1976-02Bi11 No. 1976-2
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER TV OF THE
ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF
RICHFIELD ADDING SECTION 4.14
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Chapter IV of the ordinance code of the City of Richfield is amended by
adding Section 4.14 relating to closing of public parks and providing penalties
for being in public parks after closing which reads as follows:
"4.14 REGULATING CLOSING OF PUBLIC PARKS
Subdivision 1. Parks to be Closed. A11 public parks will close
at lI.00 o'clock p.m. each day and shall remain closed to the public
until 5.00 a.m. on the next day. Except as provided in Subd. 2, np
person shall be in, remain in or enter any public park between the
hours of 11.00 o'clock p.m. and 5:00 o'clock a.m. and no person shall
drive into or remain in a public parking area within or immediately
adjacent to a public park during the hours when such park is closed.
For the purposes of this section that area of Augsburg Park belonging
to and occupied by the Hennepin County branch library is included as
a public park.
Subd 2. Activities Permitted After Closing. The following
activities may continue in the public parks after the parks have closed
pursuant to subdivision 1 of this section:
Use of the indoor ice arena.
(2) City sponsored and supervised activities, which because of
the nature of the activity, cannot be held during the times
when the parks are open.
(3~ Activities sponsored by any other group, association or
organization which has applied for and received a permit
for such activity pursuant to Subd. 3 of this section.
Custodial or maintenance city and Hennepin County authorized
personnel who must perform their services during the times
when the parks are closed,
Subd 3. Permits. A group, association or organization wishing
to sponsor any activity which will use city parks between the hours of
11.00 o'clock p.m and 5.00 o'clock a.m. shall apply to the city manager
n_ot less than 10 days before such planned activity for a permit to conduct
the activity. The application shall be on forms prepared by the city
manager. No permit shall be issued unless the city manager determines
that the proposed activity:
Could not be conducted during hours when the park
i o en'~'o ztTe psi ic.
Will not be likely to disturb the residents of
property surrounding the park.
Wi11 not be likely to cause or create crowd control
or traffic or park maintenance problems.
Wi11 not interfere with any other activities
previously scheduled for the park.
The manager may limit the time of the activity, the area in the
park where the activity may occur and may impose other conditions upon
the conduct of the proposed activity. The manager may also require as
a condition for issuance of the permit an indemnity bond holding the
city harmless from liability of any kind or character and reimbursing
the city for any property damage or cleanup cost.
Subd. 4. Closing of Parks by City Manager. The city manager ma
upon his order, close any public park and any parking area within or
immediately adjacent to such park, for such period as he shall deem
necessary in order to protect or restore or terminate or prevent breaches
of the peace and order. Such order to close shall apply without exception
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to all activities conducted in the park.
of such an order closing any such area s
than is reasonably necessary to leave."
No person having been inf
11 remain in the area lon
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota
this 26th day of January, 1976.
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LEGeTI. NOfiICE
Bill No. 19'10-2
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER IV OF
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SECTION 4.14
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Chpter IV of the ordinance code of
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION the City of Richfield is amended by
adding Section 4.14 relating to closing
of public parks and providing penal-
ties for being ,in public parks after
closing which reads as follows:
"4.14 REGULATING CLOSING OF
~~ R I G H F I E L lJ SUN PUBLIC PARKS
Subdivision 1. Parks to be. Closed.
All public parks will close at 11:00
o'clock p.m. each day and shall re-
6601 W° 78th St. Bloomington, Minnesota main closed to the public until. 5:00
a.m. on the next day. Except as pro-
vided in Subd. 2; no person shall be in,
remain in or enter any public park be-
tween the hours of 11:00 o'clock p.m.
and 5:00 o'clock a.m. and no person
shall drive into or remain in a public
State Of MinneSO$a pazking azea within or 2mmediately
.adjacent to a public park. during the
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County of Hennepin hours' when such park is closed. For
the purposes of this section that area
of Augsburg Park belonging to and
occupied by the Hennepin. County
branch library is included as a public
pazk..
Subd. 2. Activities Permitted After
J. R. RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has .Closing.
been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known as The Richfield Sun and The following activities may con-
tinue in the public parks after the
lias full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the suant to sub-
English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed division 1 of this secti n
space to at least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least (1) Use of the indoor ice arena.
once each week. (8) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local (2) City sponsored and super-
interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other vised activities, which because of
the nature of the activity
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publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said ,
beheld during the times when the
rsews a er is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least
p p parks are open.
500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total (3) Activities sponsored by any
circulation currently' paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class other group, association or Or-
matter in its local post-office. (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of Richfield ganization which has applied for
and received a permit for such
in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in activity pursuant to Subd. 3 of
said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, this section.
sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said (4) Custodial or maioteuance
newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such city and Hennepin County au-
thorized personnel who must per-
regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours and at form their services during the
which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said news aper files a copy of each issue immediate)
P Y times when the pazks are closed.
with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription Subd. 3. Permits. A group, associa-
prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association requesting lion or organization wishing to spon-
the newspaper and making the applicable payment. (8) Said newspaper has complied with all sor any activity which will use city
Pazks between the hours of 11
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foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned :
o'clock p.m. and 5:00 o'clock a.m.
be]ow. (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January shall apply to the city manager not
7, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of less than 10 days before such planned
State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary activity for a permit to conduct that
public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper. activity. The application shall be on
forms prepared by the city manager. ,
No permit shall be issued unless the
city. manager determines that the-
proposed activity:
(1) Could not be conducted dur-
inghours when the park is open to
He further states on oath that the printed ~1~~_ ~~ O. i97(?-2 the ppublic. '
(Z) Will no't be likely to distuFb
hereto attached as a art hereof was cut from the columns of said news a er, and was printed
P P P the residents of property Snr-, .
rounding the park. c.
(3) Will not be likely to causeor
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create crowd control or:traffic ot""
park matatenaore problema,~- " '
(4) Wili not interfere wifli„aay' :;
and published therein in the English language, once each week, for °nE successive weeks; other activities, previops~y',y
scheduled for the parka
The manager may limit the ttme~ "
the activity; the area in- they
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that it was first so published on the `* day of 19! where the activity may.occ ,
may impo9e other condi: ` -~
conduct of the proposed activi '
manager ihayaiso require as• ''' w,
lion for isattanCe of the permit:
demnity bond holding the efty+
to and including
and was thereafter printed and published on every less fgom liabilRy of aay•
character and reimbursing-
for any property damage or
cost.
Subd. 4. Closing of Parka
the day of 19~ and that the following is a printed copy manager. The city manage
upon his order, close any pub
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being ,and any parking area witbin~
the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to-wit: mediately adjacent to such p
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peace-and order. Such ordeg
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person having been informe ch
an order: Closing any such
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of
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City of-:I2ichfield;,MitaYesota this 26th
day of January, 1976.
LOREN L. LA W
Mayor
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