Item `. 1H Consider^ and disc~_tss appr^oving and adopting r^~_iles
and reg~_tlations for^ Co~.inty F'ar^ks. tCommissioner^ Fact. #~7
The Co~_~r^t d].sclls5ed with h1r^. Kollar^d the r^~_-les that need
to be revised. This item is to tae pint back on the agenda for^
the next meeting and each Commissioner^s is to have two peo~ale
to appoint to a committee for^ r^ules and r^ega~lations for^ Co~_~nty
F'ar,ks.
COMMIS, _ONERS' COURT A1GENDA I~~~ UEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND FIVE COPIES OF THIS RE UEST AND D C ENTS
-'~ TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: BUTCH LACKEY OFFICE: Commissioners Court
MEETING DATE: July 14. 1997 TIlVIE PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss approving and adopting rules and re~.ilations for County Parks.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT:
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF 1~ERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Commissioner Pct. #2
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5,
Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays: 5:00 P.M. previous Monday.
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:

All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has
been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will
be appreciated and contribute towards you request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda
Request Rules Adopted by Conunissioners' Court.
COUNTY OF KERR, STATB OF TBXAS
ORDER DATED:
AN ORDER ENACTING RULES AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING PARK AND
RECREATION AREAS OF AND IN THE
COUNTY OF KERR, STATE OF TEXAS AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
THEREOF AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the Kerr County Commissioners' Court of Kerr County,
Texas finds that it is necessary and desirable to enact rules and
regulations governing conduct in Kerr County's parks and recreation
areas and to provide for a penalty for violations of such rules and
regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE KERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS'
COURT OF KERR COUNTY, TEXAS:
THAT Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference is hereby adopted by the County of Kerr, State of Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING this day of ,
1997.
ROBERT A. DENSON
KERR COUNTY JUDGE
PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING this day of ,
1997.
ROBERT A. DENSON
KERR COUNTY JUDGE
ATTEST:
PAT DYE
KERR COUNTY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THOMAS W. POLLARD
KERR COUNTY CIVIL ATTORNEY
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EXHIBIT "A"
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR PARK AND RECREATION ARBAS
Section 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. The County of Kerr shall have and
shall exercise the power to control all activities, hours of
visitation, and days and times of opening to the public in all County
Parks and Recreation areas in order to properly protect the citizens
of this community. The said Parks and Recreation areas shall be under
the direct supervision of the Kerr County Judge, the Kerr County
Commissioners and the Sheriff of Kerr County. These officials shall
have the authority to delegate their power of supervision to other
employees of the County, including but not limited to the Sheriff's
officials and deputies of the County of Kerr. The Sheriff's
department of the County of Kerr is charged with the responsibility of
supervising and maintaining law and order in all of the County Park
and Recreation areas in order to protect the peace, health, safety and
general welfare of the public. In order to carry out this provision,
the Sheriff's department, and any and all officers therein, shall have
the authority to make any arrests for violation of any state law, City
Ordinance, or County regulations.
Section 2. SPECIAL EVENTS. Special events to be held in County
Parks and Recreation areas shall obtain a Special Events permit from
the Kerr County Judge.
Section 3. CLOSING HOURS. All of the County Parks and
Recreation areas shall be open daily to the public during the hours of
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6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except as provided hereafter. They shall be
closed by orders of the Kerr County Judge, any authorized Parks'
personnel and/or the Sheriff of Kerr County or an authorized deputy or
police officer for the purpose of rehabilitation, cleaning, general
supervision, or to protect the health, safety and general welfare of
the public. A person or group may request prior written special
permission to use such areas during the hours they are normally closed
from the Kerr County Judge.
It is unlawful for any person to enter or remain in a County Park
or Recreation area during hours when they are closed as set out above
without the effective written consent of the Kerr County Judge and the
person: (1) Had notice that the entry was forbidden; or (2) Received
notice to depart but failed to do so. For purposes of this Section,
"entry" means the intrusion of the entire body and "notice" means an
oral or written communication by the Kerr County Judge, or any
authorized Parks' personnel, or the Sheriff of Kerr County or any
deputy or police officer; or fencing or other enclosure obviously
designed to exclude intruders during the closed hours; or signs posted
to be reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders.
For the purposes of this Section, "County Park and Recreation
area" includes all areas of the same used for parking of vehicles.
Such parking areas shall be defined as county streets road and shall
be supervised and regulated by the Sheriff's department of the County
of Kerr as all county streets and roads are. Further, the
prohibition in this Section includes individuals who are sitting
inside their vehicles while parked in any of the parking areas.
