Compton Municipal Code Ch. 18 Public Parks and Playgrounds

[Added by Ord. #887, § 4800]

PUBLIC PARKS

Shall mean and include all dedicated parks, playgrounds and planted parkways maintained by the City, except parkway strips between curbs and sidewalks along the several streets and highways of the City.

[Added by Ord. #887, § 4802]

No person shall hold, conduct or address any assemblage, meeting or gathering of persons, or make or deliver any public speech, lecture or discourse, or take part in any public debate or discussion, or hold a parade in any public park in the City without a written permit granted as set forth in Chapter 7, Section 7-14 of this Code.

[Added by Ord. #887, § 4803]

No male person over eight years of age shall enter or use any toilet or water closet designated "FOR WOMEN", and no female person over eight years of age shall enter or use any toilet or water closet designated "FOR MEN" in any public park or recreation center. There shall be no loitering in any public toilet or water closet.

[Added by Ord. #887, § 4804]

No person shall enter any plunge maintained by the City without, prior to his entrance therein, having had a shower bath, and unless in all respects such person complies with all rules and regulations established by the City relative to the use of such plunge; and no person, after having been in any such plunge and leaving the same, shall reenter such plunge without again taking a shower bath; and no person having a communicable disease of any kind shall enter into any such plunge, nor shall any person enter into such plunge when afflicted with an infectious disease or when suffering from a cough, cold, fever or sores, nor while wearing any bandage of any kind.

a. No person shall enter any municipal swimming pool or dressing room therein at any time when an employee of the Department of Parks and Recreation is not in attendance therein.

[Added by Ord. #827, § 4805]

No person shall do any of the following acts within any community building or municipal auditorium within any public park.

a. No person shall hold any meeting, service, concert, exercise or exhibition without first obtaining permission from the Department of Parks and Recreation to do so.

b. No person shall charge an admission fee or take up any collection at any such meeting, service, concert, exercise or exhibition without first obtaining permission from Department of Parks and Recreation to do so.

[Added by Ord. #827, § 4806]

Special permits for the use of the baseball diamonds, courts and other recreational facilities for scheduled games and contests may be issued by the Department of Parks and Recreation upon application duly made and approved.

[Added by Ord. #827, § 4807]

Special permits, as provided for herein, may be issued by the Department of Parks and Recreation upon application duly made and approved when in the opinion of the head of such department the issuance of such permit will not cause undue interference with the use of any park by the public, nor create any condition inimical to the public peace, safety and welfare of the citizens of this City.

[Added by Ord. #827, § 4808]

The Rules and Regulations for Use of Facilities as adopted by the Park and Recreation Commission shall govern the use of all park and recreational facilities.

[Ord. #1796, § 1; Ord. #1813, § 3; Ord. #2295 § 11]

The City Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, from time to time determine and fix the amount to be assessed as fees for the Parks and Recreation Department.

[Ord. #1859, § 1; Ord. #2295 § 12]

The City Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, from time to time determine and fix the amount to be assessed as fees for the cleaning of Parks and Recreation facilities.