Playground Rules - TURNBERRY PARK
The Turnberry neighborhood is a fantastic location where 475 homes are surrounded by four parks/playgrounds, 19 acres of open spaces, a community swimming pool, the Turnberry Elementary School and 1/2 mile from the Bison Ridge Recreation Center.
The District maintains two parks/playgrounds in the Turnberry neighborhood. The playground pictured above is located on the west side of the community swimming pool center. The playground pictured on the right is located at the south end of the neighborhood at E 104th Drive and Turnberry Drive.
The park hours for the two District parks are 6:00am to 10:00pm every day.
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On the east side of the Turnberry neighborhood is Turnberry Elementary School and a 9 1/2 acre park (pictured on the left) maintained by Commerce City. |
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Commerce City Dog Leash Ordinances |
Commerce City animal control ordinances apply to all open spaces--including the park and playground area--maintained and operated by the District. Commerce City' Animal Control Division is responsible for enforcing the City's animal control ordinances.
[As of November 2013] Per the animal code section of Commerce City’s ordinances (section 4-2005):
- It is a civil infraction for the owner of any animal to fail to keep such animal on the premises of the owner unless such animal is under the control of the owner under one (1) of the following conditions:
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The animal is on a leash, cord or chain no longer than ten (10) feet in length, held by a competent person who is (1) physically able to control the animal and (2) maintaining physical control of the animal.
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Within a vehicle, or similarly physically confined to ensure that the animal will not escape, and without access to passersby |
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- It unlawful for the owner of any animal to permit such animal, whether or not running at large, to destroy, damage or cause injury to any shrubbery, plants, flowers, grass, lawn, fence or other property whatsoever upon any public or private premises not owned or occupied by the owner of such animal.
- This section shall not apply to dogs running off leash within the physical confines of an area designated by the city as an off-leash dog park site. [The Turnberry park, playground and surrounding area is not designated as an off-leash dog park site.]
Please contact Commerce City's Animal Control Department directly regarding any questions or concerns about City animal control ordinances and related enforcement actions. |
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