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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 759CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 590-40th AV£NUE N.E, 788-9221 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421 ORDINANCE NO. 759 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF THE PARKS liND PARKWAYS OF THE PARK BOARD OF COLUHBIA HEIGHTS AND TO SECURE THE QUIET, ORDERLY AND SUITABLE USE AND ENJOYHENT OF SUCH PARKS, PARKWAYS, AND PORTIONS OF THE ADJACENT LAKES, STREAHS AND PONDS BY THE PEOPLE AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION. THE CiTY OF COLUHBIA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN: Section l. The words "Board" and ~he Board~' as used in this ordinance are here~y defined to mean the '~Park Board of the City of Columbia Heights,~ and the term "Park or Parks" means park, parks, parkways, playground, recreation fields and buildings, lakes, streams, ponds and beaches therein, and all public service facilities conducted on grounds, building% and structures in the City of Columbia Heights which are under the control of the Board. Section 2. No person shall park, be or remain in, or leave any vehicle in any park, parkway or drive between the hours of eleven o~clock P.M. and six o'clock A.M., but this section shall not apply to those vehicles which are authorized to remain in a park. Section 3. No person shall in any way injure or deface any building, facility or any other feature of property upon or within any parks. Sect ion 4. No person not an employee of the Board shall cut, break, or in any way injure or deface any tree.,:, shrub or plant within the limits of any park. Section 5. No person shall go on foot or otherwise upon the grass or turf of any park where any sign is posted prohibiting such conduct. Section 6. No person shall throw, deposit or leave in any park any paper, rubbish = waste, or refuse of any kind, whether or not the same is offensive to the senses or is injurious to health, except in the receptacles therein provided for such paper, rubbish, waste and refuse. Section 7. No person shall post, paste, fasten, paint or affix any placard, bill, notice or sign upon any structure, tree, stone, fence, thing or enclosu~ealong, or within any park without the written authorization of the Board. Section 8. Any person, firm, group or organization who shall distribute or display any circulars, cards, announce- ments or other items, either printed or otherwise, shall cause the same to be distributed in an orderly manner. Further, that any such of the aforesaid items shall not be allowed to litter any of the park property. Any person, firm, group or organization who so distributes any of the aforesaid items shall be responsible to clean the park property of such distributions. Sect ion 9 · No person shall at any time, set, lay, prepare, or have in possession any trap, snare, artifical light, net, bird line, or any:~¢ontrivance whatever, for the purpose of catching, taking, injuring or killing any bird or wild animal in any park, except unless the park superintendent authorizes the same. Section 10. No person shall play golf, tennis or other ball games upon or within any park, or parkway, except upon ball, tennis or appropriate athletic grounds or golf links established by the Board. This section shall not prohibit persons from playing catch with a ball or other object customarily used for that purpose so long as that activity does not unreasonably interfere with the use of the park by other persons. Section 11. No person shall move benches, seats and tables from their places in any park or parkway. Tables and benches placed in picnic areas for picnics may be shifted in the picnic area within any single park for use. Section 12. No male, except for Board personnel in connection with their duties of Park maintenance, shall enter a toilet room set apart for females; no female, except for Board personnel in connection with their duties of Park maintenance, shall enter a toilet room set apart for males. Section 13. No person shall sell or offer for sate any article or thing whatsoever in any park or parkway, but this prohibition shall not apply to sales of refreshments and other articles by the Board or under its direction. Section l~. No person shall be permitted to take any pet into any park unless it is led by a suitable leash, and in no case shall any person allow or bring any dog owned or attended by him upon any bathing beach or into any park waters, or upon any skating rink, or in any park building whether the dog is leashed or otherwise, unless so authorized in writing by the Park ~perintendent. Section 15. No person or persons shall do, or engage in any of the following acts within skating rinks on ice in the parks or parkways, except in the course of winter sports organized events held under the supervision of the bard or its Recreation Department, viz: Racing, playing of any games which interfere with the general use of the skating rink and the use of sle~, tobaggons, hockey sticks and pucks and loitering on the ice or in waiting rooms. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of hockey sticks and pucks upon rinks designated or constructed as hockey rinks by the Board or its Recreation Department. Section 16. No entertainment or exhibitions shall be given in any park or parkway excepting the entertainments given under the direction or by authority of the Board. Section 17. No public meeting of any kind shall be held in any park or parkway, playground or athletic field, nor shall there be any public speaking therein, without a written permit granted therefor by the Board. SeCtion 18. No person shall start any fire in any park or upon any park property, except that small fires may be made by picnic parties in the park designated by the Board, but only in the places in said parks provided for the purpose by the Superintendent of Parks. Every person who starts any such fire and every person using such fire is ~hereby charged with the duty of completely extinguishing such fires or fire before leaving such park. