945.01 Opening/closing time for City parks.
945.02 Park restrictions.
945.03 Lake Medina use regulations. (Repealed)
945.04 Littering and deposit of garbage.
945.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Land appropriation for parks - see Ohio R.C. 715.21, 719.01
Fishing licenses and fees - see Ohio R.C. 1533.32 et seq.
Power to regulate vehicle speed in parks - see Ohio R.C. 4511.07(E)
Parks and Recreation Department - see ADM. Ch. 131
Snowmobiles and all purpose vehicles: prohibited operation - see TRAF. 375.03
Physical harm to property defined - see GEN. OFF. 501.01(d)
Impounding dogs - see GEN. OFF. 505.02
Abandoning animals - see GEN. OFF. 505.04
Hunting prohibited - see GEN. OFF. 505.11
Birds: annoying, killing, etc. - see GEN. OFF. 505.13
Disorderly conduct - see GEN. OFF. 509.03
Drugs - see GEN. OFF. Ch. 513
Public gaming - see GEN. OFF. 517.04
Littering - see GEN. OFF. 521.07
Liquor consumption in motor vehicle - see GEN. OFF. 529.04
Destruction of shrubs and trees - see GEN. OFF. 541.06
Desecration - see GEN. OFF. 541.07
(a) All parks and recreation lands, including parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Parks and Recreation Department shall open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 11:00 p.m. with the exception of the Jump Playground at Memorial Park which shall close at 10:00 p.m. No person shall enter or remain in a City Park or recreation land after the prescribed closing time. The Parks and Recreation Director and the Chief of Police may waive this section by issuing written permission in advance of the permitted activity. Written permission may be granted for civic and service groups, associations, etc., but not individuals.
(Ord. 65-03. Passed 5-12-03.)
(b) No vehicle may be left in a City park or on recreation lands after closing. Vehicles left in a City park or on recreation lands after closing may be towed, at the expense of the owner of such vehicle. (Ord. 210-98. Passed 11-9-98.)
No person shall do any of the following in or on park or recreation lands owned or leased to the City:
(a) Operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, moped or any other vehicle or conveyance or ride horseback on any park land other than parking lots or other designated areas.
(b) Possess or have under one’s control, any intoxicating liquor, beer, malt liquor or wine or consume the same.
(c) Have a fire, except in designated areas and/or containers, without prior written permission of the permitted activity by the Fire Chief and Parks and Recreation Director.
(d) Camp, without prior written permission of the permitted activity by the Parks and Recreation Director.
(e) Sell any goods, wares or merchandise, except sales by local service clubs, schools, religious or other charitable organizations, without prior written permission of the permitted activity by the Parks and Recreation Director.
(f) Litter.
(g) No person shall have a dog in a City park unless the dog is restrained by a leash that is not more than eight (8) feet in length and held by the person having the dog in the park or the dog is inside the fence of the Ray Mellert Dog Park.
(Ord. 210-98. Passed 11-9-98; Ord. 64-02. Passed 4-22-02; Ord. 58-19. Passed 4-8-19; Ord. 167-23. Passed 10-23-23.)
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 945.03 was repealed by Ordinance 65-03, passed May 12, 2003.)
(a) No person shall place or dispose of in any manner any paper, trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse, junk or any substance or material of any nature upon any public park and property. This includes, but is not limited to, soil, gravel, trees, branches and other organic materials.
(b) The City may, with the approval of the Parks and Recreation Director, dispose of organic materials such as leaves, branches and soil in areas designated by the Parks and Recreation Director.
(c) Signs shall be posted prohibiting littering and dumping at all park entrances.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 210-98. Passed 11-9-98.)