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PARK GUIDELINES AND RULES

Welcome to our parks!

All park spaces, including the gazebo, picnic shelters, tables, barbecues, etc. are available on a first-come, first-serve basis only. You may use the spaces for events such as birthday parties or weddings, but you will not have amenities such as barricades, reserved sections, staff support.

If your event includes major components such as structures (tents, special tables, inflatable bounce toys, etc.) or a band or amplified music, you should obtain a free special event permit so that our police department is aware of your celebration in advance.

City of Sumner parks are open 8 am to 10 pm (Ord. 1812 § 5, 1997)

Do not cut, destroy or remove any plant, shrub or structure.

Please put trash in appropriate garbage containers only.

Please pick up after your animals and dispose in garbage containers only.

Do not set off any fireworks or other explosive devices in any parks.

Firearms and other weapons are prohibited within the parks.

Possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.

Golfing is prohibited--please use Sumner Meadows only for golf.

Motorized vehicles are prohibited within the park, excluding City maintenance vehicles.

Do not ride bicycles, skateboards, rollerskates, or in-line skates, except on pathways and other areas designated and posted to specifically permit such activities.

Rockets or gas powered model aircraft are prohibited.

All animals in a park shall be on a leash, and the owners of the animals shall be responsible for disposing of, in a sanitary fashion, any animal excrement. Horses are not permitted.

Fires are prohibited, except in barbecues.

Athletic teams participating in an athletic league organized by any public, private or nonprofit organization shall use, for competitive events or for practices, only those fields or facilities designated for use for that athletic event. (Ord. 1994 § 1, 2002: Ord. 1812 § 4, 1997)