[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Rotterdam 8-17-1977 by L.L. No. 11-1977; amended in its entirety
1-1-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Continuing commercial and residential development within the
Town has created a compelling need to acquire, improve, preserve,
protect, maintain the availability of, and improve the Town's
parks, natural areas, wetlands, trails, and other similar such open
land for active and passive park and recreational facilities, and
preserve open areas, to enhance the general quality of life and the
environment of the Town, and thereby benefit the residents and taxpayers
of the Town.
The following acts by any person within the confines of any
of the parks, playground or public places of the Town of Rotterdam
are hereby prohibited:
A.
Climbing trees or cutting, breaking, injuring, defacing or disturbing
any tree, shrub, plant, rock, building, monument, fence, bench or
other structure, apparatus or property; plucking, pulling up, cutting,
taking or removing any tree, shrub, bush, plant or flowers; gathering
or taking any fruit or nut; or cutting, writing or marking upon any
building, monument, fence, bench, table or other structure, apparatus
or property.
B.
Injuring, defacing or destroying any notices, rules or regulations
posted for the government of the park or playground.
C.
Cutting or removing any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand or gravel.
D.
No one shall kindle, build, maintain or use a fire within the confines
of any park except in park grills provided there for the preparation
of food.
E.
Indulging in riotous, boisterous, threatening, immoral or indecent
conduct.
F.
Using any abusive, threatening, profane, immoral, indecent or suggestive
language.
G.
A person shall not use park property or streets within park property
for business or professional purposes involving the sale of any goods
or the rendering of any service for a fee or for the purpose of soliciting
alms or contributions unless authorized to do so.
H.
Throwing or disposing of any bottle, tin can, broken glass, paper,
clothes, rubbish, pet waste or offal of any description except in
receptacles provided for that purpose.
I.
Firearms of any kind, air guns, compressed-gas or spring-operated
guns, bows and arrows or slingshots shall not be used or carried.
J.
No one shall have, possess, carry, consume or transport any illegal
substance, drug, stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic agent in
or upon any Town parkland or lands under the jurisdiction of the Town
Board. No one shall have, possess, carry, consume or transport any
liquor, wine, beer or other alcoholic beverage in or upon any Town
parkland or lands under the jurisdiction of the Town Board.
K.
Smoking is expressly prohibited within the confines of any Rotterdam
Town Park. "Smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying
any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or any form of lighted object
such as e-cigarettes, or device which contains tobacco. Smoking is
not permitted inside any building.
L.
No person shall deposit or abandon in any park, driveway, or parking
lot or in the waters in any such park or adjacent to any such park
any garbage, sewage, refuse, trash, waste, grass clippings, branches,
or other obnoxious material except in receptacles provided for such
purposes. The general policy is carry in/carry out unless receptacles
are specifically provided.
M.
A person shall not post, distribute, or leave about any bills, placards,
tickets, handbills, circulars, advertisements in any form or any other
matter for advertising purposes.
N.
All permit holders are prohibited from assigning or subletting their
right to any other person or corporation without the express written
consent of the Town of Rotterdam.
O.
No live bands, disc jockey or karaoke, except with permission noted
on the permit.
P.
Adult entertainment is prohibited.
Q.
Amusement rides or inflatables are prohibited, except with permission
noted on the permit.
R.
Horseback riding or pony rides are prohibited, except with permission
noted on the permit.
S.
Golfing is prohibited.
T.
Tents are prohibited, except for festivals or tournaments with permission
noted on permit.
U.
Unlicensed motor vehicles, minibikes, snowmobiles, ATVs, go-carts,
etc. are prohibited.
V.
Speeding is prohibited. Patrons must observe the park speed limit
at all times.
W.
Blocking fire lanes or access roads is prohibited. Patrons may use
designated parking areas only. Cars may be towed or ticketed.
No person shall modify, alter, make improvements to the existing
landscape and structures or erect any structure, stand or platform,
whether temporary or permanent, without the written permission of
the Coordinator or his or her designee.
A.
Permits for field use, generally.
(1)
A field use permit is required for sports leagues desiring to use
Town fields. Field permits for seasonal sport (spring, summer and
fall seasons) shall be submitted by the end of February each year.
Field use permits for sports leagues shall be for a two-and-one-half-month
play season. Game schedules, rosters, and insurance certification
shall be submitted with league permits. Proposed extended play, clinic
and camp applications for a permit shall be applied for at least 30
days before the proposed event.
(2)
A certificate of insurance shall be supplied by the applicant with
any permit application and shall be filed with the Town Clerk before
the event takes place, with a copy of the approved permit. The certificate
of insurance shall name the Town of Rotterdam and its agents and employees
as additional named insureds on a primary and noncontributory basis
on a general liability policy in an amount no less than $1,000,000
per occurrence, with a $3,000,000 aggregate.
(3)
Payment in full for season use is due upon receipt of the approved
permit by the league representative, with all checks made payable
to the Town of Rotterdam and all payments made to the Rotterdam Receiver
of Taxes Office at the time of application.
(4)
All events and field use shall comply with the New York State Fire Prevention Code and Building Code, as adopted in Chapter 154 of this code.
