(a) Hours. Except for unusual and unforeseen emergencies, parks shall be open to the public every day of the year during designated hours. 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-Safety 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.
(d) Permits. A permit shall be obtained from the Director before participating in park activity:
(1) Application. A person seeking issuance of a permit hereunder shall file an application with the Director. The application shall state:
A. The name and address of the applicant;
B. The name and address of the person, persons, corporation or association sponsoring the activity, if any;
C. The day and hours for which the permit is desired;
D. The park or portion thereof for which such permit is desired;
E. An estimate of the anticipated attendance;
F. Any other information which the Director finds reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether or not a permit should be issued hereunder.
(2) Standards for issuance. The Director shall issue a permit hereunder when he finds:
A. The proposed activity or use of the park will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park.
B. The proposed activity or use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety and recreation.
C. The proposed activity will not entail unusual, extraordinary or burdensome expenses or police operation by the City.
D. The proposed activity or use is not reasonably anticipated to incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct.
E. The facilities desired have not been reserved for other use at the day and hour required in the application.
(3) Appeal. If a permit is refused, the Director, within three days after receipt of an application, shall apprise an applicant in writing of his reasons for refusing a permit. Any aggrieved person shall have the right to appeal in writing within ten days to Council, which shall consider the application under the standards set forth in subsection (d)(2) hereof and sustain or overrule the Director's decision within twenty days. The decision of Council shall be final.
(4) Effect of permit. A permittee shall be bound by all park rules and regulations and all applicable ordinances as fully as though the same were inserted in his permit.
(5) Liability of permittee. The person or persons to whom a permit is issued shall be liable for any loss, damage or injury sustained by any person by reason of the negligence of the person or persons to whom such permit has been issued.
(6) Revocation. The Director shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a finding of a violation of any rule or ordinance, or upon good cause shown. (Ord. 97-73. Passed 12-27-73.)