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2025-1224 Amendment of the Hopkins City Code. Chapter 32CITY OF HOPKINS HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1224 AMENDMENT OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE, CHAPTER 32 The City Council of the City of Hopkins, upon recommendation of and from the Hopkins Park Board does hereby ordain and thus amend and adopt the following changes, deletions, and amendments of or from the following chapters and sections of the Hopkins City Code of Ordinances: SECTION 1. Section 32.1 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting eff+slen material as follows: Section 32-1. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Hr i Park means any open space, area, playground, swimming pool, lake, pond, stream, trail, nature area, or recreation center. It shall also mean any other property owned leased used or controlled wholly or partly, by the city for park and recreation use. Park director or director means the department director to whom the specific duties have been assigned by the city manager. Passive open space means an open space designated or intended only for passive recreation activities such as walking paths and the observation of wildlife. Picnic shelter area means that portion of a park facility containing a picnic shelter and picnic tables and all areas within 50 feet of the shelter and tables. Vehicle means a wheeled GenveyaRGe, machine whether motor powered, animal - drawn, or self-propelled; the term includes any trailer OR tow towing of any kind and snowmobiles, but not city, state or state -authorized vehicles or wheelchairs and other ower-driven mobility devices. SECTION 2. Section 32.2 - Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting StFiSken material as follows: Section 32-2. Violations constitute misdemeanors. All visitors on Park property must observe and follow posted signs stating park policies. Violation of a regulatory provision or posted policies in of this section is a pefty misdemeanor. SECTION 3. Section 32.23 - Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-23. Authority of director to peke -add additional rules shall have the same ferne and effent as though they were a part f this ti To protect public health., safety and welfare, and to preserve the property of the city, the director is authorized and directed to establish additional written regulations which shall define the procedures to be followed in the use of the parks. Whether this would be permanent or temporary. The rules and regulations shall be posted at the entrance to any park. SECTION 4. Section 32-26 - Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-26. Lost and found articles. The finding of lost articles by park attendants shall be reported to the director, or their designee who shall make every reasonable effort to locate the owners. The parks and recreation department shall make every reasonable effort to find articles reported as lost. SECTION 5. Section 32-28 - Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-28. Pollution of waters. It is unlawful for a person to throw or discharge of ethenwise place OF Ga ice to he PI-aGed into the waters of any fountain or, pond, lake, stream, hw or other body of water in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer, or drain flowing into such waters, any substance mutter OF thing liquid OFsolid, which will or may result in the pollution of said waters. Pollution has meaning per Minnesota State Statute 116.06. SECTION 6. Section 32-29 - Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-29. Littering; refuse and trash. It is unlawful for a person to dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage or snow, refuse, or trash in a park except in proper receptacles as permitted by this division. No refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park, nor left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided. Where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence, and properly disposed of elsewhere. Rubbish waste, and trash must be placed in the proper receptacle or carried out of the park properly to be disposed of elsewhere. SECTION 7. Section 32-30 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-30. Merchandising, advertising and signs. The following acts are prohibited in a park: (1) Vending and peddling. Exposing or offering for sale any article or thing, or stationing or placing any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, sale or display of any such article or thing, except by a regularly licensed concessionaire acting by and under the authority and regulation of the park director or as permitted by an approved special event permit or an approved park use agreement. (2) Advertising. Announcing, advertising or calling the public attention in any way to any service for sale of hire, without prior authorization from the director. (3) Signs. Pasting, gluing, tacking or otherwise posting any signs, placard, advertisement, or inscription whatever, erecting or causing to be erected any sign, whatever on any public lands, parks or highways or roads adjacent to a park, without prior authorization from the director and in compliance with an approved sign permit. SECTION 8. Section 32-34 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-34. Restrooms or Washrooms. It is unlawful for a person to fail to cooperate in maintaining restrooms and washrooms in a neat and sanitary condition. N rea�TSOR oPeeFthe age of ffG'pears shall use the restremems_ and washroo ma designatedfoF the -opposite sex. SECTION 9. Section 32-35 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-35. Games. The playing of games involving thrown or otherwise propelled objects such as balls, stones, arrows, javelins or model aireIaRe aircrafts except in areas set apart for such forms of recreation is prohibited. The playing of rough or comparatively dangerous games such as golf, football, baseball and soccer is prohibited except on the fields and courts or areas provided therefor. Inline skating and skateboarding shall be confined to those areas specifically designed for such pastimes. SECTION 10. Section 32-38 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-38. Domestic Animals. No animals 9theF than dogs are permitted in ems. All animals within parks must be leashed. Dogs are permitted only in such areas as may be clearly marked by the signs bearing the words "leashed dogs are allowed on trails and open areas only." Nothing herein shall be construed as permitting the running of dogs at -large. Dogs in those areas where such animals are permitted shall be restrained