[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
A.
The Police
and the Department of Public Works shall be empowered to enforce the
provisions of this Chapter.
B.
The Director
of Public Works, his/her designated representative, any park attendant
hired on behalf of the City, or any Police Officer shall have the
authority to eject from the parks any person acting in violation of
this Chapter and shall have the authority to seize and confiscate
any property, thing or device in the parks used in violation of this
Chapter. In the event of resistance to action intended to correct
a violation of this Chapter, either physical or otherwise, the Director
of Public Works, his/her designated representative, or any park attendant
shall refer the violation to the Police Department.
C.
The Director
of Public Works or the Police Department may install equipment for
and monitor video surveillance of any area of any park or recreational
facility within the City. Video surveillance may be kept by the Public
Works or the Police Departments and may be used in order to determine
violations of the ordinances of the City of Edmundson, the cause of
damage to property, the cause of injury to persons, or for any other
purpose as deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works or a member
of the Police Department.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
A.
Except
in unusual or unforeseen situations, City parks and recreational grounds
shall be open to the public from 6:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
B.
Any section
or part of the parks may be declared closed to the public by the Director
of Public Works or his/her designated representative at any time and
for any interval of time, either temporarily or at regular and stated
intervals (daily or otherwise) and either entirely or merely to certain
uses, as the Director of Public Works or his/her designated representative
shall find reasonably necessary.
C.
No person
shall remain in a park or recreational area or section or part thereof:
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
A.
No pavilion,
barbecue pit, or picnic table may be used by a group of five (5) or
more persons unless a permit has been issued for such use by the City.
B.
No other
person may use the pavilions, barbecue pits and picnic tables if such
facilities have been reserved by another for the time in question
and are subject to a permit issued by the City.
C.
Residents
may reserve and apply for a permit for the use of pavilions, barbecue
pits, or picnic tables no more than sixty (60) days prior to the date
of the proposed reservation. Persons who are not residents of the
City of Edmundson may reserve and apply for a permit for the use of
pavilions, barbecue pits, or picnic tables at City Hall no more than
thirty (30) days prior to the date of the proposed reservation.
D.
Applicants
shall file the appropriate forms with the City Clerk at City Hall
and shall provide the appropriate cash deposit for damage or cleanup.
E.
The Director
of Public Works, or his/her designated representative, shall place
appropriate conditions on any permit for the use of facilities as
he/she deems necessary to ensure the safety to persons and property,
to prevent possible damage to public and private property, and to
ensure continued cleanliness of such facilities.
F.
Any permit
issued by the City for the use of any pavilion, barbecue pit, or picnic
table shall be considered void unless the actual use of such facility
referred to in said permit is commenced within an hour after the period
covered by such permit begins.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
Unless authorized by City permit, no person shall bring, carry
or allow to be brought any alcoholic beverage into any City park or
recreational area, or portion or part thereof, regardless of whether
the beverage container is open or unopened.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
No person shall bring, carry or allow to be brought any glass
container into any City park or recreational area, or portion or part
thereof, regardless of the purpose for which the glass container is
used.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
No person within any park or recreational area, or portion or
part thereof, shall leave any trash, garbage, cans, food, or any other
refuse or waste elsewhere than in the receptacles provided therefor.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
No person within any park or recreational area, or portion or
part thereof, shall cause or allow any fire within the park or recreational
area except in proper barbecue grills, pits or containers.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
All motorized vehicles, including electric- or gas-powered scooters
or bikes, are prohibited in all park or recreational areas except
on authorized parking lots. This Section shall not apply to electric-powered
mobility device when used by a disabled person.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
A.
No person
shall:
1.
Act
in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another whereby any person
is placed in danger of being injured;
2.
Act
in a violent or tumultuous manner whereby property, whether public
or private, is placed in danger of being damaged or destroyed;
3.
Threaten
violence against any person;
4.
Cause,
provoke, or engage in any brawl or riotous conduct so as to place
another person in danger of being injured or to place property, whether
public or private, in danger of being damaged or destroyed;
5.
Assemble
or congregate with another person or other persons and cause, provoke,
or engage in any fight or brawl;
6.
Engage
or attempt to engage in an unlawful activity;
7.
Whether
alone or in concert with another or others, engage, or attempt to
engage, in any fraudulent scheme, device or trick in order to obtain
money or any item of value from another person;
8.
Utter
offensive language likely to produce an immediate, violent response
from a reasonable person or utter language in a public place likely
to produce a reaction from one (1) or more other persons which places
other persons in danger of injury or places property, whether public
or private, in danger of being damaged or destroyed;
9.
