[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Siren 1-8-1988 as Title 4, Ch. 5 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Animals — See Ch. 200.
Bicycles and play vehicles — See Ch. 212.
Public entertainment — See Ch. 280.
Fireworks — See Ch. 298.
Intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages — See Ch. 330.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 407.
Snowmobiles — See Ch. 451.
All-terrain vehicles — See Ch. 507.
A.
Purpose and definition. In order to protect the parks,
parkways, recreational facilities and conservancy areas within the
Village from injury, damage or desecration, these regulations are
enacted. The term "park" as hereinafter used in this chapter shall
include all grounds, structures and watercourses which are or may
be located within any area dedicated to the public use as a park,
parkway, recreation facility or conservancy district in the Village.
B.
Specific regulations.
(1)
Littering prohibited. No person shall litter, dump
or deposit any rubbish, refuse, earth or other material in any park.
(2)
Sound devices. No person shall operate or play any
amplifying system unless specific authority is first obtained from
the Village Board.
(3)
Pets. No person shall permit any dog, cat or other
pet owned by him to run at large in any park.
(4)
Bill posting. No person shall post, paste, fasten,
paint or attach any placard, bill, notice, sign or advertising matter
upon any structure, tree or other natural object in any park, except
park regulations and other signs authorized by the Village Board.
(5)
Throwing stones and missiles prohibited. No person
shall throw stones or other missiles in or into any park.
(6)
Removal of park equipment prohibited. No person shall
remove benches, seats, tables or other park equipment from any park.
(7)
Trapping. No person shall trap in any park unless
specific written authority is first obtained from the Village Board.
(8)
Making of fires. No person shall start, tend or maintain
a fire except in personal grills or designated fireplaces. Personal
grills shall be used only in designated picnic areas. The use of personal
grills is permitted provided that lawns and vegetation are not endangered.
Unburned fuel and ashes shall be disposed of in such a manner as to
prevent fire or damage to any park property.
(9)
Protection of park property. No person shall kill,
injure or disturb or attempt to injure or disturb waterfowl, birds
or animals, wild or domestic, within any park, except as permitted
by this chapter. No person shall climb any tree or remove flowers
or fruit, wild or cultivated, or break, cut down, trample upon, remove
or in any manner injure, deface, write upon or ill use any tree, shrub,
flower, flowerbed, turf, soil, sand, fountain, ornament, building,
structure, apparatus, bench, table, official notice, sign or other
property within any park.
(10)
Motorized vehicles. Except for authorized maintenance
vehicles, no person shall operate an unlicensed or licensed motorized
vehicle outside of areas specifically designated as parking areas
or areas where the operation of such vehicles is specifically permitted.
Motor vehicles are restricted to the roads and drives and parking
areas. No motor vehicles of any nature may be used on the seeded areas
except vehicles which have a Village Board authorization for shows,
rides or exhibits and then only for the purpose of loading and unloading.
No person shall operate any gas-powered vehicle within the boundaries
of the Village park located on Crooked Lake in Government Lot 3, Section
8, Township 38 North, Range 16 West, Burnett County, Wisconsin, except
in those areas established and maintained by the Village's roadways
and parking areas. Authorized Village vehicles on official business
shall be excepted from the provisions of this subsection. Snowmobiles
shall be excepted from the provisions of this subsection regulating
vehicles in Crooked Lake Park, provided that there is adequate snow
cover. "Adequate snow cover" shall be defined as being snow sufficient
to protect the vegetation in the park, a minimum of three inches of
snow.
(11)
Snowmobiles. No person shall operate a snowmobile in a Village park except in designated areas and as provided for in Subsection B(10) above.
(12)
Speed limit. No person shall operate any vehicle
in a Village park in excess of 15 miles per hour unless otherwise
posted.
(13)
Glass beverage bottles in parks prohibited.
No person shall bring into, carry onto or possess while in any public
park glass bottles or glass containers, including those containing
or normally used for containing soda water, fermented malt beverages
or alcohol.
(14)
Reckless driving in parks prohibited. No person
shall operate a motor vehicle in a reckless manner in any of the public
parks of the Village.
(15)
Parking in parks. No person shall park any motor
vehicle in any park in the Village except in a designated parking
area.
(16)
Horses and carriages. No person shall ride a
horse or drive a horse-driven vehicle in any park, except on roads
or designated bridle paths, except when approval of the Village Board
is first obtained. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a horse
or drive a horse-driven vehicle in a careless, negligent or reckless
manner which may endanger the safety and well-being of others. Horseback
riding shall be allowed only during the daylight hours. No person
shall ride a horse which cannot be held under such control that it
may be easily turned or stopped. No horse shall be ridden in a reckless
manner. Pedestrians shall have the right-of-way when crossing a bridle
path, and whenever groups of people are visible within 300 feet horses
shall be ridden at slow gait.
(17)
Removing tree protectors. No person shall remove
any device for the protection of trees or shrubs.
(18)
Golfing and sporting activities. No golfing
or practicing golf in Village parks or recreation areas shall be allowed
except with the use of a whiffle ball. All sporting activities must
be held in areas so designated for that purpose.
(19)
Arrows. No person shall use or shoot any bow
and arrow in any Village park, except in authorized areas.
(20)
Fees and charges. The Village Board shall have
the authority to establish such fees as deemed necessary for use of
any park facility, shelter or land area. It shall be unlawful to use
such areas without payment of such fee or charge when required.
(21)
Firearms; hunting. Possessing or discharging
of any firearm or weapon of any kind is prohibited in all Village
parks.
(22)
Fish cleaning. Cleaning of fish in shelters,
toilet facilities or picnic areas is prohibited in all Village parks.
(24)
Camping. Overnight camping is not permitted
in any Village park.
(25)
Utility installation and construction. Any private
construction which may in any manner encroach upon or affect the parks
and parkways shall be under the direction and jurisdiction of Village
Board, and no such installation, repair or construction shall commence
without written permission therefor from the Board. All public works,
including construction and installation of power lines, hydrants,
sewers and the like, shall be commenced only after public notice of
the Village's intention so to do. Where practicable, such construction
and installation shall be performed pursuant to recommendations by
the Board.[2]
No person shall fly a radio-controlled model
airplane or helicopter in any park in the Village except in areas
specifically designated and posted for such purpose.
Except as authorized by the Village Board, no
person shall dig into the turf of any Village-owned property for any
purposes whatsoever or remove any trees or flowers. Absent authorization
by the Village Board, the use of metal detectors and digging for buried
objects on Village property, except beaches where no vegetation is
present, are prohibited.
A.
Park hours. Subject to certain exceptions listed below,
all Village parks shall be closed from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the
following day. Persons launching or transporting watercraft from park
property may do so only within park hours.
B.
Exceptions to closing hours. A person driving through
a park on a public road shall not be subject to the closing hours;
however, stopping shall not be permitted within a park. The Buildings,
Grounds and Parks Committee may modify closing hours for particular
events.[1]
C.
Park closing and opening dates. The Chief of Police
will have full authority to open and close any park, beach, facility
or area because of season, condition, or construction or when, in
the interest of public safety, it is deemed necessary.