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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1991 (273) PARKS ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. a 13 (cj ST. CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN WHEREAS, St. Croix County has several parks owned and maintained by the County; and WHEREAS, an ordinance was adopted on April 19, 1972 regulating and protecting the parks; and WHEREAS, the ordinance was amended on June 15, 1983; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee has determined that minor changes should be made to the parks ordinance, as amended; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors, meeting in regular session, that the Parks Ordinance attached herewith, which amends the parks ordinance adopted April 19, 1972, as amended June 15, 1983, is hereby adopted. Dated this day of , 1991. OFFERED BY: COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, ZONING AND PARKS COMMITTEE NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE AA 'a 1 % 2 ,2 - - i2 9 . • (2ey-kL.e.-t-e e STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY OF ST. CROIX 1, Sue E. Nalson, St. Croix Co r.ty Clark, DO IIc,.CSY CERTIFY that the ;eing is a tn;e and con act cop of b� l 3 c i * f:ac+ C. y' arc!. o Supervisors LIT r meal :ngho � 1 G 9, 15"9 S. E. Nalson St. Croix County Clerk PARKS ORDINANCE ST. CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN I. APPLICABILITY. Except when the context provides otherwise, the provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all lands, structures and property owned, leased or administered by St. Croix County under the management, supervision and control of the County Comprehensive Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee. II. AUTHORITY. This ordinance is adopted under the authority granted by section 59.07(26) and (64), Wisconsin Statutes. III. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the County and to protect, safeguard and regulate the use of the public recreation facilities owned and /or operated by the County. W. SEVERABILITY. If any section, clause, provision or portion of this ordinance is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby. V. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be effective the day after its publication. This ordinance amends the Parks Ordinance adopted April 19, 1972, as amended June 15, 1983. VI. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this ordinance, the following definitions apply: A. CAMP or CAMPING - The temporary use of a shelter, such as a tent, trailer, motor vehicle, tarpaulin, bed roll or sleeping bag, used for vacation, relaxation, recreation, and /or sleeping purposes in a campground; B. CAMPGROUND - A parcel of land designated or designed and operated for camping and related purposes; 1. FAMILY CAMPGROUND - A campground designated for camping by families or groups of five persons or less; 2. GROUP CAMPGROUND - A campground designated for camping by organizational or juvenile groups; 3. PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND - Land for camping with minimum or no improvements where camping is permitted for periods longer than a single night. Facilities may not be provided and access is by hiking or watercraft; C. CAMPING PARTY - Any individual, family, individual group or juvenile group occupying a campsite; 1. FAMILY - A husband and wife; or husband and wife and unmarried juvenile children; or father or mother and unmarried juvenile children; 2. INDIVIDUAL GROUP - A camping party of not more than five persons occupying one camping unit; 3. JUVENILE GROUP - A group made up of juvenile members of an established organization. The juvenile group must be supervised by at least one competent, mature adult for each ten juveniles; D. CAMPING UNIT - Any single shelter, except sleeping bags, hammocks, and those used exclusively for dining purposes; used by a camping party; E. CAMPSITE - That part of a campground which is designated for camping use by a camping unit or camping party; 1. CANOE CAMPSITE - A campsite along a waterway for use by persons traveling by water; F. COMMITTEE - County Comprehensive Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee; VII. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. A. NATURAL FEATURES - It shall be unlawful for any person to damage, destroy, or deface any natural growth or natural or archaeological feature on any county property, or to enter or be in any building, installation or area that may be locked or closed to public use or contrary to posted notice. The picking of edible fruits or nuts is permitted. B. PROPERTY OF OTHERS - It shall be unlawful for any person to damage, destroy or remove the property of others from their person or campsite. C. REFUSE - It shall be unlawful for any person: to discard or leave any refuse, sewage or other waste material on the ground, or in any building or installation, or in the water or upon the ice of any lake or stream or other body of water; or to dispose of any such refuse or waste material in any manner except by burning or by placing in receptacles or other authorized locations provided for such purposes. Charcoal residue must be left in a grate or fireplace until cool, or placed in receptacles provided for such purpose. D. PETS - It shall be unlawful for any person to allow a pet to enter any public building or be upon any swimming beach in any county park, county park recreation area or similar public use area or other lands and property under the management, supervision and control of the Committee. In those county park areas where pets are permitted, and in campgrounds, picnic areas or other properties under the management, supervision and control of the Committee, pets shall at all times be kept on a leash not more than eight feet long. All other pets shall be effectively restrained or under the owner's control at all times. No person shall allow his pet to deprive or disrupt the enjoyment or use of any area by others. E. FIRES 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to start or maintain any fire or to burn any refuse except in designated fireplaces or receptacles in any county park or county park recreation area. The aforementioned is also unlawful when fireplaces are provided at other campsites, picnic grounds and other designated similar public use areas or other lands under the management, supervision and control of the Committee. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person: to leave any fire unattended, or to throw away any matches, cigarettes, cigars, pipe ashes or embers without first extinguishing them, or to start tend or use in any manner any fire contrary to posted notice on any lands or property under the management, supervision and control of the Committee. F. PEDDLING AND SOLICITING. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person unless first authorized in writing by the Committee or its duly authorized agents: to peddle or solicit business of any nature whatever; to distribute handbills or other advertising matter; or to post unauthorized signs on any lands, structures, or property under the management, supervision and control of the Committee; or to use such lands, structures or property as a base of commercial operations for soliciting or conducting business, peddling or providing services within or outside of such lands, structures or property. 