Hours of operation for City-operated reservations; exceptions.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-154
in effect§ 38-154. - Hours of operation for City-operated reservations; exceptions.
(a) City-operated reservations shall be open for public use and occupancy between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. except as otherwise provided in this Code. No person shall refuse to leave any City-operated reservation or remain in any City-operated reservation during such hours the City-operated reservation is closed for public use and occupancy.
(b) No person may enter into or remain upon the reservation:
(1) when lights or sirens indicate otherwise, or
(2) when directed to leave by a City employee, including, but not limited to a police officer, fireman, utilities department employee, or public works department employee, or
(3) once posted as closed by the City.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b) above or elsewhere in this Code, any person or group carrying a valid fishing, hunting, boating, camping or other permit regulated by this article, and actually engaged in that permitted activity, shall be allowed to remain on City-operated reservations during hours the City-operated reservations are closed to public use and occupancy.
(d) Any person may, in accordance with this Code, transverse West Lake Hefner Drive and North Lake Hefner Drive during hours the City-operated reservations are closed to public use and occupancy, except:
(1) as otherwise provided in Subsection (b) above; or
(2) when the West Lake Hefner Drive and North Lake Hefner Drive has closed by the employees of the Utilities Department, Police Department, or Fire Department and has been so signed and barricaded; or
(3) when the City has issued a special permit which authorized the closure West Lake Hefner Drive and North Lake Hefner Drive and the road has been so signed and barricaded; or
(4) as provided elsewhere in this Code.
(Code 1980, § 38-155; Ord. No. 18804, § 1, 7-14-87; Ord. No. 23856, § 1, 5-19-09; Ord. No. 24275, § 1, 5-24-11)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH38PARECUAFET_ARTVLAREGE_DIV1GE_S38-154HOOPCIERREEXFetched: 10/28/2026