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Osceola County |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 16. PARKS AND RECREATION |
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Article II. FACILITY RULES AND REGULATIONS |
§ 16-28. General use and prohibitions for public boat ramps and recreational areas.
(a)
The hours of operation for all county parks, public boat ramps and/or any other county owned recreational area or facility shall be established by the county manager or a designee thereof.
(b)
No person shall be on the premises, and/or associated portions, of any county owned or operated park, county owned or operated public boat ramp or other recreational area or facility, owned by the county or under the care and/or custody of the county, outside of the established hours of operation, or for any purpose contrary to the uses intended for same, as determined by the county manager or designee thereof.
(c)
No person shall dock, anchor or in any way secure a watercraft to any public boat ramp, or premises adjacent thereto, which is owned by the county or under the care and/or custody of the county, for more than fifteen (15) minutes, unless watercraft is inoperable and cannot be removed under its own power, or the owner of the watercraft has an emergency situation. The code enforcement officer is allowed to use discretion in these regards.
(d)
No person shall use the premises, and/or associated portions, of any county owned or operated park, county owned or operated public boat ramp or other recreational area or facility, owned by the county or under the care and/or custody of the county, for commercial purposes of any type, including but not limited to:
(1)
Picking up and dropping off passengers;
(2)
Soliciting or advertising commercial activity for hire at a county site;
(3)
Designating the county site address as the physical address of a commercial business or the meeting location for commercial business activity;
(4)
Collecting or attempting to collect any compensation at a county site.
(e)
No person shall replenish, or fill, or attempt to replenish, or fill, any type of watercraft, with a petroleum product of any type, while said watercraft is located on the premises, and/or associated portions, of any county owned or operated park, county owned or operated public boat ramp or other recreational area or facility, owned by the county or under the care and/or custody of the county.
(f)
Exemptions.
(1)
Commercial fishing guides who hold valid permits and licenses, as required, are exempt from the regulations set forth in subsection (d)(1) above.
(2)
Vendors providing specific services to Osceola County through a valid agreement are exempt from the provisions of subsections (a)—(d), so long as such agreement specifically addresses the prohibitions and/or uses set forth in subsections (a)—(d). In the event the said prohibitions and uses are not addressed by such an agreement, the provisions set forth in this section shall prevail.
(g)
Enforcement.
(1)
The code enforcement board shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide violations of this section. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section, shall upon code enforcement action, be punished as provided in Osceola County Code of Ordinances, chapter 7, and as amended. The jurisdiction of the code enforcement board shall not be exclusive. Any alleged violation of any of the provisions of this section may be pursued by appropriate remedy, whether by injunctive, declaratory, or other civil sanction, at the option of the county.
(2)
This section may also be enforced pursuant to the supplemental procedures contained in the Osceola County Code of Ordinances, chapter 7, and as amended. The civil penalty for a violation of this section shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), per violation.
(h)
Opposing, obstructing, or resisting enforcement of an officer. No person shall oppose, obstruct or resist any enforcement officer, or any person authorized by the county, in the discharge of his or her duties, as provided in this section.
(Ord. No. 10-41, §§ 1—5, 12-6-10)