(A) Disfigure or remove buildings, structures or facilities. No person shall disfigure or remove buildings, structures or facilities, damage, destroy, tamper with, displace or remove any building, marker, sign, art work, table, bench, fireplace, railing, paving or paving material or other public utility, equipment, facility or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
(B) Erect structures, install utility services. No person shall construct or erect any building, structure, sign, banner, emblem or display, or enclosure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public utility into, upon or across parkland. Permit users and those who rent temporary play structures that have the written permission from the Director or their designee may be exempt from all or a portion of these restrictions subject to blue staking and a safety evaluation. A canopy 20' x 20' or smaller may not be staked in turf areas, and may only use weights to anchor the canopy. Any canopy larger than 20' x 20' requires Blue Stake marking no less than 3 days prior to installation. Also exempt are historic and traditional community displays approved by the Director of Leisure & Library Services.
(C) Commercial or vending activities.
(1) No person in a park shall utilize any park property for any commercial purposes, including but not limited to, food preparation and vending, sale of motor or non-motorized vehicles, art or craft items, wares, peddling, offering for sale, any article or thing whether new or used, or placing any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, sale or display of sale items thereof. Advertising goods and services and the distribution of handbills, business or commercial literature in person or by placing them on vehicles is also prohibited.
(2) A licensed concessionaire, contracted community event, or mobile food vendor, acting under the authority and regulation of the Director of Leisure & Library Services, may be exempted from this provision.
(D) Natural resources. No person shall dig, remove or damage soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs or plants, down timber or other wood or materials, or make excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency.
(E) Metal detecting. Surface only metal detection equipment may be used in public parks. Any attempt to retrieve detected objects by digging and/or excavating is strictly prohibited.
(F) Sanitation. No person in a park shall dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage or refuse or other noxious materials, unless placed in proper receptacles where provided. These receptacles are not to be used for residential trash disposal.
(G) Bottled water. Users of public parks shall be permitted any type of bottle containing water in the parks, except for glass.
(H) Smoking. Smoking and use of vapor products shall not be permitted within 50 feet of any outdoor sports field or playground.
(I) In accordance with Arizona state law, it shall be unlawful to operate class 3 electrical bicycles and/or scooters within the confines of any park trail.
(Ord. 2004-006, passed 5-13-04; Am. Ord. 2009-002, passed 4-9-09; Am. Ord. 2010-005, passed 5-27-10; Am. Ord. 2014-001, passed 1-9-14; Am. Res. 2017-054, passed 7-13-17; Am. Ord. 2017-006, passed 9-14-17; Am. Ord. 2018-012, passed 9-13-18; Am. Res. 2023-002, passed 1-12-23; Am. Ord. 2023-001, passed 2-23-23) Penalty, see §
94.99