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Section 4. JUMPING, DIVING, ETC. It shall be unlawful for any
person to:
1. Stand, walk, run, sit, jump, dive or do any other act on or
off any park dams in any County Park or recreations area or to swim
through the openings of any said dams, or attempt to wade or swim
through or over said dams.
2. Enter any lake, river, stream or waterway by jumping, diving
or doing any other dangerous act on or off any bridge, street,
highway, appurtenance, publicly owned land or public right-of-way.
3. Jump, dive or do any other dangerous act from trees,
platforms, high banks, dams or other walkways to enter streams, rivers
or waterways along, or over a part of public property or public
right-of-way.
Section 5. OVERNIGHT CAMPING, PARKING, ETC. It is unlawful
within any County owned park or playground to:
1. Camp overnight; or
2. Park any portable building, camping unit of any type, or
motor vehicle overnight; or
3. Allow any equipment or activity between the hours of 10:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the next day; and
4. The person had notice the activity was forbidden or received
notice to cease or remove the violation and failed to do so. Notice
shall be as defined in Section 3 above.
The only exception to this Section shall be with prior written
approval granted by the Kerr County Judge.
Section 6. VEHICLES. A. It shall be unlawful in a County Park
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or Recreation area or golf course for any person to:
1. Drive any motor driven vehicle into, along or across any
grassy area unless it is a public roadway maintained by the County of
Kerr for the operation of such vehicles.
2. To drive upon any hike-bike trail, footpath or footbridge
spanning a creek or stream located therein.
This Section 6A. shall not apply to powered golf carts,
wheelchairs, or vehicles being used strictly for the ,purpose of
loading or unloading freight therein or in the construction,
maintenance or repair of said public parks, public playgrounds, golf
course or public recreation areas which are owned or maintained by the
County of Kerr or with the prior written approval of the Kerr County
Judge.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle on
any street, drive, roadway, or surface within any County park property
at a speed greater than ten (10} miles per hour.
C. No person shall park a vehicle upon any County-owned or
maintained park lands, public playground or public recreation area for
the principal purpose of:
1. Displaying such vehicles for sale, or
2. Washing, greasing, or repairing such vehicles except repairs
necessitated by an emergency.
Section 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. It shall be unlawful in a
park or recreation area for any person to:
1. Pick, pull, pull up, tear up, dig up or out, mutilate, break,
bruise, injure, burn, remove, carry away, or destroy any tree, shrub,
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plant vine, flower, moss or vegetation, or portion thereof, including
but not limited to leaf, mold, foliage, berries, fruit, grass, turf,
humus, cones, dead or downed wood, except by prior written approval
issued by the Kerr County Judge for scientific or educational
purposes.
2. Build ground fires except in designated fire rings, pits, or
grills.
3. Hit a golf ball except at a designated golf course.
4. Climb trees.
5. Maintain noise and sound levels of groups, individuals,
radios, or any sound equipment at a level considered to be a nuisance
as deemed by the County of Kerr.
6. Engage in any commercial venture without the written
permission of the Kerr County Judge.
Section 8. LITTERING. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Bring, use, carry or dispose of a glass container in any Kerr
County Parks or recreation areas.
2. Throw, deposit, place or drop loose paper, cans, bottles,
sacks, boxes, cloths, waste materials, or any kind of rubbish on or
alongside any street, alley, sidewalk, body of water, playground, or
recreation area of County Park land within the limits of the County
of Kerr.
Section 9. PENALTY. A violation of any of the provisions of
Sections 3 through 7 herein shall be deemed a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof a person shall be fined in accordance with
A violation of any of the provisions of
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Section 2 or Section 8 shall be deemed a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof a person shall be fined in accordance with
Section 10. All other Orders or parts of Orders in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent that they are in conflict.
Section 11. If any provision of this Order shall be held void or
unconstitutional, all other parts which are not held void or
unconstitutional shall remain in full force and effect.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
COUNTY OF KERB
1. All County pazks and recreations azeas aze open to the public daily from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.. Except
for County employees in the actual discharge of their duties as an employee, no one shall ever be allowed in
Kerr County's parks and recreation areas between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the next day except
with the written permission of the Ken County Judge first being obtained
2. Walking, tunriirig, sitting, jumping, diving or doing any other act on or off of any park dams in County pazks
and recreation azeas, is strictly prohibited.
