Chapter 12.25
PARKS
Sections:
12.25.020 Park use requiring fees.
12.25.050 Prohibited acts in city parks.
Legislative history: Ords. 503 and 684.
12.25.010 Permits.
Permits may be obtained at Myrtle Creek City Hall. The city administrator or administrator’s designee shall have authority to issue permits for the following activities:
(1) To secure temporary entry into a designated camping area.
(2) To camp overnight at Millsite RV Park up to the following maximum number of days:
(a) May 15th to September 15th of each year there is a five-day camping limit out of every seven days.
(b) September 16th to May 14th of each year there is a 14-day camping limit out of every 18 days.
(3) To conduct any special events or group activities within park facilities, application must be made seven business days in advance. Special requirements may be applied, based on the nature of the event, for approval of permit.
No person shall engage in any activity described in this section without first obtaining a permit. The city administrator or city administrator’s designee may require reasonable terms and conditions for the issuance of permits which are not inconsistent with the terms of this chapter. The duration for the permits shall be set by the city administrator. Fees for all permits shall be as set forth by resolution in the handbook of fees and charges or as otherwise posted. [Ord. 849 § 1, 2023; 828 § 1, 2019; Ord. 533 § 1, 1984].
12.25.020 Park use requiring fees.
Fees and deposits for permits, camping and rental of park facilities shall be posted in each park and recreational area as set forth by resolution in the handbook of fees and charges or as otherwise posted.
(1) RV Camping.
(a) Campsite providing hookups;
(b) Campsite without hookups;
(c) Extra vehicle within campsite.
(2) User fees required as follows:
(a) Non-youth baseball or softball tournaments;
(b) Groups reserving park areas;
(c) Commercial uses;
(d) Other activities as adopted by resolution.
Note: The city of Myrtle Creek requires a cleanup deposit which will be refunded if all litter and debris is picked up after usage and no damage is done to park facilities. (Baseball or softball tournament deposits are per day per field.)
(3) RV Dump Station.
(a) Included in fee for campsite with hookup.
(b) Non-park user. Honor system. Deposit fee in box. [Ord. 849 § 2, 2023; 828 § 2, 2019; Ord. 533 § 2, 1984].
12.25.030 Park hours.
Parks and recreational areas shall be closed a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise unless otherwise posted. Refer to MCMC 9.05.150 for exceptions for those experiencing homelessness. [Ord. 849 § 3, 2023; 828 § 3, 2019; Ord. 533 § 3, 1984].
12.25.040 Park closures.
The city administrator or the administrator’s designee is hereby authorized to close or restrict public use of any park and recreational area or a portion thereof when it is deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare or for the protection of the park and recreational area facilities. [Ord. 849 § 4, 2023; 828 § 4, 2019; Ord. 533 § 4, 1984].
12.25.050 Prohibited acts in city parks.
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts in a city park or recreational area:
(1) To fail to pay any fees, deposits, rentals or costs assessed for use or rental of park facilities.
(2) To fail to secure a permit or to violate the terms of any permit required by MCMC 12.25.010.
(3) To disregard, deface, remove, tamper or damage any sign or notice posted or erected by the city.
(4) To camp in areas not designated for overnight camping.
(5) To operate or park motor vehicles, bicycles or trailers outside designated spaces in a manner that prevents access to park facilities in excess of designated speed limits.
(6) To erect, place, post or maintain any advertising matter, sign, or printed matter other than legal notices in a park facility without prior approval of the city administrator.
(7) To solicit, sell, offer for sale, peddle or vend any food, liquids, goods, merchandise or any items without approval of the park commission or the commission’s designee.
(8) To allow any animal:
(a) To run at large within park boundaries.
(b) To be present inside any park buildings except service animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Service animals are defined as animals that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.
(c) No horses allowed in parks unless on vehicle roadways.
(9) To operate or use a public address system or any sound system without the approval of the park commission or the commission’s designee.
(10) To shoot archery or golf within park boundaries without a special permit.
(11) To build an open campfire.
(12) To use a portable stove during fire season.
(13) To leave, deposit or scatter waste, refuse or garbage, including but not limited to a person’s residential waste, refuse or garbage.
(14) To allow animal excrements that are not disposed of properly to remain.
(15) To possess or consume alcohol without approval from the city.
(16) Smoking or Other Use of Tobacco Products. Smoke-free zones are designated as follows:
(a) Millsite Park: from the northwest corner of the bunker south to Myrtle Creek, then west to the western edge of the sidewalk along the west side of the leisure lawn area, then north along the western side of the aforementioned sidewalk to the sidewalk along Volunteer Way, then east along the sidewalk on the south side of Volunteer Way to the starting point.
(b) Evergreen Park: all of the area on the interior of the paved loop inside the park.
(c) Creekside: all area west of a line drawn from the southeast corner of the parking lot by Tommy’s running north to a point where the east side of the Creekside parking lot meets NE Oak Street.
(d) Maggie Steinbaugh Park, in its entirety.
“Smoking” as used herein shall include: electronic smoking devices, tobacco, marijuana, bidis, cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, clove cigarettes, nicotine vaporizers, nicotine liquids, hookahs, kreteks, pipes, chew, snuff, smokeless tobacco, and any burning or smoldering substance in any form. “Electronic smoking device” as used herein includes an electronic or battery-operated device and delivers vapors for inhalation. “Electronic smoking devices” includes every variation and type of such devices whether they are manufactured, distributed, marketed or sold as an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar, an electronic cigarillo, an electronic pipe, an electronic hookah, or any other product name or descriptor. [Ord. 849 § 5, 2023; 828 § 5, 2019; Ord. 533 § 5, 1984].
12.25.060 Penalties.
A violation of any provision of MCMC 12.25.050 is punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than $500.00. [Ord. 849 § 6, 2023; 828 § 6, 2019; Ord. 533 § 6, 1984].