Windsor Municipal Code Art. 1 Use of Facilities

No person shall drive, putt or in any other fashion, play or practice golf or use golf balls, or fly model airplanes on or over land, or operate model boats or model automobiles, or model craft of any kind or description, or other activities that endanger or disturb persons in the park, except in areas set aside for these specific activities in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Park Authority.

No person shall hold, conduct, participate in, attend or address any meeting, organized gatherings or assemblage, group, picnic, celebration parade, service or exercise of twenty-five (25) or more persons, in any park or recreation area without a written permit granted by the Park Authority.

The Park Authority may by order, declare curfew for juveniles in any area of the park upon a finding that conditions therein are such as to warrant special measures for the protection of juveniles and others and for the safety and welfare of the general public.

a. Such curfew order shall specify the hours thereof and the period therefor and shall be posted.

b. When curfew has been so ordered, no juvenile so prohibited shall, during the effective period enter or remain therein except as follows:

1. One who is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

2. One who is part of a group permitted to occupy a park area and who is supervised by at least one (1) responsible adult for each fifteen (15) juveniles.

3. One who is lawfully camping, having furnished to the local Park Authority written consent of and the full name, residence number and telephone number of the juvenile's parent or guardian, with the inclusive dates for which permission is granted to camp at the park's location involved.

The Park Authority may establish closing hours for any portion of the park. Closing hours shall be posted. No person shall enter or be present in a park after closing hours or in areas designated closed except park employees or persons designated by the Park Authority.

To insure peace and adequate rest for visitors, no person shall so conduct himself/herself in a disorderly manner that he/she disturbs other in sleeping quarters or in campgrounds between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily.

No person other than one acting under written authorization of the Park Authority shall use, occupy or otherwise remain in a building structure, facility, parking area, picnic area, campsite, or other areas within the boundaries of the park for which a fee is charged and a permit issued unless that person has paid the required fee and possesses a valid permit.

a. The Town Council may, by resolution, require the payment of fees by persons using any park.

b. Overnight camping means the use of facilities any time from one (1) calendar day until the vacating time of 2:00 p.m. of the following calendar day or portion thereof. Day use covers any time between one-half (½) hour before sunrise to one-half (½) hour after sunset on one (1) calendar day.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2023-382, § 2, adopted Nov. 15, 2023, repealed § 5-2-130, which pertained to camping, and derived from the original Code.

No person shall ride, drive, lead or keep a saddle horse or other animal in the park except on such roads, beaches, trails or areas so designated and posted by the Park Authority. No horse or other animal shall be hitched to any tree, shrub or structure in any manner that might cause damage thereto.

No person shall ride any saddle animal on a hiking and riding trail in a manner that might endanger life or limb or any other person or animal, and no person shall allow his/her saddle or pack animal to stand unattended or insecurely tied on park property. All persons using a hiking and riding trail shall respect the rights of property owners along the trail and shall not trespass on their property or privacy in any way.

No person shall swim or wade in the water or reservoirs, lakes, streams, or other bodies of water in the park except in those areas so designated.

All persons using swimming areas in the park shall obey and abide by the rules and regulations and instructions of the park lifeguard, or other employees authorized to enforce rules and regulations of the park.

All persons operating or having control over boats using the waters of lakes, streams or other bodies of water in the park shall obey and abide by the rules and regulations of the Park Authority authorized to enforce the rules and regulations of the park.

a. No person shall use or operate any boat in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person.

b. No person shall use or operate any boat unless they are wearing in such boat, at all times, a United States Coast Guard approved flotation device for each occupant.

c. No boats shall be operated within one hundred (100′) feet of any fishing boat or within one hundred (100′) feet of shoreline fishermen except when the boat is docking.

d. All boats must meet all applicable Coast Guard, State and Federal registration, safety and other boating requirements and regulations.

e. All inflatable craft which are operated on any waters of lakes, streams, or other bodies of water in the park, that is navigable by boats limited to the waters, shall meet the following requirements:

1. Must have more than one (1) air compartment.

2. The material must be a rubberized material such as neoprene, hypalon, or one of the various combinations of vinyl and rubberized canvas. All seams must be jointed and laminated. No PVC inflatable boats will be permitted.