3. Swimming through or wading over any park dams in any County park or recreation azea is strictly prohibited.
This prohibition includes the Center Point dam.
4. Jumping, diving or any other dangerous act from trees, platforms, high banks, dams or other walkways to enter
streams, rivers or waterways along public property is strictly prohibited
5. No overnight camping of any kind is permitted except with the written permission of the Ken County Judge
fast being obtained.
6. The speed limit for all vehicles in Ken County pazks and recreations azeas is 10 miles an hour and will be
strictly enforced.
7. Anv motor driven vehicle shall not be driven into, along or across any grassy area of a Ken County park or
recreation area.
Destruction of, to or removal of, any pazk vegetation or equipment is strictly prohibited.
9. All fires aze strictly prohibited except in designated fire rings, pits or grills.
10. Climbing of trees in Kerr County's park and recreation areas is strictly prohibited.
11. Noise and sound levels of groups, individuals, radios or any sound equipment deemed a nuisance by the Ken
County Sheriff s Office is strictly prohibited.
12. All commercial ventures are strictly prohibited within any of Kerr County's pazks and recreation azeas except
with the written consent of the Kerr County Judge being fast obtained.
13. Glass containers of every kind and fashion are strictly prohibited in any Kerr County pazk or recreation area.
14. No one shall place or deposit any kind of rubbish on or along any area of County parklands and recreation
azeas.
15. Possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages, of every kind and nature, is strictly prohibited in all Kerr
County parks and recreation areas.
All sound levels must be contained within the immediate area your group occupies.
COUNTY OF KERR. STATE OF TBXAS
ORDER DATED:
AN ORDER ENACTING RULES AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING PARK AND
RECREATION AREAS OF AND IN THE
COUNTY OF KERR, STATE OF TEXAS AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
THEREOF AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the Kerr County Commissioners' Court of Kerr County,
Texas finds that it is necessary and desirable to enact rules and
regulations governing conduct in Kerr County's parks and recreation
areas and to provide for a penalty for violations of such rules and
regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE KERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS'
COURT OF KERR COUNTY, TEXAS:
THAT Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference is hereby adopted by the County of Kerr, State of Texas.
1997.
ROBERT A. DENSON
KERR COUNTY JUDGE
PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING this day of
1997.
ROBERT A. DENSON
KERR COUNTY JUDGE
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PAT DYE
KERR COUNTY CLERK
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING this day of
THOMAS W. POLLARD
KERR COUNTY CIVIL ATTORNEY


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EXHIBIT "A"
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR PARK AND RECREATION AREAS
Section 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. The County of Kerr shall have and
shall exercise the power to control all activities, hours of
visitation, and days and times of opening to the public in all County
Parks and Recreation areas in order to properly protect the citizens
of this community. The said Parks and Recreation areas shall be under
the direct supervision of the Kerr County Judge, the Kerr County
Commissioners and the Sheriff of Kerr County. These officials shall
have the authority to delegate their power of supervision to other
employees of the County, including but not limited to the Sheriff's
officials and deputies of the County of Kerr. The Sheriff's
department of the County of Kerr is charged with the responsibility of
supervising and maintaining law and order in all of the County Park
and Recreation areas in order to protect the peace, health, safety and
general welfare of the public. In order to carry out this provision,
the Sheriff's department, and any and all officers therein, shall have
the authority to make any arrests for violation of any state law, City
Ordinance, or County regulations.
Section 2. SPECIAL EVENTS. Special events to be held in County
Parks and Recreation areas shall obtain a Special Events permit from
the Kerr County Judge.
Section 3. CLOSING HOURS. All of the County Parks and
Recreation areas shall be open daily to the public during the hours of
1
6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except as provided hereafter. They shall be
closed by orders of the Kerr County Judge, any authorized Parks'
personnel and/or the Sheriff of Kerr County or an authorized deputy or
police officer for the purpose of rehabilitation, cleaning, general
supervision, or to protect the health, safety and general welfare of
the public. A person or group may request prior written special
permission to use such areas during the hours they are normally closed
from the Kerr County Judge.
It is unlawful for any person to enter or remain in a County Park
or Recreation area during hours when they are closed as set out above
without the effective written consent of the Kerr County Judge and the
person: (1) Had notice that the entry was forbidden; or {2) Received
notice to depart but failed to do so. For purposes of this Section,
"entry" means the intrusion of the entire body and "notice" means an
oral or written communication by the Kerr County Judge, or any
authorized Parks' personnel, or the Sheriff of Kerr County or any
deputy or police officer; or fencing or other enclosure obviously
designed to exclude intruders during the closed hours; or signs posted
to be reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders.
