[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Ossining 6-12-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
The Town Board of the Town of Ossining finds
it desirable and necessary to enact rules and regulations governing
the use and enjoyment of its public parks.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985; 7-22-1997 by L.L. No.
4-1997; 8-14-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
This chapter shall apply to Ryder Memorial Park,
Gerlach Park, Louis H. Engel, Jr., Memorial Park, Cedar Lane Park,
Buck Johnson Park and Sally Swope Sitting Park.
A.Â
Permits will be issued to organizations and groups
of 20 or more. The individual applicant must be a resident of the
Town of Ossining and must be at least 21 years of age. The Recreation
Director reserves the right to request a list of the members of the
organization or group.
B.Â
Reservations and applications must be submitted no
later than 15 days prior to the requested date.
C.Â
Dates of reservations will be assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. The Recreation Director reserves the right to
deny any application for a date when a park site will be used for
a program sponsored by the Recreation Department, and all reservations
involving sites with playing fields are subject to a priority with
respect to the use of such fields in favor of regularly scheduled
games authorized by the Recreation Department of the Town of Ossining.
[Amended 8-14-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
D.Â
A permit shall be valid only for the day it is issued
and for the hours the park is open for use.
[Added 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
A.Â
Fees for specific parks; insurance.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985; 3-24-1987 by L.L. No.
1-1987; 1-22-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991; 7-22-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997; 8-14-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
(1)Â
Fees for use of Ryder Memorial Park, Gerlach Park,
Louis H. Engel, Jr., Memorial Park, and Cedar Lane Park shall be as
set forth in a schedule promulgated by the Town Board of the Town
of Ossining, as the same shall be amended from time to time, pursuant
to resolutions duly considered at public meetings of the said Board.
(2)Â
Where use of a park site by more than 100 people is
involved, the applicant must supply, at least five days prior to the
scheduled event, a certificate of liability insurance reflecting coverage
in the amount of at least $1,000,000 and naming the Town of Ossining
as an additional insured, and such coverage shall be considered primary.
In addition, said applicant shall be required to indemnify the town,
in writing, to hold it harmless and to defend it against any and all
claims arising, directly or indirectly, from the applicant's use of
the site.
B.Â
The Recreation Department reserves the right to assess
a cleanup deposit equal to the regular fee.
C.Â
There shall be no fee for any organized children/youth
groups using any park on weekdays between hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985; 1-22-1991 by L.L. No.
2-1991]
D.Â
There shall be no refund of a fee except upon 30 days'
written notice of cancellation.
E.Â
The Town of Ossining Recreation Department will keep
a reservation book, recording the receipt of said fees and the issuance
of permits.
A.Â
No part of the town parks of the Town of Ossining
shall be used for the purpose of any form of golf.
B.Â
No part of the town parks of the Town of Ossining
shall be used for the purpose of competing with or in motor-driven
vehicles.
C.Â
Motor vehicles shall be operated only on roadways.
All vehicles shall be parked only in designated parking areas. No
vehicles shall be parked on the shoulder of any road unless such area
is a designated parking area. This subsection shall not apply to motor
vehicles being used by, for or under the direction of the town or
any department thereof.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
D.Â
Littering is prohibited. All paper and other refuse
must be collected and placed in the proper receptacles.
E.Â
All traffic laws, signs and directions must be obeyed.
F.Â
Fires shall be permitted in designated places only
and must be completely extinguished before leaving the park.
G.Â
Use of the tennis courts at Ryder Memorial Park is
not included under park rental and is strictly forbidden.
H.Â
No music shall be played or loudspeakers used after 9:00 p.m. on any day, except as specifically authorized in a permit issued by the Town of Ossining. Moreover, the playing of such music and the use of such loudspeakers shall comply in all respects with Chapter 130, Noise, of this Code.
[Added 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985;
amended 9-16-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
I.Â
No sports of any kind shall be played in roadways
or in areas designated for parking.
[Added 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
J.Â
No motor-driven model airplanes shall be flown in
any area of a park.
[Added 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
K.Â
The discharge of bows and arrows in parks is prohibited.
[Added 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
L.Â
No horseback riding shall be permitted in any area
of the park.
[Added 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
M.Â
No alcoholic beverages shall be sold or consumed in
any park unless sold or consumed in connection with an event for which
a permit has been issued by the New York State Liquor Authority.
[Added 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
P.Â
Smoking is prohibited within all Town of Ossining parks and facilities
at the following locations: inside facilities and within 50 feet of
any facility entrance point, all playground areas, all picnic areas/shelters,
all athletic fields, basketball courts, bleacher seating areas and
tennis courts, all fenced areas of the dog park at Cedar Lane Park
and 50 feet from the entrance and areas immediately adjacent to the
fenced area.
[Added 6-26-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
The person and/or organization to whom a permit
is issued will be responsible for seeing that all rules, regulations
and ordinances are obeyed and order preserved and that flowers, shrubs,
plantings, buildings and other park property are not damaged.