Damage,
befoul, or disturb public property or the property of another so as
to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
Chapter 210 of the Municipal Code of the City of Edmundson ("Offense") is hereby adopted, by reference, and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein, and is applicable to the utilization of all parks and recreational areas within the City.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
A.
Unless
otherwise provided in this Section, any dog or cat that has been properly
vaccinated and registered in accordance with the Edmundson Municipal
Code may enter a park or recreational area within the City as long
as such animal remains on a leash and under the control of a person
who is at least sixteen (16) years of age.
Exception: The requirement for a leash shall
not apply to bloodhounds or other dogs used for tracking in conjunction
with police activities, nor to dogs of any Law Enforcement Agency
while being used to conduct official business or being used for official
purposes.
B.
Any dog, cat or other animal which has been classified as a "bad animal" pursuant to Section 205.150 of the Edmundson Municipal Code shall be prohibited in all parks or recreational areas in the City.
C.
Any dog,
cat or other animal that is not vaccinated or registered in accordance
with the Edmundson Municipal Code shall be prohibited in all parks
or recreational areas in the City.
D.
Any female
animal in heat shall be prohibited in all parks or recreational areas
in the City as long as such animal is in heat.
E.
Any person
in physical possession of any animal within a park or recreational
area of the City shall immediately remove excreta or other solid waste
of the animal and deposit such waste in an appropriate trash receptacle.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying
any blind person.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005; Ord. No. 1324 §2, 2008]
A.
Walkers,
joggers and other persons on foot shall have the right-of-way on all
walking tracks and trails. Unless a specific track or trail is designated
for the use of bicycles, skateboards, roller blades or other coasting
device, no person shall utilize a bicycle, skateboard, roller blades
or other coasting device on any track or trail within a City park.
B.
If a
particular track or trail is designated and posted for such use, then
any person on a bicycle, skateboard, roller blades, or other coaster
type of instrument shall yield the right-of-way to a walker or jogger
and shall not interfere, in any way, with a walker or jogger on such
walking track or trail. Persons riding bicycles or on roller blades,
roller skates, or skateboards upon a walking track or trail shall
not ride more than two (2) abreast except when the particular track
or trail is set aside for the exclusive use of such devices.
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005; Ord. No. 1324 §2, 2008]
A.
Unless
otherwise posted or designated, bicycles, roller skates, roller blades
and skateboards are not allowed and are prohibited within parks and
recreational areas within the City. In any area designated and posted
for the use of such devices, all such bicycles, roller skates, roller
blades and skateboards shall be used in accordance with the regulations
in this Chapter.
B.
Within
any area specifically set aside for the use of bicycles, skateboards,
roller skates, roller blades and similar coasting devices, the following
restrictions and prohibitions shall apply:
1.
A person
propelling a bicycle shall not ride on the seat other than a permanent
and regularly attached seat.
2.
No bicycle,
roller blades, roller skates, or skateboard shall be used to carry
more persons at one (1) time than the number for which it is designed
and equipped.
3.
No person
shall operate a bicycle, roller blades, roller skates, or skateboard
at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the existing
conditions.
4.
No person
operating a bicycle, roller blades, roller skates, or skateboard shall
carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the rider from
keeping at least one (1) hand upon the handlebars, as applicable.
5.
No person
shall use, park or leave unattended a bicycle, roller blades, roller
skates, or skateboard so as to cause a possible trip hazard or obstruct
vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
6.
Every
bicycle, roller blades, roller skates, or skateboard shall be equipped
with a brake or brakes which will enable its driver to stop the device
within twenty-five (25) feet from a speed of ten (10) miles per hour
on dry, level, clean pavement.
7.
It shall
be unlawful for a parent or guardian to permit a child under the age
of seventeen (17) years to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle,
roller skates, roller blades, or a skateboard unless the child shall
wear protective headgear which properly fits and is fastened securely
upon the head of the operator or passenger. The headgear shall meet
or exceed the impact standard for protective bicycle helmets set by
the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, the American National
Standards Institute (ANS), the Snell Memorial Foundation or the American
Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM).
[Ord. No. 1245 §1, 5-12-2005]
A.
The Director
of Public Works shall post appropriate signage regarding the use of
parks and recreational areas as he/she deems necessary.
B.
No private
person, corporation or entity shall post any sign or banner within
a park or recreational area unless such sign or banner is posted pursuant
to a permit obtained from the City.
