[R.O. 2006 §235.010; Ord. No. 527 §1, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 1975 §1, 7-15-1996]
The following words, whenever used in this Chapter, shall be
construed as defined in this Section:
- BOARD
- The Park, Beautification and Recreation Committee of the City of Fenton, also known as the "Park Board".
- CITY
- The City of Fenton.
- PARK
- A park, reservation, playground, recreation center or any other area of the City, owned or used by the City, and devoted to active or passive recreation.
- PERMITS
- A permit for exclusive use of parks or portion thereof, or buildings, or portion thereof, as provided for and defined in this Chapter.
- PERSONS
- Includes persons, associations, partnerships, firms and corporations, or any company or organization of any kind.
- VEHICLE
- Any wheeled conveyance whether motor-powered, animal-drawn or self-propelled. The term shall include any trailer in tow of any size, kind or description. Exception is made for baby carriages and vehicles of the City.
[R.O. 2006 §235.020; Ord. No. 527 §2, 10-20-1980, Ord. No. 685 §1, 1-16-1984; Ord. No. 1975 §2, 7-15-1996]
A.
No
person in a City park shall:
1.
Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with or displace
or remove, any buildings, bridges, 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.
Dig, or remove any soil, rocks, 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 in designated
areas.
3.
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, or upon or across such lands, except on special written
permit.
4.
Damage, cut, carve, transplant, or remove any trees or plants or
injure the bark, pick flowers or seeds, of any tree or plant; or attach
any rope, wire, or other contrivance to any tree or plant; or dig
in or otherwise disturb grassy areas, nor in any way injure or impair
the natural beauty or usefulness of any area.
5.
Hunt, molest, harm, trap, kill, shoot at any animal, reptile or bird;
or remove the eggs or nest or young of any bird.
6.
Give or offer to give any animal or bird any noxious substance.
7.
Use, possess, or bring in to any City park any glass bottle or container.
[R.O. 2006 §235.035; Ord. No. 2262 §1, 7-27-1999]
A.
No
person shall fish in any City Park Lake without having first obtained
a fishing permit from the State of Missouri Conservation Department,
if they have reached the age of sixteen (16) or have not reached the
age of sixty-five (65). The permit must be in his or her possession
while fishing. No person shall keep in his or her possession or about
his or her person more than six (6) fish total of any variety per
day. The following size and limit restrictions apply:
B.
No
person shall violate any size requirement, rule or restriction as
listed by the Missouri State Conservation Department. This Section
applies to each lake unless otherwise posted.
[R.O. 2006 §235.040; Ord. No. 527 §4, 10-20-1980]
No person in a park shall ride or drive a vehicle at a rate
of speed exceeding fifteen miles per hour (15 m.p.h.) nor shall they
at any time drive any vehicle on any area except the paved park roads,
or parking areas, or other such areas as may on occasion be designated
as temporary parking areas by the Board; or park a vehicle in other
than established or designated parking areas. Exception: Park personnel in performance of their duties.
[R.O. 2006 §235.050; Ord. No. 527 §7, 10-20-1980]
No person in a park may park or cause to be parked any vehicle
on grassy areas except by special permit issued by the Board. Vehicles
must be parked in areas designated for such use. Exception: City vehicles
as required in course of work or as excepted.
[R.O. 2006 §235.060; Ord. No. 527 §8, 10-20-1980]
No trucks or buses exceeding an unloaded weight of eight thousand
(8,000) pounds may enter any City park unless specific permission
in writing is obtained from the Board. This does not include vehicles
delivering to or coming from the parks, or vehicles engaged in work
for the City.
[R.O. 2006 §235.070; Ord. No. 527 §5, 10-20-1980]
No person in any park shall swim, dive, or wade in any lake,
pond, or stream within any park; except places that are provided therefor.
[R.O. 2006 §235.080; Ord. No. 527 §9, 10-20-1980]
Fires may be built in receptacles and facilities intended therefore,
unless permission is secured in writing from the Board; patrons may
use their own portable "bar-b-que" braziers in areas designated by
the Board and so posted. No person who has built any such fire shall
leave the area where the fire was built without first extinguishing
the fire. No person shall drop, throw, or scatter lighted matches,
burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco, papers, or other flammable
material within any park area. Fires may be prohibited entirely by
the posting of special notices.
[R.O. 2006 §235.090; Ord. No. 527 §10, 10-20-1980]
Camping is prohibited in all City parks, except by written permission
from the Board.
[R.O. 2006 §235.100; Ord. No. 527 §11, 10-20-1980]
A.
