Modesto Municipal Code Ch. 3 John Thurman Field

That piece or parcel of real property owned by the City and used for a ball park, and situate south of the property now used for the Modesto Municipal Golf Course, shall be known as and named "John Thurman Field." It shall be used and maintained for athletic sports and such other activities as are for the benefit for entertainment of the public; subject, however, to restrictions and limitations contained in this chapter, and to such further rules and regulations as the Council may hereafter by resolution adopt.

(Ord. 459-N.S., § 1, amended by Ord. 571-N.S., § 1, Ord. 96-C.S., § 1, and Ord. 2220-C.S., § 1, effective 11-16-83)

The following acts are hereby prohibited upon said John Thurman Field, and the commission of any of them is declared to be a misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 1-2.01, Chapter 2, Title 1 of this Code:

(a) To trespass upon said John Thurman Field;

(b) To engage in or play sports activities or to conduct any activity thereon without first obtaining permission to do so from the Community Services and Neighborhood Connections Director or entering into an agreement with the City for use of the facilities;

(c) To willfully or maliciously injure the turf or sod thereon, or in any way to destroy property thereon, or to remove property or equipment therefrom (except the property of the person so removing the same) without permission from the Community Services and Neighborhood Connections Director;

(d) To take possession of any athletic equipment other than that belonging to themselves upon or from said park or lands or streets adjacent thereto or the sale or offer for sale thereon of athletic equipment, food, drinks or other commodities except as may be provided by the rules and regulations which may hereafter be adopted by the Council;

(e) To drive or park any vehicle on or over any part of the lands comprising said John Thurman Field except at the designated parking area, or as may be designated by the Community Services and Neighborhood Connections Director. This shall not apply to City equipment or other authorized equipment engaged in work connected with the facilities of the park;

(f) To deposit rubbish, garbage, cut grass or other foreign matter upon said John Thurman Field or any part thereof.

(Ord. 459-N.S., § 2, amended by Ord. 96-C.S., § 2, Ord. 2220-C.S., § 1, and Ord. 3072-C.S., § 3, effective 12-4-97)

The Council is hereby authorized and empowered by resolution from time to time to control and regulate said John Thurman Field in all particulars not inconsistent with this chapter, to specify the conditions under which the same may be used or played upon, to establish the fees to be paid for the use thereof and for their collection and payment into the City Treasury, to provide for the construction and maintenance of a grandstand, bleachers and other permanent equipment thereon, and for the sale thereat by concession or otherwise of athletic equipment and refreshments, and to provide generally for the control and regulation, maintenance and upkeep of said John Thurman Field in every other manner and to such extent as may be necessary.

When any group or organization enters into an extended agreement with the City for use of the ball park facilities, such group or organization shall be responsible for general maintenance and upkeep of the facilities as required in the agreement and shall employ responsible personnel to perform such maintenance.

(Ord. 459-N.S., § 4, amended by Ord. 96-C.S., § 3, and Ord. 2220-C.S., § 1, effective 11-16-83)