The Town Council is authorized to provide for, regulate, set aside and allocate the use by persons, vehicles and animals of all the public parks, playgrounds and other public places under its control, but without being limited to such classifications, for and into the following general classes of uses and purposes, to-wit:
(A) Playground areas. Including baseball diamonds, football fields, golf courses, foot-race courses, tennis and squash courts, handball alleys, softball diamonds, basketball courts, bowling greens, horseshoe courts, boating and skating watercourses, bathing beaches, swimming and wading pools, and other kinds of athletic fields and recreation areas with all buildings, structures and equipment appurtenant thereto;
(B) Picnic areas. Including roadside and park tables and outdoor ovens for eating and drinking;
(C) Public meeting areas. In these areas, public meetings and forums may be permitted for any lawful purpose after obtaining permission therefor from the Council to be issued free;
(D) Concert and theater areas.
(1) The Council is hereby authorized and empowered to restrict or set aside areas of the town parks, including entire parks, upon specific and reasonable limited occasions for any of the above designated purposes (divisions (A) through (C) above) or for special purposes including concerts and theatrical performances, and may prohibit the use of such by others.
(2) In public meetings and forums, the Council shall provide regulations to restrict the use of loud speakers and other devices so that the sound therefrom shall cover only the area where the meeting is held and shall not annoy or unduly interfere with the use of said park for other purposes.
(E) Park closing. The Council is hereby authorized and empowered to set times of closing of the town parks, including entire parks or specific areas or sections thereof, and shall post these areas accordingly.
(2004 Code, § 8-322)