilities except when authorized by a permit issued in writing by the director.
(2) Prevent any person from using any park or any of its facilities, or interfere with such use in compliance with this section and the rules applicable to such use;
(3) Engage in gambling of any form in park areas and buildings;
(4) Engage in an amusement for gain or for which a charge is made without the written consent of the director and such amusement must be conducted in accordance with any ordinance pertaining hereto;
(5) Swim, bathe or wade in any waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park, except in such waters and at such places as are provided therefor, and in compliance with posted regulations;
(6) Ignite open fires in any park area except by written permit or in areas so designated by the director;
(7) Ice skate on any water area, unless the division of parks has determined its safety and posted public notice that ice skating is permitted;
(8) Engage in archery except by written permit from the director or in areas designated by the director;
(9) Picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated for that purpose;
(10) Drive or park any motor vehicle (motor bikes, minibikes, cars, trucks, etc.) except on a street, driveway or parking lot in any park, unless authorized in writing by the director; or leave any such vehicle unattended in a park when the park is not open for public use or leave any such vehicle unattended in a park when not using that park for recreational activities.
(11) Bring any dangerous animal into any park, or permit any dog in any park unless such dog is on a leash not more than six (6) feet long;
(12) Bring any horse into any park, except that the director may designate areas into which horses may be brought;
(13) Bring any animal into designated picnic areas of parks unless authorized in writing by the director;
(14) Vend, sale, peddle or offer for sale any commodity or article within any park except as approved in writing by the director unless such sale is made by park employees and officials of the urban county government acting on behalf of the government;
(15) Smoke within swimming pool areas except in designated areas;
(16) Handle, possess or consume food or beverages inside swimming pool areas except in designated areas;
(17) Paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription, whatsoever, nor shall any person erect or cause to be erected any sign whatsoever on any public land or highways or roads adjacent to a park unless written approval is obtained from the director;
(18) Fly model airplanes, practice golf or ice skate except at locations specifically designated for such activities by the director; areas for such activities may be reserved through the director by groups for use at specified times;
(19) Fail to clean up all debris and extinguish fires in park areas;
(20) Discharge any firearm or air weapon except in designated areas within any park;
(21) Enter upon or remain in any park areas at a time other than during those hours which the director has specified that the facilities are open for public use.
(d) (1) Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days, or both so fined and imprisoned.
(2) Leaving unattended any vehicle in a park when the park is not open for public use or when not using that park for recreational activities, in violation of section 14-62(c)(10) is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. The public nuisance may be abated by impounding the vehicle immediately.
(Ord. No. 4-76, §§ 1—3, 5, 1-15-76; Ord. No. 199-85, § 1, 10-3-85; Ord. No. 198-88, § 1, 9-6-88; Ord. No. 76-95, § 1, 4-27-95; Ord. No. 151-2000, § 1, 6-1-00; Ord. No. 157-2003, §§ 1, 2, 6-26-03; Ord. No. 80-2018 , § 1, 11-1-18)