(A) It shall be unlawful for any individual to participate in any activity in any facility when the activity will create a danger to the public health, safety or welfare, or may be considered a public nuisance. The Director of Parks and Recreation may designate particular locations within parks and playground areas for specific activities and when deemed necessary he/she may limit the conduct of such activities by issuance of a special permit upon application, which permit shall set out the particular conditions under which such activities shall be permitted.
(B) Overnight camping shall be prohibited on any park without written permission by the Director of Parks and Recreation unless otherwise permitted or authorized by ordinance.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any foods, drinks, confections, merchandise, and any items or services in any park within the city until the person has obtained an approved rental permit issued by the Director of Parks and Recreation or designee permitting the sale of the items in the park. Open air vending is not allowed in the parks, unless otherwise permitted or authorized by ordinance.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or erect any structure, sign, bulletin board, post, pole, or advertising device of any kind whatsoever in any park, or to attach any bill, poster, sign, wire, rod or cord to any tree, shrub, fence, railing, post or structure within any park.
(E) No solicitation of any kind is allowed in the parks without written approval of the Parks and Recreation Director.
(F) Alcohol shall be prohibited on any park without written permission by the Director of Parks and Recreation, unless otherwise permitted by ordinance.
(G) Admission fees. It shall be unlawful for any person or organization to charge an admission fee to enter any city park or park facility except by executed agreement or permit issued by the Director or designee.
(H) Swimming. It shall be unlawful for any person to swim, bathe or wade in any water or waterway in or adjacent to any park, except in such water or waterway as may be designated in accordance with the terms of this chapter, park rules and regulations, or as authorized by other regulations or permit issued by the Director or designee.
(I) Boating. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring a vessel into or operate any vessel upon any park waters, except as authorized by other regulations or by permit issued by the Director or designee.
(J) Fires. It shall be unlawful for any person in a city park to start or maintain any outdoor fire, except for cooking fires which shall be started and maintained only in a barbecue grill permanently installed in the park. Personal barbeque grills, propane grills and deep fryers are allowed only in the parking lot and must be located at least 15 feet from any structure and/or vehicle. No person starting or maintaining any fire in a park shall leave the fire unattended without first completely extinguishing the fire, except as authorized by the Director or designee.
(K) Games. It shall be unlawful for any person in a city park to engage in the sport of archery; launch, discharge, or cause to be launched or discharged paint, paintballs, lawn darts or any other projectile; or hit a golf ball; except in areas designated by the Director for such purposes or as authorized by permit issued by the Director or designee.
(L) Models. It shall be unlawful for any person in a city park to engage in the use of gas or battery-powered model rockets and aviation devices, motor vehicles or boats, whether radio controlled or not, except in areas designated by the Director for such purposes or as authorized by permit issued by the Director or designee.
(M) Hammocks. Hammocks may be used in city parks under the following conditions:
(1) Hammock shall be attached to trees only.
(2) Trees cannot be altered in any way to allow hammock.
(3) Trees used as an anchor point must be a minimum of 12 inches in diameter.
(4) Adequate protection shall be provided between tree and hammock to prevent tree damage.
(5) Hammock shall not be placed more than four feet above the ground.
(6) Hammock shall not interfere with other park patron's normal park activities.
(7) Hammock shall not be left unattended.
(8) Hammock shall not be within 30 feet of structures, roads, trails or playgrounds.
(9) Hammock shall not be attached to memorial trees.
(10) Use area must have a clear flat natural surface.
(N) Merchandising, advertising and signs. It shall be unlawful for any person in a city park to:
(1) Expose or offer for distribution, sale or hire any article, thing or service, nor station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, distribution, sale or display of any article, thing or service.
(2) Announce, advertise or call the public's attention in any way to any article, thing or service for distribution, sale or hire.
(3) Announce, advertise, or call the public's attention to an event unless done pursuant to a permit issued under § 96.03. This section shall apply to all events whether or not a fee is charged, money is solicited, or money is donated to such event.
(4) Paste, glue, tack or otherwise place any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription on park property or erect or cause to be erected any sign on any public lands, highways or roads adjacent to a park.
(‘78 Code, § 12-9) (Ord. 319, passed 11-22-76; Am. Ord. OR-1877-13, passed 6-24-13; Am. Ord. OR-2197-20, passed 12-14-20; Am. Ord. OR-2326-23, passed 10-23-23) Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Code enforcement, see Chapter 35
Food establishments and food handlers, see Chapter 94
Streets and Sidewalks, see Chapter 98
General Offenses, see Chapter 130