The following activities are prohibited in municipal park lands and facilities, as set forth and described more particularly in this section.
(a) Vehicles; Bicycles; Horses. All vehicles, including any type of motorized vehicle, minibikes, trail bikes, mopeds, motorcycles and the like are prohibited in municipal park lands.
(1) Bicycles shall be permitted in municipal park lands, when operated on authorized bicycle paths.
(2) All horses, ponies and the like, as well as any type of equestrian activity of any nature, are prohibited in municipal park lands.
(b) Pets to be Kept on Leash. All pets within the Municipal park lands shall be kept on a leash.
(c) Trash and Litter to be Placed in Designated Containers. No person shall throw any trash or litter in municipal park lands or facilities, except in designated containers for the purpose of holding such trash or litter. Park dumpsters and trash containers may not be used in any manner as a disposal site for trash, rubbish or discarded items, which trash or rubbish was created outside the park land area and/or is private garbage. In particular, such items as mattresses, clothes, discarded furniture and the like are not to be disposed of at any trash and rubbish container in any park area.
(d) Use of Alcoholic Beverages. No person shall use or permit the use of any alcoholic beverage within the municipal park lands or facilities except at City sponsored events, the City Community Center and the Community Park pavilion, and then only upon compliance with all ordinances and statutes, and the approval of the Parks and Recreation Director upon application made for such purpose. The decision of the Parks and Recreation Director shall be final.
(e) Possession of Weapons. No person shall, without reasonable cause, have on or about his person, a knife, bow and arrow, air or gas gun, missile, slingshot or other missile-throwing device or any snares or traps within the municipal park lands or facilities.
(f) Gambling. No person shall gamble or use any gambling device, or permit gambling or the use of gambling devices on any municipal park land property or facility. This prohibition shall not extend to gambling conducted for charitable purposes when so conducted in compliance with all applicable City regulations and state statutes (see Chapter 517
of the General Offenses Code).
(g) Fires. No person shall set any fire, except in duly designed cooking pits. All fires shall be completely extinguished by users of municipal park lands or facilities, prior to leaving those fires unattended.
(h) Camping. No person shall camp or permit the camping of others within the municipal park lands or facilities.
(i) Solicitation Prohibited. No person shall solicit for any business, cause or organization, or solicit any person using the municipal park lands or facilities.
(j) Swimming. Swimming in the municipal pool shall be permitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the pool. Swimming within Sycamore Woods Lake is specifically prohibited and is further prohibited in any and all bodies of water which cross or traverse municipal park land or facilities.
(k) Boats and Rafts.
(1) Canoeing, and sailboats not longer than fourteen feet in length, shall be permitted in Sycamore Woods Lake.
(2) Motor boats and rafts, including rubber rafts of any type, are specifically prohibited in Sycamore Woods Lake.
(l) Scuba Diving. Scuba diving shall be specifically prohibited in Sycamore Woods Lake except as a part of a police, firefighter or rescue service organization and with permission from the Parks and Recreation Director.
(m) Fishing. Fishing in Sycamore Woods Lake shall be permitted in accordance with state law, including possession of a valid license.
(n) Ice Skating. Ice skating is specifically prohibited within the municipal park lands or facilities unless specifically sponsored and monitored by the City Parks and Recreation Department.
(Ord. 6-14. Passed 5-5-14.)