16-12 Amend 905.02, Hours Open to the Public - Parks

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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE 2/6/12. PLACED ON 2ND READING 2/21/12. ORDINANCE NO. 1~-f~ BY: Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Nowlin, Powers, Smith. AN ORDINANCE amending Section 905.02, Hours Open to the Public, to allow the Director of Public Works to control park hours by season and events in an effort to curtail vandalism. WHEREAS, the City desires to keep its parks open and available to its residents and friends without sacrificing safety and cleanliness; and WHEREAS, Lakewood is committed to providing our respectful and responsible citizens with the highest quality parks possible; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Revised Code, municipalities have the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare, comfort and peace of the citizens of the municipality; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. That Section 905.02, Hours Open to the Public, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 905.02 HOURS OPEN TO PUBLIC. (a) Parks shall be open daily for use by the general public (b) Except as provided in subsection (d) hereof, no person other than anon-duty employee of the City shall enter into or remain within the limits of Lakewood Park, Madison Park or Kaufman Park between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and sunrise. (c) No person other than an on-duty employee of the City shall enter into or remain within the limits of Webb Park, Wagar Park, Edwards Park or Cove Park during the time fiom one hour after sunset to sunrise. (d) No person, other than an on-duty employee of the City, shall enter into or remain within that area of Lakewood Park, north of the existing most northerly fence line between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, and at such times as the Director of Public Works deems it necessary due to special events and{or weather conditions. Special permission may be granted, in writing, by the Director of Public Safety or the Director of Public Works, to persons to use this area. shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: 905.02 HOURS OPEN TO PUBLIC.