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CURRENT <br />Chapter 54 <br />Parks and Recreation <br />ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL <br />Secs. 54-1-54-18. - Reserved. <br />ARTICLE II. - PUBLIC CONDUCT IN PARKS <br />Sec. 54-19. - Findings and definitions. <br />(a) Findings. The city council has determined that regulation of the use of public <br />park property is necessary to protect the health and safety of persons and property within <br />the city. <br />(b) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, <br />shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context <br />clearly indicates a different meaning: <br />Improved park means any designated public park, now or hereafter improved for use as a <br />public recreational facility, campground, or picnic area. <br />Public park means a parcel of land in the city now or hereafter owned or controlled by <br />the city, and dedicated or designated as parkland or recreation area on the land use map, <br />or as may otherwise be designated by the city from time to time. <br />Unimproved park means any designated public park that is in a natural, unimproved state. <br />(Prior Code, § 180-010) <br />Sec. 54-20. - Limitation of hours of use. <br />It shall be unlawful for any person or organization, other than a police officer serving the <br />city, either directly or indirectly, to use, occupy, or pass through or on any public park in <br />the city between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. <br />(Prior Code, § 180-020) <br />Sec. 54-21. - Posting of hours. <br />The city may cause the limitation of hours of usage to be posted on each or any public <br />park, but the failure to so post, or the failure to replace defaced or damaged postings, <br />shall not limit the scope of applicability of this regulation. <br />