Domestic
animals are allowed in City parks only if the following conditions
are met:
1.
No leash on which a dog or cat is tethered may be longer than six
(6) feet in length, and held by a competent person.
2.
No person shall permit a domestic animal to run loose.
3.
No vicious animal of any kind shall be brought into the park at any
time even though restrained as described above.
4.
No animal shall be tethered to any bush, tree, shrub or to any park
structure. Neither shall any person run any animal behind any motor
vehicle or bicycle or any other vehicle, whether on a leash or not.
[R.O. 2006 §235.105; Ord. No. 2593 §1, 8-18-2003; Ord. No. 2783 §1, 2-22-2006]
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 with the exception of pony rides for City
sponsored events and other special events as approved by the Director
of Parks and Recreation or by his/her designee. Requirements shall
be dictated by City policy.
[R.O. 2006 §235.110; Ord. No. 527 §12, 10-20-1980]
A.
No
person in a City park shall:
1.
Throw, discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the
waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, storm sewer, or drain
flowing into such waters, any substance, matter or thing, liquid or
solid, which will or may result in pollution of such waters.
2.
Litter, or cause to be littered any of the grounds, driveways, buildings
or other structures of the parks, by scattering, dumping or leaving,
paper, garbage, cans, broken glass, bottles, ashes, rubbish, waste,
or other trash. All such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from
the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed
of elsewhere.
3.
Use park trash receptacles for deposit of garbage or other rubbish
brought from their place of residence or work.
[R.O. 2006 §235.120; Ord. No. 527 §13, 10-20-1980]
No person shall solicit alms or contributions for any purpose
whatsoever, whether public or private within any of the parks, except
by written permission of the Board, when such solicitations are of
direct benefit to the City parks and recreational programs.
[R.O. 2006 §235.130; Ord. No. 527 §14, 10-20-1980]
No person shall operate any motor-driven model airplane, car
or toy in a park not designated for such use.
[R.O. 2006 §235.140; Ord. No. 527 §15, 10-20-1980]
No person shall play or practice golf in any area of a park
not designated for such use.
[R.O. 2006 §235.150; Ord. No. 527 §16, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 3355 §1, 9-26-2013]
A.
No
person in a park shall:
1.
Operate a skateboard or ride a bicycle on other than a paved road
or path designated for that purpose, except a bicyclist may wheel
or push a bicycle by hand over any grassy area or wooded trail or
on any paved area reserved for pedestrian use.
2.
Leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is
provided.
3.
Fail to comply with all local and State regulations regarding bicycle
safety.
4.
Operate a skateboard or bicycle in any City park after dark or before
6:00 A.M. the following day.
[R.O. 2006 §235.160; Ord. No. 527 §17, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 1975 §3, 7-15-1996; Ord. No. 2016 §1, 1-22-1997]
A.
No
person in a public park shall:
1.
No drugs of any kind or description will be tolerated in any City
park at any time; exception is made for prescription drugs easily
identified as such.
2.
No minor shall possess or consume any intoxicating beverages of any
kind or description including beer otherwise known as three and two-tenths
percent (3.2%).
3.
Be allowed to possess alcoholic beverages during league or tournament
play within five hundred (500) feet of Diamonds 1, 2 or 3 near the
concession stand in Fenton City Park, unless beverages have been purchased
at the park concession stand.
[R.O. 2006 §235.170; Ord. No. 527 §18, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 2498 §1, 8-19-2002; Ord. No. 3818, 6-28-2018]
Permits for use of specific areas in a City park must be obtained
by submitting an application in writing at least fourteen (14) days
in advance of such use. These areas include softball fields 1 —
7 and soccer fields 1 — 8. All groups, associations, or assemblies
comprised of fifty (50) or more persons must obtain a certification
of liability insurance naming the "City of Fenton" as an additional
insured in an amount no less than the individual and combined sovereign
immunity limits established by Section 537.610, RSMo., for political
subdivisions. Nothing in this requirement or the insurance shall be
deemed a waiver of the City's sovereign immunity. Upon a written request,
the Board may waive or modify these insurance requirements upon good
cause shown. The City of Fenton has the right to refuse field usage
at any time to any person, based on field conditions and weekly scheduled
field work, without a permit.
[R.O. 2006 §235.180; Ord. No. 527 §19, 10-20-1980]
No ordinance pertaining to the parks or recreational activities
of the City shall be considered by the Board of Aldermen without first
referring the same to the Park Board and after receiving its recommendations
with reference thereto; but if no recommendation is received within
a period of thirty (30) days after the matter is referred to the Board,
then the Board of Aldermen may take action without such recommendation.
