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*PARK RULES
AND REGULATIONS*
*Park Hours:
5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
*Park Rest Rooms are
open May 1 - October 1.
*Reservation of Pavilions:
Pavilions may be reserved the weekend closest to May 1 through
the weekend closest to September 30.
*Damage to Property:
No person shall in any manner mar, injure, deface, or destroy
any tree, shrub, or plant standing or growing in the park, nor
any fence, guide post, sign, table, bench, building, or any
other thing of value in any public park, grounds, or place,
nor shall they disturb or interfere with any wildlife within
the parks.
*No alcoholic beverages,
other than fermented malt beverages and wine containing not
more than 6 percent alcohol by volume, are allowed in any park
except by special permit of the Parks and Recreation
Committee.
*No
person shall drink from, open a container of, or have in his
possession a container of fermented malt beverage or
intoxicating liquor in any city park before 12:00 p.m. or
after 9:00 p.m., except by special permit of the Director of
Parks and Recreation, with the exception of the following
designated area where organized softball league play is in
progress:
Appleton Memorial Park Softball Complex (that area bounded by
the outfield fences if extended or within sixty feet of the
sideline fences of the westernmost diamond).
*No
person shall bring into or have in his possession any
fermented malt beverage or intoxicating liquor within
the designated area where organized softball league play is in
progress except that purchased from the authorized
concessionaire.
*Glass beverage containers are
prohibited within the parks except by special permit of the
Appleton Parks and Recreation Committee.
*Refreshments
or any other items shall not be sold in any city park except
by concessions agreement or permit with the Appleton
Parks and Recreation Committee. No concessions agreement or
permit shall be issued that will conflict with existing
concessions agreement or permit.
*Certain
pavilions are available on a reservation basis. A
permit is necessary for such reservations. If not reserved,
pavilions are available on a first come, first serve basis.
*Use
of all amplification systems within the parks must be
approved with written permission from the Director of Parks
and Recreation if said amplification system is not part of an
authorized recreation program. Bands may play for one (1)
four-hour time period. All systems must be shut down by 9:00
p.m. It is the responsibility of the group reserving the
facility to keep the noise level acceptable so as not to annoy
or disturb the surrounding area of the park.
*No
person shall drive or park any motor vehicle,
motorcycle, motorbike, or moped in any park except upon a park
road or a designated parking area except by written permission
from the Director of Parks and Recreation.
*Fires
must be contained within grills. Coals must be thoroughly
extinguished and placed in a trash receptacle.
*Any
person owning, keeping, or in charge of any animal
shall not permit such animal to be in any public park in the
city at any time except by written permission from the
Director of Parks and Recreation. This will not be applicable
in cases in which a person is being assisted by a Seeing Eye
dog.
*Archery
is prohibited in all parks except as part of an authorized
recreation program or at the archery range in Appleton
Memorial Park.
*Golf
is prohibited in all parks.
*Swimming
in city parks is allowed only in the following designated
areas; Erb Pool and Mead Pool.
*Fireworks are
prohibited except for programs which have a special events
permit obtained from the City Clerk and a fireworks permit
obtained from the Fire Chief.
*Camping
is prohibited in all parks except by special permit of the
Appleton Parks and Recreation Committee.
*The
operation of a snowmobile is prohibited within any park
of the city or on the Reid Municipal Golf Course area.
*No
person shall place or leave any paper or refuse into
any park with the intent of depositing same in a park
container or receptacle.
*Use
of mechanical rides or dunk tanks within the parks must
be approved with written permission from the Director of Parks
and Recreation.
VIOLATION OF
THE ABOVE RULES OR REGULATIONS IS PUNISHABLE BY FORFEITURE OF
UP TO $200 FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE AND UP TO $500 FOR THE SECOND
OFFENSE AND ANY VIOLATION MAY ALSO RESULT IN EXPULSION FROM
ALL CITY PARKS FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO ONE YEAR.
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