(5)
Applications for any permits and/or programs shall be made to the
Coordinator on forms supplied by him or her. For each application
submitted, the applicant shall pay an application fee which shall
be set by the Town Board by resolution.
(6)
The Coordinator or his or her duly authorized representative is hereby
authorized to deny the issuance of any such permit. Any violation
of the terms and conditions of a permit issued hereunder, or of this
chapter or a rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, or any
other applicable law or ordinance, by the permittee, his agents or
employees, shall constitute grounds for the immediate revocation of
such permit by the Coordinator, which revocation shall be final and
without appeal. No permit for the same purpose shall be issued to
any person whose permit has been revoked hereunder for a period of
one year following the date of such revocation.
(7)
In the case of the revocation on any permit, all moneys paid for
or on account thereof shall, at the option of the Coordinator, be
forfeited to and retained by the Town; and the permittee, together
with his agents and employees who violated such terms and conditions,
shall be jointly and severally liable to the Town of Rotterdam for
any damages and loss suffered by it in excess of money so forfeited
and retained; but neither such forfeiture and retention by the Town
of the whole or any part of such moneys, nor the recovery or collection
of such damages, or both, shall in any manner relieve such person
or persons from liability for punishment for any violation of any
law or ordinance of the Town or rule or regulation of the Coordinator.
(8)
No person shall procure, transfer or otherwise use an approved identification
permit contrary to this or the rules and regulations of the Coordinator
or in any other illegal manner.
(9)
No permit shall be issued to any individual or organization which
has previously been issued a permit and has failed to comply with
the provisions hereof for a period of six months.
(10)
The Town shall not be responsible for loss, damage or theft
to cars and their contents, to private property, nor to the contents
of baskets and lockers; such loss, whether inside of buildings or
on the grounds of the park, shall be the patron's responsibility.
B.
Permits for tournaments; additional requirements. Special permits
will be required for all tournaments. Applications for a tournament
permit shall be applied for at least 60 days before the proposed event
and shall be limited to two successive days. Tournament permits shall
not be approved until all summer league applications for field use,
submitted by May 1, have been approved or denied.
C.
Scheduling. The Town of Rotterdam may schedule all proposed events
during any time period when there are no scheduled activities.
Each park or playground shall be closed each night between the
hours of 9:00 p.m. prevailing time and sunrise the following morning,
and the loitering, lounging or being present in any park or playground
at any time within said hours shall be deemed a violation of this
rule, except by permit.
All permits provided for hereunder shall be issued by the Department
of Public Works.
The Coordinator or his or her designee shall enforce this chapter.
Any person who violates this chapter or knowingly permits the
violation of this chapter or any of the provisions thereof shall be
deemed to have committed a violation against this chapter, and any
person convicted of any such violation shall be deemed liable to a
penalty of not less than $250 for the first conviction or by imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both; $500 for the second conviction
or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both; and
$750 for the third conviction or by imprisonment for a period not
to exceed 15 days, or both.
A.
All motorized vehicles, except for recognized emergency, maintenance and patrol vehicles, are expressly prohibited on the Riverfront Bike/Hike Trail during the months commencing April 1 and terminating November 1 of each year. Snowmobiles may use the Riverfront Bike/Hike Trail as indicated in Subsection B, provided that there exists a minimum of four inches of snow on the trail at the time of use.
B.
Snowmobiles are the only motorized vehicles that will be permitted
on the western portion of the Riverfront Bike/Hike Trail in the Town
of Rotterdam, the area designated commencing at Scrafford Lane, eastward,
to the mouth of the Plotterkill at the Triple Arch Bridge (Baan's
Orchard), during the months commencing November 1 of each year and
terminating on April 1 of the following year. Signs will be posted
in this area indicating permitted use of snowmobiles.
A.
All motorized vehicles, except for recognized emergency, maintenance
and patrol vehicles, are expressly prohibited in the Plotterkill Preserve,
with the exception of snowmobiles, which are restricted to a designated
area located in the northwestern corner of the preserve which is accessible
through private property.
B.
Hunting is prohibited.
A.
The Town of Rotterdam Nature Trail, and designated parking areas
used in connection therewith, are public places, and the rules, regulations,
restrictions and prohibitions contained in this chapter applicable
to parks, playgrounds and public places apply to use of the Nature
Trail and said parking areas.
B.
In addition, the following regulations shall apply:
(1)
Domestic animals are not permitted on the Nature Trail except for
use by the handicapped.
(2)
Motorized vehicles are not permitted on the Nature Trail except for
recognized handicapped, emergency, maintenance and patrol vehicles.
(3)
Parking of vehicles at any location other than in parking areas designated
for the users of the Nature Trail is prohibited.
(4)
Bicycles are not permitted on the Nature Trail.
(5)
Hunting, fishing and trapping are not permitted on or from the Nature
Trail.
(6)
Parking of vehicles in excess of two tons, excluding school buses,
is prohibited.
[Added 5-9-2018 by L.L. No. 6-2018]
C.
Entrance to the Nature Trail and to the parking areas designated
for users of the Nature Trail is prohibited between the hours of dusk
to dawn.
