§ 25-1. Use of vehicles, horses, bicycles, etc. in public parks.
(a)
Vehicles shall not be parked in violation of posted restrictions or in such a manner as to obstruct or impede normal or emergency traffic movement or the parking of other vehicles, create a safety hazard, or endanger any person or park property. Vehicles so parked may be removed and impounded at the owner's expense.
(b)
The operation and/or parking of a vehicle off authorized roadways is prohibited. Taking any vehicle through, around or beyond a restrictive sign, recognizable barricade, fence or traffic-control barrier is prohibited.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, use or operate any horse, motorcycle, motor scooter or any other vehicle in and upon the public parks of the city, except in certain areas, drives, trails and pathways specifically designated for such purpose.
(d)
The director of parks and recreation is directed to designate by appropriate markers the specific areas, pathways, trails and drives contemplated in subsection (c).
(e)
For purposes of this section, "vehicle" is hereby defined as every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(f)
It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person was an employee of the city operating vehicles in the performance of their official duty.
(Ord. No. 1451, §§ 1—3; Ord. No. 5621, § 1, 5-11-89; Ord. No. 8405, § 1, 11-4-04)