[R.O. 2011 § 255.050; R.O. 2009
§ 99.15; CC 1981 § 21-41; Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 82-60, 8-18-1982]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Willfully mark, deface, disfigure,
injure, tamper with, displace or remove any building, bridge, tables,
benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving materials, water lines
or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof, signs,
notices or placards, whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes,
posts or other boundary markers or other structures or equipment,
facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real
or personal.
2.
Fail to cooperate in maintaining
restrooms and washrooms in a neat and sanitary condition. No person
over the age of six (6) years shall use the restrooms and washrooms
designated for the opposite sex.
3.
Dig or remove any rock, stones, trees,
shrubs or plants; down timber or other wood or materials; or make
any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency
except on special written permit as provided for in this Chapter.
4.
Construct or erect any building or
structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character,
or run or string any public service utility into, upon or across such
lands, except on special written permit as provided for in this Chapter.
5.
Damage, cut, carve, transplant or
remove any tree or plant or injure the bark or pick the flowers of
any tree or plant; nor shall any person attach any rope, wire or other
contrivance to any tree or plant. A person shall not dig in or otherwise
disturb grass areas or in any other way injure or impair the natural
beauty or usefulness of any area.
6.
Climb any tree or walk, stand or
sit upon monuments, vases, fountains, railings, fences or gun carriages
or upon any other property not designated or customarily used for
such purposes.
7.
Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill,
trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles or projectiles of any
kind or nature at any animal, reptile or bird; nor shall any person
remove or have in his/her possession the young of any wild animal
or the eggs or nest or young of any reptile or bird; nor shall he/she
collect, remove, have in his/her possession, give away, sell or offer
to sell or buy or offer to buy or accept as a gift any specimen, alive
or dead, of any of the group of tree snails. Exception to the foregoing
is made in that snakes known to be deadly poisonous, such as rattle
snakes, water moccasins, coral snakes or other deadly reptiles, may
be killed on sight.
8.
Give or offer or attempt to give
any animal or bird any tobaccos, alcohol, drug or other known noxious
substances.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Throw, discharge or otherwise place
or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, swimming pool,
pond, lake, stream or any other body of water in or adjacent to any
park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into such
waters any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will
or may result in the pollution of such waters.
2.
Bring into, dump, deposit or leave
any bottles, broken glass, ashes, papers, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish,
waste, garbage, refuse or other trash upon the grounds of any City
park. Nor shall such refuse or trash be placed in any waters in or
contiguous to any park.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
bring into Frontier Park any beverage containing alcohol in any percentage
during the period of special events occurring or scheduled to occur
therein including the Festival of the Little Hills, Fourth of July
Celebration and the St. Louis Symphony Concert. Licensed vendors shall
be exempt from this prohibition. No person shall have upon his/her
person nor possess any beverage containing alcohol in any percentage
while leaving or departing from Frontier Park during such period of
special events.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.060; R.O. 2009
§ 99.16; CC 1981 § 21-42; Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Fail to comply with all applicable
provisions of the State and City motor vehicle traffic laws in regard
to equipment and operation of vehicles, together with such regulations
as are contained in these rules and any other provision of this Code
and any other ordinance of the City.
2.
Fail to obey all traffic officers
and park employees, such persons being authorized and instructed to
direct traffic whenever needed in the parks in accordance with the
provisions of such regulations as may be issued by the Board or by
the Director.
3.
Fail to observe all traffic signs
indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping or parking and all
others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property.
4.
Drive or ride a vehicle at a rate
of speed exceeding fifteen (15) miles per hour, except upon such roads
as the Board or the Director may designate, by posted signs, for faster
travel.
5.
Drive or park any vehicle on any
park area except the paved park roads or parking areas or such other
areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary parking
areas by the Board or by the Director.
6.
Drive or operate a vehicle in the
opposite direction than what has been designated.
7.
Drive or ride a vehicle on a closed
driveway past a barricade or remove a barricade for the purpose of
riding or driving a vehicle or any other purpose onto a closed driveway
or other area of a park.
a.
The closing of park driveways or
parks or any section of park driveways or parks shall be at the direction
of the Board, the Police, Director or park supervisory employees.
b.
