HomeMy WebLinkAbout1569Ordinance No. 1569
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=118 - Parks & Recreation
Passed - 1/6/1969
Creating and Establishing a Municipal Park & Recreation Department
Sec. 11 of the ":Rules & Regulations" is amended by Ord. 3406;
Amended by Ord. 3512 (now Sec. 2.26)
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2 V AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washing-
ton, creating and establishing a municipal park
3 and recreation department for the City of Kent;
providing for the powers and duties of such
4 department ; providing for a direst-ar_._of_ parks_ _
and recreation anjT�or certain employees of
5 said department; providing for solicitation of
funds and acceptance of gift and bequests for
6 parks, playgrounds and recreational purposes;
I` preparation of a budget and repealing Ordinance
7 No. 1310 (August, 1965) and all other Ordinances
in conflict herewith.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITX OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO
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ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section l.' Park and Recreation Department, creation of.
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For the purpose of providing for the proper maintenance and
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operation of public parks, playgrounds and other recreational
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facilities belonging to the City of Kent, Washington, and to provic
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ifor the acquisition of land, structures and other facilities for
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�I the Dark and recreational program of the City, there is hereby
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established and created a department of said city, to be known as
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"The Municipal Park and Recreation Department", hereinafter called
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1 "The Department." This Ordinance is enacted in contemplation of
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20 !the enactment of an Ordinance providing for a Park Board which
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21 possesses limited administrative powers and this Ordinance, there -
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I€tion program in a municipal department.
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Section 2. Powers and Duties of the Department. The
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s Department shall have all of the powers and perform all of the
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27 'parks and recreational facilities in the cities of the third class
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I`tion or cultural activity that will employ the leisure time of the
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30 I People in a constructive and wholesome manner and shall have
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31 i? control and supervision of all Darks belonging to said City and
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and operate either within or without the City Limits, parks, .
squares, parkways and boulevards, play and recreation grounds
and/or other municipanv owned recreation facilities, including
community buildings and improve and ornament the same, enter into
any contract in writing acting independently or in conjunction
with the United States, the State of Washington, any county,
city or town, park district, school district, or any such public
organizations for the purpose of conducting a recreation program
or exercising any other power granted by this Ordinance; and
exercise censorship over any statuary, monuments, or works of
art presented to the City. The Department may also solicit or
receive on behalf of the City Council, any gifts or bequests of
money or other personal property, or any donation to be applied,
principal or income, for either temporary or permanent use for
playgrounds, parks, or other recreational purposes. Powers of
said Department include the authority to grant concessions
and privileges herein under such restrictions and for such com-
pensation as it shall prescribe. The revenue from which shall b
used for park purposes, provided that no concession or privilege
shall ever be granted for the sale of any intoxicating liquors,
beer and/or wine in the public park and that no concession or
privilege shall be granted for a period of more than three (3)
years, unless approved by Ordinance. The Department shall have
no power to acquire land or property or to accept gifts, or
real or personal property, without the approval of the City
Council, and any property acquired shall be in the name of the
City.
Section 3. Rules and Regulations. The Department
shall have power to make rules and regulations for the govern-
ment and management thereof, including the power to fix charges
for the use of any municipally owned or controlled park or
recreation facility. All rules and regulations and use charges
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and amendments and changes adopted by the Department shall be
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romulgated by one publication in the official newspaper of the
City, and a copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the
City Clerk. These rules and regulations shall have full force
and effect from and after the date of said publication. This
Ordinance and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto,
shall be enforced by the police department of the City. Violation
of rules and regulations so adopted shall be a violation of this
Ordinance.
Section 4. Appointment and Duties of Director and othe
Employees. The Mayor shall appoint a director of parks and
recreation who is the best trained and qualified person available
therefor and he shall be the head of the department. The depart-
ment shall have charge of the management of the park and play-
ground system and of the appointment and supervision of qualified
employees therefor for the effective administration, construction,
and development of the public park and recreation system. The
director shall have such other powers and duties as may from time
to time be imposed and conferred upon him by law or by Ordinance.
Section 5. Park Budget. Annually, the Department
shall submit a budget to the governing body of the City on or
before the second Monday in August for its approval.
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Penalties.
The violation of this Ordinance
shall be punished
by
a fine not
to exceed One Hundred Dollars
($100.00)
Section 7. This Ordinance shall take force and be in
effect frive (5) days from and after its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
Section 8. Ordinance No. 1310 (August 21 1965) and
all other Ordinance or Darts of Ordinances of the City in confli
herewith are hereby repealed.
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Attest:
Approved as to form:
JOW B. BEREITER9 City Attorney
Passed they day of January, 1969
Approved the day of January, 1969.
