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(a) Buildings and Other Property.
(1) Disfiguration and removal. No person shall willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, displace or remove any buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving material, water lines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or placards, whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
(2) Restrooms and washrooms. No person shall fail to cooperate in maintaining restrooms and washrooms in a neat and sanitary condition. No person over the age of six years shall use the restrooms and washrooms designated for the opposite sex.
(3) Removal of natural resources. No person shall dig or remove any beach sand, whether submerged or not, or any soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs, plants, down-timber or other wood or materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency.
(4) Erection of structures. No person shall construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public service utility into, upon or across such lands, except on special written permit issued hereunder.
(Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58.)
(5) Notice of rules and regulations. No person shall injure, deface or destroy any notice of the rules and regulations for the government of the parks which has been posted or permanently fixed by order or permission of the Director of Public Service.
(Ord. 196-57. Passed 7-29-57.)
(b) Trees, Shrubbery, Lawns.
(1) Injury and removal. No person shall damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant or injure the bark or pick the flowers or seeds of any tree or plant. Nor shall any person attach any rope, wire or other contrivance to any tree or plant. No person shall dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or in any other way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area.
(2) Hitching of animals. No person shall tie or hitch a horse or other animal to any tree or plant.
(Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58.)
(3) Bringing into parks. No person, other than an employee of the parks, shall bring into any of the parks, or have in his possession while therein, any tree, shrub or plant or any newly plucked branch or leaf of a tree, shrub or plant, except with the written permission of the Director.
(Ord. 196-57. Passed 7-29-57.)
(c) Wild Animals, Birds, Etc.
(1) Hunting. Subject to the below exception, no person shall hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird, nor shall any person remove or have in his possession the young or any wild animal or the eggs, nest or young of any reptile or bird, nor shall any person collect, remove, have in his possession, give away, sell or buy or offer to sell or buy, or accept as a gift, any specimen, alive or dead, of any of the group of tree snails. However, snakes known to be deadly poisonous, such as rattlesnakes, moccasins, coral snakes or other deadly reptiles, may be killed on sight.
Exception: the limited hunting of white-tailed deer by crossbow or long bow may be permitted within the City under the following terms and conditions:
A. The Police Chief or his designated representative may, in his sole discretion, issue a municipal deer control permit to a qualified archer applicant (engaged to assist property owners aggrieved by deer damage);
B. As a corollary to and following the issuance by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources of its own deer damage control permit or license to allow only bow-hunting (long bow and crossbow) of white-tailed deer;
C. In areas of not less than three contiguous acres by a qualified archer, on such forms and subject to such rules and regulations as the Chief may prescribe;
D. Hunting shall be conducted from an elevated platform only;
E. Written permission from the property owner(s) has been obtained;
F. “Qualified archer” shall be defined as an individual having obtained an approval/certification from approved archery proficiency test site, valid Ohio hunting license, if applicable, and all other State requirements;
G. Compliance with all laws, rules and regulations of the City and State;
H. All applicants shall agree, in writing, to defend and indemnify the City for any negligent acts committed by the applicant;
I. Any other requirements as deemed necessary to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents as determined solely by the Chief of Police.
J. Chief of Police is hereby authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provision of this section and all other rules and regulation necessary to insure public health and safety.
K. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(2) Feeding. No person shall give or offer or attempt to give to any animal or bird any tobacco, alcohol or other known noxious substance.
(Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58; Ord. 73-16. Passed 6-20-16; Ord. 112-18. Passed 7-2-18.)
(a) Pollution of Waters. No person shall throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, bay or other body of water in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into such waters, any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of such waters.
(b) Refuse and Trash. No person shall bring in or have brought in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, or refuse or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park or left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided. Where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58.)
(a) City and State Motor Vehicle Laws. No person shall fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the Traffic Code and of State traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles, together with such regulations as are contained in this and other ordinances.
(b) Enforcement of Traffic Regulations. No person shall fail to obey all traffic officers and park employees, such persons being hereby authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever and wherever needed in the parks and on the highways, streets or roads immediately adjacent thereto in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and such supplementary regulations as may be issued subsequently by the Director of Public Service.
(c) Obedience to Traffic Signs. No person shall fail to observe carefully all traffic signs indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping or parking, and all others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property.
(d) Speed of Vehicles. No person shall ride or drive a vehicle at a rate of speed exceeding twenty miles per hour, except upon such roads as the Director may designate by posted signs for speedier travel.
(e) Operation Confined to Roads. No person shall drive any vehicle on any area except the paved park roads or parking areas or such other areas as may on occasion by specifically designated as temporary parking areas by the Director.
(f) Parking.
(1) Designated areas. No person shall park a vehicle in other than an established or designated parking area, and such use shall be in accordance with the posted directions thereat and with the instructions of any attendant who may be present.
