[5-10-2004 by Ord. No.
1226]
Any violation of this chapter shall be treated as a municipal
civil infraction, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
[Code 1975, § 25-1; Code 1992, § 21-1]
The City Manager is hereby empowered to make such rules and
regulations, subject to the approval of the City Council, pertaining
to the conduct and use of parks and public grounds as are necessary
to administer the parks and public grounds and to protect public property
and the safety, health, morals and welfare of the public. No person
shall fail to comply with such rules and regulations.
[Code 1975, § 25-11; Code 1992, § 21-11; 5-14-2018 by Ord. No. 18-009]
Under circumstances affecting City parks or public grounds considered
by the police to be hazardous to the health, welfare, safety and/or
preservation of persons and/or property, the police are authorized
to temporarily close any parks or public grounds at any hour. No person
shall loiter or remain within or on any such park or public grounds
after such order to vacate has been given by the Police Department.
[Code 1975, § 25-2; Code 1992, § 21-2; 4-22-2019 by Ord. No. 19-004]
(a)
All City parks, pool premises and parking lots shall be closed to
the public from dusk to dawn unless authorized under a special events
permit. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than authorized
personnel, to be present in the park during the hours the park is
closed.
(b)
Any City parks and pool premises that are lighted shall be closed
to the public from 11:00 p.m. to dawn unless authorized under a special
events permit. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than authorized
personnel, to be present in the park during the hours the park is
closed.
(c)
This section shall not apply to those persons requiring entrance
into the park to gain access to their residences.
(d)
Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and (b) of this section, any person fishing or sightseeing in any park property that borders a river or lake may be present after the park is closed so long as he or she does so in a quiet manner and remains within 75 feet of the water's edge. A "quiet manner" is defined as activity that cannot be heard from any nearby residential property.
[Code 1975, § 25-3; Code 1992, § 21-3]
No person shall obstruct any walk or drive in any public park
or playground.
[Code 1975, § 25-4; Code 1992, § 21-4]
No person shall place or deposit any garbage, glass, tin cans,
paper or miscellaneous waste in any park or playground, except in
containers provided for that purpose.
[Code 1975, § 25-5; Code 1992, § 21-5]
No person shall injure, mar or damage in any manner any monument,
ornament, fence, bridge, seat, tree, fountain, shrub, flower, playground
equipment, fireplace or other public property within or pertaining
to any public park.
[Code 1975, § 25-6; Code 1992, § 21-6; 2-11-2008 by Ord. No. 1285; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No. 1313]
No person shall bring any alcoholic liquor into any City park
or marina area or consume any such beverage in any City park or marina
area except as follows:
(1)
Alcoholic liquor may be possessed or consumed in Pine Grove Park
and Lincoln Park during special events authorized by a special events
permit.
(2)
Alcoholic liquor may be possessed or consumed between the hours of 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight on City-owned property on the north side of the Black River between the St. Clair River and the 7th Street bridge from the water's edge of the river to the south right-of-way line of Quay Street, except on sidewalk areas behind privately owned buildings and adjacent to the Black River, except in the paved area of the west Quay Street parking lot, and except as restricted during special events provided for in § 36-8(4).
(3)
Alcoholic liquor may be possessed or consumed between the hours of 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight on City-owned property on the north side of the Black River between the 7th Street bridge and the 10th Street bridge from the water's edge of the river to the south right-of-way line of River Street, except as restricted during special events provided for in § 36-8(4).
(4)
If a special event permit approved by the City's Special Event Committee and a temporary liquor license by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission have been issued, then § 36-8(2) and/or § 36-8(3) are temporarily suspended during the event dates as required by state law. Only alcoholic liquor purchased or provided by the liquor licensee can be consumed, carried or possessed within the special event area as designated in the special event permit on the public streets, alleys, parks, sidewalks, parkways and public parking lots.
[5-14-2018 by Ord. No. 18-009]
(a)
For the purposes of this section, "smoking" is defined as the smoking
of any tobacco product or other plants, including, but not limited
to, marijuana, shisha and hookah, the use of vaporizers, or any electronic
or fire-lighted product, other than for the purpose of cooking of
food to be eaten at the park.
(b)
No person shall be allowed to engage in smoking in any City park,
beach, playground, tennis court, community center, or outdoor athletic
complex, owned or controlled by the City.
