Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 03-09-2010 Regular — reading text

is 275 are 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 astivi . 277 278 rr•vr..... av - W' a _ vj r.. v ww. a. a. . vv vv.. vv... v, v....,.. vv v...... ,..... . 279 280 58- 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 sask 291 presenta 292 293 7.04.02 Time for Music in Parks: Permits may be issued authorizing the playing 294 of music in city parks from 9: 30 a.m. through sunset each day. ' 295 may be appFGyed by the paFks and FeGFe tien. d. 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 CTT Mm 7. 304 nomo 305 MI MRIF.T.T.,arr- -9 - - Z71T7 2TT7 - 306 307 308 C.C. SectionSection 7.7. 05,05, Behavior Behavior andand ConductConduct inin Parks,Parks, Recreational,Recreational, 309 CulturalCultural Centers,Centers, isis herebyhereby amended amended asas follows.follows. 310 311 7.7. 05.05. 0101 MisuseMisuse ofof ParkPark Property:Property: NoNo personperson inin aa parkpark shall:shall: 312 1)1) DisfugureDisfugure oror RemoveRemove Property.Property. WillfullyWillfully mark,mark, deface,deface, disfigure,disfigure, injure,injure, 313 tampertamper with,with, oror displacedisplace oror remove,remove, anyany buildings,buildings, bridges,bridges, tables,tables, benches,benches, firefire 314 places,places, railings,railings, pavingpaving oror paving paving material,material, waterwater lineslines oror otherother publicpublic utilitiesutilities oror 315 partsparts oror appurtenances appurtenances thereof,thereof, signs,signs, noticesnotices oror placardsplacards whetherwhether temporarytemporary oror 316 permanent,permanent, monuments,monuments, stakes,stakes, posts,posts, oror otherother boundaryboundary markers,markers, fences,fences, 317 gatesgates oror otherother structuresstructures ofof equipment,,equipment,, facilitiesfacilities oror parkpark propertyproperty oror 318 appurtenancesappurtenances whatsoever,whatsoever, eithereither realreal oror personal.personal. 319 320 2)2) MisuseMisuse ofof Restrooms.Restrooms. FailFail toto cooperate cooperate inin maintainingmaintaining restroomsrestrooms andand 321 washrooms washrooms inin aa neatneat andand sanitarysanitary condition.condition. NoNo personperson overover thethe ageage ofof fivefive( ( 5)5) 322 yearsyears shallshall useuse thethe restroomsrestrooms andand washroomswashrooms designeddesigned forfor thethe opposite opposite sex.sex. 323 324 3)3) ErectErect Structures.Structures. ConstructConstruct oror erecterect anyany buildingbuilding oror structurestructure ofof whatever whatever 325 kind,kind, whetherwhether permanentpermanent oror temporarytemporary inin character,character, oror runrun oror stringstring anyany publicpublic 326 serviceservice utilityutility into,into, upon,upon, oror acrossacross suchsuch lands,lands, exceptexcept asas permitted permitted pursuantpursuant toto 327 thethe procedure procedure setset forthforth inin sectionsection 8.8. 33 ofof thethe code,code, asas amendedamended en-en- spes+spes+aa44 WitteaWittea 328 329 59-59- 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 Vehicle 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, as amended. PuFing speeial eveRt aGtivi , 353 354 355 356 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 may 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 be 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 60- 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 eyeW6 on designated Gity PFGP94196. 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 61- 428 9.01. 06 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 city tennis complex, or other public property within the city complex, 436 except as permitted pursuant to the procedure set forth in section 8. 3 of the 437 code, as amended 438 439 designated Gity PFGPeFtie6. 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 used, any fence, 444 enclosure, building, house, shed, tent or other structure or obstruction, on any 445 street, park or other