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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 91.05 Regulation or use of parks and recreation areasTOWN OF MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 91-05 PARKS AND RECREATION RELATING TO THE REGULATION OR USE OF PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS OF THE TOWN; DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND PETS IN PARKS AREAS; USE OF INTOXICANTS AND DISTURBING THE PEACE IN PARKS AREAS; PENALTIES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA: Domestic animals and pets in park and recreation areas. Intoxicants and disturbing the peace in park and recreation areas. III. Use and occupancy rules and regulations of public parks under the supervision and control of the Town of Marsns. IV. violations and penalties. v. Town Employees. VI. Severability. VII. Commencement. I. Domestic animals and pets in park and recreation areas A. No domestic animals or other pets are permitted to be at large in Town of Marana parks and recreation areas. Domestic animals and pets must be restrained by a cage or a leash of not more than six feet in length, and of sufficient strength to control the animal. Dogs over four months of age must wear a valid license on a collar. B. Animals participating in pet shows or classes approved by the Town shall be exempt from the restraint requirement, provided that the animal is accompanied by and under the control of its owner or handler. C. Dog owners or handlers must clean up created by the animal and place it in trash cans. seeing eye dogs are exempted. all litter Owners of - 1 - D. Certified police dogs, police dogs in training, certified human assistance animals or those in training, and their handler or trainers when directing such dogs or other animals are exempt from the provisions of Section A. II. Intoxicants and disturbing the peace in park and recreation areas A. No person shall consume spirituous liquor in Town of Marana parks and recreation areas, including parking lots and driveways, except on premises under lease or permit from the Town of Marana upon compliance with the terms of the lease or permit and with applicable State liquor licensing laws. B. "Spirituous liquor" includes alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, tequila, mescal, gin, wine, port, ale, beer, any malt liquor, malt beverage, absinthe or compound or mixture of any of them, or of any of them with any vegetable or other substances, alcohol bitters, bitters containing alcohol, and any liquid intoxication, fruits preserved in ardent spirits, and beverages containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume. C. No person shall maliciously and willfully disturb the peace or quiet of a neighborhood, family or person by: loud or unusual noise; tumultuous or offensive conduct; threatening, traducing, quarrelling, challenging to fight or fighting; applying any violent, abusive, or obscene epithets to another. III. Use and occupancy rules and regulations of public parks under the supervision and control of the Town of Marana It shall be unlawful: A. TO operate motorbikes, motorcycles, or other motor vehicles on trails, or cross country, or on primitive unsurfaced roadways that have been posted, signed, or barriered to prohibit vehicle use or on lawns or landscaping. B. To operate a motor vehicle except on roads and parking areas designated for such purposes; to operate a motor vehicle at a speed greater than that posted or to fail to obey traffic signs. In all cases, motor vehicles shall be operated in compliance with the Arizona Motor vehicle code as provided under Title 28, A.R.S., while within the boundaries of any Town of Marana parks or recreation area. C. To destroy, damage, deface, or remove any Town regulatory sign or property, or facility owned or administered by Town of Marana. D. TO use Town park and/or recreation areas for commercial purposes, public meetings or assemblies, erection of signs, fences, barriers or structures, to distr±bute advertising materials, or to sell any goods and/or services without first obtaining a written permit from the Town of Marana. E. To litter, deposit, or abandon in or on any Town park, parkway or recreational facility any garbage, sewage, refuse, trash, waste, or other obnoxious materials except in receptacles or containers provided for such purposes. These receptacles are not to be used for residential trash disposal. F. To enter upon or use for any purpose the land, water, or facilities within the boundaries of Town parks and recreation areas when a fee, rental, admission or other consideration has been established for such use unless the person entering or using such land, water, or facility has paid said fee, rental, admission or other consideration to the Town. G. To enter, use or occupy public parks or recreation areas under the supervision and control of Town of Marana for any purpose when said parks or areas are posted against such entrance, use or occupancy. H. To possess, carry or discharge firearms or other weapons in Town of Marana public parks except in designated "Rifle or Pistol Ranges", to shoot with bow and arrow except in designated "Archery Ranges" or for specific purposes, locations, and seasons as licensed and permitted by Arizona Game and Fish regulations. I. To bring saddle, pack, Marana Park site unless it has them and is posted accordingly. or draft animals into a Town of been developed to accommodate J. To allow grazing or forage consuming domestic livestock to graze or to roam at-large within the fenced and/or posted boundaries of Town of Marana parks. K. To build fires, except in designated places, or in fireplaces, stoves or grills either provided or approved by the Town of ~arana. L. To operate any aircraft of any nature or parachute or hang glide on Town of Marana park property except in areas designated for such use or in an emergency or by permit issued by the Town. - 3 - M. To collect, remove, destroy, mutilate, damage, and/or deface any natural resource including but not limited to all live and dead vegetation and all parts thereof, wildlife, soil, rocks, and water, except as otherwise provided for by law or without obtaining prior written approval from Town of Marana. Except as otherwise planned for and provided for by the Town of Marana, all environmental settings shall be kept in its natural state. IV. violations and penalties A person or corporation who violates any of the foregoing rules and regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2,500.00) and a maximum term of incarceration of SIX (6) MONTHS. V. Town Employees In addition to any authority created by State law, Town of Marana employees designated by the Town Manager shall also have authority to order violators of the above rules and regulations to leave the parks and recreation areas. vI. Severability Should any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, item, clause or phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be affected thereby, with all remaining portions of this Ordinance continuing in full force. Passed and adopted by the TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, this 5th day of March , 1991. MAYOR, TOWN OF MARANA ATTEST: MARANA TOWN CLERK - 4 -