The following are prohibited:
(A) Inflatables, such as bounce houses, are not allowed in the park;
(B) Use of rice, confetti, glitter, small paper particles, or any similar objects used for decoration or any other purpose is prohibited in any park premises or in the parking areas. Water balloons and fireworks are not allowed in the park or parking areas;
(C) All decorations, tape, tape residue, and signage must be removed. Use of staples, tacks, and nails is prohibited;
(D) Use or operation of any noise-producing machine, vehicle, device, or instrument in a manner that is disturbing to other park area visitors;
(E) Possession, discharge, or causing to be discharged any firecrackers, explosives, torpedoes, rockets, fireworks, or other substances which could be harmful to park area visitors or resources without prior permission from the city;
(F) Use of a metal detector within the park area;
(G) Blocking, obstructing or interfering with vehicular or pedestrian traffic on any road, parking area, trail, walkway, pathway, or common area;
(H) Occupying or interfering with access to any structure, office, restroom, or other facility in a manner which interferes with the intended use of such a structure or facility by park users or employees;
(I) Engaging in, promoting, instigating, or encouraging fighting, or similar violent conduct which would threaten the physical well-being of the public;
(J) No unleased or uncontrolled dog or other animal may be brought or kept in a park area;
(K) No person shall camp in any park area;
(L) Fires in park areas:
(1) Shall be either park camp stoves or fireplaces provided for such purpose;
(2) Portable stoves in established park picnic areas;
(3) No fire shall be left unattended or be permitted to cause damage to park facilities or areas. Every fire shall be extinguished before its users leave the park area; or
(4) At the discretion of the City Recorder, or designee, fires normally permitted in park areas may be restricted or prohibited due to high fire hazard conditions.
(M) Except in designated area, no sign, marker, or inscription of any kind shall be placed within a park area without prior permission;
(N) No person may distribute circulars, notices, leaflets, pamphlets, or written or printed information of any kind within a park area unless the person has first obtained permission from the city;
(O) Operating a concession, soliciting, selling, or offering for sale, peddling, hawking, or vending any goods, wares, merchandise, food, liquids, or services;
(P) Advertising any goods or services by any means;
(Q) No person shall sponsor, promote, or conduct any non-traditional park activity within the boundaries of any city park without having first obtained a permit from the city. “Non-traditional” activities include, but are not limited to:
(1) Use by large numbers of people;
(2) Non-recreational use of a facility;
(3) Use of a facility for which it was not designed to accommodate; and
(4) Use which involves unusual activities such as construction projects, placement of utilities, or erection of substantial structures or displays.
(R) Applicants for non-traditional activities may apply for a permit from the city. The city may approve with conditions or deny the permit application consistent with the policies set forth herein. The following shall be considered in evaluating the permit application:
(1) The ability of the applicant to finance, plan, and manage the activity in accordance with sanitation, safety, medical care, fire control, security, crowd, noise, and traffic control requirements, consistent with the protection of the park resources;
(2) The extent to which the proposed activity threatens interference with customer usage of the park;
(3) The experience of the applicant in performing similar activities in the past; and
(4) Measures undertaken to mitigate any changes in customary park usage or damage to park resources caused by the activity.
(Ord. 749, passed 12-14-2020) Penalty, see § 92.99