HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0344-1977CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 344-77
A]g ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA SETTING
RULES FOR USE OF CITY PARKS
WHEREAS, over :he past years, persons have been settinlg up residence in the
City parks, and
WHEREAS, this practice has inhibited use of the parks by residents of the City
and visitors to the City of Kenai, and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to limit overnight camping in the City. parks to
a reasonable amount of time in order to assure that spaee will be available to
residents and visitors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Kenai as
follows:
Section 1: There is hereby created within the Code of the City of Kenai
a new A~ttele 4 of Chapter 18 which shall be entitled City Parks and which shall
consist of Section 18~31 through 18-40.
Section 2: Section 18-31 of the Code of the City of Kenai is he~'~by
enacted to read in its entirety as follows:
Overnight Camping
Section 18-31: Overnight camping shall be allowed in City parks
for periods not exceeding three (3) consecutive nights. Persons may camp
an additional seven (7) nights by first obtaining a written pemit Rom City
Hall. Such permits sb~l! be issued for periods not to exceed ten (10) nights
including the first three nights for which no permit is necessary. Such ten
(I0) day maximum shall apply to a thi~y (30) day period commencing with
the first day of such camping. The charge for such permit shall be $5.00.
The permit shall be displayed at a conspicuous place in the camp.
Section 3: Section 18-32 of the Code of the City of Kenai is hereby enacted
to read in its entirety as follows:
No Campin{~ Under Shelters
Section 18-32: No person shall set up a camp beneath or within
15 feet of a shelter provided in a public park.
OI~DIN.A~CE NO. 344-77, Page Two
Section 4: Section 18-40 of the Code of the City is hereby enacted to
read in its enth, ety as follows:
Penalties:
Section 18-40: Any person or other er~tity who shi~ll violate any
provision of this Article, by doing any act prohibited or declared to be
unlawful thereby or who shall fail to do any act when such provision
declaw,..,, such failure to be unlawful shall be Kuflty of a misdemeanor;
and upon conviction therof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars (~100.00). Each day upon which any such violation
continues, shall constitute a separate misdemeanor.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATTEST:
~St~ C. Peter, City Cleek
AI, this 15th day of June, 1977.
FIRST READING:
SECOND READING:
]~FFECTIV]/ DATE:
June I, 1977
June 15, 1977
July 15, 1977