The closing of park driveways or
any section thereof shall be accomplished by the erection of a suitable
barrier across the driveway.
c.
The criteria for closing park driveways
or any section thereof shall be to promote public health, welfare
and safety and to protect public property.
8.
Drive a truck upon the driveways,
parking lots or any other areas, except when making deliveries or
operation or maintenance supplies to the park or some social function
operating under permit of the Board or the Director. A panel or pickup
truck shall be permitted when used exclusively as a passenger vehicle.
9.
Repair, service or maintain a vehicle;
except, that this Subsection shall not apply to park vehicles and
all workshops and garages in the parks.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.070; R.O. 2009
§ 99.17; CC 1981 § 21-43; Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 83-99, 11-2-1983]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Park a vehicle in other than an established
or designated area and such use shall be in accordance with directions
and instructions of any attendant who may be present.
2.
Park on a road or driveway at any
time. No stopping or parking is permitted on the left-hand side of
any one-way road or driveway. The only exception being by direction
of the Director or officer in charge when designated parking areas
overflow.
3.
Double park any vehicle on any road
or parkway unless directed by a park official.
4.
Fail to use a muffler adequate to
deaden the sound of the engine in a motor vehicle.
B.
All other parking restrictions are to be
as posted by order of the Board, the Director or the Police Department.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person while
in or about any City park to bring into or possess upon the paved
portion of the roadway or within any area for the designating of parking
of automobiles any beverage containing alcohol in any percent in an
open container, open can or bottle or to consume any alcoholic beverage
upon the roads or driveway or designated parking area.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.080; R.O. 2009
§ 99.18; CC 1981 § 21-44; Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Ride a bicycle on other than a paved
vehicular road or path designated for that purpose. A bicyclist shall
be permitted to wheel or push a bicycle by hand over any grassy area
or wooded trail or on any paved area reserved for pedestrian use.
2.
Ride a bicycle other than on the
right-hand side of the road paving as close as conditions permit;
bicycles shall be kept in single file when two (2) or more are operating
as a group. Bicyclists shall at all times operate their machines with
reasonable regard to the safety of others and shall signal all turns
and stops.
3.
Ride any other person on a bicycle.
4.
Leave a bicycle in a place other
than a bicycle rack when such rack is provided and there is space
available.
5.
Leave a bicycle lying on the ground
or paving or set against trees or in any place or position where other
persons may trip over or be injured by such bicycle.
6.
Ride a bicycle on any road thirty
(30) minutes after sunset or before thirty (30) minutes before sunrise
without an attached headlight plainly visible at least two hundred
(200) feet in front of such bicycle and without a red taillight or
red reflector plainly visible from at least one hundred (100) feet
from the rear of such bicycle.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.090; R.O. 2009
§ 99.19; CC 1981 § 21-45(a); Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Swim, wade, bathe or wash in any
waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park, except in such waters
and at such places as are provided therefor and in compliance with
such regulations as are herein set forth or may be hereafter adopted.
Nor shall any person frequent any waters or places customarily designated
for the purpose of swimming or bathing or congregate thereat when
such activity is prohibited by the Director upon a finding that such
use of the water would be dangerous or otherwise inadvisable.
2.
Frequent any swimming pool, bathhouse,
waters or places designated for the purpose of swimming or bathing
or congregate thereat, except between such hours of the day as shall
be designated by the Director for such purposes for each individual
area.
3.
Allow himself/herself to be so covered
with a bathing suit as to indecently expose his/her person. No person
shall appear in bathing costume at any place in the parks except within
the limits of designated bathing places or areas.
4.
Dress or undress on any area or in
any vehicle, toilet or other places, except in such bathing houses
or structures as may be provided for that purpose.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.100; R.O. 2009
§ 99.20; CC 1981 § 21-45(b); Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981; Ord. No. 86-214, 8-13-1986; Ord. No. 23-110, 9-5-2023]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any
time. No person shall use, carry or possess firearms of any description
or air pistols, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings or any other
forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to
human safety or any instrument that can be loaded with fire blank
cartridges or any kind of trapping device while in or about any City
park. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden.