A.Â
The parks of the Town of Ossining shall be open daily
from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., except that the Town Recreation Department
may permit a park to remain open no later than 11:30 p.m. in connection
with a specific event or activity. No person may enter or remain in
a park after closing hours. Organizations or groups shall be issued
park permits for events taking place between May 1 and October 31
only.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
B.Â
Gerlach Park permits do not include use of the ballfield
until after 1:00 p.m.
C.Â
The parks may be open from time to time upon the recommendation
and approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
Any person, firm, corporation or unincorporated
association found guilty of violating any section of these rules and
regulations shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed
$250 or to imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.
[Added 5-11-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided for the restructuring
of this chapter into organizational articles.
A.Â
Louis H. Engel, Jr. Park contains a boat ramp, which provides access
and entry for watercrafts to the Hudson River. The boat ramp is located
along the eastern boundary of the Hudson River immediately southeast
of a structure owned by the Town and currently occupied by and known
as the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club.
B.Â
Immediately east of the boat ramp is a parking area measuring approximately
35 feet wide and 49 feet long and buffered by sidewalks on either
side for use by vehicles with a trailer transporting watercrafts to
the boat ramp. This parking area shall be known as the Engel Park
Boat Ramp Parking Lot, and a map and photograph of said parking lot
shall be kept on file in the Town Clerk's office and made available
to the public upon request.
C.Â
While the Town's practice is to put a dock over the boat ramp
during the warmer months of the year, the boat ramp is accessible
to the public all year, weather permitting, and the Town is under
no obligation to have the dock installed at any particular time.
D.Â
Anyone who uses the boat ramp, with or without the dock, does so
at their own risk. The Town does not monitor or oversee use or condition
of the boat ramp or dock and/or water or weather conditions, including
but not limited to tides, at any given time and is not responsible
for bodily injuries or damage to personal property from use of the
boat ramp and/or dock. Users of the boat ramp and/or dock are solely
responsible for knowing how to safely launch their boats and the appropriate
conditions under which to do so.
A.Â
All members of the public, including Ossining residents and nonresidents,
seeking to utilize the boat ramp to launch a recreational watercraft
that is transported by a trailer must obtain a permit from the Town
Clerk. Members of the public can either obtain an annual permit for
each calendar year or a daily permit for use during the 24 hours following
the time when the permit is issued. The Town Clerk, in its discretion
and with approval by resolution of the Town Board, may coordinate
with independent contractors and/or the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club
to administer the issuance and regulation of said permits.
B.Â
The fees for the annual permit and daily permit shall be as set forth
in the Town of Ossining fee schedule, as such may be amended from
time to time by resolution of the Town Board. The fee for Ossining
residents, including those of the incorporated Villages of Ossining
and Briarcliff Manor, shall be lower than the fee for non-Ossining
residents.
C.Â
For both annual and daily permits, a permit application shall be
submitted to the Town Clerk, which shall include information the Town
Board may from time to time determine by resolution to be necessary
for the proper regulation of the boat ramp and Engel Park Boat Ramp
Parking Lot, but which shall nonetheless include the registration
information and license plate number of the trailer transporting the
recreational watercraft to the boat ramp. If the applicant provides
the information required in the application form, including but not
limited to proof that the trailer is validly licensed, and pays the
appropriate fee, the Town Clerk shall issue the annual permit or daily
permit.
D.Â
The Town Clerk will provide every annual permit holder with a decal
or sticker that the permit holder shall conspicuously place on the
trailer as proof they have a permit. The color of the decal or sticker
will change every calendar year. Persons who obtain a daily permit
must print the permit and place the permit in the dashboard of their
vehicle or, if printing out the permit is not practical, provide electronic
proof of the permit upon request from a Town employee or authorized
agent.
E.Â
Only persons who have a valid and current annual permit may park
in the Engel Park Boat Ramp Parking Lot. Persons with a daily permit
shall not park in the Engel Park Boat Ramp Parking Lot.
F.Â
Only persons who have a valid and current annual or daily permit
may use the boat ramp, with or without the dock, to place recreational
watercrafts transported by a trailer in the Hudson River.
A.Â
It shall be a violation of this article for any person or entity
to:
(1)Â
Utilize the boat ramp, with or without the dock, to place a recreational
watercraft transported by a trailer in the Hudson River without a
current and valid annual or daily boat ramp permit;
(2)Â
Utilize the boat ramp, with or without the dock, to place a recreational
watercraft transported by a trailer in the Hudson River with a current
and valid annual boat launch permit but without having the current
decal or sticker conspicuously placed on the trailer transporting
the recreational watercraft;
(3)Â
Utilize the boat ramp, with or without the dock, to place a recreational
watercraft transported by a trailer in the Hudson River with a current
and valid daily boat ramp permit but without having documentary or
electronic proof of said permit;
(4)Â
Utilize the Engel Park Boat Ramp Parking Lot without a current and
valid annual boat ramp permit; and/or
(5)Â
Utilize the Engel Park Boat Ramp Parking Lot with a current and valid
annual boat ramp permit but without having the current decal or sticker
conspicuously placed on the trailer transporting the watercraft.
B.Â
Any person or entity found guilty of violating any section of this
article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed
$250 or to imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.