Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-25-05 workshop — reading text

410 The following are neighborhood parks: Gamiers Beach Park. Jet and Holmes Park. Kenwood 411 Park. Vesta Heights Park and Villa Russ Park. 412 413 Svecial Use Community Parks. Special use community Darks are recreational facilities that 414 generally special event activities. They can be a facility separated from other recreational serve 415 areas. The following are special use community parks: Fort Walton Landing. Liza Jackson Park 416 and Chester Pruitt Park. 417 418 Cultural Centers. Cultural Centers are those facilities that are used primarily to enhance the 419 publicawareness. enjoyment. and pursuit of arts. music. science. history. cultural diversity. the 420 literary arts. and similar and related activities. Cultural Centers are the Municipal Auditorium. 421 the Fort Walton Beach Library. Indian Temple Mound Museum. Camp Walton Schoolhouse 422 Museum. and the Gamier' s Post Office Museum. 423 424 Recreational Centers. Recreational centers are those facilities that are used primarily to enhance 425 the public awareness. enjoyment. and pursuit of athletic contests. sports. arts and crafts. and 426 similar and related activities. The City' s recreational centers are the Fred B. Hedrick Recreation 427 Center~ Theo Docie Bass Recreation Center~ Chester Pruitt Recreation Center~ Creative Senior 428 Community Center~ Municipal Tennis Center~ the Dirt and Vert Bike and Skate Park. 429 430 431 Recreational Proe:rams. Preoaration. Fees 432 All parks. recreational centers. and cultural centers shall be under the direction of the 433 parksand recreation director under supervision of the city manaQer. Fees for participation in 434 recreational ,and cultural events. use of parks and facilities. and attendance at City sponsored 435 recreational and cultural events shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the 436 council. Recreational proQI'ams. procedures for use. hours of operations. and related 437 administrative policies and procedures shall be prepared by the city manaQer. 438 439 440 441 Permitted Use of Parks & Recreational Facilities 442 443 Use bv Residents. Nonresidents 444 Park and recreational facilities are primarily provided for the use of bona fide residents of 445 the city. The use of these facilities by other than residents of the city shall be as prescribed from 446 time to time by resolution of the council and recommendation of the city manaQer. 447 448 Desie:nation. Ooeration of Swimmine: Areas 449 SwimminQ areas shall be properly desiQnated and maintained by the parks and recreation 450 director. 451 452 453 Reservation. Rental. Lease of Facilities 454 Prior notice and application are required to reserve. rent. or lease anv area of any park. 455 recreational. or cultural facilities for use bv a Qroup or individual for any special activity. Such 456 application shall be on a form established by the city manaQer and an appropriate fee. as The city 457 established by the Qeneral fee schedule. shall be charQed for processinQ an application. 458 manaQer may provide for the waiver of fees. 459 460 461 Recreational Policv 462 463 Scheduling: and Use ResDonsibilitv 464 The parks and recreation director IS responsible for the scheduling and use of city 465 recreational facilities. 466 467 Waterfront Facilitv Maintenance and Parking: 468 The city will continue to maintain city owned public beach or open space access sites and 469 provide. as reasonablv available. parking for special use waterfront facilities. 470 471 Informational Sig:ns 472 The city shall erect and maintain informational signs denoting regulations with respect to 473 usage of publicaccess ways to shorelines within the city. In addition. such access ways shall be 474 noted on the appropriate city map. 475 476 Acquisition of ODen SDace 477 The city shall. to its fiscal ability and as reasonably able. continue to acquire. through 478 lease. acquisition or dedication. open space and natural areas so as to maintain and improve 479 recreational opportunities for all residents and the natural function of open space. wetlands and 480 other sensitive lands within the city. 481 482 Beach Renourishment 483 Beaches renourished at public expense shall be made available for use by the public. 484 485 Accessibilitv for Disabled 486 The city shall continue efforts to ensure that all recreational facilities are accessible by all 487 age grOUps. the handicapped and the physically disabled. 488 489 490 Music in Citv Parks 491 492 Permitted Uses 493 No person shall play musical instruments or equipment capable of producing high noise 494 levels in city parks without first obtaining a permit from the parks and recreation department. or produce any 495 Any applicant shall have proper authorization and license to perform. present. from 496 musical piece. and indemnify and hold harmless the city for violations of copvrights arising 497 such presentation or production. 498 499 Time for Music in Parks 9: 30 a.m. 500 Permits may be issued authorizing the plaving of music in city parks from and recreation director 501 through sunset each dav. Time extensions may be approved by the parks 502 upon application. 