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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCHAP 95 - Parks.pdfCHAPTER 95: PARKS SECTION Administration 95.01 Definitions 95.02 Construction and Scope of Regulations 95.03 Permits General Regulations 95.10 Advertising and Commercial Activity 95.11 Alcoholic Beverages 95.12 Animals 95.13 Aviation95.14 Camping95.15 Construction Work 95.16 Damage or Destruction to Park Property 95.17 Disorderly Conduct 95.18 Explosives, Firearms, Weapons, and Missiles95.19 Fires; Lighted Cigars95.20 Gambling 95.21 Games 95.22 Kites and Model Devices 95.23 Littering, Rubbish, Refuse, and Pollution95.24 Meetings, Exhibitions, Parades, and Racing95.25 Picnics and Outings 95.26 Water Activities Traffic Control 95.30 Traffic Control 95.31 Restrictions on Vehicles 95.32 Reckless Driving 95.33 Restricted Areas 95.34 Driving Instructions95.35 Obstructing Traffic 95.36 Parking at Night 95.37 Towing and Projecting Articles 95.38 Driving Off Pavement 95.39 Working on Vehicles95.40 Equipment on Vehicles 95.41 U-turns ADMINISTRATION 95.01 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the contextclearly indicates or requires a different meaning. (a)“BATHING AREA”- Any area maintained for the use of bathers, including, but not limited to water area and land under water adjacent to the bathing beaches, swimming pools, or any other area maintained or used for bathingareas, under the jurisdiction of the Board. (b)“BICYCLE PATH”- Any path, road, or trail maintained for persons riding bicycles. (c)“BOARD”- The Board of Park Commissioners of the city. (d)“BRIDLE PATH”- Any path or road maintained for persons riding on horseback. (e)“DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION”- The Department ofParks and Recreation of the City or the department of the City as may be under the jurisdiction of the Board. (f)“FOOTPATH” or “TRAIL”- Any path or trail maintained for pedestrians. (g)“LITTER”- means all uncontained man-made waste materials. It includes all inoperable or disposed material commonly referred to as “junk.” (h)“OWNER”- Any person owning, operating, or having the use or control of a vehicle, animal, thing, or other property under a lease or otherwise. (i)“PARK”- Includes all parks, parkways, playgrounds, athletic fields, tennis courts, golf courses, swimming pools, beaches, boardwalks, parking areas, and other recreation areas, museums, zoological and botanical gardens, places, squares, circles, spurs, open places, boulevards, roads, waters and lands underwater, and also entrances and approaches thereto, docks and piers, channels and bridges, leading to, or connecting, such park or parks or parts thereof, which are under the jurisdiction of the Board and such other rights and appurtenances as the Board shall utilize whether they are now or hereafter owned or acquired by the city in fee or otherwise, including all land under and space above the surfaceof the ground. (j)“PARK STREET”- Street property in the park for the full width thereof. (k)“PARKWAY”- Only the area as may lie within or between two public streets. (l)“PERMIT”- Any written authorization issued by or under the authority of the Board for a specified park privilege, activity, or event or permitting theperformance of a specified act or acts in any park or park street. (m)“PLAYGROUND AREA”- Any area maintained or designated as a playground and including all territory under the jurisdiction of the Board. (n)“POLICE OFFICER”- Any member of the Police Department or policeofficer assigned to the Board, or appointed by the Board, as a park policeman, or any other city employee sworn in as a peace officer by the city or the Board, pursuant to law. (o)“RULES OR REGULATIONS”- Any rules or regulations of the Board. (p)“SAFETY ZONE”- Any space within any park or park street so designated by appropriate signs as a safety zone. (q)“SERVICE ROAD”- Any park street adjacent to the main roadway of aparkway. (r)“UNNECESSARY STOPPING”- Bringing a vehicle to a complete stop on a road in a park other than at a parking place, or other than in conformity with traffic regulations or other than because of an emergency. (‘72 Code, 6.01) (Ord.1853-1961; Ord. 3-1991) Penalty, see 10.99 95.02 CONSTRUCTION AND SCOPE OF REGULATIONS (a)Construction In the interpretation of this chapter affecting parks, its provisions shall be construed as follows: (1)Any requirement or provisions of this chapter relating to any actshall respectively extend to and include the causing, procuring, aiding, or abetting, directly or indirectly, of such act, or the permitting or the allowing of any minor in the custody of any persons, doing any act prohibited by any provision. (2)No provision shall make unlawful any act necessarily performed by any officers or employee of the Department of Parks and Recreation in the line of duty or work as such, or by any person, his agents, or employees, in the proper and necessary execution of the terms of any agreement with the Board. (3)Any act otherwise prohibited by this chapter, provided it is not otherwise prohibited by law or ordinance, shall