(A) Park hours.
(1) Parks shall be open to the public from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or remain in a park, to include parking lots, at any other time except when the park area or facility is otherwise designated by the city, or the park area or facility is being used as part of an authorized city program.
(2) The City Manager, or designee, or an on-duty police/fire supervisor are authorized to close any park or portion thereof at any time for the protection of park property or the public health, safety, or welfare.
(B) Reservations and permits.
(1) The City Manager, or designee, may grant, upon written request, permission for exclusive use of any portion of the park except the picnic area for use by organized groups for the purpose of overnight camping, nature study, planned recreation programs, and other such activities as approved.
(2) Reservations shall be required for the exclusive or special use of all or portions of park areas, special use facilities, buildings, or trails or for the use of park areas and facilities when they are otherwise closed to the public.
(3) The City Manager, or designee, may grant, upon written request, permission for entertainment, tournament, exhibition, or any other special use.
(4) It shall be unlawful for a person to violate any provision of a permit or reservation.
(C) Lions Park Campground.
(1) The campground does not take reservations; this is a first-come, first-served campground.
(2) There are designated camp sites located in the park; only these sites may be used for camping. Each site allows for 2 camping units maximum per site. No dispersed camping is allowed.
(3) The daily camping fee is an amount set by resolution per City Council; it shall be paid prior to camping the first night. Payment and campsite documentation form are to be placed in the dedicated payment box located near the bathroom/shower building.
(4) A campsite is deemed physically occupied when a camping unit is erected upon the campsite. Visitors cannot hold a site by paying and simply placing a tag on the camp post or by placing a backpack, cooler, sleeping bag, tarp, or the like.
(5) The campground has a maximum of a 2-night/3-day length of stay.
(6) The Director or designee will establish rules and regulations relating to the use of the designated overnight camping area in Lions Park. Said rules and regulations for use of the overnight camping area in Lions Park may be amended from time to time and shall be posted in a conspicuous manner. Any failure to comply with the posted rules and regulations shall be a violation of this chapter and subject to the enforcement provisions in § 95.08.
(7) Campground privileges may be revoked by the city based upon violation of city ordinances and/or validated complaints.
(Ord. 1484, passed 5-1-2023)