(2) Full-parking. No person shall full-park on a road or driveway at any time. In order to enjoy some special natural scenic feature, vehicles may be parked with the two left wheels near the right edge of the paving for not more than thirty minutes. No stopping or parking is permitted, even briefly, on the left-hand side of any road or driveway.
(3) Immovable vehicles. No person shall leave any vehicle anywhere in the park with one or more wheels chained or with the transmission engaged and the doors locked, or in any other manner fixed or arranged so that such vehicle cannot readily be moved by hand.
(4) Night parking. No person shall leave a vehicle standing or parked at night without lights clearly visible for at least 200 feet from both front and rear on any driveway or road area except legally established parking areas.
(5) Emergency procedure. No person shall fail to immediately notify an attendant of an emergency in the nature of a breakdown requiring the assistance of a tow-truck or a mechanic or other person.
(6) Double parking. No person shall double park any vehicle on any road or parkway unless directed by a park official.
(7) Muffler required. No person shall fail to use a muffler adequate to deaden the sound of the engine in a motor vehicle.
(g) Bicycles.
(1) Confined to roads. No person shall ride a bicycle on other than a paved vehicular road or path designated for that purpose. A bicyclist shall be permitted to wheel or push a bicycle by hand over any grassy area or wooded trail or on any paved area reserved for pedestrian use.
(2) Operation. No person shall ride a bicycle other than on the right-hand side of the road paving as close as conditions permit, and bicycles shall be kept in single file when two or more are operating as a group. Bicyclists shall at all times operate their machines with reasonable regard for the safety of others, signal all turns, pass to the right of any vehicle they are overtaking and pass to the right of any vehicles they may be meeting.
(3) Rider prohibited. No person shall ride any other person on a bicycle.
(4) Designated racks. No person shall leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and there is a space available.
(5) Immobile. No person shall leave a bicycle lying on the ground or paving, or set against trees, or in any place or position where other persons may trip or be injured by it.
(6) Night operation. No person shall ride a bicycle on any road between thirty minutes after sunset and thirty minutes before sunrise without an attached headlight plainly visible at least 200 feet in front of, and without a red taillight or red reflector plainly visible from at least 200 feet from the rear of, such bicycle.
(Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58.)
(h) Commercial and Heavy Vehicles. All commercial and heavy vehicles, as such terms are used in the Traffic Code, are prohibited from using park roads or driveways for through traffic, except as follows:
(1) When carrying materials to building sites within such park.
(2) When used for transporting passengers attending park events or recreational programs.
(3) When the Director determines that no other public roadways are accessible or passable. In such cases, the Director is authorized to grant permission for the use of park driveways or roadways to the extent determined by such Director.
(a) Bathing and Swimming.
(1) Designated areas. No person shall swim, bathe or wade in any waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park, except in such waters and at such places as are provided therefor, and in compliance with such regulations as are herein set forth or may be hereafter adopted; nor shall any person frequent any waters or places customarily designated for the purpose of swimming or bathing, or congregate thereat, when such activity is prohibited by the Director of Public Service upon a finding that such use of the water would be dangerous or otherwise inadvisable.
(2) Hours. No person shall frequent any waters or places designated for the purpose of swimming or bathing, or congregate thereat, except between such hours of the day as shall be designated by the Director for such purposes for each individual area.
(3) Structures on beach. No person shall erect, maintain, use or occupy on or in any beach or bathing area any tent, shelter or structure of any kind unless there is an unobstructed view into such tent, shelter or structure from at least two sides; nor shall any guy wire, rope or extension or exterior brace or support be connected or fastened from any such structure to any other structure, stake, rock or other object outside thereof.
(4) Costumes. No person shall allow himself to be so covered with a bathing suit as to indecently expose his person or call forth merited criticism. No person shall appear in bathing costume at any place in the parks except within the limits of designated bathing places or areas, and all bathing costumes shall conform to commonly accepted standards.
(5) Bath houses. No person shall dress or undress on any beach or in any vehicle, toilet or other place, except in such bath houses or structures as may be provided for that purpose.
(b) Boating.
(1) Designated areas. No person shall bring into or operate any boat, raft or other water craft, whether motor-powered or not, upon any waters, except at places designated for boating by the Director. Such activity shall be in accordance with applicable regulations as are now or may hereafter be adopted.
(2) Public docks. No person shall use the public docks for dockage or other purposes without first making arrangements for such accommodation with the Director, who shall assign space and collect reasonable rental charges in conformity with established regulations and rates.
(3) Operation of boats. No person shall navigate, direct or handle any boat in such a manner as to unjustifiably or unnecessarily annoy, frighten or endanger the occupants of any other boat.