be lawful if performed under, by virtue of, and in compliance with, the provisions of a permit and to the extent authorized thereby. (4)This chapter is in addition to and supplemental to all municipal, state, and federal laws and ordinances. (b)Territorial scope. This chapter shall be effective in all areas under thejurisdiction of the board, and shall regulate the use thereof by all persons. (‘72Code, 6.02) (Ord. 1853-1961; Ord. 3-1991) 95.03 PERMITS A permit to do any act shall authorize it only insofar as it may be performed inaccordance with the written terms and conditions thereof. Any violation of any law, ordinance, or rule or regulation of the Board or of any other city department by the holder of any permit or any term or condition thereof, shall constitute grounds for revocation by the Board or by its authorized representative, whose action shall be final.In case of revocation of any permit, all moneys paid or on account shall, at the option ofthe Board, be forfeited and retained by the city. The holder of the permit, together with his agents and employees who violated the terms and conditions, shall be jointly and severally liable to the city for all damages and loss suffered by it in excess of moneys forfeited and neither the retention by the city of the whole or any part of the moneys nor the recovery or collection of damages or both, shall relieve the person or persons fromliability to punishment for any violation of any law, ordinance, or rule or regulation of the Board or the city. (‘72 Code, 6.12) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 GENERAL REGULATIONS 95.10 ADVERTISING AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY (a)No person shall distribute or display any flag, banner, sign, or other matter for advertising purposes within any park. No person shall display, by means of aircraft, kite, balloon, aerial bomb, or any other device, any flag,banner, sign, or any other matter for advertising purposes above the surface of any park. No person shall operate any musical instrument, drum, loud speaker, amplifier, or siren, or cause any noise to be made within any park for advertising purposes or for the purpose of attracting to any exhibition, performance or other spectacle. (b)Peddling, sales, photographs No person shall sell, exhibit, or offer for sale, hire, or lease any object, merchandise, service, or any thing in any park or to any person in any park, except under a permit. No person shall, for advertising or commercial purposes, take moving pictures or photographs within any park, or buy or sell or publish the negatives or the prints or exhibit the negatives or prints in public, or use pictures or photographs of any park, or park structure, or perform any personal service for hire in any park, except under a permit, or otherwise in accordance with theterms of the permit. Possession of objects or merchandise in quantities,packages, or containers customarily associated with peddling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence of exhibiting or offering for sale. Nothing contained herein shall forbid the Board in its discretion granting concession contracts and privileges to any concessionaire or permittee on such terms and conditions asthe Board may determine. (c)Vendors No vendor, hawker, or huckster shall stop or remain on any part of the right-of-way of service roads or entrances. (‘72 Code, 6.06, 6.15, 6.38) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.11 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES No person shall bring beer, ale, or other alcoholic beverages into any park, or consume,have in possession, sell, give away, or handle any intoxicating or alcoholic beverages in any park, with the exception that beer may be sold for consumption by a duly authorized licensee of the Park Board at the Highland Lake Golf Club and McBride Stadium and with the exception that beer or wine may be sold for consumption by a licensed caterer under a State of Indiana Temporary Beer/Wine Permit, at a special event held at the Starr Gennettfacilityor at the Rose Garden Reception Lawn provided that a local Alcohol Use Permit is obtained and approved by the City of Richmond Parks Department prior to the special event.(‘72 Code, 6.25) (Ord. 1853-1961; Ord. 2850-1973; Ord. 84-1994; Ord. 33-2010; Ord. 31-2013) Penalty, see 10.99. 