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(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(c) (EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 961.06(c) was repealed by Ordinance 146-82, passed October 4, 1982.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.)
(Ord. 217-58. Passed 7-21-58.)
(a) The Division of Recreation and Parks is hereby authorized to establish rules and conditions for procurement of any authorized registration or I.D. card.
(b) All moneys received from the issuance of registration cards received as income through the operation of the City swimming pools shall be paid into the General Fund.
(c) Volunteer instructors may be appointed by the Director of Public Service at no compensation and shall be issued admission passes marked "temporary," at no cost to the volunteer instructor.
(d) A fee as set out in Chapter 185 of the Administrative Code (the General Fee Schedule) shall be charged for the reissuance of a lost or stolen volunteer instructor season pass.
(e) The Director of Public Service is hereby authorized to make a refund of any money paid for swimming pool registrations prior to the opening date of the swimming pool. When the Director is satisfied that, due to unanticipated circumstances, an individual who has paid a season fee will be unable to use the facilities, the Director shall make a refund of the fee on a pro rata basis, not to exceed the full amount paid to the City.
(f) The duration and time of all the sessions shall be approved by the Director of Public Service. The Director may provide for special sessions and/or other special activities of such duration and at such times as he or she may determine. Fees, rates and any other charge for services or other goods which are normally applicable may be adjusted or waived by the Director for such special events, as follows:
(1) For a special event sponsored by a private group or organization, a minimum rate of fifty dollars ($50.00) per hour shall be charged, but all other applicable fees and charges may be waived, in whole or in part, at the direction of the Director, when deemed by him or her to be in the public interest.
(2) For a special event sponsored by the City, all applicable fees and charges may be waived, in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Director, when deemed by him or her to be in the public interest.
(3) In making a determination as to whether or not to waive any fees under this subsection, the Director may give consideration to and authorize special rate packages intended to promote a fuller and more active use of the City swimming pools by private groups.
(4) The Administration shall notify Council, in writing, prior to making any fee, rate, policy or other change authorized by this section relative to swimming pools.
(Ord. 37-86. Passed 3-17-86.)
(a) Applications for permits to hold boxing and wrestling exhibitions shall be made to the Boxing and Wrestling Commission. It shall be the duty of the Boxing and Wrestling Commission to make or cause to be made thorough investigations of all such applications to determine the financial responsibility and the general character of the applicants, the fitness of the prospective participants in the boxing or wrestling exhibitions and such other matters as may be pertinent to the granting of the application.
(b) The Boxing and Wrestling Commission shall report the results of its examinations to the Mayor with the recommendation as to whether each such application should be granted or not.
(c) The Mayor may grant such permits in accordance with State law. No boxing or wrestling exhibition shall be held within the City unless authorized by such a permit, except that this requirement shall not apply in the case of wrestling exhibitions given in theaters as a regular part of the theater program.
(Ord. 88-60. Passed 5-2-60.)
(d) Applicants for boxing and wrestling exhibition permits shall pay a fee for such permits as set out in Chapter 185 of the Administrative Code (the General Fee Schedule). Such fee shall be used for defraying the costs of the investigation of all applicants and other incidental expenditures incurred as a result of the issuance of the permit.
(e) Grantees of permits for professional boxing and wrestling exhibitions shall pay to the Treasurer, in addition to the fee provided for in subsection (d) hereof, a fee equal to six percent of the gross receipts of the boxing and wrestling exhibitions held under such permits, excluding any taxes which may be imposed under Federal or State law. However, no fee greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be required and no fee shall be required in the case of boxing and wrestling exhibitions given by charitable organizations and churches. The Treasurer shall deputize one member of the Boxing and Wrestling Commission as his representative who shall be authorized to receive payment of the aforesaid six percent fee of the gross receipts for and on behalf of the Treasurer.
(f) All fees collected shall be deposited in the Parma Boxing and Wrestling Commission Account.
(Ord. 49-61. Passed 4-3-61.)
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