This article governs uses, activities, and structures within
the Cascade Peace Park located within Cascade Charter Township. The
Township Board finds that this article and the rules and regulations
contained herein are essential for the health, safety, and welfare
of persons using the park, as well as the owners and occupants of
adjoining residential properties. This article is also intended to
protect the natural beauty and environmental features of the park.
The following shall apply within the park:
A. Only bow hunting or hunting with a crossbow shall be permitted. Firearm
hunting is prohibited.
B. No person shall hunt within the park unless he/she has first obtained
a hunting permit from the Township. In order to receive a hunting
permit, an applicant must fill out a hunting permit application form,
file it with the Township, and present a valid State of Michigan hunting
license to the Township.
C. All state hunting laws and regulations must be followed.
D. A maximum of 15 hunting permits will be issued by the Township per
year for the park, and such permits are issued on a first-come-first-served
basis. No applications will be accepted by the Township until your
state hunting license has been issued for the following November hunting
season.
E. Hunting will only be permitted from November 1 to November 21.
F. No equipment may be left in the park. Anything found left in the
park will be removed and confiscated by the Township (and will become
Township property).
G. Only portable blinds or portable tree stands are permitted.
H. Target practice is prohibited.
I. Baiting and littering are prohibited.
J. No motorized vehicles are allowed beyond designated areas.
K. No snowmobile, ATV, UTV, four-wheeler, off-road motorcycle, or similar
off-road vehicle shall be used or driven in the park.
L. The park will be open to nonhunters during hunting season.
M. Hunters under 17 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. A
school identification card, birth certificate, or other identification
card is required to be carried by any hunter under 17 years of age
while in the park.
N. The Township retains the ability to revoke a hunting permit based
on a trespass or the violation of any park rules or this article.
O. Every hunter must comply with all rules and regulations of the Township
that are applicable within the park.
The following shall apply within the park:
A. No person shall, either by work or act, indulge in any noisy, boisterous,
disorderly or indecent conduct, or in any manner disturb the peace,
quiet, or good order within the park or of the residents of any property
adjoining the park. No person shall play at games of chance, or engage
in any indecent, lascivious, lewd, sexual, or improper act or behavior.
B. No person intoxicated by alcohol or under the influence of alcohol,
narcotic drugs or opiates shall enter or remain within the park. No
person shall bring into the park any alcohol, liquor, narcotic drugs,
or opiates.
C. No person shall remain within the park who does not abide by the
rules and regulations adopted by the Township for the park. No person
shall remain within the park who does not abide by the instructions
and directions of a duly authorized police officer or agent of the
Township in the lawful performance of their duties. Any person directed
by a police officer or agent of the Township to leave the park shall
do so promptly and peaceably. No person shall resist, obstruct, interfere
with, be abusive of, or address in a profane or obscene manner, any
police officer or agent of the Township.
D. The use of a loud speaker, public address system, or sound-amplifying
equipment is prohibited within the park without a permit from the
Township. Excessively loud radios or similar devices are also prohibited.
E. No person shall start, fly, or use any fuel- or battery-powered model
aircraft, vehicle, or similar device within the park.
F. No person shall urinate or defecate in the park, except in such facilities
as are provided by the Township and intended for such activities.
G. Smoking is prohibited in the park.
H. No person shall operate a bicycle within the park.
I. Use of paintball equipment and supplies within the park is prohibited.
J. No application of graffiti or similar activity shall occur within
the park.
The following apply in the park:
A. Camping. No person shall establish or maintain any camp or other
temporary lodging place in the park. No camping shall occur within
the park.
B. Fire. Fires are not permitted in the park.
C. Commercial activities. No person shall sell or offer for sale any
article, thing, privilege or service within the park without a permit
from the Township, and no person shall do any begging, peddling or
soliciting in the park. Further, no person shall expose, distribute,
display, post, or place any sign, advertisement, circular, notice,
or statement, or display any banner, emblem, or design, within the
park, without a specific permit from the Township.
D. Golf. The use of the park for playing golf or the hitting of golf
balls is prohibited.
E. Events. No organized event, festival, party, or similar activity
shall occur within the park unless a permit has first been issued
by the Township for such event or activity.
The following applies within the park:
A. The park shall open at 7:00 a.m. and close at dark, but no later
than 10:00 p.m. (Permitted hunters shall be allowed to enter the park
one hour early during the allowed hunting season at Cascade Peace
Park.) All park users must leave at the closing time unless a permit
for later hours has been issued by the Township. Upon the park's
so closing, it shall be unlawful for anyone to enter upon or occupy
the park without a Township permit.
B. The park (or any portion thereof) may be closed entirely or closed
to certain uses during any specified period of time by the Township
where it is determined that the physical condition of the park (or
any portion thereof) is such that the intended use of the park (or
portion thereof) would cause damage or deterioration to the park (or
portion thereof) to a degree greater than ordinary park wear and tear,
or that the intended use of the park (or portion thereof) would create
a health or safety hazard to the proposed user or other citizens.
During such period of time as the park (or portion thereof) is closed,
any such closing shall be prominently posted, and it shall be unlawful
for anyone to enter upon or occupy the park (or portion thereof) contrary
to the posted regulations.
This article and any prohibitions contained herein shall not
apply to any Township official or officer, or any Township Fire Department
employee or official, or to any police officer, engaged in the performance
of his or her official duties as a Township official, employee, or
agent, or as a police officer. Furthermore, this article shall not
apply to any use, activity, vehicle, or other item specifically approved
by the Township or used by the Township (or any of its employees,
officers, officials, or agents) or any police agency in the maintenance
or upkeep of the park or for emergency rescue, fire-fighting, or emergency
purposes.
The Township Board may, from time to time by resolution, adopt
rules and regulations to implement this article including to regulate
uses and activities within the park. Violation of any such rule or
regulation adopted by the Township Board for the park shall be deemed
to be a violation of this article.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be responsible for a criminal misdemeanor, subject to the penalties in Chapter
40, Article
IV, Penalties for Misdemeanors and Municipal Civil Infractions.