Chapter 12 · Public Property

Article 2. City Parks

Sections 12-201 to 12-213 · 13 sections

12-201 City parks; management: control.

The city parks shall be under the control and management of the governing body. The city utility equipment and facilities located in the park shall have prior rights over the demands of the recreational facilities and shall be under the direction of the parks and public lands committee.

(Code 1987; Code 2021)

12-202 City laws extended to park.

The laws of the city shall extend to and cover all city parks.

(Code 1987)

12-203 Police jurisdiction over parks.

The city shall have police regulations governing any public parks belonging to the city and the chief of police shall have full power to enforce city laws governing city parks and shall maintain order therein.

(Code 1987)

12-204 Destroying park property.

It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or wantonly injure, tarnish, deface or destroy any building, walk, bench, tree or improvement or property of any kind belonging to any public park owned by the city.

(Code 1987)

12-205 Dangerous weapons not allowed.

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or have in his or her possession any firearm or dangerous weapon or to shoot or discharge the same within the limits of any city parks.

(Code 1987)

12-206 Prohibited vehicles.

(a)Motor vehicles, including any vehicle licensed to operate on public streets, roads and highways and motorbikes, go-carts, snowmobiles and other motorized off-the-road vehicles shall be operated in a safe and prudent manner at all times in park areas.

(b)Such vehicles shall be parked only on those areas provided for that purpose.

(c)Such vehicles shall be operated only on drives, roads and areas provided for parking.

(d)It shall be unlawful to operate any such vehicle in any park area at a speed in excess of 20 m.p.h.

(Code 1987)

12-207 Hunting.

No person shall pursue, catch, trap, maim, kill, shoot or take any wildlife, either bird or animal, in any manner at any time while in any city park.

(Code 1987)

12-208 Fires.

Fires may be built only in the ovens, stoves, or grills or open fires; provided that any such oven, stove, grill or open fire shall be used or operated within fire rings provided by the city and must be extinguished by the person, persons or parties starting such fires, immediately after use thereof.

(Ord. 840, Sec. 2)

12-209 Camping prohibited.

(a)Overnight camping is hereby prohibited in city parks and on property owned by the city except where otherwise posted or otherwise allowed by ordinance or the municipal code of the city.

(b)The city shall hereby charge all persons using the South Owl Lake RV Park or Hay Capital RV Park the following rates:

(1)$20 per day for each vehicle parked at the South Owl Lake RV Park or Hay Capital RV Park for the use of water and electric services provided thereat.

(2)$1 per day for all vehicles parked at the Hay Capital RV Park for the use of the dump station provided thereat.

(c)All organized groups of 10 vehicles or more that give at least 30 days’ notice to the city clerk of their intent to use the South Owl Lake RV Park or Hay Capital RV Park may park at the South Owl Lake RV Park or Hay Capital RV Park may park at the Yates Center Trailer Park and use all facilities provided thereat for a period of not more than three nights at no charge for any of the vehicles of such organized group, so long as the governing body of the city approves such abatement of the fees provided for above.

(d)No person shall allow his or her vehicle to be parked at the South Owl Lake RV Park or Hay Capital RV Park for a period to exceed 30 consecutive days, unless specifically approved by the City Clerk. Any person who has had his or her vehicle parked for 14 consecutive days and then leaves or vacates the South Owl Lake RV Park or Hay Capital RV Park, such person shall not be allowed to return to the trailer park for overnight parking for at least a period of 10 consecutive days.

(e)Reservations can be made by calling city hall. An additional $5.00 for the first night will be charged for reservations.

(f)Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be subject to prosecution and punishment as provided by section 1-116 of the municipal code of the city.

(Ord. 861, Sec. 1; Code 2021)

12-210 Sanitation.

All waste material, paper, trash, rubbish, tin cans, bottles, containers, garbage and refuse of any kind whatsoever shall be deposited in disposal containers provided for such purposes. No such waste or contaminating material shall be discarded otherwise. No sticks, stones, trash or other objects shall be thrown or discarded in or on any park lands, fountains, pools, drinking fountains, sanitary facilities, or other improvements.

(Code 1987)

12-211 Prohibition against alcoholic beverages and cereal malt beverages.

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to use, consume or have on the premises of any park or other city property within the city any alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage, except as provided in section 12-411. Pursuant to K.S.A. 41-719(d), but subject to other posted provisions or restrictions, any individual may possess, consume, or drink alcoholic liquor, as defined in K.S.A. 41-102 and amendments thereto at City-owned ballparks, ball diamonds, and the property on which they sit upon as long as such consumption is occurring at a charitable sporting event or City-sponsored adult league. An event is considered charitable if at least two-thirds of the proceeds raised are passed on to the named recipient of the benefit.

(Code 1987; Ord. 1091; Code 2021)

12-212 Preservation of natural state.

No person shall take, injure, or disturb any live or dead tree, plant, shrub, or flower, or otherwise interfere with the natural state of city parks.

(Code 1987)

12-213 General regulations.

The city may post such rules and regulations, as are approved by the governing body, pertaining to the use of the city parks in a conspicuous place in each city park. Violations of these posted rules shall constitute a violation of this code.

(Code 1987)