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Home My WebLink AboutVII (C) Discussion re: Setting Park Hours for Non-Athletic Parks Agenda 9-17-2002 e Center of Good Lin. Item VII C Mayor 7oe commissionersS. Scott tandergril't Danny Howell, District I +��{ Scott Anderson, District 2 City Hanauer � �6/RIM Rusty Johnson. District:3dim Gleason iv ��I�► Nancy J. Parker. District 4 STAFF REPORT O: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners YF • 'ROM: Johnny Farmer, Recreation Director DATE: September 3, 2002 . RE: Operating Hours for City Parks ISSUE Operating Hours for City Parks. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION Recreation Staff is receiving complaints from citizens that individuals are gathering at parks after dark, and conducting themselves in very inappropriate activities. The posting of park hours will allow for the Police Department to properly enforce the park hours and if necessary to ticket individuals for trespassing. According to City Ordinance Chapter 124 Parks &Recreation Areas, Section 124-2 hours -- Recreational property shall be open to the public during such times as may time-to-time be established by the City Commission. Each Recreational Property shall be posted with a sign setting forth the times during which the recreational property is open to the public. Staff contacted several municipalities in the surrounding area, such as: City of Orlando, Orange County, City of Winter Park, City of Longwood, City of Altamonte Springs; they indicated that their non-athletic facilities opened and closed dawn to dusk. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that all parks (non-athletic) have signs installed indicating that the parks open at dawn and close at dusk (this would only effect non-athletic field which does not have scheduled activities). Staff also recommends posting signs that no alcoholic beverages are allowed in City parks. The City of Ocoee• 150 N Lakeshore Drive•Ocoee.Florida 34761 {{ phone:(407)905-3100•fax: (407)656-8504•www.ci.ococc.fl.us \\ § 124-1 PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS § 124-2 Chapter 124 PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS § 124-1. Definitions. § 124-2. Hours. § 124-3. Entering prohibited when closed. § 124-4. Exceptions. § 124-5. Swimming and bathing prohibited during certain hours. § 124-6. Temporary closing of recreational property. § 124-7. Penalties for offenses. [HISTORY: Adopted by the City Commission of the City of Ocoee as Ch. 16 of the 1977 Code of Ordinances; amended in its entirety 6-17-1997 by Ord. No. 97-13. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES Parks and Recreation Advisory Board—See Ch. 15. § 124-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: RECREATIONAL PROPERTY — Any property which is owned, managed or operated by the city which has as its primary function the providing of recreational facilities or facilities for social gatherings or occasions to the public. The term "recreational property" shall include, but not be limited to, parks, swimming facilities, baseball or football fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, youth centers and other such property which is owned, operated or managed by the city. § 124-2. Hours. A. Recreational property shall be open to the public during such times as may from time-to-time be established by the City Commission, Each 12401 n -25-97 § 124-2 OCOEE CODE § 124-6 recreational property shall be posted with a sign setting forth the times during which the recreational property is open to the public. B. Youth centers or other buildings to which this section applies shall not be required to be physically open during the hours set forth above but shall be available for use by persons or groups authorized by the Commission, the Manager or his delegate. § 124-3. Entering prohibited when closed. No person shall enter, remain or congregate upon any recreational property, as defined, except during those hours which said property is open to the public. § 124-4. Exceptions. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 124-2, recreational property may be utilized after the hours of operation established by the City Commission for the following purposes: A. Completion of regularly scheduled athletic events which have commenced prior to the hour of closing of the recreational property. B. Authorized maintenance or repair activities on recreational property. C. Regularly scheduled civic or social events at youth centers or other similar property, provided that prior permission is obtained, in writing, from the Manager or his delegate. D. Other such events or activities, provided that prior permission, in writing, is obtained from the Manager or his delegate. § 124-5. Swimming and bathing prohibited during certain hours. Bathing or swimming in any lake within the limits of the city is hereby prohibited between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. § 124-6. Temporary closing of recreational property. The City Commission may authorize the temporary closing of recreational property. Any recreational property which is temporarily closed shall be posted 12402 n -25-97 § 124-6 PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS § 124-7 so as to advise all persons of such temporary closing. The City Commission may further authorize that any such temporarily closed recreational property be posted with "no trespassing" signs complying with the provisions of Chapter 810, Florida Statutes. § 124-7. Penalties for offenses. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in § 1-12 of Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, of the Code of the City of Ocoee. Further, any person entering upon recreational property which is temporarily closed and which has been posted as provided in § 124-6 shall have committed the offense of trespass on property other than a structure or conveyance. 12403 7-25-97