(4) Prohibition during closing hours. No person shall launch, dock or operate any boat of any kind on any waters between the closing hour of the park at night and the opening hour the following morning; nor shall any person be on or remain on or in any boat during the closed hours of the park.
(c) Fishing.
(1) Commercial Fishing. No person shall engage in commercial fishing or the buying or selling of fish caught in any waters.
(2) General prohibition. No person shall fish in any waters, whether by the use of hook and line, net, trap or other device, except in waters designated by the Director for that use and under such regulations and restrictions as have been or may be prescribed by the Director.
(3) Off-shore. No person shall fish off-shore from the beaches except from such portions as are designated or set aside therefor; nor shall any person at my time fish in any area where bathing is permitted.
(d) Hunting and Firearms. No person shall hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time. No person shall use firearms of any description, or air-rifles, spring-guns, bows and arrows, slings or any other weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is prohibited except in designated archery ranges.
(e) Picnic Areas and Use.
(1) General regulation. No person shall picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated for that purpose. Attendants shall have the authority to regulate the activities in such areas when necessary to prevent congestion and to secure the maximum use for the comfort and convenience of all. Visitors shall comply with any directions given to achieve this end.
(2) Availability. No person shall violate the regulation that use of the individual fireplace together with tables and benches follows generally the rule of "first come, first served".
(3) Nonexclusive. No person shall use any portion of the picnic areas or of the buildings or structures therein for the purpose of holding picnics to the exclusion of other persons, nor shall any person use such area and facilities for an unreasonable time if the facilities are crowded.
(4) Duty of picnickers. No person shall leave a picnic area before the fire is completely extinguished and before all trash in the nature of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse is placed in the disposal receptacles where provided. If no such trash receptacles are available, then refuse and trash shall be carried away from the park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of elsewhere.
(Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58.)
(f) Camping. No person shall camp in any area of the City unless authorization is granted by the Director of Public Service. No person shall set up tents shacks or any other temporary shelter for the purpose of overnight camping; nor shall any person leave in a park after closing hours any movable structure or special vehicle to be used or that could be used for such purpose, such as a house trailer, camp trailer, camp wagon or the like.
(Ord. 10-96. Passed 3-18-96.)
(g) Games. No person shall take part in or abet the playing of any games involving thrown or otherwise propelled objects such as balls, stones, arrows, javelins or model airplanes, except in areas set apart for such forms of recreation. The playing of rough or comparatively dangerous games such as football, baseball and quoits is prohibited except on the fields and courts or areas provided therefor. Skating shall be confined to those areas specifically designated for such pastime.
(h) Horseback Riding. No person shall ride a horse except on designated bridle trails. Where permitted, horses shall be thoroughly broken, properly restrained and ridden with due care. They shall not be allowed to graze or go unattended, nor shall they be hitched to any rock, tree or shrub.
(Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58.)
(i) (EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 961.05(i) was repealed by Ordinance 154-79, passed July 30, 1979.)
(Ord. 228-13. Passed 10-7-13.)
(a) Intoxicating Beverages.
(1) Prohibition. No person shall bring in or have brought in alcoholic beverages, nor shall any person drink alcoholic beverages at any time in the parks.
(2) Exceptions. At certain specifically designated recreation centers where meals or lunches are served under concession privileges, the sale of alcoholic beverages by such concessionaire will be permitted under the strict regulation and control of the Director of Public Service. Sales of alcoholic beverages shall be made only in individual drinks (not in original packages or otherwise in bulk) and shall be served for consumption on the immediate premises of the concession.
(3) Drunkenness. No person shall be under the influence of alcoholic beverages in the parks.
(b) Fireworks and Explosives. No person shall bring in or have in his possession or set off or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any firecracker, torpedo, rocket or other fireworks, explosives or inflammable materials, or discharge them or throw them into any park area from land or public ways adjacent to parks. This prohibition includes any substance, compound, mixture or article that in conjunction with any other substance or compound would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the destruction and discharge of fireworks pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1305.
(c) (EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 961.06(c) was repealed by Ordinance 146-82, passed October 4, 1982. See Section 618.06.)
(d) Reservation of Facilities. No person shall occupy any seat or bench or enter into or loiter or remain in any pavilion or other park structure or section thereof which may be reserved and designated by the Director for the use of the opposite sex. Exception is made for children under six years of age.
(e) Dress. No person shall appear at any place in other than proper clothing, with the exception of the restricted bathing areas. "Proper clothing" as used herein, shall be construed to prohibit the wearing of trunks or clothing that does not cover the upper portion of the body.
(f) Alms. No person shall solicit alms or contributions for any purpose, whether public or private.
(g) Fires. No person shall build or attempt to build a fire except in such areas and under such regulations as may be designated by the Director. No person shall drop, throw or otherwise scatter lighted matches, burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco paper or other inflammable material, within any park area or on any highway, road or street abutting or contiguous thereto.