at all times on adequate leashes not greater than eight feet in length. #pie: Service animals and police dogs are exempt from these restrictions. SECTION 11. Section 32-39 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-39. Fishing. by +per �-diFe`�Ff at use,and undeF SUGh Feg lationn and reGtFin+ienn s have ha 4.i G been er may he nreonribed by the perk three+ --� may ��, �� ,� . Fishing bV the use of hook -and - line, net. trap, or other device. is o ily allowed in designated areas and must follow state laws governing fishing. SECTION 12. Section 32-40 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-40. Tampering with wildlife; hunting and trapping prohibited. (a) It is unlawful for a person to hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw objects at an animal, reptile or bird or to remove or have in his possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest, or young of any reptile or bird. It is unlawful for any person in a park to pursue wildlife at any time. - ,-- -- - -_-. -7--- -. _. ........r. — y..- —,y u . SECTION 13. Section 32-41 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-41. Firearms. No person shall use, carFy, „r pessess dschar a firearms of any description or air rifles, spring guns, bow and arrow (except in an area designated for archery by the director), slings or any other form of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife or dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is prohibited. SECTION 14. Section 32-44 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-44. Alcoholic Intoxicating Beverages. (a) Prohibition. Except as provided in this section, the possession of alsefaeIi intoxicating beverages and the drinking of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in a park. Beer and wine may be consumed in Central Park, Shady Oak Beach, Burnes Park and Valley Park in areas designated by the director by permit only. The term "alcoholic beverage" has the meaning given by M.S.A. § 340A.101. No person shall bring beer into a park in kegs, barrels or other bulk tap quantities except by permit issued by the director. (b) Exceptions. At certain specifically designated recreation centers where meals or lunches are served under concession privileges, the sale of alcoholic beverages by such concessionaire are permitted in accordance with Cited State liquor laws and with approval of the necesswy permits. UR GOR6UmptiOR solely OR the immediate pFeFnise6 of the GGRGe -i (c) Drunkenness. No person shall enter or remain in a park under the influence of intoxicating substances Wier. SECTION 15. Section 32-62 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-62. Operation Requirements. (a)State motor vehicle laws apply. All applicable provisions of the state motor vehicle traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles and the traffic regulations of this Code apply in parks. (b) Enforcement of traffic regulations. Persons in parks shall obey traffic officers and park employees, such persons being hereby authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever and wherever needed in the parks and on the highways, streets or roads immediately adjacent thereto in accordance with provisions of this section and such supplementary regulations as may be issued by the park director. (c d)Speed of vehicles. No person shall ride or drive a vehicle at a rate of speed exceeding ten miles an hour in a park, except upon such roads as the director may designate, by posted signs, for speedier travel. (d e)Operation confined to roads. No person shall drive a vehicle on any area except the paved park roads or parking areas, or such other areas as may on occasion be specifically designated by the director as temporary parking areas except as otherwise provided for semi-annual trash drop-offs. SECTION 16. Section 32-64 — Parks and Recreation is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting stricken material as follows: Section 32-64. Bicycles. (a)Confined to roads. No person may ride a bicycle in a park other than on a paved vehicular road or path designated for that purpose. A bicyclist must push a bicycle by hand over a grassy area or wooded trail or on a paved area reserved for pedestrian use unless prohibited by appropriate posting. (b)Operation. No person may ride a bicycle in a park other than on the right-hand side of the road paving as close as conditions permit. Bicycles shall be kept in single file when two or more are operating as a group. Bicyclists must at all times operate their machines with reasonable regard to the safety of others, signal all turns, pass to the right of any vehicle they are overtaking, and pass to the right of any vehicle they may be meeting. (c-d)Racks. No person may leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and there is a space available. Bicycles shall not be left lying on the q round or paving or setagainst trees. or in any place or position where otherpersons may trip over to be injured by them. (d-f)Night operation. No person may ride a bicycle on any road or path between ten minutes after sunset and ten minutes before sunrise without an attached headlight plainly visible at least 200 feet in front of, and without a red taillight or red reflector plainly visible from at least 200 feet from the rear of the bicycle. SECTION 17. SUMMARY PUBLICATION. In accordance with Section 3. 03 of the City Charter and Minnesota Statutes Section 412. 191, the City Council determines the publication of the title and a summary of the Ordinance would clearly inform the public of its intent and effect, and so City staff shall have the following summary printed in the official City newspaper in lieu of the complete ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1224 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN AMENDING CHAPTER 32 OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE On March 18, 2025, the Hopkins City Council adopted Ordinance 2025-1224 that amends Chapter 32 of the Hopkins City Code. The purpose of amending the City Code is to make minor changes which clarified the code and aligned it with City and State processes. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular business hours at Hopkins City Hall and at the Hopkins Library and is available online at the City' s website located at www.hopkinsmn.com. SECTION 18. The effective date of this ordinance shall be effective 90 days after publication. First Reading: March 4, 2025 Second Reading: March 18, 2025 Date of Publication. March 27, 2025 Date Ordinance Takes Effect: March 27, 2025 By atric an on, Mayor ATTEST: LP Amy D meier, City Clerk/ 1