[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Sauk City as Ch. 12.08 of the 1970 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
All park, recreational and open areas used by
the public within the Village shall be operated and maintained under
the general supervision of the Village Board.
[Amended 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-2]
[Amended 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-2]
A.
Chuck Hall Memorial Field encompasses the enclosed area in Blocks
5 and 6, Steidtmann's Addition to the Village, and shall be used principally
for organized recreational purposes.
B.
The enclosed area at the tennis courts shall be used only for the
game of tennis, and all persons using the courts must wear soft-soled
shoes and use recognized tennis equipment.
C.
The areas without enclosures shall be for the general leisure use
of the public. Baseball, softball, golf, or any other use that may
be a hazard or an inconvenience to the general public is strictly
prohibited.
D.
The Village shall have the final authority to cancel the use of Chuck
Hall Memorial Field prior to or during any event because of inclement
weather. The Village or its designee shall have the responsibility
of policing the premises to carry out the intent of this chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the Village
Board, at its discretion, from entering into an agreement or contract
with any bona fide nonprofit group for the use of the Athletic Park
facilities or any other park, recreational and open use area within
the Village.
[Amended 6-13-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4; 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-2]
A.
In establishing user fees for the Chuck Hall Memorial Field, the
term "local" shall apply to organized athletic teams whose participants
are made up chiefly of residents of the Sauk Prairie School District.
The Village Board shall from time to time establish user fees for
the field and other related amenities, for example the batting cages,
by resolution.
B.
The Village shall establish an additional rental fee for the use
of the concession stand.
C.
The use of the concession facilities is optional for the user renting
the field. If the user does not rent the concession facilities, the
Village or its designee may rent the concession facilities to others
at its discretion. The fees stated above do not permit the sale of
fermented malt beverages on the premises without a license.
D.
Park user fees, including shelter rental, shall be set by the Village
Board as part of the Village Fee Schedule.
A.
The enclosed area for recreational purposes shall
be divided into day and night use categories as follows:
(1)
Day use is between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:30
p.m., except that such use may be extended in the instance of "extra
innings" softball or baseball games.
(2)
Night use is between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 11:00
p.m., except that such use may be extended in the instance of "extra
innings" softball or baseball games.
(3)
The hours of use may be changed only by a specific
written agreement between the user and the Village Board.
(4)
The concession facility may be operated only during
the hours stated above, and the use exception with respect to "extra
innings" games shall not apply.
B.
If an ice rink is provided, the lighting of the same
shall be during the hours of sunset to 11:00 p.m.
C.
Where lighted tennis courts are provided, it shall
be on a metered-user basis not later than 11:00 p.m.
No motorized vehicle of any kind, including
nonlicensed vehicles or motorized play equipment, shall use any portion
of any park, recreational and open area for the use of the public
within the Village, other than:
No person in a park, recreation or open use
area shall:
A.
Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper
with, or displace or remove any building, bridges, tables, benches,
fireplaces, signs, notices, or placards, whether temporary or permanent,
monuments, stakes, posts, or other structures or equipment, facilities,
or park property.
B.
Throw, discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be
placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, stream, or other body
of water in or adjacent to any park area any substance, matter or
thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution
of the waters.
C.
Bring in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken
glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse,
or other trash in any park area within the Village, nor shall such
refuse or trash be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park
or left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but the same shall be placed
in the proper receptacles where these are provided; where receptacles
are not so provided, all such refuse or waste shall be carried away
from the park area by the person responsible for its presence and
properly disposed of elsewhere.
[Amended 3-12-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-3; 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-2]
Use of Sauk City Riverfront Park shall be subject to the following
rules and regulations:
A.
Regulations
for the splash pad and concessions area.
(1)
The
splash pad in Sauk City Riverfront Park shall be in operation from
9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from May 15 to October 1 of each year, depending
on the seasonal weather.
B.
The Riverfront
Park shall be a smoke-free and tobacco-free environment.
C.
The remainder
of the park shall be open daily to the public from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00
p.m.
D.
It is unlawful
for any person, other than Village personnel conducting Village business
thereon, to occupy or be present in the park during any hours in which
the park or its amenities are not open to the public.
