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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE N0.2009 - 96 BY: Council Member Barker, Council Member Mahoney and Mayor O'Grady AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 947.01 (RULES AND REGULATIONS) OF CHAPTER 947 (PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS) OF THE NORTH OLMSTED STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE IN ORDER TO PROHIBIT THE RIDING OF BICYCLES AT THE NORTH OLMSTED SKATE PARK, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commissioner has received a number of complaints of persons riding bicycles at the North Olmsted Skate Park; and WHEREAS, the riding bicycles at the North Olmsted Skate Park interferes with persons who are skateboarding at the Park; and WHEREAS, the riding of bicycles at the North Olmsted Skate Park poses a significant risk of injury not only to persons riding bicycles at a Park designed for skateboarding only, but also poses a risk of injury to skateboarders at the Park; and WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council, acting upon the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commissioner, as well as the Mayor and the Director of Community Life Services, to accordingly amend Section 947.01 of Chapter 947 of the Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code in order to prohibit the riding of bicycles at the North Olmsted Skate Park; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Section 947.01 of Chapter 947 of the Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code, which presently reads as follows: 947.01 RULES AND REGULATIONS. (a) weed Regulated. No vehicle or horse shall be driven or ridden in the City park or recreation site at a speed greater than fifteen miles per hour. (b) Selling_Merchandise. No person, partnership, limited liability or corporation operating for profit exclusive and apart from a nonprofit group or organization shall sell or offer for sale any goods, wares, merchandise or services in the City parks. This shall exclude any agreement the City enters into for the purpose of selling food and non-alcoholic beverages m City parks and shall permit, through express written permission of the City, through the Safety Director, nonprofit groups or organizations to enter into concession agreements for the purpose of selling food and non-alcoholic beverages in City parks for limited special events.