For the purposes of this Section, "County Park and Recreation
area" includes all areas of the same used for parking of vehicles.
Such parking areas shall be defined as county streets road and shall
be supervised and regulated by the Sheriff's department of the County
of Kerr as all county streets and roads are. Further, the
prohibition in this Section includes individuals who are sitting
inside their vehicles while parked in any of the parking areas.
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Section 4. JUMPING, DIVING, ETC. It shall be unlawful for any
person to:
1. Stand, walk, run, sit, jump, dive or do any other act on or
off any park dams in any County Park or recreations area or to swim
through the openings of any said dams, or attempt to wade or swim
through or over said dams.
2. Enter any lake, river, stream or waterway by jumping, diving
or doing any other dangerous act on or off any bridge, street,
highway, appurtenance, publicly owned land or public right-of-way.
3. Jump, dive or do any other dangerous act from trees,
platforms, high banks, dams or other walkways to enter streams, rivers
or waterways along, or over a part of public property or public
right-of-way.
Section 5. OVERNIGHT CAMPING, PARKING, ETC. It is unlawful
within any County owned park or playground to:
1. Camp overnight; or
2. Park any portable building, camping unit of any type, or
motor vehicle overnight; or
3. Allow any equipment or activity between the hours of 10:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the next day; and
4. The person had notice the activity was forbidden or received
notice to cease or remove the violation and failed to do so. Notice
shall be as defined in Section 3 above.
The only exception to this Section shall be with prior written
approval granted by the Kerr County Judge.
Section 6. VEHICLES. A. It shall be unlawful in a County Park
3
or Recreation area or golf course for any person to:
1. Drive any motor driven vehicle into, along or across any
grassy area unless it is a public roadway maintained by the County of
Kerr for the operation of such vehicles.
2. To drive upon any hike-bike trail, footpath or footbridge
spanning a creek or stream located therein.
This Section 6A. shall not apply to powered golf carts,
wheelchairs, or vehicles being used strictly for the purpose of
loading or unloading freight therein or in the construction,
maintenance or repair of said public parks, public playgrounds, golf
course or public recreation areas which are owned or maintained by the
County of Kerr or with the prior written approval of the Kerr County
Judge.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle on
any street, drive, roadway, or surface within any County park property
at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.
C. No person shall park a vehicle upon any County-owned or
maintained park lands, public playground or public recreation area for
the principal purpose of:
1. Displaying such vehicles for sale, or
2. Washing, greasing, or repairing such vehicles except repairs
necessitated by an emergency.
Section 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. It shall be unlawful in a
park or recreation area for any person to:
1. Pick, pull, pull up, tear up, dig up or out, mutilate, break,
bruise, injure, burn, remove, carry away, or destroy any tree, shrub,
4
plant vine, flower, moss or vegetation, or portion thereof, including
but not limited to leaf, mold, foliage, berries, fruit, grass, turf,
humus, cones, dead or downed wood, except by prior written approval
issued by the Kerr County Judge for scientific or educational
purposes.
2. Build ground fires except in designated fire rings, pits, or
grills.
3. Hit a golf ball except at a designated golf course.
4. Climb trees.
5. Maintain noise and sound levels of groups, individuals,
radios, or any sound equipment at a level considered to be a nuisance
as deemed by the County of Kerr.
6. Engage in any commercial venture without the written
permission of the Kerr County Judge.
Section 8. LITTERING. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Bring, use, carry or dispose of a glass container in any Kerr
County Parks or recreation areas.
2. Throw, deposit, place or drop loose paper, cans, bottles,
sacks, boxes, cloths, waste materials, or any kind of rubbish on or
alongside any street, alley, sidewalk, body of water, playground, or
recreation area of County Park land within the limits of the County
of Kerr.
Section 9. PENALTY. A violation of any of the provisions of
Sections 3 through 7 herein shall be deemed a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof a person shall be fined in accordance with
A violation of any of the provisions of
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Section 2 or Section 8 shall be deemed a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof a person shall be fined in accordance with
Section 10. All other Orders or parts of Orders in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent that they are in conflict.
Section 11. If any provision of this Order shall be held void or
unconstitutional, all other parts which are not held void or
unconstitutional shall remain in full force and effect.
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Ttem 2.18 Consider and discuss
approving and adopting rules
and regulations for County Parks
July 14, 1997
Vol. V page 265