2. It shall be unlawful to use in any manner a dock, pier, wharf, boat landing, mooring facility in, or the waters in or immediately adjacent to any lands under the management, supervision or control of the Committee, for the purpose of soliciting rides of any kind unless authorized by the Committee. G. VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. 1. No person shall operate any vehicle at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour or contrary to official traffic signs in any county park or other lands under the management, supervision and control of the Committee. 2. It shall be unlawful to operate or park any motor vehicle upon any bridle path, hiking trail, beach area, playground, picnic area, or anywhere else contrary to posted notice other than upon established roads, parking areas, boat ramps and service areas. 3. Vehicle traffic on the Woodville Trail shall be restricted to authorized vehicles only. H. BOATS. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motorized boat powered by gasoline, diesel fuel, or any other fossil fuel on Glen Lake in Glen Hills Park, Section 11 and 14, T29N -R15W, Town of Springfield, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. The launching of boats is prohibited except in designated areas. I. HORSES. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, lead or allow a horse to be in any county park, except on specifically designated and posted areas or bridle paths, or by permit on field trail areas. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, lead or allow a horse to be on any beach, posted or marked hiking trail, or picnic area or campground. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a horse in a careless, negligent or reckless manner so as to endanger persons or property on any lands under the management, supervision and control of the Committee. J. UNNECESSARY NOISES. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any sound truck, loudspeaker, motor, motor vehicle or other device that produces undue or unnecessary noise without first obtaining a written consent from the Committee or its duly authorized agency. K. PARKING. 1. No person shall park, stop or leave standing, whether attended or unattended, any vehicle or watercraft: a. In any manner as to block, obstruct or limit the use of any road, trail, waterway or winter sport facility; or b. Outside of any area provided for such purposes when it is practical to use such areas; or c. Contrary to posted notice. L. CAMPING. 1. No camping is permitted except in designated areas. 2. It shall be unlawful for more than one camping party to occupy a single campsite. 3. No camping unit, sleeping bag or hammock shall be set up beyond the limits of the campsite. 4. Juvenile groups of not more than ten persons may occupy a single campsite in a family campground only when group campgrounds are not available. 5. No camping party shall move from its assigned campsite to another campsite without prior approval. 6. All camping permits expire at 3:00 p.m. on the last day of the permit period. 7. No person shall camp and no camping unit shall remain for a period greater than 21 days. 8. Extensions within the 21 -day limit may be granted on camping permits. Extensions must be obtained prior to 10:00 a.m. on the expiration date of the permit. Special permits are needed for extension of time. 9. No camping party shall set up or take down its camping unit between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. 10. It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle outside the parking area designated at each campsite and not more than two motor vehicles are permitted on any campsite. 11. Violation of any state law, this ordinance, or any other regulations by any member of a camping party is cause for revocation of the camping permit. 12. Committee action shall determine which family campgrounds will accept campsite reservations. Organized groups may be given reservations for use of group campgrounds. 13. No person shall camp on any lands under the management, supervision or control of the Committee contrary to posted notices. M. WEAPONS. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession or under his control any airgun or dangerous weapon as defined in section 939.22, Wisconsin Statutes, unless the same in unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case, or any bow unless the same is unstrung or enclosed in a carrying case. N. HUNTING AND TRAPPING. 1. No person shall take, catch, kill, hunt, trap, pursue or otherwise disturb any wild animals or birds in any county park or in any campground or picnic area or contrary to posted notice on other areas under the management, supervision and control of the Committee. 2. The Committee, or its duly authorized agents, may authorize hunting or trapping if it is deemed necessary to control overpopulation, disease, nuisance or pest problems, or to prevent damage to structures or facilities. O. PERSONAL CONDUCT. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to be intoxicated or to engage in any violent, abusive, loud, boisterous, vulgar, lewd, wanton, obscene or otherwise disorderly conduct tending to create a breach of the peace or to disturb others. 2. It shall be unlawful to bring into, possess or consume any alcoholic beverages in Troy Park and other designated areas. P. FEES AND CHARGES. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any facility, land or area for which a fee or charge has been established by the Conunittee without payment of such fee and charge. Fees shall be as posted and subject to change by Committee action. Q. ADMISSION FEES. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any automobile, motor bus, motorcycle or other similar motor vehicle in any county park unless such vehicle has affixed thereto an annual admission sticker, daily admission tag or camp permit. Fees shall be as posted. R. AFTER HOURS. It shall be unlawful to enter any county park or any picnic area in any county recreation area during closed hours, as posted. S. BEACHES. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or consume any food or beverage, or use any soap, detergent or shampoo on any swimming beach or in the water adjacent to any swimming beach in any county park or county recreation area. 2. It shall be unlawful to swim beyond or disturb, damage, or remove a swimming beach boundary buoy or marker in any swimming area in any county park or county recreation area. 3. No person shall operate a boat in any area designated by marker buoys. T. OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. Nothing in this ordinance shall prohibit or hinder the Committee, its supervisors, managers, foresters, wardens, rangers or other duly authorized agents, or any peace officer, from performing their official duties. VIII. PENALTY. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof, forfeit not more than $200.00 and costs of prosecution for of payment of such forfeiture and costs, shall be imprisoned each in violation the County and in jail until payment thereof, but not exceeding thirty (30) days.