General Ordinances - City of New Buffalo

CITY OF NEW BUFFALO
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter 14 - PARKS AND RECREATION
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL.
Section 14-1. Damaging, removing, etc., park property; depositing refuse in
parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas.
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, damage, harm, remove, or deface any park property, including
fences, trees, turf, or equipment in any of the parks, recreational areas, or playgrounds of the City, or to otherwise
remove, destroy, or injure any property therein, or to leave or deposit any filth, rubbish, dirt, waste paper, tin cans,
bottles, trash, or other refuse within any park, recreational area, or playground except in such containers as shall be
provided for such purposes.
Section 14-2. Beach use regulated.
No person shall use the bathing beach maintained by the City in what is known as the New Buffalo City Park for
any purpose other than bathing, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Chapter. Operators of personal
watercraft and wind-surfboards shall be allowed to beach their craft along that portion of the beach measuring onehundred
(100) feet west of the City limit boundary, provided that no refueling of personal watercraft shall be
allowed. No other vessels or watercraft, except personal watercraft and wind-surfboards, shall be allowed to beach
in the above mentioned area.
Section 14-3. Picnics, etc., restricted to designated areas.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section, it shall be unlawful for any person to picnic, dine, eat, or
drink at, near, or upon the City bathing beach. Eating, picnicking, drinking, dining, or cooking will be allotted only
in zones designated for such purposes.
Section 14-4. Possession of glass, bottles, cans, etc., prohibited on beach.
It shall be unlawful for any person to have in their possession or under their control while using the City beach for
bathing purposes as permitted by this Chapter, any glass, bottle, can, metal kitchen utensil, or any object likely to
hurt or injure persons lawfully using such beach.
Section 14-5. Animals on City beach and park. [Ord. 180, 9/22/2008]
Except as otherwise provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to have in their possession, under their
control, or allow to run at large, any animal on the City beach or parks.
This section shall not act as a prohibition for dogs in the possession of, or under the control of, their adult owner in
an area designated by the City Council as a City Dog Park.
Section 14-6. Reserved. [Ord. 124, 9/15/1999; Ord. 168, Section 2: “Section 14-6 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of New Buffalo is repealed.” (3/28/2007)]
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