[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Perry as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-16-2006 by L.L. No. 4-2006]
This article is adopted pursuant to the authority
of Municipal Home Rule Law § 10 and shall be known as "Creating
Rules and Regulations for the Village of Perry Village Park."
The purpose of this article is to regulate the
use of the Village Park of the Village of Perry to ensure the health,
safety and general welfare of the Village of Perry residents, guests
and visitors.
A.
Park hours. Park hours shall be 6:00 a.m. to 11:00
p.m. year round. No unauthorized person shall for any reason enter
the park prior to 6:00 a.m. or remain within the park after 11:00
p.m.
B.
Park speed limit and parking. No person shall drive
or cause to be driven along or over any road within the park any motor
vehicle, snowmobile or other apparatus at a speed in excess of 15
miles per hour or in a manner which endangers the life or limb of
any person. No person shall park any vehicle in any place where a
sign prohibiting parking has been erected or in any area other than
that designated and posted as a parking area.
C.
Direction of travel. All travel within the park shall
be in a counterclockwise direction.
D.
Courts. Improper use of the tennis and basketball
courts shall be strictly enforced. No skateboards, roller blades or
bicycles are allowed on the tennis and basketball courts at any time.
No person shall cause chalk, markers or any other writing tools to
be used on the tennis and basketball courts.
E.
Firearms. No unauthorized person shall take or otherwise
transport any firearms, air guns, BB guns, paintball guns, slingshots,
fireworks, firecrackers, torpedoes, explosives, swords, knives, or
bows and arrows in the park. Violators will be prosecuted.
F.
Fires. It is unlawful to build any fires in the park
except in grills and/or fireplaces that are specifically designed
and set aside for such purpose, nor shall any lighted matches, cigarettes,
cigars or burning tobacco be deposited or left where a likelihood
of fire may exist. Campfires are strictly prohibited.
G.
Fences. Climbing on any park fence is strictly prohibited.
H.
Garbage; carry-in-carry-out policy. Everything visitors
bring into the park they are required to take out of the park. Littering
of any kind is strictly prohibited. If pavilions and grounds are not
left in a reasonably clean condition, future reservation privileges
may be revoked.
I.
Pavilions. All pavilions are open to the public unless
prior reservation has been made with the Village. To reserve a pavilion,
please contact the Village Hall at 585-237-2216. Pavilions are for
picnics. No skateboards, roller blades or bicycles are allowed.
J.
Pets. No owner or person harboring any pet shall permit
or allow such pet to run at large in the park, unless such pet is
effectively restrained by a leash and accompanied by its owner or
appropriate person able to control the animal. Any person with a dog
or other pet in his or her possession in the park shall be responsible
for both the conduct of the animal and for removal from the park of
feces deposited by such animal. The person with the dog or other pet
must have in his or her possession the equipment required for feces
removal. Bags are available at pet station locations; if empty, it
is still the owner's responsibility for feces removal. Pets are not
permitted in the playground area.
K.
Playground equipment. Equipment is open to all children
unless age restriction limits are posted. All equipment shall be used
in the manner for which it was originally intended.
L.
Preservation of property. No person shall injure,
deface, disturb, mutilate or befoul any part of the park or any of
the buildings, pavilions, signs, equipment, lighting system or other
property found therein or remove, injure, peel, cut or destroy any
trees, plants, flowers, shrubs, fauna or flora.
M.
Swimming/fishing. It is unlawful for any person to
swim or bathe in the pond located in the park. Fishing is allowed
with a child during regular park hours.
N.
General conduct. No person shall engage in any conduct
which is disorderly, unruly or offensive to such a degree that the
same shall constitute an offense under the Penal Law of the State
of New York and/or in a manner that interferes with the reasonable
use of the park by the general public.
O.
Glass containers.
All glass beverage bottles and/or containers are strictly prohibited
anywhere within the park limits.
[Added 8-31-2009 by L.L.
No. 1-2009]
P.
Golf. No
person shall engage in the sport of golf in or on any portion of park
property. This includes, but is not limited to, the swinging of golf
clubs, chipping, driving or putting of golf balls, and the like. Golf
balls or any other types of ball (i.e., Wiffle ball) are prohibited
for this use.
[Added 8-31-2009 by L.L.
No. 1-2009]
[Amended 3-5-2007 by L.L.
No. 1-2007]
Upon conviction, a violation of this article
shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 for each and every
such offense, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days,
or both.