[R.O. 2006 §235.190; Ord. No. 527 §20, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 1975 §4, 7-15-1996; Ord. No. 3356 §1, 9-26-2013]
A.
Fenton
City Park will open at 6:00 A.M. and close at 11:00 P.M. daily.
B.
Employees
operating the concession stand in Fenton City Park shall be allowed
to remain in the park until 12:30 A.M.
C.
All
other City-owned parks will be open from 8:00 A.M. to dusk daily.
D.
The
Olde Towne Pavilion will operate from 8:00 A.M. to dusk or until 11:00
P.M. by approved permit daily.
[R.O. 2006 §235.210; Ord. No. 527 §22, 10-20-1980]
The provisions of this Chapter shall not be applicable to City
park employees while actually engaged in their official duties, nor
shall the provisions of this Chapter apply to Board members or City
Officials while attending to City business.
[R.O. 2006 §235.220; Ord. No. 527 §23, 10-20-1980]
When, in the opinion of the Board, special rules and regulations
are needed to properly develop, construct, maintain, and operate any
particular work, special rules may be adopted by the Board, and shall
be effective when posted within said park areas. Such rules and regulations
to be confirmed at the next Board of Aldermen meeting.
[R.O. 2006 §235.230; Ord. No. 563 §1, 1-18-1982]
A.
The
overall responsibility of the operation of any and all concession
stands within the City parks shall be part of the duties of the Park
Director. The Park Director is hereby authorized to hire appropriate
staff and to do all things necessary to reasonably and appropriately
operate concession stands within the City subject to the following:
1.
Operation plan. Before any concession stand or stands
shall be set up and operated by the City of Fenton, Missouri, the
Park Director shall develop a plan of operations that shall include
a listing of needed personnel and an organization of their responsibilities,
an operational budget and such other things as are necessary to open
said concession stand or stands including a listing and accounting
of equipment needed. Before the plan may be instituted it shall be
approved by the Board of Aldermen, except that day-to-day operations
within the confines of budgeted amounts shall be under the authority
of the Park Director and City Clerk. Any personnel needed shall be
hired only with the approval of the Personnel Committee of the Board
of Aldermen.
2.
Inclusion in budget. There shall be established
in the budget of the City of Fenton, Missouri, a special account for
the operation of the concession stand or stands which shall contain
funds to provide for the purchase of capital, for salaries and the
provisions of other operational funds in conformance with the plan
of operations submitted and approved as above set out.
3.
Cash flow to general fund. All monies so received
in excess of the operational funds necessary as set out in said plan
shall be submitted to the Park Director who shall place the bookkeeping
entries so as to credit said to the concession stand. Then at the
end of each season in which any concession stand shall be open, a
report shall be submitted by the Park Director to the Mayor and the
Board of Aldermen establishing and setting out the profit and/or loss,
cash flow and expenditures as well as revenue of the concession stand.
[R.O. 2006 §235.245; Ord. No. 2752 §1, 8-31-2005]
A.
Definitions. As
used in this Section, the following terms shall have these prescribed
meanings:
- CENTERPIECE
- The sculpture at the center of the Heroes Memorial consisting of a granite globe.
- HEROES MEMORIAL
- The memorial located in Fenton City Park designated as a memorial to the heroes and victims of September 11, 2001, and to other heroes that have served our community, State and nation.
- PROHIBITED ACTIVITY
- Includes the following:
- 1. Riding or operating any wheeled vehicle or device, including skateboards, scooters, bikes, roller skates or rollerblades, within a fifty (50) foot radius from the centerpiece of the Heroes Memorial, but in no event shall the riding or operation of any wheelchair or other wheeled vehicle necessary to assist the physically handicapped be deemed a prohibited activity;
- 2. Walking any pet or domestic animal within a fifty (50) foot radius from the centerpiece of the Heroes Memorial or allowing any pet or domestic animal to enter the area within a fifty (50) foot radius from the centerpiece of the Heroes Memorial, but in no event shall the use of a guide dog necessary to assist the physically handicapped be deemed a prohibited activity; or
- 3. Damaging or defacing the Heroes Memorial.
B.
No Prohibited Activities Allowed Within A Fifty Foot Radius Of Centerpiece
Of Heroes Memorial. It shall be unlawful for any person to
commit a prohibited activity within a fifty (50) foot radius of the
centerpiece of the Heroes Memorial.
