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971.15 PERSONAL CONDUCT.
   (a)   No person in or adjacent to a park shall conduct himself/herself by word or by act, in a riotous, disorderly, boisterous, threatening or other manner so as to disturb the peace and good order of the park.
   (b)   No person shall use any sound amplification device audible more than 20 feet from the device without specific written permission from the Director. No speaker, amplifiers, or similar equipment shall be displayed outside of a vehicle.
   (c)   No person shall remain within the park that does not abide by conditions adopted by the Department for the preservation of good order and the protection of property within the park; and no person shall remain within the park who does not abide by the instructions of a duly authorized peace officer or Department staff member in the lawful performance of their duties. Any person directed by a peace officer or Department staff member shall do so promptly and peaceably.
   (d)   No person shall obstruct, resist, or engage in disorderly conduct toward a peace officer or Department staff member in and during the lawful performance of his/her duties.
   (e)   No person in the park shall willfully assault or commit bodily injury upon another or engage in or abet or aid in any fight, quarrel, or other disturbance.
   (f)   No person or groups of persons shall assemble in or adjacent to a park for any unlawful purpose or riotous assemblance or with intent to annoy, harass, or inflict property damage or bodily injury upon another person or persons or inflict damage to a park.
   (g)   No person in a park shall solicit or attempt to solicit another to engage in an act of sex perversion or solicit or request another to commit, perform or engage in any lewd, lascivious, obscene, or indecent act or behavior.
   (h)   No person with the intent to do so shall willfully interfere with, disrupt, or prevent the conduct of any recreational program event or activity conducted by or having been scheduled through the Department at a park or recreational facility.
   (i)   No person shall enter restrooms designated for the opposite sex unless necessary for maintenance, service or safety reasons.
   (j)   No person shall use any form of tobacco or electronic nicotine delivery systems in City-owned parks or outdoor facilities used or operated by the Parks and Recreation Department. Tobacco and nicotine free zones shall be established by placing appropriate signage as determined by the Director or his/her designee.
   (k)   No person, without permission, shall enter a clearly marked work zone of tree removal or maintenance.
   (l)   No person, without permission, shall enter a clearly marked work zone where pesticides or herbicides are being applied or during a time period following the application of pesticides or herbicides necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
(Ord. 37-03. Passed 5-27-03; Ord. 146-17. Passed 12-11-17; Ord. 61- 2021. Passed 5-10-21.)
971.16 INTOXICATING LIQUOR/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, HARMFUL INTOXICANTS.
   (a)   No person shall knowingly possess, with the purpose to consume, any liquor or beer, as defined in R.C. Chapter 4301, while being in or upon any park.
   (b)   For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, any person found in or upon any park and in possession of any liquor or beer is presumed to knowingly possess the liquor or beer with the purpose to consume such.
   (c)   Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the following locations:
      (1)   The following parks: Civic Park, Huber Park, JFK Park, Livingston House, Pine Quarry Park, when the possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer is permitted by written authorization from the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department.
      (2)   Certain enclosed, public rental shelter houses and/or facilities when the possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer is permitted by written authorization from the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department.
   (d)   The possession, sale and/or consumption of liquor or beer, when permitted by subsection (c) of this section, shall be in compliance with all applicable laws pertaining thereto and with any Recreation and Parks Department administrative rules. Failure to comply with any laws or administrative rules shall be sufficient grounds for immediate revocation of permit.
   (e)   No person shall, without the written authorization provided by subsection (c) of this section, sell or offer for sale any intoxicating liquor or alcoholic beverage upon the grounds of any park owned and operated by the City.
   (f)   No person in a park shall be intoxicated or under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or alcoholic beverage.
   (g)   Except as permitted by the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department under this section, no person in a park shall consume, possess or display the presence of any alcoholic beverage in any park owned by the City of Reynoldsburg.
   (h)   No person in a park shall unlawfully sell, or offer for sale or posses any type of narcotic drug, opiate, or hallucinogen, or any equipment for administering such drugs, opiates or hallucinogens or any dangerous drugs or controlled substances.
(Ord. 37-03. Passed 5-27-03; Ord. 61-2021. Passed 5-10-21.)
971.17 POWER MODELS, TOY ENGINE UNITS AND DRONES.
   (a)   No person in or adjacent to a park shall operate any engine powered model or toy airplane or solid fuel rocket, without the written authorization of the Director. Such Director has the discretion of determining whether or not authorization should be given based on the other activities in the area and whether or not the operator has the necessary licensing.
   (b)   No written authorization shall be given for recreational drone activity in, on, or in the air space above a park owned and operated by the City of Reynoldsburg if such drone is required to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (or as may be periodically amended)
      (1)   If an owner or operator of a recreational drone obtains written authorization as provided in subsection (a) of this section, such owner shall not fly the drone above 400 feet above ground level, outside the visual line of sight for the operator, over any group of people, and not within any controlled airspace.
      (2)   "Recreational drone activity" shall be defined as the operation of any unmanned aircraft that is operated remotely for the purpose of recreation and not for any pecuniary benefit.
(Ord. 37-03. Passed 5-27-03; Ord. 61-2021. Passed 5-10-21.)
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