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Home My WebLink About2589-03.27.1972 `�- P6c9-701 ORDINANCE NO. • AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28, PARKS AND RECREATION, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY ADDING ARTICLE III ENTITLED PARK REGULATIONS, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF AND CONDUCT IN PUBLIC PARKS, PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF SAID REGULATIONS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA that Chapter 28, Parks and Recreation, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Waterloo, Iowa, is amended by adding thereto the following: ARTICLE III. PARK REGULATIONS Sec. 28-28. Public meetings, religious, political or otherwise, including picnic parties and entertainment for charitable or religious purposes, may be held in any public park upon first obtaining permission of the Waterloo Park Board or its authorized official. Such assemblages shall be conducted in a lawful and orderly manner; and shall occupy such ground or facilities as may be assigned to or reserved for them. Use of a public address system or similar methods of amplifying sound is subject to Section 27-9 of the Waterloo Code of Ordinances. The Park Board shall require the posting of a bond by groups using parks and park facilities in such amount as is necessary to protect the Park Board and City of Waterloo against loss of and damage to public property and to indemnify against public liability. Sec. 28-29. No person shall ride or drive an automobile, motorcycle, mini-bike, go-cart, snowmobile or other vehicle in any public park except upon the established roads and ways, and shall not exceed a speed limit of twenty (20) miles per hour at any time or such lower speed limits as are posted in designated areas. Sec. 28-30. No automobiles or other vehicles shall be permitted to stand in any of the public driveways in any such park where signs to the contrary are posted. Nor shall any vehicle be driven contrary to any traffic signs including direction, stop, yield, caution or other proper control devise. Sec. 28-31. Parking of cars in any public park for the purpose of repair, washing, cleaning, general maintenance, non-park use or during hours when said park is closed is prohibited. Sec. 28-32. No person shall drive a truck or other commercial vehicle of any kind along or over any park roads or drives except for its delivery of its load for use in such parks. Sec. 28-33. No person shall, in any manner, deface, injure or remove any tree, shrub, or plant standing or growing in any public park or pick or destroy any flowers or seeds growing therein. Sec. 28-34. No fires shall be lighted or made in any public park except by permission of park authorities. This does not refer to the fires in stoves and ovens provided by the Waterloo Park Board for use in public cooking. Sec. 28-35. No person shall use or carry any firearms, air or pellet guns, explosives, weapons, firecrackers or fireworks of any character in any public park. Sec. 28-36. No person shall deposit upon or litter the ground with any form of waste material; all such waste material shall be deposited in receptacles provided therefor. Sec. 28-37. No person shall use any loud, violent, obscene or profane language while in any public park, nor shall anyone conduct himself in a disorderly or obscene manner or commit any nuisance therein. Sec. 28-38. No person shall throw or place any foreign or waste substance in any body of water in or adjacent to any public park. No person shall swim or bathe in such body of water. -2- Sec. 28-39. No person shall disturb or interfere with any building or improvement of any kind made or being made in or about any public park, or disturb or interfere with birds or animals kept or found therein or in any of the parks. Sec. 28-40. No person shall enter upon portions of any public park in disregard of signs or posted notices forbidding the same. Sec. 28-41. No dog shall be allowed to run at large in any public park and any dog found in any such park shall be deemed to be found running at large unless the owner carries said dog or leads him by a chain, strap or rope not exceeding six (6) feet in length, or keeps any such dog confined in a wagon, automobile or other vehicle by chain, rope or strap not exceeding six (6) feet in length. It shall be the duty of the park police or any person in the employment of the Park Department to remove and impound any dog running at large in any public park. Sec. 28-42. No person shall remain in any public park after the hour of 11:00 P.M. unless special permission shall have been given by the park authorities for any such person or group to remain there. The public parks shall be closed to the public from 11:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M. Sec. 28-43. No person shall throw any stone, stick or other missile or obstruction upon the ice in any park. Nor shall