The following regulations shall apply to all city parks:
(A) No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle in any park except on roads or designated parking areas or such other areas as the Police Chief shall designate, and no person shall operate a motor vehicle within a park at a speed in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour.
(B) No person shall park any motor vehicle in any place in public parks between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and one (1) hour before sunrise. During the hours when parking is permitted, the vehicles must be parked only in designated parking areas. Any unoccupied or abandoned vehicle found in violation of park regulations may be removed and impounded by any police officer at the owner’s expense.
(C) No fires shall be lighted or made in any park except in places provided for those purposes, and except for fires lighted by city employees engaged in cleaning the area.
(D) No person shall discharge any firearm in any park without the written permission of the Police Chief or discharge any fireworks in any park without the written permission of the Fire Chief.
(E) No person shall scatter about or litter the grounds of any park with any form of waste material.
(F) No person shall commit any nuisance or any offense against decency or public morals in a public park.
(G) No person shall possess, display, consume or use intoxicating liquors in any park except that malt liquor and wine may be consumed in a park from non-glass containers.
(H) No person shall sell any article whatsoever in any park unless he or she has a permit, lease or concession granted by the city.
(I) No person shall play any game of baseball or football or other game in any park so close to any playground or picnic area so as to endanger or otherwise disturb children using any playground or persons using any picnic area.
(J) Except within the designated area at the city’s off-leash dog park, no dogs shall be allowed in any park except on a leash and under the control of its owner.
(K) All parks shall close at 10:00 p.m. each day, and no person shall remain in any park after that time, unless written permission shall have been given by the Police Chief for parties to remain longer therein.
(L) No person shall write upon, mark or deface, in any manner, or use in any improper way any property or thing pertaining to or in the parks.
(M) No person shall break, cut, mutilate, injure, remove or carry away any tree, plant, flower, shrub, rock, soil, sand, fence, bench or any other property in any park.
(1969 Code, § 177.020) (Ord. 177, passed 5-18-1982; Am. Ord. 404, passed 4-5-2011; Am. Ord. 483, passed 6-15-2021) Penalty, see §
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