95.12 ANIMALS (a)Protection of animals No person shall, within any park, molest, kill, wound, trap, hunt, chase, shoot, orthrow missiles at, remove, or have in his possession any feral animal, reptile, bird, bird’s nest or squirrel’s nest, or remove the young of any animal or the eggs or young of any reptile or bird, or knowingly buy, receive, have in his possession, sell, or give away any animal, reptile, bird, or eggs killed or taken. (b)Animals at large No person owning or being custodian or having control of any animal shall cause or permit the animal to go at large in any park. A dog may be brought into a park provided that the dog is continuously restrained by a leash not exceeding six feet in length. However, no dog will be permitted in or on buildings, playgrounds, bathing areas, swimming pools, stands, concert areas, seats, seating areas, sun decks adjacent to swimming pools, areas where food is purveyed, kept or prepared or other areas designated by signs as prohibited areas. Any animal found at large may be seized and impounded or disposed ofpursuant to law or ordinance. No person having the care of any dog or otheranimal shall permit the animal to enter or drink the water of any drinking fountain or swimming pool in any park except at places designated or maintained therefor. (c) Horses No person shall use, ride, or drive a horse in any park unless authorized to do so by the Board. (‘72 Code, 6.16, 6.23, 6.24) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.13 AVIATION No person shall voluntarily bring, land or cause to descend or alight within or on any park, any airplane, balloon, parachute, or other apparatus for aviation. Voluntarily, in this connection shall mean anything other than a forced landing. Any landing otherthan one caused by mechanical or structural failure of the aircraft or any of its partsshall be deemed to have been made voluntarily, and this shall include landings by error or oversight, negligence, or failure to comply with any Civil Aeronautics Authority regulations or rulings. (‘72 Code, 6.10) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.14 CAMPING No person shall tent or maintain a tent, shelter, or camp in any park without a permit from the Board or its duly authorized officers. (‘72 Code, 6.11) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.15 CONSTRUCTION WORK No person shall perform construction work of any kind or work incidental thereto in any park without a permit or under a contract with the Board. (‘72 Code, 6.26) (Ord. 1853- 1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.16 DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION TO PARK PROPERTY (a)Injuring park property No person shall injure or destroy any property under the supervision of the Board. No person shall alter or remove any Park property. No person shall suspend any wires or other objects over any part of any park. (b)Damaging Plants No person shall alter or destroy any plants on any property under the supervision of the Board, or permit any animal under the control of that person to alter or destroy any plants. No person shall bring into any park any plant or portion thereof. (Ord. 3-1991) 95.17 DISORDERLY CONDUCT No person shall, in any park or park street; (a)Disobey an order of a police officer or any park employee designated bythe Board to give orders, or disobey or disregard the notices, prohibitions, instructions, or directions on any park sign, including rules and regulations of swimming pools, playground areas, civic center, shelter houses, museums, or zoological or botanical gardens posted on the grounds or buildings or structuresconnected with or used for any purpose under jurisdiction, control, operation, orsupervision of the Board (b)Use threatening, abusive, or insulting language (c)Do, engage in, or aid, or abet any obscene or indecent act (d)Throw, cast, or propel stones or other missiles (e)Solicit alms, subscriptions, or contributions for any purpose (f)Molest or annoy any persons (g)Interfere with, encumber, obstruct, or render dangerous, any part of a park or park street (h)Climb or lie upon any wall, fence, shelter, seat, or other structure (i)Do any act tending to or amounting to a breach of peace (j)Enter any park without paying the admission charged when an admissionfee has been fixed by the board (Ord. 3-1991) (k)Engage in, instigate, or encourage a contention or fight (l)Do, aid, abet, or assist in doing any act injurious to any person, animal, orproperty within any park or park street (m)Dress or undress behind shrubs or other structures, or in any place not designated by the Board for these purposes (n)Act as crier, or advertiser, through the media of voice, public address system, amplifier, loud speaker, or other mechanical device, in parks, park streets, or beaches (o)Appear in or on any park or park street while intoxicated or under theinfluence of intoxicating liquor (p)Pick up, remove, carry away, or steal any article or object having to do with the park or an agent thereof or person connected therewith such as but not limited to golf balls, golf flags, cups, tee markers, and so forth (‘72 Code, 6.07)(Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.18 EXPLOSIVES, FIREARMS, WEAPONS, AND MISSILES (a)No person shall bring into or have in his possession in any park anyfirearms, slingshots, firecrackers, torpedoes, fireworks, or other missile-propellinginstruments or explosives, including any substance, compound, mixture, or article having properties that alone or in combination or contiguity with other substances, mixtures, compounds, or articles may propel missiles or may decompose suddenly and generate sufficient heat, sound, gas, or pressure orany or all of these to produce rapid flames, combustion, or noxious or dangerousodors or sounds such as to annoy any other person or to injure any person or