A. Boating, Swimming Or Wading: No person in any park shall bathe in any water or waterways except in such water and at such places as are provided therefor and in compliance with such rules and regulations promulgated and posted by the city. (Ord. 843, 8-20-2013)
B. Hunting, Firearms And Projectiles:
1. Use Prohibited: No person in any park or river trail system shall:
a. Use firearms of any description including, but not limited to, air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, rockets, slings, paint guns, or any other forms of weapons potentially harmful to wildlife or dangerous to human safety.
b. Use any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, except as provided in subsection 7-7-2B7 of this chapter.
c. Use any kind of trapping device. Live traps may be used by animal control or other duly authorized representatives of the city.
d. Discharge, or have in his possession, any fireworks, except as provided in subsection 7-7-2B7 of this chapter.
e. Discharge or shoot firearms of any description as defined in subsection B1a of this section, into any park from beyond park boundaries.
2. Exceptions:
a. It shall be lawful for police officers or other duly authorized officers to use and carry firearms while on duty;
b. The provisions prohibiting the discharge of arrows shall not apply to a city sponsored archery class;
c. A special use event may be located and used in such portions of a park or trail system designated by the city, and subject to rules and regulations promulgated and posted by the city for that event. (Ord. 872, 11-17-2015)
C. Picnic And Park Areas And Use: No person in any park shall:
1. Fail or refuse to comply with directions given by police officers or duly authorized representatives of the city in regulating the activities in any area when necessary to prevent congestion and to secure the maximum use for the comfort and convenience of all.
2. Violate the regulation that use of the individual fireplaces, tables and benches follows generally the rules of "first come, first served" unless specifically reserved through the city offices.
3. Use any portion of the picnic areas or of any building or structure within the park system for the purpose of holding events to the exclusion of other persons, nor shall any person use such area and facilities for an unreasonable time if the facilities are crowded; provided, however, reservations in advance may be made for any park facility where diamonds, courts, halls, rooms, gyms, gardens, picnic shelters or fireplaces are provided. All persons requesting advance reservation shall pay a fee as provided by the city and shall observe all park rules and regulations. Failure to observe such rules and regulations shall, in addition to other applicable penalties, result in the immediate termination of the advance reservation.
4. Conduct, sponsor, promote or publicly advertise any meeting, concert, theater, athletic event or other public activity in park facilities or any activities which include amplified sound, use of equipment or apparatus, sales, closing parkways, fundraising, field marking paint, or interference with the normal and regular use or maintenance of the park without obtaining a special event permit.
5. Move reserved tables without consulting a duly authorized representative of the city.
6. Violate the duty to leave all halls, rooms, gyms and other building and park facilities reserved for use in a condition identical to that when those facilities were permitted to the reservation holder for use. All trash in the nature of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse is placed in disposal receptacles where provided. If no such trash receptacles are available or are full, then refuse and trash shall be carried away from the park area to be properly disposed of elsewhere.
D. Camping: No person in any park or trail system shall set up tents, shacks, or any other temporary shelter for the purpose of camping, except by special permission by the city administrator or public works director, 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 motor home, camp trailer, or the like.
E. Fires: No person in any park or trail system shall light, build, or maintain a fire in any public park, except for culinary purposes in park grills, fireplaces, or privately owned grills, and no person shall leave the immediate area without first extinguishing such fire.
F. Games: No person in any park or trail system shall take part in or abet the playing of any games involving thrown or otherwise propelled dangerous objects such as stones, arrows or javelins except in areas set apart for such forms of recreation. Golfing or driving golf balls is prohibited.
G. Tennis Courts:
1. No person in any park shall fail to observe and/or violate the rules of the use of such courts as promulgated by the city.
2. No person shall ride or operate a skateboard, roller skates, scooter, in-line skates, bicycle or other wheeled recreation equipment on the tennis courts.
H. Hot Air Balloons: No person in any park shall tether or launch a hot air balloon except by permit issued pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the city.
I. Metal Detectors: No person in any park or trail system shall cause any damage to city property while operating a metal detector.
J. Vehicles: No vehicle shall be permitted in or upon any park or trail system except: 1) those vehicles authorized by the city and operated and used for pleasure and designed to carry passengers, 2) those vehicles employed by the city, and 3) those vehicles making deliveries within a park.
K. Wheeled Devices:
1. No person in any park or trail system shall ride or operate a skateboard, roller skates, scooter, in-line skates, bicycle or other wheeled recreation equipment on any brickwork, ornamental surface, picnic table, bench, tennis court, fountain area, wading pool, planter, sculpture or other structure unless otherwise designated as an area where wheeled devices are permitted.
2. No person in any park or trail system shall ride or operate a skateboard, roller skates, scooter, in-line skates, bicycle, or other wheeled recreation equipment without regard to the safety of others. (Ord. 843, 8-20-2013)