§ 30-71. General unlawful acts upon park lands.

Upon city park lands, it shall be unlawful to:

(1)

Curfew. Enter or be present within any park between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Only properly registered campers may be present within Pettit Park during the curfew hours.

(2)

Vandalism and theft. Remove, damage, destroy or deface any tree, shrub or wildflower, or remove, damage, destroy or deface any park facility without written permission.

(3)

Disorderly conduct. Engage in violent, abusive, loud, vulgar, lewd, obscene or any other disorderly conduct that constitutes a breach of the peace, or disturb or annoy others in their activities.

(4)

Alcoholic liquors and controlled substances. Possess or consume any alcoholic liquors or other controlled substances within any park.

(5)

Fires. Burn a ground fire for any reason, except in designated fire pits, grills, fireplaces or units authorized by the city parks and recreation department and the city fire chief. Personal grills are authorized. No fire is to be left unattended at any time.

(6)

Waste and refuse. Deposit waste or refuse any place except in the authorized containers provided by the parks and recreation department, and deposit waste or refuse in any park container that was generated outside the park boundaries.

(7)

Peddle or solicit. Peddle or solicit, or post bills or advertisements upon any park lands or facilities without written permission. There shall be no commercial for profit activity within the city parks unless expressly sanctioned by the city. Whether such activities shall be approved within city park land shall be within the sole discretion of the city commission.

(8)

Overnight storage. Leave any personal property overnight, such as vehicles, camping units, personal grills, tables and other items without written permission.

(9)

Smoke-free areas. Smoke any substance in or within 25 feet of the boundaries of any area designated as smoke-free.

(10)

Unsafe playground equipment. Use any park facilities, apparatus, playground equipment or other municipal property in a manner that it is not designed or, or in a manner that may result in injury to self or others, or misuse any park facilities, apparatus, playground equipment or other municipal property, i.e. adults using equipment designed for children, climbing upon fences.

(Code 1985, § 3.2; Ord. No. 2007-01, 2-20-2007; Ord. No. 2008-01, 3-3-2008)