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or restrict the enforcement of Columbia Heights Ordinance #723 or any amending ordinances regulating air pollution control and setting ambient air quality standards. Section 19. Any person who in a park persist~tly interferes with the orderly conduct of games or play by the participants therein~ shall be guilty of disorderly conduct and upon conviction shall be punished as for that offense. - 4 - Section 20. No person shall fish in any lake other than those authorized to be open for fishing by th~ Board and approved by the State Department of Natural Resources. Section 21. No person shall cut any hole in the ic~ of the city lakes larger than ten inches in diameter. Section 22. It shall be unlawful to have any fires on the ice of any lake under the jurisdiction of the Board provided~. however, that manufactured heaters burning liquid fuel may be used i~ a written permit for such use is granted by the Superintendent of Parks. Section 23. Traffic Regulations Within Parks: (a) Definitions. The following words and terms, wherever they occur in this ordinance are defined as follows: (1) (A) The word "vehicle" includes every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationery rails or tracks. Further, "vehicle" means any go carts, mini-bikes, snow- mobiles, recreational vehicle or self-propelled instrument which carries or may carry an occupant or occupants upon land or water. (1) (B) No vehicle is permitted on any footwalk, lawn, or any other grounds on parks or parkways not designated for traffic or parking purposes. (2) The word "driver" includes every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. (3) The words "Parkway" or "drive" includes every way or place under jurisdiction of the Board which is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular t~ffic. (b) Pedestrians when using a parkway shall not carelessly or mali. ci. ously interfere with pass~ge of vehicles. (c) No driver of any vehicle shall tow or push any tobaggon, sled, ice skater, bicycle or any other sli. ding or coasting device, nor permit any person to board or alight from nor hang onto said veh~[cle when said vehicle is in motion. (d) No vehicle of any kind shall be permitted to drive across or on park lands except on roadways, except such vehicles and machines asoperated by the Park Board of Columbia Heights. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the use of snowmobiles in any area of a park so designated by resolution or ordinance by the Columbia Heights City Council . (e) No vehicle of any kind shall be permitted on the ice of City lakes or flooded skating or hockey rinks, except such vehicles and machines operated by the Board for the purpose of maintaining skating rinks and performing necessary work on said ice, and provided that the City Council of Columbia Heights may, by resolution or ordinance, authorize the use of a certain portion of any such lake for ice racing or snowmobiling. (f) No person shall wash, grease, or repair any vehicle on any park, boulevard, or parkway, except perform such repairs as are necessary by art emergency. (g) No person shall ride or propel any bicycle upon any sidewalk in such a manner as to interfere with any pedestrian thereon. (h) Any unoccupied vehicle~ found in violation of the provisions of this ordinance may be immediately removed and impounded by any police- officer or duIy authorized person in accordance with the ordinances of the City of Columbia Heights. Section 24. Boats and boating within parks. (a) No person shall be or remain in boats or otherwise upon the lakes or any other water controlled by the Board between the hours of ten o'clock p.,m. and six-thirty a.m. (b) No person shal! navigate, direct or handle any boat in such manner as to annoy, unnecessarily frighten, or endanger the occupants of other boats. Section 25. Swimming and bathing beaches within parks. (a) No person shall bathe in or enter the water of any park or parkway except at bathing places designated by the Board. No person shall ride, drive, or send any animal into the waters of any park or parkway without written authorization by the Board. - 6 - (b) No person sh'all expose himself or herself to public view in any park or parkway or on any lake unless~ properly clothed. Swimming attire constitutes proper clothing wi. thin the meaning of this ordinance. Section 26. The Park Board of Columbia Heights shalt have the authority to revoke for good cause, any permit issued either by the Board or the Superintendent, but (except upon conv~ction by Court) the person whose permit is subject to be revoked, stzall have at least five day's notice thereof in writing and an opportunity to appear before the Park Board or a committee thereof, to show cause why thi, s permit should not be revoked. Section 27. The provisions of this ordinance shall not prevent the agents, servants and employees of the Board from doing those things which are necessary to the performance of their duties. Section 28. The Board may authorize the issuance of permits which may permit the holders thereof~to ia) remain in the parks or on the parkways, lake~ or waterways during otherwise prohibited hours; (b) post notices; lc) park vehicle~ in otherwise unauthorized areas; (d) aquaplane or water ski in otherwise prohibited areas; (e) di, stri. bute circulars or card~ pursuant to section eight (8) herein; (f) sell refreshments or articles pursuant to section thirteen (13) herein; [g) bring a dog i:nto the park notwithstanding the provisions of secti~ons fourteen [14) and t,~enty-five (25) herein for th.e purpose of conducting dog shows, exhibitions or the like held under the direction of the Board; ih) conduct shows of entertainment or exhibition~ pursuant to section sixteen [16) herein; (:~) conduct public meetings or public speeches pursuant to section seventeen (17) herein upon a showing to the Board that the health and safety of those in attendance will be properly safe guarded; (j) have fibres on the ice of any lake under the jurisdiction of the Board notwithstanding the provisions, of section twenty-two [22) herein upon showi~ng of compl lance with regulations establ i. shed by the Board for the safety of said heaters. Section 29. If any provision or provisions of th~s ordinance are declared unconstitutional by a competent court, the said decision shall not affect any other part or portion of this ordinance. - 7 - Section 30. Violation and Penalties. Every person who violates any of the prov~si, ons of this ordinance is guilty of a m~sdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Three Hundred Dollars [$300.00) or by imprisonment for not more than Ninety (90) days, or both. Section 31. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after thirty [30) days after its passage and publication. First reading: April 26, 1971 Second reading: July 12, 1971 Offered by: Seconded by: Roll Calt: Logacz Heintz All Ayes. Sycretar~-[b- the -C'oiJncil Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor