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No person, other than authorized city personnel, shall do any of the following unless written permission has been obtained from the director:

A. Cut, break, injure, deface or disturb any plant, rock, building, cage, pen, monument, fence, bench or other structure, apparatus or property; or pluck, pull up, cut, take or remove any shrub, bush, plant or flower; to make or write upon any building, monument, fence, bench or other structure; or carry any flowers, shrubs or branches into or through the park;

B. Cut or remove any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand or gravel, or any found object, whether above or below the ground;

C. Lead or let loose any cattle, horse, mule, goat, sheep, swine or fowl of any kind. Dogs are permitted subject to posted regulations and Title 9 of this code;

D. Post, place or erect any bills, notice, paper or advertising device of any kind on park equipment;

E. Tear down, deface or destroy any sign posted pursuant to this chapter;

F. Wilfully tamper with or damage any water or gas pipes, hydrant, stopcock, sewer, basin or other construction in any park;

G. Carry any firearms, airgun or slingshot;

H. Make or kindle a fire except in picnic stoves or other fixtures provided for that purpose, or camp, except in places designated as such by official action of the city;

I. Ride or drive any horse or other animal or any motorized vehicle, cycle or scooter elsewhere than on the roads or drives provided for such purpose, or drive a motor vehicle in an erratic or hazardous manner on any park roads, paths or parking areas;

J. Enter, remain or stay in the swimming pools in the public parks or the enclosures surrounding the pools at any time when the pools are not open to the public with a lifeguard on duty;

K. Play or engage in model airplane flying, driving of golf balls, archery, hardball or any similar games of hazardous nature except at such places as are especially set apart for such purposes;

L. Throw or place on or in any park any paper, rubbish, garbage or refuse matter of any kind, unless in a receptacle designed for the purpose; but no person shall deposit household rubbish and garbage in any city park, rubbish receptacles or in garbage receptacles;

M. Urinate or defecate in a park or recreation facility except in proper fixtures in a restroom facility designed for the purpose;

N. Use or possess any glass beverage container within the boundaries of any park;

O. Ride a bicycle around the perimeter of Lucchesi Park Pond, such act being dangerous to both the participant and pedestrians.

(Ord. 1750 NCS §1, 1989; Ord. 1586 NCS §2 (part), 1984.)