property. (b)No person shall shoot or propel any missile, pellet,shot, arrow, dart, or other thing by means of any firearm, compressed air or gas propulsion device,bow, slingshot, or propelling device of any kind in or into any park except under a permit granted by the Board or within a regularly conducted event authorized by, or conducted by, the Board or the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation of the Department of Parks and Recreation. (‘72 Code, 6.09) (Ord. 1853-1961; Ord. 3-1991) Penalty, see 10.99 95.19 FIRES; LIGHTED CIGARS No person shall kindle, build, maintain, or use a fire except in fireplaces provided for the purpose or under special permit. Any fire shall be continuously under the care anddirection of a competent person over 21 years of age from the time it is kindled until it is extinguished, and no fire shall be built within ten feet of any tree or building, or beneath the branches of any trees or in any underbrush. No person shall throw away or discard any lighted match, cigar or cigarette in any park. (‘72 Code, 6.17) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.20 GAMBLING No person shall play games of chance, sell fortunes or futures, participate in the conduct of a lottery, or use any slot machine, gaming table, or instrument or bring into the park or have in his possession while there any implements or devices commonly used, or intended to be used, for gambling purposes. (‘72 Code, 6.08) (Ord. 1853- 1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.21 GAMES No person shall in any park throw, cast, catch, kick, or strike a ball or other object, or engage in any sport, game, or competition, except in places suitable and adequate therefor. (‘72 Code, 6.22) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.22 KITES AND MODEL DEVICES No person shall, in any park, engage in toy aviation, model boating, or model automobiling or model airplane flying, except at place designated or maintained therefor. (‘72 Code, 6.21) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.23 LITTERING, RUBBISH REFUSE, AND POLLUTION (a)Littering No person shall discard litter in any park. (Ord. 3-1991) (b)Spitting No person shall in any park spit on any walk, crossing, safety zone, structure, bridge, platform, stairway, or floor of any building. (c)Pollution of waters No person shall throw, cast, lay, or drop or discharge into or leave in the waters used for bathing or waters in any park or in any storm sewer, or drain flowing intosaid waters, any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which may or shall result in the pollution of the waters. (d)Drains and sewers No person shall discharge directly or indirectly, into any opening, or into any gutter leading into any sewer, receiving basin, or drain, in or leading into any park, any gas or vapor or any substance which may form a deposit tending to choke it, or any volatile liquid which will emit a flammable vapor, or any steam or hot water above 100°F. (‘72 Code, 6.05) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 Cross reference: Litter in parks, lakes, and fountains, see 99.15 95.24 MEETINGS, EXHIBITIONS, PARADES AND RACING (a)No person shall erect any structure, stand, or platform, or exhibit any dramatic performance, or the performance in whole or in part of any entertainment, motion picture, public fair, or show of any kind, or parade, drill, ormaneuver of any kind, or run or race any animal or vehicle, or hold any athleticcontest, in any park or on any park street except by permit. (b)The Board may, in its discretion, issue a permit on application when it is consistent with the proper use and protection of the park property under itsjurisdiction and refuse a permit when inconsistent with proper use and protectionof park property. (c)No person shall erect any structure, stand, or platform, hold any meeting, perform any ceremony, make a speech, address, or oration, or exhibit ordistribute any sign, placard, notice, declaration, or appeal in any park except bypermit of the Board. (d)On application a permit shall be issued unless (1)The use for which the permit is sought is of a commercial nature; (2)The location selected is not suitable because it is inconsistent with one of the specialized park use areas such as skating rinks, ball diamonds, camping areas, athletic fields, landscaped areas, limited use areas, swimming pools, recreational areas; or (3)The date and time requested has previously been allocated by permit, or would obstruct and interfere substantially with park use and enjoyment by the public. However, no permit shall be issued for any unlawful purpose or for any person, group, or organization which issubversive or disloyal to the United States, or who might incite a riot, or who are engaged in activities calculated to provoke racial or religious discrimination prejudices. Whenever a permit is denied by reason of (d) (1),(2), or (3), alternativesuitable locations and dates shall be offered to the applicant. (‘72 Code, 6.13) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.25 PICNICS AND OUTINGS Any person conducting