The carrying, possession or use of firearms of any description or
air rifles, air pistols, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings or any
other forms of weapons shall be permissible while such weapons are
being carried to and from a designated area of use of the aforementioned
weapons. All such weapons shall be carried unloaded and in a carrying
case. However, the open carrying of firearms shall not be prohibited
in accordance with the following:
1.
Any person with a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit who
is open carrying a firearm shall be required to have a valid concealed
carry endorsement or permit from this State, or a permit from another
State that is recognized by this State, in his or her possession at
all times; and
2.
Any person open carrying a firearm shall display his or her concealed
carry endorsement or permit upon demand of a Law Enforcement Officer.
B.
Any civic, fraternal, benevolent or other
organization may make application to the Director of the Park Department
for a permit to hold a "black powder shoot," using muzzle-loaders,
as a part of major festivals and celebrations held in Frontier Park.
The application shall specify the types of muzzle-loaders to be used,
the types of powder and projectiles and the time and place of the
use. The Director, after consultation with the Chief of Police, may
issue the permit if, in the Director's opinion, the use of muzzle-loaders
will not endanger the public peace or public safety.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.110; R.O. 2009
§ 99.21; CC 1981 § 21-45(c); Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Picnic or lunch in a place other
than those designated for that purpose. Attendants shall have the
authority to regulate the activities in such areas when necessary
to prevent congestion and to secure the maximum use for the comfort
and convenience of all. Visitors shall comply with any directions
given to achieve this end.
2.
Violate the regulation that use of
the individual fireplaces together with tables and benches follows
generally the rule of "first come, first served."
3.
Use any portion of the picnic areas,
tables or any building or structure therein for the purpose of holding
picnics to the exclusion of other persons, nor shall any person use
such area and facilities for an unreasonable time if the facilities
are crowded.
4.
Have exclusive use of any area unless
granted such permission by the Director.
5.
Leave a picnic area before the fire
is completely extinguished and before all trash in the nature of boxes,
papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse is placed in the disposal
receptacles where provided. If no such trash receptacles are available,
then refuse and trash shall be carried away from the park area by
the picnicker to be properly disposed of elsewhere.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.120; R.O. 2009
§ 99.22; CC 1981 § 21-45(d); Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981]
It shall be unlawful for any person,
while in or about any City park, to camp in other than the day camp
area of McNair Park, which area shall only be available for organized
camping and used by persons under adequate supervision and at the
direction and permission of the Director, which permission shall only
be granted to bona fide camping organizations. No person shall set
up a shack or any other temporary shelter, other than tents, for the
purpose of overnight camping; nor shall any movable structure or special
vehicle be used for such purposes, such as house trailers, camp trailers,
camp wagons or the like.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.130; R.O. 2009
§ 99.23; CC 1981 § 21-45(e); Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981; Ord. No. 04-71, 3-26-2004]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Take part in or abet the playing
of any games involving thrown or otherwise propelled objects such
as balls, golf, horseshoes, stones, arrows, javelins or use of any
radio controlled model planes or radio controlled model boats, except
in areas set apart for such forms of recreation. The playing of games
involving frisbees, wiffle ball, nerf ball, volleyball and badminton
will be allowed except in parking lots and areas of public congestion.
2.
Participate in organized football
and soccer practice and games before August thirtieth (30th) of any
year in any park under the control of the Board; provided however,
that football and soccer practice and games can be participated in
on a year-round basis at the St. Charles Sports Complex.
3.
Play so-called beer contests of all
descriptions in any park under the control of the Board with the exception
of Ed Bales Park and Elm Park.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.140; R.O. 2009
§ 99.24; CC 1981 § 21-45(f); Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981]
It shall be unlawful for any person,
while in or about any City park, to ride a horse or pony or allow
to run at large a horse, pony or other similar animal, except in conjunction
with a civic parade sponsored by a bona fide organization of the City
with the permission of the Director. Such horseback riding shall be
confined to the driveways of the park. When permitted in parades,
horses shall be thoroughly broken, properly restrained, ridden with
due care and shall not be allowed to graze or go unattended, nor shall
they be hitched to any rock, tree or shrub.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.150; R.O. 2009
§ 99.25; CC 1981 § 21-45(g); Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981]
A.
Players shall limit play to one (1) hour
for singles or doubles when other tennis players are waiting to play.
1.
Players must wear tennis shoes.
2.
