Village of Westfield, WI Chapter 376 Parks and Recreation Areas

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Westfield as Title 7, Ch. 1 of the 1985 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Animals — See Ch. 195.

Bicycles — See Ch. 207.

Snowmobiles — See Ch. 434.

§ 376-1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:

MOTOR VEHICLE

Any vehicle which is self-propelled.

PARK

Includes the grounds, buildings thereon, and waters therein of the parks, river access sites and other recreational areas which are now or may hereafter be under the control of the Village of Westfield.

PERSON

Includes any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or person, and the singular number shall include the plural.

§ 376-2 Park property.

A. Disfiguration and removal. No person in a park shall willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, or displace or remove any building, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, pavings or paving materials, waterlines 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.

B. Sanitation. No person in a park shall:

(1) Throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, bay or 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 said waters.

(2) Have brought in or shall dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage or refuse, or other trash. Such refuse or trash shall not be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park, or left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided. Where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.

C. Penalty. Any person violating this provision shall be fined under the general penalty provision of Chapter 1, § 1-3 of this Code.

§ 376-3 Picnic areas.

No person in a Village park shall leave a picnic area before a fire in said picnic area is completely extinguished and before all trash, garbage and other refuse in said picnic area is placed in the disposal receptacles provided for that purpose. No burning is allowed, except in fireplaces or grills.

§ 376-4 Park hours.

A. Open hours. The park will be open from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and closed to the public from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

B. Closed hours. During the closed hours, no member of the public shall be permitted to enter on the premises of said park.

C. Penalty for violation. Any person violating this section by entering onto said premises shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-3 of this Code.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 376-5 Vending; signs.

No person in a Village park shall:

A. Vending and peddling. Expose or offer for sale any article or thing, nor shall he station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, sale or display of any such article or thing, excepting the regularly authorized concessionaires acting by and under the authority and regulation of the Board, unless special permission is granted by the Village Board.

B. Signs. Paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription whatever, nor shall any person erect or cause to be erected any sign whatever on any public lands adjacent to a Village park, without prior permission of the Village Board.

§ 376-6 Firearms; hunting.

A. Except for law enforcement personnel, no person shall carry, fire or discharge any loaded pistol or firearm, any rocket torpedo or other fireworks of any description within a Village park, nor shall any person hunt within a Village park. The destruction of wildlife or their habitat within a Village park is prohibited.

B. The general public will be permitted to carry cased firearms through the park only for the sole purpose of trap shooting in the designated trap shooting area adjacent to the park on the Village of Westfield property. The carrying of these cased weapons shall be for the sole purpose of trap shooting and shall be for the purpose of going to and from the range and for no other purpose.

C. The penalty for violating this section shall be a forfeiture in accordance with Chapter 1, § 1-3 of this Code.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 7-1-7, Overnight camping; parking, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 376-7 Use of ball diamonds and picnic tables. [1]

The Village Board retains at all times sole control of any park and recreation area, including ball diamonds and picnic tables. The use of said ball diamonds and tables shall be under the control of the Village Board, and the Village shall promulgate rules from time to time as to their use. These rules shall be on file at all times with the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Village residents and members of the Westfield Lions Club only may borrow picnic tables for up to 72 hours by depositing an amount set by the Village Board per table in advance with the Clerk-Treasurer. This deposit is refundable if the tables are returned in good condition.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 376-8 Use of park shelters.

A. Schedule of fees. Reservations by groups to use the various park shelters at Pioneer Park are required and are made upon payment of the appropriate fee as set by the Village Board.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

B. Fees exemption. The Westfield Lions Club and the Village of Westfield Volunteer Fire Department are exempt from payment of any usage fees and deposits.

C. Reservations. All park shelter reservations and confirmations must be made with the Clerk-Treasurer Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In-person or mail reservations must be accompanied by payment of the appropriate fee or deposit and are considered confirmed at that time. Telephone reservations must be confirmed in person or by mail accompanied by the appropriate fee or deposit within five days after the telephone reservation is made. Noncompliance with this provision will result in cancellation of the reservation.

D. Kitchen key. The key to the kitchen in the main shelter for those who reserve the main shelter and kitchen may be picked up from the Clerk-Treasurer not sooner than five days prior to the reserved date and must be returned to the Clerk-Treasurer within three days after the reserved date. The key may be returned in one of the following ways:[2]

(1) In person at the Village Hall.

(2) By depositing in the night depository at the Village Hall.

[2] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

E. Cancellations. A reservation may be cancelled at any time by the group which made the reservation. Fees or deposits will be refunded only if the Clerk-Treasurer is notified of the cancellation at least 30 days prior to the reserved date.

F. Cleanup. A group using a shelter must leave the shelter in an undamaged and sanitary condition, and the shelter must be available for use by others not later than 10:00 a.m. the day following the reserved date. Violation of this provision will result in a citation being issued to the person who made the reservation. The penalty for violation shall be a forfeiture in accordance with Chapter 1, § 1-3 of this Code.