§ 10.12.010. Closure of city parks, facilities, and access.

(a)

All city parks and adjacent parking areas are hereby closed from dusk to dawn each day; provided, however, that Ahtanum Youth Activities Park shall open daily at nine a.m. No one shall be permitted to enter the parks during the closed hours, except for: city personnel, registered overnight campers, and holders of special permits authorizing after-hours use.

(b)

The Central Washington Agricultural Museum located at Fullbright Park shall establish access rights and hours of operation for the museum, subject to review and approval by the mayor. Museum hours and access may exceed the hours of operation otherwise established above for parks.

(c)

Public restroom facilities may be closed between the hours of five p.m. and eight a.m., or as otherwise determined by the mayor.

(d)

Violation of this section shall be a civil infraction, with a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). No person shall be found to have committed an infraction unless the park is conspicuously posted around its boundaries or entry with signs warning against entry into or remaining in the park during prohibited hours. Furthermore, no person shall be cited for an infraction unless such person was warned by a police officer of the hours violation and was thereafter afforded a reasonable opportunity to vacate the park premises.

(Ord. 2499, 2006: Ord. 2383 (part), 2003)