Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-23-2010 Regular — reading text

rn G- ic- - - -- 258 n . 259 sale -iR the Gity, 260 sera;°° ' i G ^ ; 261 li 262 sUGh 263 264 265 Section 3. amendment of Chapter 7, Leisure & Recreation Services, of the 266 Code of Ordinances 267 Chapter 7, Leisure & Recreation Services, of the Code of Ordinances is 268 hereby amended as follows. 269 270 a. Section 7. 02. 04, Reservation, Rental, Lease of Facilities, is hereby 271 amended as follows. 272 273 7.02.04 Reservation, Rental, Lease of Facilities: A permit, issued pursuant to 274 the orC > cedure set forth in section 8. 3 of the code, is 275 afe required to reserve, rent, or lease any area of any park, recreational, or 276 cultural facilities for use by a group or individual for any special event may. 277 SwEq- i liE• 278 date , shall be GhaF@ed fe 279 a WIN 124- 281 b. Section 7.04, Music in City Parks, is hereby amended as follows. 282 283 7. 04 MUSIC IN CITY PARKS 284 7. 04.01 Permitted Uses: No person shall play musical instruments or equipment 285 capable of producing high noise levels in city parks without first obtaining a 286 permit, issued pursuant to the procedure set forth in section 8. 3 of the code, 287 288 , 289 290 SUGh 291 . 292 293 7. 04.02 Time for Music in Parks: Permits may be issued authorizing the playing Time ext i.,., 294 of music in city parks from 9:30 a. m. through sunset each day. 295 . 296 297 298 SeGtiGR may _be EdGRaGQd f9 F aF; of the Il9WiRg Fease -. the Fe aF9 Othe 299 sGheduled eveRts iR the Gity paFki 300 301 ; 302 a yeaF. if the peFFnit is deRied, 303 to the rVity FpaRageF WithiR f eye days f FGFR the datehiG GF heFapplaGati9R is deRied. 304 It the appliGatien 86 deRied by the Gity FnanageF, aR appeal May be made te the 305 306 307 308 C. Section 7. 05, Behavior and Conduct in Parks, Recreational, 309 Cultural Centers, is hereby amended as follows. 310 311 7.05.01 Misuse of Park Property: No person in a park shall: 312 ( 1) Disfugure or Remove Property. Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, 313 tamper with, or displace or remove, any buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fire 314 places, railings, paving or paving material, water lines or other public utilities or 315 parts or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or placards whether temporary or 316 permanent, monuments, stakes, posts, or other boundary markers, fences, 317 gates or other structures of equipment, facilities or park property or 318 appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal. 319 320 ( 2) Misuse of Restrooms. Fail to cooperate in maintaining restrooms and 321 washrooms in a neat and sanitary condition. No person over the age of five ( 5) 322 years shall use the restrooms and washrooms designed for the opposite sex. 323 324 ( 3) Erect Structures. Construct or erect any building or structure of whatever 325 kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public 326 service utility into, upon, or across such lands, except as permitted pursuant to 327 the procedure set forth in section 8. 3 of the code, as amended ee-sp , 328 329 125- 330 ( 4) Injury to Trees, etc. Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or 331 plant or injure the bark, or pick the flowers or seeds, of any tree or plant. Nor 332 shall any person attach any rope, wire, or other contrivance to any tree or plant. 333 A person shall not dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or in any other way 334 injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area. 335 336 ( 5) Injury to Animals. Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot 337 or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird; nor shall he remove or have in his 338 or her possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest, or young of 339 any reptile or bird. Exception to the foregoing is made in that snakes known to be 340 deadly poisonous, such as rattlesnakes, moccasins or coral snakes may be 341 killed on sight. 342 343 344 7.05.03 Traffic in Parks: No person in a park shall: 345 ( 1) State V.nhicle Laws Apply. Fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the 346 state motor vehicles traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles 347 together with such regulations as are contained in this chapter or . other 348 ordinances. 349 350 ( 2) Motor Vehicles in Parks. Operate any motorized vehicle other than in 351 designated parking areas, except as permitted pursuant to the procedure set 352 forth in section 8. 3 of the code, a,s, amended. , 353 zed- vyehi^ les sh• ll he alle ed ' G;; parks f9r-'a6semhhi and 354 d+saeseR; bl . 355 356 ( 3) Enforcement of Traffic Regulations. Fail to obey all traffic officers and such 357 persons being hereby authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever and 358 wherever needed in the parks and on the highways, streets or roads immediately 359 adjacent thereto in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. 