(h) Closed Areas. No person shall enter an area posted as "Closed to the Public", nor shall any person use or abet the use of any area in violation of posted notices.
(i) Games of Chance. No person shall gamble or participate in or abet any game of chance. However, nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the playing of croquet, baseball or other games as provided in Section 961.05(g).
(j) Going onto Ice. No person shall go onto the ice on any of the waters except such areas as are designated as skating fields, provided a safety signal is displayed.
(k) Loitering and Boisterousness. No person shall sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats or benches or other areas or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace.
(l) Exhibit Permits. No person shall fail to produce and exhibit any permit from the Director he claims to have upon request of any authorized person who desires to inspect the same for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any ordinance or rule.
(m) Interference with Permittees. No person shall disturb or interfere unreasonably with any person or party occupying any area or participating in any activity under authority of a permit.
(Ord. 196-57. Passed 7-29-57; Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58.)
(n) Obstructions. No person shall place or suffer to remain in any park or parkway, any goods, merchandise or other articles in the nature of an obstruction to the free use and enjoyment of the park or parkways.
(o) Climbing Trees, etc. No person shall climb any tree or walk, stand or sit upon the monuments, vases, fountains, railings or fences in a park.
(Ord. 196-57. Passed 7-29-57.)
(a) Vending and Peddling. No person shall expose or offer for sale any article, thing or service, nor shall he or she station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, sale or display of any such article or thing. Exception is here made as to any regularly licensed concessionaire acting by and under the authority and regulation of the Director of Public Service.
No concessionaire agreement may be entered into by the Director unless it shall first be authorized and directed by ordinance of Council. Such an agreement shall be entered into only with the lowest and best bidder after advertisement for not less than two nor more than four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. (Ord. 327-89. Passed 10-16-89.)
(b) Advertising. No person shall announce, advertise or call the public attention in any way to any article or service for sale or hire in City parks or recreational facilities except as otherwise provided in division (c)(2) of this section.
(c) Signs.
(1) Rule. No person shall paste, glue, tack, post, erect or otherwise display any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription whatsoever in a park or recreational facility owned by the City.
(2) Exception. Commercial signs may be permitted in City playgrounds, pools, soccer fields, tennis courts, outfield fences, scoreboards, the Ridgewood Municipal Golf Course and the Ries Ice Rink. Any person wishing to display a commercial sign at such recreational facilities must submit a written request on City forms to the Director of Parks and Recreation. The Director of Parks and Recreation and/or the Director of Public Service shall have authority to approve requests, and to determine the location and materials of permitted signs. All costs and responsibilities for the manufacturing, maintenance, installation, and removal of the commercial signs shall be borne by the City of Parma. The size and description of commercial signs permitted at City recreation facilities shall conform to the following schedule:
FACILITY | SIZE | MATERIALS |
FACILITY | SIZE | MATERIALS |
Ries Ice Rink (dasher boards) | 4'H x 8'W | 15-mil Lexan or approved materials |
Outfield Fences | 4'H x 8'W | Approved materials |
Playgrounds | 4'H x 8'W | Digimesh or approved materials |
Pools | 4'H x 8'W | Digimesh or approved materials |
Scoreboard | 5'H x 5'W | Aluminum Blank or approved materials |
Soccer Fields | 4'H x 8'W | Digimesh or approved materials |
Tennis Courts | 4'H x 8'W | Digimesh or approved materials |
Ridgewood Golf Course (tees) | 1.5' x 1' | Aluminum Blank or approved materials |
H - Height of signs (ft) ~ W - Width of signs (ft) | ||
(Ord. 156-22. Passed 9-18-23; Ord. 81-25. Passed 4-21-25.)
(d) Decorations. The Director may permit the erection of temporary decoration on occasions of public celebration or holidays, which permit shall be in writing, signed by the Director.
(Ord. 196-57. Passed 7-29-57.)
(a) Hours. Except for unusual and unforeseen emergencies, parks shall be open to the public every day of the year during designated hours. All parks shall close at 11:00 p.m. The opening and closing hours for each individual park shall be posted therein for public information.
(b) Closed Areas. Any section or part of any park may be declared closed to the public by the Director of Public Service at any time and for any interval of time, either temporarily or at regular and stated intervals (daily or otherwise) and either entirely or merely to certain uses, as the Director finds reasonably necessary.
(c) Lost and Found Articles. The finding of lost articles by park attendants shall be reported to the Director who shall make every reasonable effort to locate the owners. The Director shall make every reasonable effort to find articles reported as lost.
(Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58.)
(d) (EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 961.08(d) was repealed by Ordinance 154-79, passed July 30, 1979.)
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