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The City of Belfast hereby adopts this article in order to regulate conduct on all City property, rights-of-way, range ways, and City-owned easements. Different chapters, articles and sections address a multitude of specific and general subjects that are all incorporated City Code of Ordinances. The purpose of this article is to identify a common set of prohibitions and fines that apply to all City-owned property and to wherever the City has property rights. At worst, this section will duplicate some of the existing regulations in the Code of Ordinances that are already stated. Rather than some rules applying to some City property, the rules in the article apply to all City property.
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This article is enacted pursuant to the home rule authority granted to the City in accordance with the provisions of 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3001.
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For the purpose of this article, "City property" means all City real and personal property and property rights. This includes, but is not limited to, City parks, City land, City buildings, parking lots, sidewalks and roads and rights-of-way, easements, range ways, facilities, etc.
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(a) 
Dogs must be on a leash at all times on all City property except the Dog Park at the Walsh Field Recreation Area and the Sportsman Park.
(b) 
There shall be no temporary or permanent leaving of dog waste on any City property.
(c) 
There shall be no use or consumption of alcohol or marijuana on any City property.
(d) 
There shall be no camping on any City property.
(e) 
There shall be no dumping of household, business or construction waste into any City-provided garbage cans.
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(a) 
For violations, a fine of $50 for the first two violations shall be imposed by issuance of a ticket in a form similar to a parking ticket. Any person who fails to comply with any of these rules forfeits their privilege of being on City property and accordingly they must leave the City property at the time of the violation.
(b) 
For a third violation and every other violation of this chapter there shall be imposed a civil fine of $250. The District Court is hereby specifically authorized to provide injunctive relief and any other equitable remedy that the Court deems necessary and appropriate, in addition to any fine imposed. If the owner or violator is found to have violated this chapter, such person shall be responsible for all attorneys' fees incurred by the City for prosecuting the action, including costs and fees for filing suit.
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Upon written application, the City council may by order vary or suspend the operation of any section of this article for a specified period of time if the applicant establishes that:
(a) 
The proposed activity will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of public property.
(b) 
The proposed activity or use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety and recreation.
(c) 
The proposed activity will not entail unusual, extraordinary or burdensome expense or police operation by the City.