1999-022-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY ADDING SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 23-6 OF SAID CODE

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ORDINANCE NO. 99-022 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 23-6 OF SAID CODE; DECLARING A PORTION OF LAKE CROOK AS A CITY PARK; ESTABLISHING THE HOURS DURING WHICH LAKE CROOK WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; PROVIDING FOR THE CLOSURE OR USE OF LAKE CROOK FOR SPECIAL EVENTS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $500.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF APRIL 5, 1999. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended by adding a section to be numbered 23-6, to read as follows: "Sec. 23-6. Lake Crook Park; hours of operation; special events permitted. "(a) That a portion of Section 8 of Lake Crook is hereby designated as a city park and shall be known as Lake Crook Park. Such park shall be closed every day from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. Such park may be closed at any time when deemed necessary for the protection of the public health and welfare. It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in such park during such period when it is closed. However, if anyone applies for permission to carry out an activity in the park during hours when it is closed and the city manager determines that such activity will not create a disturbance or public nuisance, such manager shall have authority to issue a special permit of such activity. "(b) In accordance with Chapter 24, Article II, the Special Events Committee may permit the closure of Lake Crook Park for events which meet the definition of a Special Event during the hours which the park would normally be open to the public and for such lengths of time as the Committee deems appropriate, depending on the nature of the event." Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $500.00, and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated section shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on April 5, 1999.