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Ordinance 4 CITY OF KANNAPOLIS ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Kannapolis, that the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, "Parks and Recreation" is hereby amended pursuant to North Carolina Session Law 2013 -369 as follows: Section 12- 27(a), is hereby amended by the underlined language to read as follows: "(a) Firearms. No person shall carry, possess or use any firearm or other dangerous weapon upon any Park Property, save and except a permitted concealed handgun in accordance with NCGS Section 14- 415.11(c). However, pursuant to NCGS Section 14- 415.23, permitted concealed handguns are prohibited in any municipal recreation facility as defined herein. For the purposes of this Section, a municipal Recreation Facility is defined as follows: (1) an athletic field, including any appurtenant facilities such as restrooms, during an organized athletic event if the field had been scheduled for use with the municipality office responsible for operation of the park or recreational area, (2) a swimming pool, including any appurtenant facilities used for dressing storage of personal items, or other uses relating to the swimming pool, and (3 ) a facility used for athletic events, including, but not limited to, a gymnasium. For the purposes of this section, the term "recreational facilities" does not include any greenway, designated biking or walking path, an area that is customarily used as a walkway or bike path although not specifically designated for such use, open areas or fields where athletic events may occur unless the area qualifies as an "athletic field" defined above. The following Recreational Facilities are specifically identified by the City of Kannapolis in compliance with NCGS Section 14- 415.23 (1) Village Park playground, splashpad, and an area twenty feet in width around this facility. (2) Village Park entire premises during events when beer and wine are being sold. (3) Bakers Creek park playgr-e tennis courts, golf area, ballfield, basketball courts, and an area twenty feet in width around these facilities inclusive of seating areas. (4) Walter M. Safrit Park ballfields and play gr-e , „ a and an area twenty feet in width around these facilities inclusive of seating areas. (5) CMC -NE Baseball Stadium entire complex within fenced area and within twenty feet thereof. NA Y, mantes !��see��ir:�s��e!��rres�.�s�: �ee�sitre�. MORENO (i) Nothing in this Section shall preclude the holder of a concealed handgun permit from securing a handgun in a locked vehicle, within the trunk, glove box, or other enclosed compartment or area within or on the motor vehicle at the Recreation Facility. G -2 Page 307