9.06.020 - Prohibited conduct generally.

Within the limits of any of the parks, it is unlawful for any person or person to do any of the acts hereinafter specified: (1)

To hitch, fasten, lead, drive or let loose any animal or fowl of any kind, provided that this shall not apply to dogs when led by a cord or chain, not more than six feet long;

(2)

To ride or drive horses or other animals. The provisions of Chapter 9.50 regulate the operation of bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, roller skates and coaster devices in or on city property and city facilities;

(3)

To carry or discharge any firearms, firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes or any other fireworks, or airgun or slingshot;

(4)

To cut, break, injure, deface or disturb any tree, shrub, plant, rock, building, cage, pen, monument, fence, bench or other structure, apparatus or property; or to pluck, pull up, cut, take or remove any shrub, plant, brush or flower; or to mark or write upon, paint or deface in any manner, any building, monument, fence, bench or other structure;

(5)

To cut or remove any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand, gravel, or fertilizer;

(6)

To swim, fish in, to bathe, wade in, or pollute the water of any fountain, pond, lake or stream;

(7)

To make or kindle a fire except in picnic stoves, braziers or fire pits provided for that purpose;

(8)

To camp or lodge therein;

(9)

To cook, prepare serve or eat any lunch, barbecue or picnic except at the places provided therefor;

(10)

To wash dishes or to empty salt water or other waste liquids elsewhere than in the sinks provided for such purposes;

(11)

To leave garbage, cans, bottles, papers or other refuse elsewhere than in receptacles provided therefor;

(12)

To play, or engage in any game, excepting at such place as shall be especially set apart for that purpose; to play or engage in the games or activities known as tackle football or soccer, except as part of scheduled park activities;

(13)

To play or bet at or against any game which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice or other device, for money, chips, shells, credit or any other representative of value, or to maintain or exhibit any gambling table or other instrument of gambling or gaming;

(14)

To indulge in riotous, boisterous, threatening, or indecent conduct, or abusive, threatening profane or indecent language;

(15)

To disturb in any manner any picnic, meeting, service, concert, exercise or exhibition;

(16)

To post, place or erect on any public property any bills, notices, paper or advertising devices or matter of any kind;

(17)

To sell or offer for sale any merchandise, article or thing, whatsoever;

(18)

To practice, carry on, conduct or solicit for any trade, occupation, business or profession;

(19)

To remain, stay or loiter in any public park between the hours of ten p.m. and five a.m. of the following day;

(20)

To fail to obey the directions of the director or other park attendants to cease and desist from any activities prohibited by this chapter; to fail to obey the directions of the director or other park attendants to cease and desist from any activities which they deemed to involve an unreasonable risk of injury to self or to other park patrons; to fail to obey the directions of the director or other park attendants to cease and desist from any activities which they determine to be inappropriate for a public park;

(21)

To fail to leave the park premises when directed to so by the director or other park attendants because of violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or to return to the park on the same calendar day after having complied with a direction to leave the park;

(22)

To smoke or possess any lit cigar, cigarette, or pipe in the park, unless the city has designated a specific smoking area.

(Ord. 552 §1, 2001; Ord. 455 §§1—3, 1992; Ord. 434 §§2, 3, 1990; Ord. 130 §1(part), 1968).

(Ord. No. 631, § 2, 12-21-2010; Ord. No. 635, § 2, 5-3-2011; Ord. No. 655, § 1, 10-15-2013)