360 361 ( 4) Failure to Obey Traffic Signs. Fail to observe carefully all traffic signs 362 indicating speed, direction, caution stopping, parking, and all others posted for 363 proper control and to safeguard life and property. 364 365 ( 5) Overnight Parking of Boats Prohibited. No person shall park any craft on city 366 waterfront property between the hours of 10: 00 p. m. and 5: 00 a. m. of the 367 following day. Exceptions to city waterfront parking restrictions at the Fort Walton 368 Landing mazy be approved by the city manager. 369 370 7.05.04 Certain Recreational Activities Prohibited: No person in a park shall: 371 ( 1)Bathing and Swimming. Swim, bathe, or wade in any waters or waterways in 372 or adjacent to any park, except in such waters and at such places as are 373 provided, and in compliance with such regulations as are herein set forth or may 374 hereafter ble adopted. Nor shall any person frequent any waters or places 375 customarily designated for the purpose of swimming or bathing, or congregate 376 thereat when such activity is prohibited by the city upon a finding that such use of 377 the water would be dangerous or otherwise inadvisable. 378 126- 379 ( 2) Structures on Beach. Erect, maintain, use or occupy on or in any beach or 380 bathing area any tent, shelter or structure of any kind unless there shall be an 381 unobstructed view into said tent, shelter or structure from at least two ( 2) sides; 382 nor shall any guy wire, rope or extension or exterior brace or support be 383 connected or fastened from any such structure to any other object outside 384 thereof. 385 386 ( 3) Bath -Houses. Dress or undress on any beach, or in any vehicle, toilet or 387 other place, except in such bathing houses or structures as may be provided for 388 that purpose. 389 390 ( 4) Boating in Designated Areas. Bring into or operate any boat, raft, or other 391 water craft, whether motor -powered or not, upon any waters, except at places 392 designated for boating by the city. Such activity, shall be in accordance with 393 applicable regulations as are now or may hereafter be adopted. 394 395 7.05. 05 Prohibited Behavior: No person in a park shall: 396 ( 1)Alcoholic Beverage in Parks Prohibited. Consume or possess any alcoholic 397 beverage in any city park, recreational, or cultural center except as permitted 398 pursuant to the procedure set forth in section 8. 3 of the code, as amended when 399 400 events 9R de6ignated Gity PF9pe.Ftie6-. 401 402 ( 2) Glass Containers Prohibited. Possess a beverage in a glass container in any 403 park in the city. 404 405 ( 3) Fires Prohibited. Build or attempt to build a fire except in such areas 406 designated for fires. No person shall drop, throw, or otherwise scatter lighted 407 matches, burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco paper or other inflammable 408 material, within any park area or on any highway, road or street abutting or 409 contiguous thereto. 410 411 ( 4) Closed Areas. Enter an area posted as " Closed to the Public," nor shall any 412 person use, or abet the use of any area in violation of posted notices. 413 414 ( 5) Loitering and Boisterousness. Sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats, or 415 benches, or other areas, or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, 416 insulting or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior 417 tending to a breach of the public peace. 418 419 ( 6) Interference with Others. Disturb or interfere unreasonably with any person or 420 party occupying any area, or participating in any activity, under the authority of a 421 permit. 422 423 424 Section 4. Amendment of Chapter 9, Offenses, of the Code of Ordinances 425 Chapter 9, Offenses, of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as 426 follows. 427 127- 428 9. 01. 015 Consumption, Possession, Open Containers Restricted: An open 429 container means any container of alcoholic beverage which is immediately 430 capable of being consumed from, or the seal of which has been broken. It shall 431 be unlawful for any person to consume, induce, assist or aid another to consume 432 any alcoholic beverage or possess in any cup, can, bottle, or other open 433 container any alcoholic beverage upon or on any public street, sidewalk, right -of- 434 way, parking lot, in any alley, city park, city recreation center, city stadium, city 435 softball complex, city tennis complex, or other public property within the city 436 except as permitted pursuant to the procedure set forth in section 8. 3 of the 437 code, as emended 438 tempe, aFy 439 designated- Gity pFepeFtieQ6. 440 441 442 9.02 Structures on City Property Prohibited: No person shall have, maintain, 443 occupy or use, or cause to be maintained, occupied or any fence, used, 444 enclosure, ( building, house, shed, tent or other structure or obstruction, on any 445 street, park; or other property, or on any part thereof,