an organized picnic or outing shall obtain permits prior to entering any park for such purposes. (‘72 Code, 6.14) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.26 WATER ACTIVITIES (a)Boating (1)No boat or vessel shall be laid up, stored, repaired, or placed forany other purpose on park land except by permit. (2)No person shall operate a boat or raft on any waters under the jurisdiction of the Board, unless able to control or handle it with safety to himself or other occupants, or otherwise in a careful and prudent mannerand at a rate of speed so as not to molest, annoy, disturb or endanger thelife, limb, property, or reasonable comfort or safety of others. (3)Boating of any kind in a bathing area is forbidden. (b)Fishing Fishing is prohibited in any waters under the jurisdiction of the Board except such areas as are designated or maintained as fishing areas. No person shall have in his possession or take or attempt to take any fish in any waters except indesignated areas, or at any time throw missiles at any fish, or place in the watersany piscivorous fish, poison, or other substances injurious to fish. Ice fishing, while situated on the ice layer of any waters under the jurisdiction of the Board, is prohibited. (Ord. 19-1990) (c)Bathing No person shall bathe, wade, or swim in any waters under the jurisdiction of the Board except at such times and in such places as the Board may designate or maintain as bathing areas and except in bathing costume or other than ordinary attire. No person shall bathe, wade, or swim, or appear, in a bathing areaunless covered with a bathing suit, having trunks, properly supported with straps or other devices which must be kept in place at all times. No person shall dress or undress in any park except in such places as may be designated or maintained for the purpose. (‘72 Code, 6.18, 6.19, 6.20) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 TRAFFIC CONTROL 95.30 TRAFFIC CONTROL (a)A rate of speed in excess of 20 m.p.h. is prohibited in any park unless specifically provided for by traffic signs erected by an authorized state or city official, board, or commission. (b)All persons shall heed and comply with directions of the police officers indicated by gesture or otherwise in using parks or park streets and shall further comply with directions on traffic signs along the routes in the parks and along park streets. Directions on the traffic signs may be disregarded only on an order of a police officer. In parking spaces all persons shall comply with the directionsof a park employee. (‘72 Code, 6.27) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.31 RESTRICTIONS ON VEHICLES (a)Commercial vehicles Vehicles constructed or adapted for or engaged in the carrying of merchandise and trucks and trailers are prohibited from using any park except under permit where necessary to make deliveries in the park. Wherever service roads adjoin the main roadway to a park the vehicles are required to use the service roads setapart for such use. In all cases the vehicles must enter the park from thenearest street intersection or entrance, in the direction of traffic, and leave by the nearest intersecting street or exit in the direction of traffic. (b)Refuse or heavy materials No garbage, ashes, manure, or other offensive material shall be carried through any park. When such refuse is to be removed from premises fronting on any park or park street, the vehicle collecting it must leave the park or park street as soon as the collection has been accomplished. (‘72 Code, 6.28) (Ord. 1853- 1961) (c) (1)It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor-powered vehicle, including without limitation any two-wheeled or three-wheeled motorcycle, motor scooter, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, upon anyland which is reasonably identifiable as the property of the City of Richmond, or any agency or department thereof, other than public roads and streets, except in such areas and at such time as may be expressly permitted by the Board of Park Commissioners or Order of the governing Board or Director of the particular Department or Agency which hasjurisdiction and control over any particular land area. (2)The Board or Director of every Department or Agency of the City of Richmond is authorized, by Resolution or Order duly adopted, after a finding that the public safety and convenience and the intended use ofthe affected land will not be unduly impaired, to permit vehicles of any type described above, to be operated on certain specified land areas within the jurisdiction and control of such Department or Agency. The Resolution or Order may permit operation of all such vehicles or only certain specified types, and may set time limits for operation. (3)No provision of this section shall be deemed or construed to prohibit or limit the operation of any licensed motor vehicle on any public roadway by a duly licensed operator. Penalty, see 10.99 95.32 RECKLESS DRIVING No person shall, in any park, operate, drive, or propel, or cause or permit to be operated, driven, or propelled, any vehicle recklessly or negligently or at a speed or in such a manner as to endanger the life, limb, safety, comfort, or property of any person.