§ 110-60. Use of public parks at night.

(a)

No person shall be in any park or upon any park lane or park drive between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily, except that the hours for use of the Chastain Park amphitheater are extended until 1:00 a.m. on nights when performances are being given in the Chastain Park amphitheater as provided in section 110-59(c), or except if the person has a festival or assembly permit for consecutive days and is performing duties not possible during the normal festival or assembly hours.

(b)

This section shall not prevent the use at any time of thoroughfares that are part of the system of streets and highways of the city which traverse any part or portion of any public park.

(c)

No person shall park any vehicle on any of the roads, drives, avenues or parking lots in any park between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily. The chief of staff may provide a parking permit exempting a vehicle from this rule, to any person(s) involved with a legitimately permitted event occurring in any park, where the chief of staff finds that said person has a legitimate need to park her/his vehicle in said park between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Nothing in this section shall limit the Commissioner's authority to close portions of a park to traffic at other times, as is provided in Code section 110-61.

(d)

The park hours established in subsection 110-60(a) above shall not apply to any person who is part of a permitted outdoor event, pursuant to Chapter 142 of this Code of Ordinances, that occurs at the Outdoor Activity Center located at 1442 Richland Road, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia. Outdoor events at the Outdoor Activity Center may occur past 11:00 p.m. and may be overnight events, provided that the applicable city-issued outdoor event permit is received by the host.

(e)

The park hours established in subsection 110-60(a) above shall not apply to any person who has obtained a permit, pursuant to section 110-3(g) of this Code of Ordinances, to utilize the Lake Allatoona Property. Use of the Lake Allatoona property may occur past 11:00 p.m. and may extend overnight if the applicable city-issued permit is received.

(f)

The park hours established in subsection 110-60(a) above shall not apply to overnight events as defined in and meeting the criteria of section 110-75(c) of this Code of Ordinances.

(Code 1977, § 10-2008; Ord. No. 1997-41, § 1, 7-15-97; Ord. No. 1997-49, § 1, 10-14-97; Ord. No. 2003-112, § 5, 12-9-03; Ord. No. 2012-14(12-O-0361), § 1, 3-28-12; Ord. No. 2013-62(13-O-1243), § 4, 11-27-13 )