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12-2-1 - Defacement or Littering.#
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It shall be unlawful for any person to destroy, deface, injure, or interfere with any part, structure, fixture or appurtenance of any park or public property.
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No dumping or littering shall be allowed on any City park premises. No garbage generated outside of the park premises shall be transported to or dumped within the park or within any garbage receptacles belonging to the City and located within the park. Any garbage generated through use of the park premises shall be deposited within designated garbage receptacles.
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Any person(s) convicted of the above actions will be responsible for payment of the cost and expenses involved to restore the property to its original state.
(Ord. 25-02-02, § 3, 2/20/2025)
12-2-2 - Motor Vehicles.#
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Motor Vehicles Specified. For purposes of this Section, motor vehicles include, but are not limited to, automobiles, trucks, off-road vehicles, motorcycles, motorbikes, and snowmobiles.
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Locations. No motor vehicles may be driven at any place within a City park, other than in those areas specifically designated and posted as allowing such vehicles. This shall not apply, however, to motorized or self-propelled equipment or emergency vehicles used within the park by officers or employees of the City in the performance of their official duties.
3.
Snowmobiles and Off-Highway Vehicles. It shall be unlawful to operate or drive any snowmobile or other off-highway vehicle within any area of any City park at any time.
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Speed. It shall be unlawful to operate or drive any motor vehicle within any City park at a speed in excess of that speed posted on the particular road, trail or pathway within the park. In the absence of a posted speed limit, no motor vehicle may be operated within any City park at a speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour.
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Manner of Operation. No motor vehicles shall be operated in a careless or reckless manner to such an extent that it will endanger the peace, health and safety of any other person or animal within the property.
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Parking. There shall be no parking at any time except in areas designated for such purposes. Abandoned vehicles shall be towed at owner's expense. No one shall test or repair any vehicle or mechanical device in any park, trail or multi-use open space.
(Ord. 25-03-01, § 1, 3/6/2025)
12-2-3 - Hours of Use.#
The City Council may establish hours in which parks or public property can be used. Use at other times shall be unlawful and the presence of any unauthorized person shall constitute trespassing. Parks hours shall be 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
12-2-4 - Animals.#
It shall be unlawful for any person to take any animal into any part of any park or onto public property or permit any animal owned or in the custody of such person to enter any part of any park or onto public property except as approved by the City Council. Service animals are permitted.
(Ord. 25-02-02, § 4, 2/20/2025)
12-2-5 - Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Gambling.#
The sale, consumption or possession of intoxicating liquors or beverages, illegal drugs, or gambling of any kind, is prohibited in all parks, on all trails, and on multi-use open space properties of the City.
(Ord. 25-02-02, § 5, 2/20/2025)
12-2-6 - Safety.#
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any activity in any park or on public property in a manner that endangers others using the facility. 1.
No person shall carry or discharge any firecrackers, rockets, or any other explosives within a City park, except persons who have obtained a special permit from the City to put on a fireworks show.
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No person shall make or kindle a fire within a City park for any purpose, unless such person shall do the same in designated areas (Wilderness Park) and at designated times where a fireplace or other facility intended to contain a fire is available. Fire Department can restrict fire pits in the Wilderness Park at any time.
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No person shall engage in fighting or indulge in riotous, boisterous, intoxicated, threatening, promiscuous or indecent conduct or use any abusive, threatening, profane or indecent language in a City park.
(Ord. 25-02-02, § 6, 2/20/2025)
12-2-7 - Camping or Sleeping Overnight.#
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It shall be unlawful for a person to camp, lodge, or pitch a tent, fly, lean-to, tarpaulin or any other type of camping equipment on public property, in any park, or at any playground.
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The following circumstances are exempt from the prohibitions detailed in 12-2-7(1):
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The forty-eight (48) hours prior to and the twenty-four (24) hours following a city-sponsored parade.
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Shade tents or other coverings erected for private social events in parks only. Shade tents erected in parks for a private social event shall only be allowed for a four-hour duration. Private shade tents shall not be erected on any public property that is not a park.
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Camping at the East Kaysville Wilderness Park shall be allowed provided that those camping have been properly permitted by the City.
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In conjunction and as an allowed part of any temporary city-sponsored event.
3.
A violation of this Section shall be a Class C Misdemeanor.
(Ord. 22-06-01, 6/2/2022; Ord. 25-02-02, § 7, 2/20/2025)
12-2-8 - Concessions.#
No person may sell food, drinks, or other items in the park, trail or multi-use open space except as may be permitted by special contract approved by the City.
(Ord. 25-02-02, § 8, 2/20/2025)
12-2-9 - Entertainment and Similar Activities.#
No commercial entertainment, demonstration, exhibition, meeting, concert or tournament, whether public or private, shall be given in any park, trail or multi-use open space without having obtained written permission from the City. This Section does not prohibit free expression activities, such as noncommercial demonstrations, protests, or assembly for noncommercial purposes.
(Ord. 25-02-02, § 9, 2/20/2025)
12-2-10 - Personal Profit or Financial Gain.#
Reservations for park areas or multi-use open spaces or facilities shall not be granted for personal profit or financial gain without written permission from the City.
(Ord. 25-02-02, § 10, 2/20/2025)
12-2-11 - Signs and Advertising.#
No person shall, without written permission of the Parks and Recreation Director or designee, erect, paint, paste or otherwise affix or distribute any signs, advertisements or circulars on parks, trails or multi-use open space.
(Ord. 25-02-02, § 11, 2/20/2025)
12-2-12 - Bicycles and Skateboards.#
Except as otherwise posted, self-propelled vehicles such as bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, rollerblades, scooters, or motorized wheelchairs, and similar types of vehicles may be used within public parks. No self-propelled vehicles or motorized wheelchairs shall be operated in a careless or reckless manner to such an extent that it will endanger the peace, health and safety of any other person within the City park area or in any way that will damage the facilities, plants or property within the park.
(Ord. 25-03-01, § 2, 3/6/2025)