Published the jam__ day of January, 1969.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. °_ ; , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent and
approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated.
ail. �K ( SEAL)
M ,r , City clerk
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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF
PARK PROPERTIES ADOPTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 1569 -
SECTION 1. No person shall use, place, or erect any
signboard, billboard, bulletin board, post, pole or device of
any kind for advertising on any park properties, or to attach
any notice, bill, poster, sign, wire, rod or cord to any tree,
shrub, railing, post or structure within any park properties,
or without the written consent of the Director of Parks and
Recreation to place or erect on any park property a structure
of any kind.
SECTION 2. No person shall remove, destroy, mutilate or
deface any structure, monument, statue, vase, fountain, wall,
fence railing, vehicle, bench, shrub, tree, fern, plant, flower,
lighting system, or sprinkling system or other property lawfully
on any park property.
SECTION 3. No person shall allow or permit any animal under
that person's exclusive control to run at large on any park
properties, or enter any lake, pond, fountain or stream therein.
SECTION 4. No person shall shoot, fire or explode any fire-
works, firecrackers, torpedo or explosive of any kind or carry
any firearm or shoot or fire any firearm, air gun, bows and
arrows, B.B. guns or use any slingshot on any park properties.
SECTION 5. No person shall, in any manner, tease, annoy,
disturb, molest, catch, injure or kill or throw any stone or
missile of any kind at or stril;.e with any stick or weapon any
animal, bird, fowl or fish; or feed any fowl on the park properties
except at areas designated by t -he Director.
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SECTION 6. No person shalt take up collections, or act as
or play the vocation of solicitor, agent, peddler, fakir, mendi-
cant, beggar, strolling musicirin, organ grinder, exhorter, barker,
showman or bootlack; or operate or use any loudspeaker or other
mechanical means of amplifying sound on any park properties without
a written permit from the Director of Parks and Recreation, except
for public address systems at sporting events.
SECTION 7. No person shall hold, operate or conduct a circus,
carnival, or traveling exhibition on any park property except such
activities as may be a regular part of the parks and recreation
program conducted by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
SECTION 8. No person shall sell refreshments or merchandise
without the written permission of, or a concession contract with,
the Department of Parks and Recreation,
SECTION 9. No person shall hold any religious or political
meeting or other assembly, or to distribute literature on any
park properties without first obtaining the written permission of
the Director of Parks and Recreation.
SECTION 10, No person shall have, keep or operate any boat,
float, raft or other water craft in or upon any bay, lake, slough,
river, or creek, within the limits of any park property, or launch
the same at any point upon the shores thereof bordering upon any
park property, except at places set apart for such purposes by
the Department and so designated by signs.
SECTION 11. No person shall ride or drive any bicycle,
tricycle, motorcycle, motor vehicle, horse or pony over or through
any park except along and upon the park drives, parkways, park
boulevards; or at a speed in excess of fifteen miles per hour; or
stand or park any vehicle, except in designated areas or in accord-
ance with signs, striping, or other methods which make clear the
appropriate method or manner of parking. Improperly parked
vehicles are subject to tow -away.
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SECTION 12. No person shall camp on any park property except
at places set aside for such purposes by the Department and so
designated by signs.
SECTION 13. Permits and schedules, officially issued or dis-
tributed by the Department of Parks and Recreation, shall have
priority over other activities. Participants shall yield to the
holder of such permits or schedules. Participants with/without a
permit or schedule shall abide by rules and regulations when
posted at a facility.
SECTION 14. No person,shall throw any refuse, litter, broken
�--- glass, crockery, nails, shrubbery, trimmings, junk or advertising
matter in or on any park properties or deposit any such material
therein, except in designated receptacles.
SECTION 15. No person shall deposit any refuse, not generated
in parks, in any receptacle within• any park or upon any park
properties.
SECTION 16. No person shall engage in, conduct or hold any
trials or competitions for speed, endurance of hill climbing
involving any vehicle, boat, aircraft or animal in any park.
SECTION 17. No person shall build any fires in any park
except in areas designated by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
SECTION 18. No person shall bring intohor consume in or
on any park property or facility any alcoholic beverages unless
application has first been made to and approved by the Director.
SECTION 19. It is unlawful to remain in any park after the
posted closing time.
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SECTION 20. Violation of or failure to comply with these
rules and regulations shall subject the offender to a fine in
any sum not to exceed $100.00 pursuant to Ordinance No. 1569, City
of Kent.
SECTION 21. Exception to any of the above sections is
permissible only with the written consent of the Director of
Parks and Recreation.
Adopted by the Department of Parks and Recreation this 14th
day of March, 1978.
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Barney L.'ilson, Director
Departmenj(of Parks & Recreation
ATTACHMENT A. Rules & Regulations
2 . 30.12 (Con' t)
RULES AND REGULA
peaker of other mechanical
means of amplifying sound
SECTION 13. Permits
and schedules, officially is -
TIONS
FOR THE OPERATION
on any park properties with-
bund or distributed by the
Parks and
OF PARK PROPERTIE&
out a written permit from the
Director of Parks and Recre-
Department of
Recreation, shall have prior -
ADOPTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF
ation, except for public ad-
Ity over other activities. Par -
PARKS AND RECREA•
dress systems at sporting
ticipants shall yield to the
holder of such permits or
TION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
events.
