(A) Disturbing the peace, loudness, fighting, riotous tumult, profanity and abusive language. No person shall, either by word or act, indulge in any boisterous, disorderly or indecent conduct, or in any manner disturb the peace or good order of the community within a park by loud playing of any electronic device, record player, television, radio, tape recorder, noisemaker, sound equipment or musical instrument. No person shall engage in fighting, quarreling or wrangling with loud voice or shouts, threatening violence to the person or property of others, or engaging in riotous clamor or tumultuous behavior. No person shall disturb or intrude upon a picnic or gathering in any park without consent of those composing the group, except park employees in the proper performance of their duties.
(B) Unlawful assemblage. No persons or group shall collect or assemble within a park to do an unlawful act or for the purpose of inflicting injury to persons or property within a park.
(C) Sales of merchandise. No person shall offer or exchange for sale any article of merchandise, or do any hawking, peddling, solicitation, buying or selling, or offering to buy any article of merchandise, or taking up any collections, or soliciting or receiving contributions of any type within the confines of any park.
(D) Vehicles restricted to roadway. No person shall ride or operate any vehicle on, over, along or upon any park property, except roadway, driveway and parking areas designated for the use of such vehicles. No vehicle may be operated at a speed of more than ten miles per hour, except in specially limited areas designated by the Board from time to time for particular types of vehicles or events. No person shall intentionally accelerate a motor vehicle to a speed in excess of ten miles per hour on any roadway or park property, causing the rubber tires to spin, mark and deface the park roadway surface.
(E) Parking, hours of parking, lights. No vehicle shall be parked upon any area other than a properly designated parking lot or parking area. No vehicle shall be parked in any manner which will block in whole or in any part any road, driveway, doorway, trail, waterway or recreational area. Disabled vehicles must be removed as soon as the emergency ends and no later than within 24 hours. No vehicle may park overnight in any park, except with permission of the Park Director, the Board or law enforcement officers.
(F) Alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs prohibited. Except as specifically provided herein, no person shall drink, sell or possess, make a gift or offer for sale any alcoholic beverage or illegal or dangerous drug within a park. No person legally intoxicated/impaired or under the influence of an illegal drug shall enter or remain in the park. Notwithstanding the above, any person or entity desiring to hold an event or gathering in a park where alcoholic beverages will be sold, distributed, or consumed may make application to the Town Council for the Town of Lowell for an exemption/exception to this prohibition. The application must be filed with the Town Council at least 30 days prior to the scheduled event and must contain sufficient information regarding the event, including size of the event, security for the event, proof of adequate insurance acceptable to the Town Council, and estimated length of time for the event. The Town Council for the Town of Lowell shall consider the request for the event at its next Town Council meeting and will provide written notice of its decision.
(G) Gambling. No person shall engage in any game of chance or use gambling devices, nor shall any person tell fortunes for pecuniary reward, unless permitted in writing by the Director or the Board.
(H) Loitering. No person or group of persons shall loiter in or near any building or toilet, or loiter in or near vehicles within a park in such a manner as to interfere with access of persons to a park and their use and enjoyment thereof.
(I) Unlawful entry of toilets. No persons, except park maintenance employees in the performance of their duties, or law enforcement officers, shall enter toilet rooms set aside for the opposite sex.
(J) Person acting unlawfully to be removed from park. No person shall remain within a park who does not abide by conditions adopted and posted by the Board for the preservation of good order and the protection of property within a park. No person shall remain within a park who does not abide by the instructions and directions of duly authorized employees, agents of the Board or law enforcement officers in the lawful performance of their duties. Any person so directed by an employee or agent of the Board, or any law enforcement officer, shall leave a park promptly and peaceably or face arrest.
(K) Equal rights of others. Every person shall conduct himself with due regard to the equal rights of others to use and enjoy all parks and park facilities.
(Ord. 2011-14, passed 12-27-11; Am. Ord. 2017-06, passed 5-8-17; Am. Ord. 2018-24, passed 8-27-18) Penalty, see § 100.99