3. Ordinance amended/regulating the use of park campsites

SUBJECT: AMENDED ORDINANCE #1997-3 (COUNTY PARK CAMPSITES) PAGE 2 OF 3 38.05 Any campsite or camping equipment which is left unoccupied or unattended for more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours, without written authorization from a representative of the Cass County Park Board, will be deemed to be abandoned and subject to towing and impound by the county at the expense of the owner or user. 2. For purposes of this ordinance, camping equipment shall include, but not be limited to, vehicles, recreational vehicles, campers, boats, trailers, or any other thing which is generally recognized as recreational camping equipment. 3. The following service fees apply for the use of electricity and water at the campsites: $5 per day or $100 per month for electrical sites; $10 per day or $150 per month for water, sewer and electrical sites, both limited to one 30-day reservation at a time. 4. Group activities attended by more than twenty-five individuals are prohibited without a permit issued by the Cass County Auditor's Office. A $25 fee will be charged for the application of such permit. 5. Fireworks, model rocket enQines, or combustible or explosive material prohibited. a. No person may possess, discharge or set off within any area of Brewer Lake Park any form of fireworks, model rocket engine, or combustible or explosive. b. The term "fireworks" means any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substance or article prepared for the purpose of producinQ a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation. c. "Model rocket engine" means a commercially manufactured, non-reusable rocket propulsion device constructed of a non-metallic casing and solid propellant wherein all of the ingredients are self-contained so as not to require mixing or handling by the user. d. "Combustible or explosive material" does not include matches, butane, kerosene, propane or similar fuels and devices used in the ordinary course of camping. 6. No burning will be allowed except in designated fireplaces. 7. Use of firearms within the park is prohibited. 8. Cutting, damaQing, or destroyinQ any trees within park area is prohibited. 9. DOQS must be leashed within the park area. 10. Brewer Lake Park will have a curfew of 11 :30 PM. After 11 :30 PM. no unnecessary noise or unnecessary drivinQ or consumption of alcohol will be permitted.