§ 159-5. Limitations on overnight occupancy; special permit.

A. 

No person shall use, occupy, frequent or otherwise be in any public park in the City between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following morning, unless a special permit for such use or occupancy has been previously given by the Chief of Police or by any other person authorized to issue such permits. This section shall not apply to an employee of any governmental subdivision within a public park during his or her hours of employment by the political subdivision.

B. 

The application for such a special permit shall be made in writing by any responsible City resident, stating his or her name and address and the group of persons he or she represents who will use such special permit and the proposed hours of such use. The approval of the application for such special permit rests in the sound discretion of the Chief of Police or any other person authorized to issue such permits.

C. 

Permit fees shall be established from time to time by City Council.

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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).

D. 

This section shall be enforced by the Police Department and the Department of Public Works.