(c)
In addition to the issuance of a municipal civil infraction, a member
of the City Parks and Recreation Department, a City police officer,
or a police cadet is authorized to request that a person who violates
this section immediately leave the park or beach.
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Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 1286, adopted 2-11-2008,
repealed former § 36-9, which pertained to limitation on
certain games and exercises in parks and derived from Code 1975, § 25-7;
Code 1992, § 21-7.
[Code 1975, § 25-8; Code 1992, § 21-8; 1-26-1998 by Ord. No. 1141; 6-26-2017 by Ord. No. 17-005]
(a)
No person, other than City employees in the performance of their
duties, shall drive any vehicle of any description upon any part of
a park or other public recreational area which is laid out and appropriated
for grass or shrubbery unless authorized in writing by the Director
of Parks and Recreation or designee.
(b)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle of any description in any
park or other public recreational area, except at places which are
properly signed permitting parking, unless authorized in writing by
the Director of Parks and Recreation or designee.
[Code 1975, § 25-9; Code 1992, § 21-9]
Unless authorized by special permit by the City, there shall
be no overnight camping of any nature whatsoever in any of the City
public parks or City parking lots. This includes but is not limited
to overnight camping by mobile home-type motor vehicles.
[Code 1975, § 25-10; 6-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1007; Code 1992, § 21-10; 6-26-2017 by Ord. No. 17-005; 7-8-2019 by Ord. No. 19-006]
It shall be unlawful for any person, unless authorized by the
City Manager or his or her designated representative, to board or
be present on the Huron Lightship docked at Pine Grove Park.
[Code 1975, § 25-12; Code 1992, § 21-12; 7-8-2019 by Ord. No. 19-006]
Persons who launch boats and other watercraft at the 12th Street
and Riverside boat ramps shall be required to pay a launch fee. This
launch fee must be in accordance with the MDNR Waterways Commission.
Locations other than City Hall where a yearly launch permit may be
purchased will be approved by resolution of City Council. All fees
will be approved by resolution of City Council. Boat launching activity
must be in accordance with the rules and regulations established by
the City Manager or his/her designee.
[Code 1975, § 25-13; Code 1992, § 21-13; 7-8-2019 by Ord. No. 19-006]
Violation of § 36-13 shall result in a civil infraction in the amount of $50. If the violator purchases a yearly permit within 14 days of receiving the municipal civil infraction, the fine will be voided.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 36-15, Lighthouse
Park (Code 1975, § 25-14; Code 1992, § 21-14),
36-16, 12th Street and Riverside boat ramps (4-14-2008 by Ord. No.
1289; 9-8-2008 by Ord. No. 1293, and 36-17, Boat ramp violations (9-8-2008
by Ord. No. 1293), were repealed 4-22-2019 by Ord. No. 19-004.
[9-26-2011 by Ord. No.
1331]
Pursuant to § C9-2(b) of the City Charter, the City Council shall designate by ordinance all property which is an officially dedicated park or cemetery. Once property is so dedicated, no park, cemetery or any part thereof, shall thereafter be sold unless approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon at a regularly scheduled or special election. The following is the official list of dedicated parks and cemeteries:
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Kiefer Park: The area generally bound by the north right-of-way
line of Glenwood Avenue, southerly by the northerly right-of-way line
of McMorran Boulevard, between Merchant Street and the St. Clair River.
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Lakeside Cemetery: The area generally bound by Krafft Road on
the north, Holland Avenue to the south, 10th Avenue if extended to
the west and Gratiot Avenue to the east.
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Pine Grove Park: The area generally bound by Prospect Place
to the north, Lincoln Avenue to the south, Pine Grove Avenue to the
west and the St. Clair River to the east excluding the property leased
to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Sanborn Park and Nature Area: The area generally bound by Pine
Grove Shopping Plaza, Crimson Court Condominiums and Hazelwood Lane
on the north, Sanborn Street to the south, Pine Grove Avenue to the
west and Appomattox Avenue on the east, and including the Sanborn
Nature Area generally located to the east of the baseball diamond
and playground area.
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Thomas Edison Park: The area generally bound by the scenic turnout
property north of the International Flag Plaza to the north, Prospect
Place if extended to the river to the south, the Thomas Edison Parkway
on the west and the St. Clair River on the east excluding the paper
company's pump station.
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