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Council asks staff to draft ordinance adopting parks board hours and rules, with pickleball hours flagged for neighbor review
Summary
After a presentation on park rules and hours, the council directed staff to draft an ordinance reflecting Parks Board recommendations (general hours, facility-specific hours, geocaching allowed, smoking/vaping ban) and to bring it forward for public hearing; pickleball hours will be monitored for neighbor impacts.
City engineer Mark Hersey presented proposed citywide park rules and hours May 19 and summarized the Parks Board's recommendations for amendments to Battleground Municipal Code (BGMC) on park hours, permitted uses and signage.
The Parks Board recommended general park hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; facility-specific hours for Kiwanis pickleball and basketball courts of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and a skate-park schedule of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The board also recommended adding geocaching as an allowed use (without damage), and an explicit ban on smoking and vaping in city parks.
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