[Adopted 5-14-1974 by Ord. No. 2874 (Ch.
415 of the 2004 Code)]
The use of all recreational facilities under
the control of the Township of Union in the County of Union shall
be restricted to residents of the Township of Union and guests of
said residents as hereinafter provided.
No guest shall use any of said facilities, unless
he shall be accompanied by a resident of said Township of Union.
All residents using any of the recreational
facilities of said Township shall be required, on demand of the Recreation
Superintendent or the person then in charge of said facility, to furnish
proof of residency.
[Amended 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 4842]
There shall be no mutilation of destruction
of any Township-owned property located in any recreational facility.
[Amended 5-28-1974 by Ord. No. 2882]
Authority is hereby given to the Superintendent
of Recreation to promulgate rules and regulations for the operation
of Township recreational facilities, including the designation of
hours during which individual recreational facilities shall be available
for use.
Gambling of any kind shall be prohibited in
all recreational facilities.
There will be no rough behavior or disorderly
conduct of any kind which may endanger the safety, health or morals
of persons using any of the recreational facilities of said Township.
All refuse shall be deposited in containers
provided for that purpose.
[Amended 5-28-1974 by Ord. No. 2882; 4-24-2012 by Ord. No.
5239]
Authority is hereby given to the Superintendent
of Recreation to issue both individual and organizational permits
for the use of the recreational facilities of the Township, which
said permits shall designate the type of use, the location, the date
and the times within which the permit shall be in force. The provisions
of this article pertaining to residency shall not be applicable in
those instances in which the use of any recreational facilities has
been authorized by a permit issued by the Superintendent to an organization
or group of people, which said permit authorizes said use by more
than 12 persons.
A.
Any organization, group or entity running a program
that is not sponsored by the Union Recreation Department must provide
a certificate of insurance in the amount of $500,000 naming the Township
of Union as an additional insured prior to the issuance of said permit.
B.
Any organization, group or entity running a program
that is not sponsored by the Union Recreation Department is responsible
for cleaning up after its game, practice or activity, and said debris
must be deposited in bags or cans at the field or the facility.
C.
All scheduled softball games sponsored by the Union
Recreation Department have priority over picnic permits.
D.
All permits issued to the Union Board of Education
have priority over any issued field permit.
E.
Any organization, group or entity running a program
must pay, prior to the issuance of a permit a permit fee as follows:
$200 per day, $100 per 1/2 day (up to four hours) or $25 per one hour,
along with a maintenance bond in the amount of $200. Any request for
a fee waiver shall be made to the Township Committee. If the organization,
group or entity is a Union-based program, meaning the majority of
participants are Union residents, prior to the issuance of a permit,
the fee shall be $100 per day or $50 per 1/2 day (up to four hours).
Any request for a fee waiver shall be made to the Township Committee.
[Amended 6-24-2014 by Ord. No. 5311; 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 5339]
F.
If a field becomes unusable for any reason, the
permit holder will be notified. Any use of the field after the permit
holder is notified that the field is unusable will result in a revocation
of the permit.
G.
The permit must be in the permit holder's possession
when utilizing the field or facility.
[Added 1-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 5361; amended at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
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Category
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Fees
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|---|---|---|
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Camps, clinics, programs and workshops
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Camps and clinics, daily rate
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Up to $100
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Programs and workshops, daily rate
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Up to $250
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Leagues (adult 18+, child 2 to 17)
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Adult: in-town individual
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Up to $75
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Adult: out-of-town individual
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Up to $100
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Adult: in-town team
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Up to $1,000
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Adult: out-of-town team
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Up to $1,050
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Child: in-town individual
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Up to $250
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Maintenance fees
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Weekend tournament/multihour rental
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$250/day/employee
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Key deposits
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$25 to $100
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[Amended 5-28-1974 by Ord. No. 2882; 10-28-1986 by Ord. No.
3879; 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. 3998; 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 4842; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art.
I)]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article or of any permit issued pursuant thereto or disturbing
or interfering with any person or group occupying any area or participating
in any activity pursuant to a permit shall be subject to one or more
of the following: imprisonment in the county jail or in any other
place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners
for any term not exceeding 90 days or by a fine not exceeding $2,000
or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, to become
effective on the effective date of this section; and, further, that
any such person so violating any of the provisions of this article
may be summarily evicted from any recreational facility in the Township
of Union in the County of Union.