SECTION 7. No person
schedules. Participants
with/wilhout a permit or
ORDINANCE NO. 1569
shall hold, operate or con-
duct a circus, carnival, or
schedule shall abide by
SECTION 1. No person
use, place, or erect any
traveling exhibition on any
rules and regulations when
shall
signboard, billboard, bulletin
park property except such
posted at a facility.
SECTION 14. No person
board, post, pole or device of
activities as may be a regu-
lar part of the parks and
shall throw any refuse, litter,
any kind for advertising on
any park properties, or to
recreation program con-
broken glass, crockery,
trimmings.
attach any notice, bill,
ducted by the Department of
nails, shrubbery,
or in
poster, sign, wire, rod or
shrub,
Parks SECTIONS.Recreation.
No person
ornk
on any parksing propertit sr or
cord to any tree,
railing, post or structure
shall sell refreshments or
deposit any such material
except in desig-
within any park properties,
merchandise without the
written permission of, or a
therein,
nated receptacles.
or without the written con-
sent of the Director of Parks
concession contract with,
SECTION 15. No person
depositanyrefuse,
any
and Recreation to place or
the Department of Parks and
shal
generated
erect on any park property a
Recreation.
SECTION 9. No person
receptacle within any park or
structure of any kind.
SECTION 2. No persor
shall hold any religious or
upon any park properties.
SECTION 16. No person
shall remove, destroy, multi-
political meeting or other
assembly, or to distribute
shall engage in, conduct or
late or deface any structure,
literature on any park prop-
hold any trials or competi-
monument, statue, vase,
fountain, wall, fence railing,
ernes without first obtaining
tions for speed, endurance
vehicle, bench, shrub, tree,
the written permission of the
Director of Parks and Recre-
of hill climbing involving any
vehicle, boat, aircraft or ani -
fern, plant, flower, lighting
ation.
mal in any park.
system, or sprinkling system
other property lawfully on
SECTION 10. No person
SECTION 17. No person
in
or
any park property.
shall have, keep or operate
any boat, float, raft or other
shall build any fires any
park except in areas desig-
SECTION 3. No person
water craft in or upon any
nated by the Department of e=�
shall allow or permit any
under that person's
bay, lake, slough, river, or
Parks and Recreation.
animal
exclusive control to run at
creek, within the limits of any
SECTION 18. No person
large on any park properties,
park property, or launch the
same at any point upon the
shall bring into r consume
in or on any park property or
or enter any lake, pond,
fountain or stream therein.
shores thereof bordering
ex-
facility any alcoholic bever-
ages unless application has
SECTON 4. No person
upon any park property,
cept at places set apart for
first been made to and ap-
shall shoot, fire or explode
such purposes by the De-
proved by the Director.
any fireworks, firecrackers,
partment and so designated
SECTION 19. It is unlaw-
torpedo or explosive of any
by signs.
ful to remain in an park atter
y
kind or carry any firearm or
shoot or fire any firearm, air
SECTION 11. No person
the posted closing time.
SECTION 20. Violation of
gun, tows and arrows, B.B.
shall ride or drive any bicy-
cle, tricycle, motorcycle,
or failure to comply with
guns or use any slingshot on
motor vehicle, horse or pony
these rules and regulations
any park properties.
over or through any park
shall subject the offender to
SECTION 5. No person
except along and upon the
a fine in any sum not to
shall, in any manner, tease,
park drives, parkways, park
exceed $100.00 pursuant to
annoy, disturb, molest,
boulevards; or at a speed in
Ordinance No. 1569, City of
catch, injure or kill or throw
excess of fifteen miles per
Kent.
any stone or missile of any
hour; or stand or park any
SECTION 21. Exception
kind at or strike with any slick
vehicle, except in desig-
to any of the above sections
or weapon any animal, bird,.
nated areas or in actor-
is permissible only with the
fowl or fish; or teed any fowl
dance with signs, striping, or
written consent of the Direc-
on the park properties ex-
other methods which make
for of Parks and Recreation.
cept at areas designated by
clear the appropriate
Adopted by the Depart -
the Director.
method or manner of park-
ment of Parks and Recrea-
SECTION 6. No -person
ing. Improperly parked vehi-
tion this 14th day of March,
shall take up collections, or
cles are subject to tow-
1978.
Barney L. Wilson,
act as or play the vocation of
away.
Director
solicitor, agent, peddler,
SECTION 12. No person
on any park
Department of
fakir, mendicant, beggar,
strolling musician, organ
shall camp
property except at places set
Parks & Recreation
grinder, exhorter, barker,
aside for such purposes by
Published in The Kent
May 12,
showman or bootlack; or
the Department and so de-
News -Journal
operate or use any buds-
signaled by signs.
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