Persons sixteen (16) years of age
and older and who are residents of the City will have priority to
use tennis courts after 6:00 P.M.
3.
Tennis courts may be reserved by
the Park Department for practices, games, lessons or tournaments for
a definite period of time as determined by the Board, Director or
supervisory park employees.
4.
Players or spectators shall not sit
or stand on the ends of the courts.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.160; R.O. 2009
§ 99.26; CC 1981 § 21-45(h); Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to operate or play any musical instrument,
radio, mechanical record or tape player, loudspeaker, public address
system or sound amplifying equipment of any kind within the boundaries
of any park in such a manner as to cause the sound emanating therefrom
to exceed a loudness of seventy-five (75) decibels when measured on
the seventy (70) decibel scale at a distance of fifteen (15) feet
from the sound source, without a written permit issued by the Board
or the Director.
B.
In the event the operation or playing of
any musical instrument, radio, mechanical record or tape player, loudspeaker,
public address system or sound amplifying equipment shall unduly disturb
other park occupants or persons living near the parks, the Director,
Police, Park Security, Park Police, Park Patrol, Park Ranger and any
supervisory park employee or attendant shall have the authority to
order the person responsible for such disturbances to reduce the level
of sound to a sound level that will not unduly disturb other park
occupants or persons living near any park, regardless of any permit
or sound levels.
C.
In the event the person responsible for
disturbing other park occupants or persons living near any park, by
operating or playing any musical instrument, radio, mechanical record
or tape player, loudspeaker, public address system or sound amplifying
equipment of any description, refuses to reduce the sound level as
directed by the Director, Police, Park Security, Park Police, Park
Patrol, Park Ranger or any security service personnel employed by
the Board and any supervisory park employee or attendant, such person
shall be subject to arrest and/or ejection from the park, regardless
of any permit.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.170; R.O. 2009
§ 99.27; CC 1981 § 21-46(1) – (7); Ord. No. 80-4, 1-16-1980; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981; Ord. No. 82-9, 3-17-1982; Ord. No. 82-59, 8-18-1982; Ord. No. 86-213, 8-13-1986; Ord. No. 97-249, 8-14-1997; Ord. No. 02-191, 7-26-2002; Ord. No. 06-152, 6-27-2006]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Alcohol Generally. Possess intoxicating
beverages or to drink intoxicating beverages when said beverages have
an alcohol content in excess of fourteen percent (14%) by weight,
except that the foregoing shall not apply to functions in Memorial
Hall. Functions in areas or facilities in which the alcohol content
of intoxicating beverages is not in excess of fourteen percent (14%)
by weight is allowed under permits issued by the Park Board; or to
sales made by the Parks Department or by vendors licensed to make
such sales by the Park Board.
2.
Keg Or Draught Beer. Have or cause
to be brought in keg or draught beer of any kind, with the exception
of the Ed Bales Area in Point DuSable Park and Schneider/Kiwanis Park,
except that the foregoing shall not apply to the licensed sale of
intoxicating beverages sold under the supervision of the Director,
nor shall it apply to the licensed sale of five percent (5%) keg or
draught beer by a bona fide organization of the City operating under
the permission of the Public Park Board.
3.
Beverage Coolers. Have a beverage
cooler with beer in it on the athletic fields or in the spectator
areas of the athletic fields of any park under the control of the
Board.
4.
Beverage Cooler Capacity. Have or
cause to be brought in beverage in larger than three (3) case capacity.
5.
Drunkenness. Have entered or be under
the influence of intoxicating liquor.
6.
Alcohol Consumption By Minors. Drink
or consume alcoholic beverages who has not attained the age of twenty-one
(21) years.
7.
Drugs. Be under the influence of
drugs, consume or use drugs or possess drugs of any kind, type or
description unless prescribed by a doctor of medicine.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.180; R.O. 2009
§ 99.28; CC 1981 § 21-46(8) – (19); Ord. No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 80-4, 1-16-1980; Ord. No. 81-41, 5-6-1981; Ord. No. 82-9, 3-17-1982; Ord. No. 82-59, 8-28-1983; Ord. No. 86-213, 8-13-1986; Ord. No. 13-005 § 1, 1-11-2013]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Explosives And The Like. Bring or
have in his/her possession or set off, except in designated areas,
or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn any firecrackers,
torpedoes, rockets or other fireworks or explosives of inflammable
material or discharge them or throw them into any such area from land
or highway adjacent thereto. This prohibition includes any substances
or compound that would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints.