they engage in tandem skating, games, racing or other activities on the ice except as allowed by the supervisor. Sec. 28-44. No person shall post, paste, fasten, paint or affix any placard, bill, or notice or sign upon any structure, tree, stone, fence or enclosure along or within any park. Sec. 28-45. No person shall move benches, seats and tables from their places in any park, excepting on picnic grounds, and there only within designated lines. Sec. 28-46. No person shall cut or remove any wood, plants, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand or gravel from any public park unless authorized by the Director of Parks. Sec. 28-47. No person shall ride or lead a horse in any public park except on public drives or designated bridle paths. Sec. 28-48. No person shall engage in a sport, game or recreational activity in the-public parks and public landscape and turf grass areas under the maintenance care of the Park Commission except in areas designated and maintained for that particular purpose. Sec. 28-49. Motor-driven model airplanes and motorized recreational vehicles may be operated only in designated areas. Sec. 28-50. No parent, guardian or custodian of a minor shall permit such minor to do any act prohibited by any such provision of these rules. Sec. 28-51. Hunting and trapping are prohibited. This includes the use of firearms, air or pellet guns, bow and arrow, trained hawk or falcon and harassment of animal and bird life by whatever means. Sec. 28-52---28-56. Reserved. Sec. 28-57. Any person violating this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned in the city jail not to exceed thirty (30) days. Passed and adopted this , •7, day of --)y-z.._, , ,1972. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Str=I93 - STATE OF IOWA, Black Hawk County, b8 I, ---n4k_rt; J McCoy Publisher of the --""- lan language Waterloo !Na 9 ge and published in Waterloo, Black Hawk newspaper „�[ngli h printed in the English the annexed copy o f_ _ -- - -- k County, Iowa do solemnly swear that - ---------------------Qrdinance ORDINANCE 2589 --- -� 2G�!------------------------- AN ORDIN.RNDING CHAP- TER notice was published TER 28,O PARKS AND RECREATION, in the English language alaricy CITY OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, once a_ only 7tp�, IOWA, BY ADDINGFARTICLELOII ENTITLED ______REGULATIONS, PRESCRIB- commencing °r ------___consecutive______________ PARK REGULATIONSULTI REGARDING mencing on the_______________ THE USE OF AND CONDUCT IN _ --- PUBLIC PARKS, PROVIDING FOR In the issues of__ ay °f ---- ENFORCEMENT OF SAID REGU- LATIONS, AND PROVIDING -- '- ---___j�lr'c h - C 19 72 PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION t----- OF SAID ORDINANCE. -------- ----- -- --- - --__-_ 'BE N ORDAINED THE CITY that the COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATER_ annexed rate of °f said news WATER- -COO, IOTA that Chapter 28, parks andadvertising newspaper, and ereation, of the Code of Ordinances, said newspaper, is the regular le 4t of Waterloo,AhaIowa, Is amended by p per, and that the followinggal rate bof *acting C E IIto the PARK following: lishin is a correct bill for pub- a,*RR7ICLE III. REGULATIONS g said notice. c. 28-28. Public meetings, religious, political or otherwise, including picnic Printers Bill )' [ parties and entertainment for charitable -^� �`�J___ or religious purposes, may be held in any Public park upon first obtaining - -- permission of the Waterloo Pork Board -- _-- ar Its authorized official. ---- ___ --- -- -- ---- -- -- - blages shall be Such aawful -_ conducted h a lawful Subscribe and orderly manner; and shall occupy d and such ground or facilities as may be Sworn to before L 'assigned to or reserved for them. Use of Of me this 3 C t h a public address system or similar ____day 2 methods of amplifying ---- to Section 27-9 of h Waterloo sCodeleof '___-- larch A, 1]. 19__?____ Ordinances. The Park Board shall re- - quire the ------------- posting of a bond by -----_ using parks and groups -- amount as pork facilities In such -- -_____ Park Board is necessary cessaryWate to rootagai against __-- -__" - Notar ___ loss of and damage to Received of �' Public and to indemnify public property Sec. 28-29. No public liability.. ------------ drive an automobile,against mshall otorcycle, mini- bike, t e sum Of e or go-cart, snowmobile or other in full for vehicle oin any public park except upon publicationDollars the_established roads and ways, and of the above shall not exceed a speed limit of twenty notice. (20) miles per hoyr at any time or _____________________ __________ _ _ such lower speed limits as are in designated areas, posted - Sec. 28-30. No automobiles or other --------- ---- _vehicles shall be permitted to stand in Publishers any of the public driveways in any such park where signs to the contrary are -posted. Nor shall any vehicle be.driven contrary to any traffic signs inctud.g-