§ 5-502. PROHIBITED ACTS IN PARKS.
Within the limits of any park, no person shall:
(a)
Sell any tickets for a performance or activity or seek contributions for a performance or activity, whether conducted in the park or elsewhere, except with the prior written permission of the Director.
(b)
Cut, break, injure, deface, or disturb any tree, shrub, plant, rock, building, cage, pen, monument, fence, bench, or other structure, apparatus, or property; or pluck, pull up, cut, take or remove any shrub, bush, plant, or flower, or mark or write upon any building, monument, fence, bench or other structure, or carry any flowers, shrubs, or branches into or through any park.
(c)
Cut or remove any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand, or gravel.
(d)
Distribute any commercial handbills, or circulars, or post, place, or erect an advertising device of any kind.
(e)
Swim, bathe, wade in, or pollute the water of any fountain, pond, lake, or stream, except that wading and swimming shall be permitted in pools provided for these purposes.
(f)
Make or kindle a fire for any purpose, except at places provided for such purpose, unless prior special permission has been obtained from the Director.
(g)
Camp or lodge at any place not set apart for that purpose without prior written permission of the Director.
(h)
Ride, drive, or propel any vehicle elsewhere than on the paths, roads, or drives provided for such purpose with the exception of wheelchairs or other power-driven mobility devices used by persons with mobility disabilities, if those devices can be safely operated pursuant to City policy and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(i)
Indulge in riotous, threatening, indecent or immoral conduct, or abusive, threatening language or throw stones or missiles.
(j)
Sell, or offer for sale, any merchandise, article or thing, whatsoever, without prior written permission of the Director.
(k)
Fish in any park except in lakes provided for that purpose and at the times designated by the Park Superintendent.
(l)
Play or practice golf or archery, or fly motor driven model aircraft in any park except in areas specifically designated and posted for such purpose.
(m)
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, shell, credit, or other representative of value, or maintain or exhibit any gambling table or other instrument of gambling or gaming, or play any game prohibited by any provision of this Code.
(n)
Practice, carry on, conduct, or solicit for any trade, occupation, business, or profession, without the written permission of the Director.
(o)
Row, or sail on any pond, lake or waters in any boat or raft, excepting one provided for that purpose by the city or holder of boating privileges, without first obtaining the written permission of the Director.
(p)
Enter, remain, stay, loiter, park or leave standing any vehicle between the hours of midnight and five a.m. of the following day, without the written permission of the Director.
(q)
Take into, exhibit or use in any park any firearm, air gun, sling shot, firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets, or other fireworks, or other articles of like character.
(r)
Go upon any lawn or grass plot, where prohibited by the Director, and which prohibition is indicated by legible signs.
(s)
Open, expose, or interfere with any water or gas pipe, hydrant, stopcock, sewer, basin, or other construction, in any park.
(t)
Use a sound amplification system which violates the City's Noise Ordinance as set forth in Chapter 10 of this Code.
(u)
Possess a lighted or burning tobacco or tobacco-related product, including but not limited to cigars, cigarettes and pipes; use or chew tobacco or tobacco-related products; or dispose of any lighted or unlighted tobacco or tobacco-related product in any place other than a designated waste disposal container.
(v)
Throw or place any paper, bottle, trash, or refuse matter of any kind whatsoever, or any other article or thing, upon the grounds in any public park or pedestrian mall, or in any of the fountains, lakes, ponds, or streams therein.
(w)
Hunt, pursue, annoy, throw stones or missiles at, or molest or disturb in any way, any animal, bird or reptile.
(x)
Remain in, or place anything in, any public place or way in a park so as to obstruct, or unreasonably hinder the use for which such place was designed.
(y)
Possess one or more shopping carts while in a park, without first obtaining the written permission of the Director.
(Orig. Ord. 1076, 3244, and 3356; Am. Ord. 5311, 1958; Am. Ord. 6007, 1961; Am. Ord. 6915, 1966; Am. Ord. 67-138, 1968; Am. Ord. 72-41, 1972; Am. Ord. 2004-138, § 1, eff. 1-25-05; Am. Ord. 2006-10, § 1, eff. 3-13-06; Am. Ord. 2007-96, § 4, eff. 1-19-08; Am. Ord. 2011-6, § 5, eff. 4-10-11; Am. Ord. 2014-19, § 1, eff. 4-25-14).