§ 12.12.040. Prohibited acts generally.

It is unlawful for any person using city parks, grounds or facilities to either perform or permit to be performed any of the following acts:

A.

Wilfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with or displace or remove any buildings; bridges; tables; benches; fireplaces; railings; paving or paving material; waterlines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof; signs, notices or placards whether temporary or permanent; monuments; stakes, posts or other boundary markers; or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal;

B.

Throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in any body of water in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into such waters, any substance, matter or thing—liquid or solid—which will or may result in the pollution of such waters;

C.

Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant or any part thereof;

D.

Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird; or remove or have in his possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs, nest or young of any other animal;

E.

Bring in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park, or left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided; and where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for the presence of same, and properly disposed of elsewhere;

F.

Violate any rule for the use of the park, made or approved by the council;

G.

Prevent any person from using any park, or any of facilities, or interfere with such use in compliance with this chapter and with the rules applicable to such use;

H.

Swim, bathe or wade in any waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park, except in such waters and at such places as are provided therefor, and in compliance with such regulations as are set forth in this chapter or may be hereafter adopted;

I.

Dress or undress in any place except in such bathing houses or structures as may be provided for that purpose.

J.

Place any vehicle in any park, grounds, or parking area for the purpose of sale. For the purpose of this section, a vehicle is presumed to be parked for the purpose of sale if there is visibly placed upon it a "for sale" sign, sales price, "as-is" sign, telephone number, window display, dealership tag, or any other tag, sign or marking otherwise indicating that said vehicle is offered or exposed for the purpose of sale, barter, or exchange.

(Amendment dated 8-9-10: amended by ord. dated 10-12-98; prior code § 14-6)