HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-06-8689ORDINANCE NO. 2021-06-8689
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah wishes to clarify Chapter 70, Section 70-5(6), of the Code of
Ordinance with regard to Rules of Conduct For Recreational Areas;
WHEREAS, Section 70-5(6) of the Paducah Code of Ordinances must be amended to clarify
language regarding dogs in city parks which have been designated as dog parks.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah, Kentucky hereby amends Section 70-5 of the Paducah
Code of Ordinances by amending the following sections:
Sec. 70-5 Rules of Conduct for recreational areas
The rules of conduct for recreational areas shall be as follows:
(1) Alcohol is not allowed in any city park facility.
(2) Soliciting or sale of material is not allowed in city parks.
(3) Parking is not allowed on grass in city parks.
(4) Do not nail signs to trees.
(5) Obey posted hours of operation.
(6) Dogs must be leashed in all city parks that are not designated dog parks. [and] Dog
droppings must be picked up and disposed of in a waste receptacle when in city parks. Service
animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered while in city parks unless these devices interfere with
the service animal's work or the person's disability prevents use of these devices. Service animals must
be under the control of the handler at all times.
(7) Place all trash in waste receptacles.
(8) Overnight stays are not allowed in a city park.
(9) Except as authorized in section 46-91, mechanical games, carnivals, or use of animals
are not authorized in city parks.
(10) If a public address system or other amplification of voice and/or music is used, sound must
not extend beyond the perimeter of the facility being utilized.
(11) Ice-skating is not allowed on Noble Park Lake.
(12) Personal watercraft are not allowed in Noble Park Lake.
(13) Signs or banners cannot be hung from or on towers/front of Noble Park entrance.
(14) Permits for special events and/or nonconforming uses are the jurisdiction of the Parks
Services Director. Organizers are responsible for securing permits for such use through the Paducah
Parks Services office.
(15) The City of Paducah Parks Services may permit for exclusive use shelters, athletic fields,
buildings, facilities and/or specific zones of the park. Other park users may not interfere with the
permitted use.
(16) The Parks Services Director is authorized to temporarily adjust or suspend park rules
as required to serve public safety and/or program logistics.
(17) The Parks Services Director is hereby authorized to adopt additional rules specific to
each facility. Said rules shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the relevant facility and shall
be followed as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance shall be held
to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section,
paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Compliance With Open Meetings Laws. The City Commission hereby finds and
determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance were taken in an open
meeting of this City Commission, and that all deliberations of this City Commission and of its
committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in full
compliance with applicable legal requirements.
SECTION 4. Conflicts. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed and the provisions of this
Ordinance shall prevail and be given effect.
SECTION 5. Effective date. This Ordinance shall be
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS
ATP ST.
INDSAY P SH, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, May 25, 2021
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, June 8, 2021
Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, June 8, 2021
Published by The Paducah Sun, June 16, 2021
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