[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Willamsville as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
Any public entertainments, demonstrations, assemblies,
military and other parades are prohibited in Glen Park and/or Glen
Park approaches without the written permission of the Glen Park Joint
Board and permit issued through the office of the Village or Town
Clerk.
No commercial solicitation or display of any
sort shall be permitted within the confines of Glen Park without the
written permission of the Glen Park Joint Board and permit issued
through the office of the Village or Town Clerk.
No sound-amplification systems shall be used
within the confines of Glen Park without written permission of the
Glen Park Joint Board and permit issued through the office of the
Village or Town Clerk.
No person shall discharge any firearm or fireworks
of any description, throw stones or missiles, build any open fire
or carry any firearm in Glen Park.
Team sports or organized athletic competition
of any type is forbidden in Glen Park.
No person shall damage any plant, shrub, flower
or tree, or deface, damage or remove any park equipment, building,
monument, natural object, sign or marker, or molest wildlife.
No person shall throw or dump any material except
in containers provided.
All such vehicles as defined in the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York and, in addition thereto,
minibikes, mopeds, snowmobiles and all other motorized recreational
vehicles, except for emergency vehicles and vehicles operated by the
Department of Public Works of the town and village, are forbidden
within the confines of Glen Park.
[Amended 3-13-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017]
Glen Park shall be closed to the public each
night between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and sunrise the following morning.
No unaccompanied minor shall be in Glen Park after dusk.
No person shall swim or wade in Glen Park.
Upon entering Glen Park, a cyclist shall dismount
and wheel the cycle through on foot using paths.
No alcoholic beverages shall be consumed in
Glen Park.
Dogs and horses shall not be allowed in Glen
Park.
Skateboarding, unicycling and roller-skating
are not allowed in Glen Park.
[Adopted 2-22-1988 by L.L. No. 5-1988]
This Article is intended to establish enforceable
procedures governing use by individuals and/or groups of individuals
of all public parks and recreation areas within the Village of Williamsville,
except Glen Park.
[Amended 11-27-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
A. All Village parks and public recreation areas shall
be open to the public each day from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. No
person shall remain in any Village park or public recreation facility
after the hour of closing. No unaccompanied minor shall be in any
park after dusk.
[Amended 3-13-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017]
B. The Village Board may, by resolution, extend or restrict
use to accommodate the legitimate needs of any special event or program.
C. Full facilities, except wading pools, shall be available
from May 20 through October 15 in all village parks and public recreation
areas.
A. A use permit shall be required in order to reserve
the exclusive use of any pavilion or shelter in any village park or
recreation area.
B. An alcoholic beverage permit shall be required for
the consumption of the same in any village park or recreation area.
C. Use permits or alcoholic beverage permits shall be
granted only upon written application on forms as adopted from time
to time by resolution of the Village Board.
D. A schedule of permit fees shall be established by
resolution of the Village Board.
E. Any permit application shall be accompanied by the
necessary fee.
A. Daily opening and closing hours for swimming and wading
pools operated by the village shall be set annually by the Village
Board.
B. Seasonal opening and closing dates for swimming and
wading pools operated by the village shall be set annually by the
Village Board.
C. Any use by the public of swimming and wading pools
operated by the village during times when the same are closed is prohibited.
[Amended 5-26-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
No pets shall be permitted in any Village park
or recreation area, except as follows:
A. Leashed
dogs shall be allowed in Island Park.
B. Leashed
dogs shall be allowed in South Long Park.
C. Leashed
dogs shall be allowed on Lehigh Memory Trail.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by L.L. No. 11-2020]
No motor vehicle shall be operated in any Village park or recreation area, except for utility, police, emergency or Village purposes, without a written permit. Subject to §
70-11, bicycles shall be operated within the confines of any Village park or recreation area only in a safe manner and at a prudent speed, not to exceed 10 miles per hour in South Long, Island or Garrison Park or 15 miles per hour along the Lehigh Memory Trail.
No organized league or sports club shall sponsor
or perform in any athletic contest in Island Park or Garrison Park.
A. Possession of any alcoholic beverages in any village
park or recreation area without an alcoholic beverage permit is prohibited.
B. An alcoholic beverage permit shall be granted only
upon the condition that the applicant for such permit agrees in writing
to the following:
(1) To observe faithfully all laws regulating the consumption
of alcoholic beverages.
(2) To assume full responsibility for any injury or damage
to persons or property as a result of the presence or consumption
of such alcoholic beverages.
(3) To police the conduct of all persons comprising the
party to which the permit is granted so as to prevent any disorderly
conduct, drunkenness or other conduct of such a nature as to materially
impair the enjoyment of other persons legally using the park or recreation
area.
[Added 8-26-1991 by L.L. No. 7-1991]
No person shall deposit any refuse, litter or
garbage in any village park or recreation area except in designated
containers maintained for such purpose.
No person shall mar, deface, injure or destroy
any structure or equipment located in any public park or recreation
area nor shall any person destroy, damage, cut down or otherwise injure
any tree or shrub so located.
No person or group shall conduct any public
sales or exchanges or advertisements for the same in any village park
or recreation areas nor shall any person or group conduct any demonstration,
parade or assembly of any kind or use any sound-amplifying devices
or loudspeaking systems in such areas without having first secured
a written permit from the Village Clerk.
A Parks and Playground Committee, whose members
are to be appointed by the Village Board, shall be charged with preparation
of regulations governing the conduct and use of all village parks
and playgrounds. All such regulations shall be effective only upon
approval by resolution of the Village Board.
[Added 10-25-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this section is to preserve the public health and welfare
by creating a healthier community, a cleaner environment and offering
a role model for children by prohibiting smoking in the Village's
parks and playgrounds.
B. Smoking
prohibited in certain areas. Smoking is prohibited within 100 feet
of any pool, wading pool, playground, play equipment or athletic field
located in any Village park or playground regulated under this article,
including, but not limited to, Garrison Park, Island Park, South Long
Park and the Lehigh Memory Trail. Smoking is also prohibited in any
Village park regulated under this article during any event permitted
or sponsored by the Village.
C. It is unlawful
for any person to dispose of any smoking materials, including, but
not limited to, cigarette/cigar butts and filters, within any Village
park or playground regulated under this article in any place other
than a trash receptacle.
[Added 10-25-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed $250.