(A) Hours of operation.
(1) Parks shall be open to the public daily from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., unless otherwise posted. It shall be unlawful for a person to enter or remain in a park at any other time, except for campers in a designated camping area.
(2) Any park or portion thereof may be declared closed to the public by the Park Administrator, by the County Board of Commissioners or by the County Sheriff, at any time, and for any interval of time, for the protection of park property, for the protection of the public health, safety or welfare, or as the Park Administrator, the County Board of Commissioners or the County Sheriff shall find reasonably necessary.
(B) Permits.
(1) A person may be granted a permit by the Park Administrator or his or her authorized representative for special uses or activities within a park, or for temporary exclusive use of a reserved space within a park.
(2) Permits shall be required for any entertainment, tournament, exhibition or any other special use of gathering which can reasonably be expected to involve 50 or more persons.
(3) The Park Administrator or his or her authorized representative may impose conditions upon use in connection with the granting of a permit. Any person, whether the permit applicant or not, who is using a park in accordance with a permit that has been granted, shall comply with the conditions of said permit.
(4) It shall be unlawful for a person to violate any conditions of a permit.
(5) Any permit granted pursuant to this section may be revoked by the Park Administrator or his or her authorized representative upon the violation by the permit holder of any portion of this chapter or any provision of state statutes.
(C) Park fees. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any facility or area for which a fee or charge has been established by the county parks without payment of such fee or charge.
(D) Liability. The county and county parks shall not be liable for any loss, damage or injury to property or persons sustained by any park visitor.
(Ord. 14-02, passed 5-13-2014; Ord. 19-3, passed 10-22-2019) Penalty, see § 92.99