(‘72 Code, 6.29) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.33 RESTRICTED AREAS No person shall, in any park, drive or operate a vehicle within or on a safety zone, walk,or any part of any park designated or customarily used for such purposes. No personshall ride a bicycle or motor scooter in any park, except in places designated for riding, but persons may push the machines in single file to and from the places. No person may park any vehicle in front of and within 20 feet of the entrance or exit of any field house, stadium, swimming pool, bathhouse, or other building or structure whereaccommodations are provided for seating people. (‘72 Code, 6.30) (Ord. 1853-1961)Penalty, see 10.99 95.34 DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS Instruction on operating automobiles or motorcycles, is prohibited in parks and on parkstreets. No person who may not lawfully operate a vehicle within the state or city shall drive or operate a vehicle within any park. (‘72 Code, 6.31) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.35 OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to obstruct traffic in any park or park street, or to stop a vehicle except at those places specifically designated or maintained for the purpose of stopping or parking, except in cases of emergency. (‘72 Code, 6.32) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.36 PARKING AT NIGHT No person shall, between 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 a.m., park a vehicle in any park except at places designated or maintained therefor. (‘72 Code, 6.33) (Ord. 1853-1961)Penalty, see 10.99 95.37 TOWING AND PROJECTING ARTICLES (a)No person shall cause or permit a vehicle to be towed by another vehicle in any park, except that, in case of a breakdown, a disabled vehicle may be towed to the nearest exit. (b)No person shall operate or drive in any park a vehicle containing any person or object projecting or hanging outside of or on the top of it except outdoor sports and recreation equipment such as fishing poles, beach chairs, beach umbrellas, tent poles, and sleds which may be carried on the rear of thevehicles or on a rack designed for the purpose and attached to the vehicle top.In all cases fastenings shall be secure and substantial, and the equipment carried shall in no case project more than 12 inches above the top, over either side, or the front, of the vehicle. If the equipment projects to the rear of the vehicle, it shall not obscure the tail or stop lights or directional signals, extremityof the projection objects. (‘72 Code, 6.34) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.38 DRIVING OFF PAVEMENT No vehicle shall be operated or driven off the improved or paved roadways of any park.Disabled vehicles may be driven off the roadway so as to prevent obstruction of traffic,but no disabled vehicle shall be permitted to remain in a park for a longer period than two hours. (‘72 Code, 6.35) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.39 WORKING ON VEHICLES No person in any park shall clean, polish, grease, lubricate, or make repairs to any vehicle except those of a minor nature and then only in cases in emergency. (‘72 Code, 6.36) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.40 EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLES No person shall drive or operate in any park a vehicle not equipped as provided by law or which may not lawfully be operated within the state or use any cut out, fitting, apparatus, or device which allows its exhaust gases to escape without first passingthrough a muffler or silencer, or drive a vehicle emitting offensive quantities of smoke, oil, gas, or disagreeable odors or use any gong, siren, or whistle on any vehicle not operated by a public authority. (‘72 Code, 6.37) (Ord. 1853-1961)Penalty, see 10.99 95.41 U-TURNS U-turns are prohibited in any park except when specifically allowed by an officer or by a traffic direction sign. (‘72 Code, 6.39) (Ord. 1853-1961) Penalty, see 10.99 95.42 SKATE PARK FACILITY (a)The Parks and Recreation Board of the City of Richmond is hereby authorized to adopt rules governing the use of the Skate Park facility located in Glen Miller Park. (b)All rules and regulations adopted by the Parks and Recreation Board pursuant to this Section shall be posted at all entrances to the Skate Park facility. (c)The Skate Park facility shall be open only to skateboards and inline skates.No bicycles or scooters shall be permitted. (d)No graffiti or tagging shall be permitted within the Skate Park facility. (e)Alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs, and weapons are prohibited. (f)Horseplay, roughhousing, fighting, violence, and profanity are prohibited. (g)Violators of subsection (c), (d), (e), and/or (f) may be fined $50.00 foreach violation, which fine may be issued by any member of the Richmond PoliceDepartment or any employee of the City of Richmond so authorized by the Parks and Recreation Board. (Ord. 95-2001)