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Noon-1:00 pm, Thursday
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City Hall, 121 N. Rouse
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6:00 pm, Monday
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Park Ordinances

12.26.030: PARK PROHIBITIONS

IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON IN A PARK TO:

  •  Mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with or displace or remove any buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, grills, railings, paving or paving material, water lines, equipment, signs, drinking fountains, swimming or wading pools or other park property, improvements or appurtenances whatsoever, real or personal;

  • Fail to cooperate in maintaining restrooms and washrooms in a neat and sanitary condition. No person over the age of six years shall use the restrooms and washrooms designated for the opposite sex;

  • Dump dirt, grass and tree clippings or dig, remove, plant or deposit any soil, rock sand, stones, trees, shrubs or plants or other wood or materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment or other means or agency except as authorized by the director;

  •  Construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary, or run or string any public utility into, upon or across park property, except on special written permit issued hereunder;

  • Damage, cut, carve, mark, transplant or remove any plant, or injure the bark, dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or in any other way injure the natural beauty or usefulness of any area;

  • Climb any tree or walk, climb, stand or sit upon buildings, monuments, statues, vases, planters, fountains, railings, fences or upon any other structure not designated or customarily used for such purpose;

  • Attach any rope, cable, structure, device or other contrivance to any tree, fence, railing, bridge, bench, building or other structure unless otherwise posted. This prohibition does not include locking bicycles to the foregoing mentioned structures as long as no damage is done to the structure, so long as the bicycle does not interfere with the use and enjoyment of the park by others, and so long a the bicycle is not locked to the structure for a period of time not to exceed twenty-four hours;

  • Litter or fail to refuse to deposit litter in provided garbage receptacles. Where receptacles are not provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence, and properly disposed of elsewhere;

  • Break glass objects and then fail to remove broken glass and safely dispose of the broken glass in such fashion so as not to cause injury to persons or property;

  • Cause or permit any domestic animal to run loose, or fail to keep such animal under restraint, in any park or other open space area designated by the commission as an area requiring restraint. Further, every owner or person having custody of said dog or other domestic animal shall remove and properly dispose of the animal's solid waste (fecal material);

  • Tie or hitch an animal to any tree or plant;

  • Pasture or pen any animal, domesticated or wild, except as authorized by the director;

  • Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, pursue, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, nor remove form the park or have in his possession any animal, or the eggs or nest, or young of any animal. Exception to the foregoing is made in that snakes known to be poisonous may be killed on sight. Exception is further made to fishing where allowed by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. This regulation does not apply to officers of the state or local government duty acting within the course and scope of their duties.

  • Ride a horse except on designated camping areas;

  • Start a fire except in facilities installed and provided for such purpose, or to fail to completely extinguish a fire upon leaving the park;

  • Camp overnight except in designated camping areas;

  • Display, offer to sell, or sell any article or service without first obtaining a permit from the director;

  • Bring or discharge any firearm, air gun, bow and arrow, slingshot, atlatl, spear, boomerang or any other form of potentially dangerous weapon into the park;

  • Be in the park after being closed, either because of the night closure or closure following public notice or posting;

  • Possess or bring fireworks into the park, or cause the fireworks to be ignited or exploded in the park;

  • Skateboard, roller-skate, in-line skate, ride a bike or similar recreational device with wheels on any tennis court or in any drained swimming pool;

  • Operate a skateboard, roller-skate, in-line skate, ride a bike or similar recreational device with wheels on or against any city-owned table, bench, structure, tennis court, bike rack, parking stop, retaining wall, fountain, statue, railing, stage, or other improvement which may suffer damage by such use;

  • Operate a skateboard, roller-skate, in-line skate, or ride a bike or similar recreational device with wheels on or in any pavilion, except as authorized by section 12.26.075;

  • Practice golf with real golf balls in any park;

  • Or drive, operate or park any vehicle or trailer on park lands or trails, except as authorized by the director.

12.26.040: PARK USE

Unless reserved according to the park reservation procedure adopted by the director, the use of the park or portion thereof by the public shall be on a first-come, first-served basis. hall be on a first-come, first-served basis.

12.26.060: HOURS OF OPERATION

  • A. Hours. All parks shall be open to the public every day of the year subject to the exceptions established herein.

  • B. General Closure. Any section or part of any park may be closed to the public by the director. Notice of closing shall be posted in a conspicuous manner.

  • C. Night Closure. No person, without written permission of the director, shall be physically present within the boundaries of any park between the hours of eleven p.m. and five a.m. except in designated camping areas.

12.26.070: TRAFFIC CONTROL

  • A. No person shall drive any vehicle through the park or upon park roads at a rate of speed exceeding fifteen miles per hour, or at such speeds as may be established by the director.

  • B. Vehicles shall not be driven or parked off designated roads and parking areas without the written permission of the director

  • C. All persons shall obey the traffic laws of the state and the city.