The area in Bales Park, that is north of the treatment plant, is to
be designated as a model rocket launching site for rockets that conform
to the specifications of the National Association of Rocketry and
which are not more than one-half (1/2) pound in weight.
2.
Domestic Animals. Be responsible
for the entry of a dog or other domestic animal, unless such animal
shall be restrained at all times on adequate leashes not greater than
six (6) feet in length. No person shall be responsible for the entry
of a dog or other domestic animal whether or not restrained by a leash
during the period of special events at the Frontier Park including
the Festival of the Little Hills, Fourth of July Celebration and the
St. Louis Symphony Concert. The prohibition shall not apply to service
animals, K-9 Corps dogs or to parade animals and horses being ridden
as part of crowd control at special events. For purposes of this Section,
the words "service animals" mean dogs that are individually trained
to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities as those
words are defined in the regulations or any amendment thereto implementing
the Americans with Disabilities Act.
3.
Reserved Fields And The Like. Occupy
any seat or bench, baseball diamond, building, football field, soccer
field, tennis court, horseshoe court or enter into or loiter or remain
in any pavilion or other park structure or grounds or section thereof
which may be reserved and designated by the Board or the Director
for use by a person.
4.
Attire. Appear at any place in other
than proper clothing, with the exception of restricted bathing areas.
5.
Soliciting. Solicit alms or contributions
for any purpose, whether public or private.
6.
Fires. Build or attempt to build
a fire on the ground, paving or any other areas except under such
regulations as may be designated by the Director.
7.
Closed Areas. Enter an area posted
as "Closed To The Public"; nor shall any person use or abet the use
of any area in violation of posted notices.
8.
Ice Skating. Go onto ice on any waters,
except such areas as are designated as skating fields; provided a
safety signal is displayed.
9.
Loitering, Disorderly Conduct And
The Like. Sit or lounge on vehicles without the permission of the
owners; or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting
or indecent language; or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior
tending to a breach of the public peace; or create a nuisance.
10.
Permits. Fail to produce and exhibit
any permit from the Director he/she claims to have, upon request of
any authorized person who shall desire to inspect the same for the
purpose of enforcing compliance with any ordinance or rule.
11.
Disturbing, And The Like, Others.
Disturb or interfere unreasonably with any person or party occupying
any area or participating in any activity under the authority of a
permit.
[1]
Cross Reference: As to alcohol in Frontier Park, § 255.050(C); as to penalty, § 100.150.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.190; R.O. 2009
§ 99.29; CC 1981 § 21-47; Ord.
No. 77-23, 6-1-1977; Ord. No. 06-191, 7-28-2006]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while
in or about any City park, to:
1.
Expose or offer for sale any article
or thing or to station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the
transportation, sale or display of any such article or thing. Exception
here made as to any regularly licensed concessionaire acting by and
under the authority and regulation of the Board or the Director.
2.
Announce, advertise or call the public
attention in any way to any article or service for sale or hire.
3.
Paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription whatever on any public land, building, wall, fence, tree, post or highway or road adjacent to a park, except as permitted by Section 400.1630(A)(4).
4.
Pass out handbills, newspapers, pamphlets,
newsletters, literature or pictures, designed to promote the sale
of any item or thing, without the written permission of the Board
or the Director.
5.
The provision of this Section relating
to merchandising, advertising and signs shall not apply to regularly
licensed concessionaires or organizations acting under authority and
regulation of the Board, the Director or in Memorial Hall as approved
by the Director.
[R.O. 2011 § 255.200; R.O. 2009
§ 99.30; Ord. No. 06-261, 9-22-2006; Ord. No. 07-162, 6-11-2007]
No person shall camp, set up a tent
or temporary shelter for the purpose of overnight camping; nor shall
any movable structure or special vehicle, such as house trailers,
camp trailers, camp wagons or recreational vehicle, be used for such
purposes on any non-park property. The Mayor shall have the authority
to waive the prohibition of this Section.
