The rules and regulations recommended to the City Council by the Police Department and the City Public Works Department applicable and related to the city’s public parks shall be and hereby are adopted and approved as follows:
(A) City parks will be considered open between the hours of dawn to dusk. It shall be unlawful for any person to be on city park property without permission after the park has closed. Permission for use of the parks or any section thereof may be granted by the City Administrative Offices through the permit process.
(B) Reservations must be made with the City Administrative Offices for the use of the shelter, equipment, or space for gatherings and events at any of the city parks. A deposit fee may be assessed by the Ludlow City Council through approved fee schedule. A fee may be assessed to offset any costs that might be incurred for cleanup at the discretion of the City Council.
(C) Persons wishing to use the ball fields at a city park must reserve a date and time for such use with the City Administrative Offices through the permitting process. Organized youth athletics will obtain permits through a lottery system that will occur in the spring and fall of each year. A fee may be assessed to offset any costs that might be incurred at the discretion of the City Council through approved fee schedule.
(D) It shall be unlawful for anyone to have a pet in a city park unless the pet is on a leash at all times. No owner or custodian of any pet shall cause or allow such animal to soil, defile or defecate on any property within a public park of the city, unless such owner or custodian immediately removes and disposes of all feces deposited by such animal by the following methods:
(1) Collection of the feces by appropriate implement and placement in a plastic bag or other container which is then placed in an appropriate refuse receptacle; and
(2) Removal of such bag or container and disposal thereafter in a manner as otherwise maybe permitted by law, such as placing the container within an appropriate refuse receptacle.
(E) It shall be unlawful for anyone to dispose of litter in the park except in trash containers provided for that purpose.
(F) It shall be unlawful to operate or ride in or on any motorized vehicles of any type, including but not limited to automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs, mini bikes or mopeds, in any city park, without permitted use for special events. When necessary the city may authorize parking outside of designated parking areas to meet the needs of special events with prior approval for requested activities in the permitting process. This regulation shall not apply to law enforcement officers, maintenance employees of the city or county, or any other public official engaged in the discharge of their duties.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, or other entity to conduct or engage in any form of trade, business or other commercial activity or perform any type of service for consideration within a city park without the prior written permission of the city.
(H) It shall be unlawful to camp overnight in any city park without the prior written permission granted by the City Administrative Offices.
(I) It shall be unlawful to cut or remove any trees, flowers or vegetation from within city parks without the prior written approval granted by the City Administrative Offices. This regulation shall not apply to maintenance employees of the city or county or any other public employee engaged in the discharge of their duties.
(J) It shall be unlawful for any person to display, post, distribute, or place any sign, advertisement, circular, notice, statement, banner, emblem or design within any park without the prior written approval of the City Administrative Offices.
(K) Surfaced courts and ballfields are to be used for their intended sports only. It shall be unlawful to use bicycles, skateboards, roller blades, scooters, motorized vehicles, and the like on surfaced courts or ballfields. It shall be unlawful to use skateboards, roller blades or roller skates anywhere within the parks, except in the designated skate park area.
(L) The possession of glass beverage containers of any kind are prohibited in any park within the city.
(M) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage in any City of Ludlow park. This regulation shall not apply during the time of permitted special events where the request notes alcoholic beverages will be consumed, and with appropriate ABC licensing.
(N) It shall be unlawful for any person to use profane or vulgar language while in any city park.
(O) It shall be unlawful for any person to mark or deface any property of the city, including, but specifically not limited to, personal property, equipment, real property, buildings or other improvements to real property with paint, markers, stickers, pens, pencils, knives, or other carving implements or any other device, within the city parks.
(Ord. 2007-6, passed 8-9-2007; Am. Ord. 2017-8, passed 12-14-2017)