503 504 Conditions of Permitting:: ADDeals Music permits authorized by this section may be denied for any of the following reasons: 505 a orime time 506 there are other scheduled events in the city park~ it is proposed to play music during within a ten- day 507 for groups using the city park for picnics~ two musical events are scheduled 508 period: events by the same group are to be held more than twice a vear. If the permit is denied. an 509 applicant shall have the right to file an appeal to the citv manager within five davs from the date 510 his application is denied. If the application is denied by the citv manager. an appeal mav be made 511 to the council. It shall be at the sole discretion of the citv to deny all time extensions determined 512 to be disruptive to area citizens. 513 514 515 516 Behavior and Conduct in Parks. Recreational. Cultural Centers 517 518 Misuse of Park ProDertv 519 No person in a park shall 520 521 DisfuflUre or Remove ProTJertv 522 Willfully mark. deface. disfigure. Inmre. tamper with. or displace or remove. any 523 buildings. bridges. tables. benches. fire places. railings. paving or paving material. water lines or 524 other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof. signs. notices or placards whether 525 temporary or permanent. monuments. stakes. posts. or other boundary markers. fences. gates or 526 other structures of equipment. facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever. either real 527 or personal. 528 529 Misuse of Restrooms 530 Fail to cooperate in maintaInIng restrooms and washrooms in a neat and sanitarv 53 1 condition. No person over the age of five ( 5) years shall use the restrooms and washrooms 532 designed for the opposite sex. 533 534 Erect Structures 535 Construct or erect anybuilding or structure of whatever kind. whether permanent or 536 temporary in character. or run or string any public service utilitv into. upon. or across such lands. 537 except on special written permit issued hereunder. 538 539 Iniurv to Trees. etc. 540 Damage. cut. carve. transplant or remove anv tree or plant or iniure the bark. or pick the 541 flowers or seeds. of any tree or plant. Nor shall any person attach any rope. wire. or other 542 contrivance to any tree or plant. A person shall not dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas. or in 543 any other way iniure or impair the natural beautv or usefulness of any area. 544 545 Iniurv to Animals 546 Hunt. molest. harm. frighten. kill.trap. chase. tease. shoot or throw missiles at any 547 animal. reptile or bird: nor shall he remove or have in his possession the young of any wild in 548 animal. or the eggs or nest. or young of any reptile or bird. Exception to the foregoing is made 549 that snakes known to be deadlv poisonous. such as rattlesnakes. moccasins or coral snakes may 550 be killed on sight. 551 552 553 PrODer Sanitation in Parks 554 No person in a park shall: 555 556 Water Pollution 557 Throw. discharge. or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of anv fountain. 558 pond. lake. stream. canal. bavou. bay. or other bodv of water in or adiacent to any park or anv 559 tributary. stream. storm sewer. or drain flowing into such waters. any substance. matter or thing. 560 liquid or solid. which will or may result in the pollution of said waters. 561 562 Litter. Trash Disvosal 563 Have brought in or shall dump. deposit or leave any bottles. broken glass. ashes. paper. 564 boxes. cans. dirt. rubbish. waste. garbage. or refuse. or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall 565 be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park. or left anYWhere on the grounds thereof. but 566 shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided~ where receptacles are not so 567 provided. all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible 568 for its presence. and properly disposed of elsewhere. 569 570 571 Traffic in Parks 572 No person in a park shall: 573 574 State Vehicle Laws Avvlv 575 Fail to complv with all applicable provisions of the state motor vehicles traffic laws in 576 regard to equipment and operation of vehicles together with such regulations as are contained in 577 this chapter or other ordinances. 578 579 Motor Vehicles in Parks 580 Operate any motorized vehicle other than in designated parking areas. During special 581 event activities. motorized vehicles shall be allowed to park in city parks for assembly and 582 disassembly of vendor areas. and establish temporary parking areas. 583 584 Enforcement of Traffic Reflulations 585 Fail to obey all traffic officers and such persons being hereby authorized and instructed to 586 direct traffic whenever and wherever needed in the parks and on the highways. streets or roads 587 immediatelv adiacent thereto in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. 588 589 Failure to Obev Traffic Siflns 590 Fail to observe carefully all traffic signs indicating speed. direction. caution stopping. 591 parking. and all others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property. 592 593 Overniflht Parkinfl of Boats Prohibited 594 No person shall park any craft on city waterfront property between the hours of 10: 00 595 p. m. and 5: 00 a.m. of the