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Weatherford council adopts ordinance standardizing park hours, leash rules and vehicle limits

Weatherford City Council · May 12, 2026
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Summary

On a 5-0 vote the Weatherford City Council adopted Ordinance 02020-25 to revise park regulations: it standardizes park definitions, sets hours citywide (6 a.m.–10 p.m.), clarifies leash rules and camping restrictions, limits motorized vehicles to designated roads and highlights existing prohibitions on firearm discharges in parks.

The Weatherford City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 02020-25, which updates the city's park regulations to standardize park definitions, hours and several enforcement provisions, the council said.

Shannon Goodman, director of parks, recreation and special events, told the council the ordinance revises Title 9, Chapter 11 to bring neighborhood parks, community parks, special use parks, lakefront parks, athletic fields and open-space green belts under a consistent definition so the same rules can apply across property types. Goodman said the ordinance…

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