[Adopted 6-2-1994 by L.L.
No. 4-1994]
The following rules of conduct are established for all persons within
the confines of Vitale Park, a park owned and operated by the Town of Livonia,
Livingston County, New York, in the Hamlet of Lakeville in such township:
A. No person shall disturb the peace and good order.
B. No person shall refuse to comply with a lawful order
of the police or town official.
C. No person except a peace officer shall have or carry
any dangerous weapons, concealed or otherwise, while in the park.
D. No person shall use obscene, profane or abusive language
while in the park.
E. No person shall loiter in or near toilet buildings while
in the park.
F. No person shall carry, fire or discharge any firearm,
nor carry any rocket, torpedo or other fireworks, nor use any bow or arrow,
nor engage in trapping or hunting within the park.
G. No person shall remove or mutilate any vegetation while
in the park.
H. No person shall cause damage to any building, notice,
billboard or any other facility within the park.
I. No person shall litter or otherwise deposit any other
material within the park or any of its paths or roadways. All items brought
into the park by users thereof shall be removed by those users.
J. No person shall write, paint or carve on any tree, bench,
park structure, sidewalk, pathway or road within the park.
K. No person shall kill, injure, harass or unnecessarily
disturb any waterfowl, birds or animals within the park.
L. No person shall injure, deface, disturb or befoul any
part of the park or any of its buildings, signs or equipment.
M. No person shall ride or lead a horse in the park.
N. No person shall appear in the park in a state of nudity
or commit, perform or engage in any lewd, lascivious, obscene or indecent
act or behavior, and no person shall make any indecent exposure of his or
her person within the park.
O. No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful
directive of a peace officer within the park.
P. No person shall be permitted to remain, stop or park
within the confines of the park between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
during the period between November 15 to April 1 or between the hours of 10:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m. during the period between April 2 and November 14.
Q. No person shall bring into or keep in the park any dog,
cat or other household pet, except for service dogs when actually in use for
such service and dogs in the employ of a police or peace officer.
[Amended 7-30-1998 by L.L.
No. 6-1998]
R. No person shall skateboard or ride a two-wheel bicycle
within the park. Persons may roller skate and/or roller blade (in-line skate)
within the park between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. only, but such
activities may not be carried on within the park at any other time.
S. No person shall picnic or cook in any area not designated
for that purpose by the Town Board or make or kindle any fire except in places
provided.
T. No person shall post or display any sign, banner, advertisement
or notice of any sort within the park without prior permission of the Town
Board.
U. No person who is the parent, guardian, custodian or someone
acting in loco parentis of any minor shall permit him or her to do any act
which would constitute a violation of these regulations.
[Amended 7-30-1998 by L.L.
No. 6-1998]
Any person, firm or corporation which violates any provision of this
chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than $250
or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Each day that such violation continues shall be considered a separate and
distinct offense.
[Adopted 11-5-1998 by L.L.
No. 7-1998]
The Town Board of the Town of Livonia hereby affirms that providing
for the safety, health and general welfare of the residents of the town and
those visitors who use its linear park or trail facilities is an important
matter of public policy. It is the intention and purpose of this article to
prevent the occurrence of bodily injury or damage to residents or users of
the linear trail or park, as well as to minimize the possibility of damage
or nuisance or annoyance to those landowners adjacent to the linear trail
or park.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
LINEAR TRAIL
A path or right-of-way or trail, defined and marked as such, adapted
and designated for use by pedestrians, hikers, joggers, cross-country skiers,
bicyclists and other nonmotorized uses.
The Town Board shall cause to be posted at all times the current rules
and regulations governing the use of the linear trails or parks within the
town and shall take reasonable care to ensure that such regulations and rules
are legible and visible during the hours of operation of the park or trail.
It is the intention of the Board that this precaution shall constitute notice
to the users of the trail or linear park of the current rules and regulations
applicable to its use, including any extraordinary or special regulations
that may apply, from time to time.
This article shall be effective immediately upon its filing with the
Office of the Secretary of State or upon personal service or delivery of a
copy of such rules or regulations upon any party or upon the instance of any
public official, peace officer, police officer or code enforcement official
drawing attention of a park or trail user to the posted rules and regulations
that are found at linear park entrances.