[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Glen Rock 4-22-1974 as part of Ord. No. 792 (Ch. VIII of the
1971 Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-22-1978 by Ord. No. 876; 6-28-1982 by Ord. No.
968; 8-24-2005 by Ord. No. 1505]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used in
the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and not merely directory.
A sign whose alphabetic, graphic or symbolic information
content can be changed or altered on a fixed display surface composed
of electrically illuminated or mechanically driven changeable segments
either by means of preprogramming or by computer-driven electronic
impulses owned and operated by the Borough and located on Borough
property.
[Added 1-16-2013 by Ord. No. 1676]
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any
edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing
wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of
fish and/or game.
All of such facilities owned and maintained by the Borough.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
All parks owned by the Borough as designated on the current
map of the Borough.
[Added 4-28-1999 by Ord. No. 1324]
Any public park, playground or public-owned
property;
Any public street, walkway or alley or parking
area; or
Any place or area to which the public or substantial
group has access, whether publicly or privately owned, except where
the premises are privately owned and the conduct otherwise prohibited
by this chapter is at the invitation or with the permission of the
owner, lessee or other person exercising control or management of
the premises or the business being conducted thereon.
That portion of the park located on the westerly side of
Doremus Avenue and south of Dorchester Place designated as Lot 15
in Block 32 of the current assessment map of the Borough of Glen Rock
wherein is maintained the swimming pool and the kiddie pool, together
with all appurtenances thereto and equipment thereof, and particularly
the fence enclosing the pool and the land and premises within the
fence enclosure.
The fencing and enclosure, as well as the tennis courts confined
therein, which are located on lands:
Owned by the Borough, known as Lot 49 in Block
120 of the current assessment map of the Borough, containing approximately
11.376 acres and located on the south side of Maple Avenue, east of
the Erie Railroad right-of-way of the Bergen County Shortcut.
Owned by the school district, known as Lot 1
in Block 150 of the current assessment map and located at the corner
of Radburn Road and Kirkwood Place. The provisions of this section
shall be effective as to the school district tennis courts only when
such tennis courts are not in active use by or under the control of
the school district.
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
[Added 5-22-1978 by Ord. No. 876]
A.Â
Use of the municipal facilities as above defined shall
be subject to rules and regulations as recommended by the Chairperson
of the Division of Parks and Recreation and approved by resolution
of the Borough Council.
B.Â
Rules and regulations for swimming facilities shall
be posted at all times on the bulletin board at the swimming facilities,
and a copy shall be filed with the Borough Clerk for public inspection.
C.Â
Rules and regulations for the tennis courts shall
be posted on the bulletin board in the Municipal Building and made
available for the public at the tennis courts.
D.Â
Rules and regulations for the public parks shall be
posted on the bulletin board in the Municipal Building and made available
for public inspection, except that all rules and regulations fixing
the hours of opening and closing of any and all public parks shall
be prominently displayed at the entrance of the park or parks controlled
thereunder.
[Amended 8-25-2004 by Ord. No. 1481; 1-16-2013 by Ord. No.
1676]
Fees or charges for the use of the swimming pool or tennis court, participation in Borough programs by bona fide residents of the Borough and their guests, use of the electronic message board or any other municipal facility as defined above shall be as provided in Chapter 101, Fees.
A.Â
Swimming facility rules and regulations shall be enforced
by the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, the Pool Director, Director
of Recreation and, in their absence, by the person designated as the
chief lifeguard. The swimming facilities shall be open on the days
and during the hours determined by the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation.
No person shall enter upon or use the swimming facilities except upon
the days and within the hours that the facilities are open.
B.Â
The Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, the Pool
Director, Director of Recreation or, in their absence, the chief lifeguard,
may close the swimming facilities whenever in the judgment of any
of them such action is deemed necessary or desirable for the protection
of health of the persons entitled to use the facilities. Such action
shall in no way entitle holders of badges to any refund.
C.Â
Members of the Police Department of the Borough, the
Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, the chief lifeguard and all
other lifeguards, when on duty at the swimming facilities, shall have
authority to prohibit any action or conduct which they consider to
be dangerous, improper or immoral or any act or actions in violation
of rules and regulations hereinbefore provided, and they shall have
the power of expulsion or suspension of the privileges otherwise granted
to the holders of badges.
D.Â
The sale of all beverages, food products or any other
commodity shall be prohibited in or upon the swimming facilities or
any of the park areas as hereinbefore described, except by permission
of the Council.
The tennis court supervisor shall be responsible
for the court key during the normal season operations. At other times,
a key to the municipal courts shall be available at police headquarters
and shall be delivered to any person having a correct permit as provided
in this chapter. It shall be the responsibility of the person obtaining
the key to return it personally to the Police Department or, upon
his or her own responsibility, to entrust it to a person to whom a
correct permit has been issued for ultimate return the same day upon
completion of play.
[Amended 6-28-1982 by Ord. No. 968]
The Council shall promulgate and from time to
time revise and amend such of the rules and regulations as it deems
necessary, advisable or proper for the health, welfare, safety and
enjoyment of citizens in the use of all other municipal parks, playgrounds,
recreation areas and landfills. When adopted, such rules shall be
published for public information and, where appropriate, signing shall
be provided for. All such rules and regulations shall have the force
of law within the Borough.
[Amended 11-13-1978 by Ord. No. 893; 4-28-1999 by Ord. No. 1324; 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 1744]
No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage within the limits
of the Borough of Glen Rock or have in his possession any open alcoholic
beverage container with unconsumed alcoholic beverage while:
A.Â
In or on a public street, lane, roadway, avenue, sidewalk, public
parking place, park, playground, recreation area, school building
or grounds or any other public or quasipublic place or in any public
conveyance.
B.Â
In a private motor vehicle while parked in any public street, lane
or parking area, parking lot or any other public or quasipublic place.
[Amended 6-28-2017 by Ord. No.
1764]
C.Â
Upon any private property not his own without the permission of the
owner or other person having authority to grant such permission.
D.Â
No person shall offer or serve any alcoholic beverage to a person
under legal age on private property within the Borough of Glen Rock.
No person who has ownership or control of any premises, or supervision
of any event, shall permit, suffer or allow the consumption of an
alcoholic beverage by a person under the legal age in or upon any
such premises or at any such event on private property within the
Borough of Glen Rock.
E.Â
It shall be unlawful for a person under the legal age to knowingly
possess or consume alcoholic beverages on private property in the
Borough of Glen Rock.
[Added 8-24-2005 by Ord. No. 1505]
A.Â
Prohibited conduct: No person shall feed, in any public
park or on any other property owned or operated by Glen Rock, any
wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined
in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers).
C.Â
Violations and penalties: Any person(s) who is found
to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
[Added 9-11-2013 by Ord. No. 1689]
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke within the boundary of any of the public parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas which are defined within § 32-1 of this chapter. To the extent possible, "Smoke Free Zone" signs shall be clearly, sufficiently and conspicuously posted at properties where smoking is prohibited by this chapter. The signs shall have the words "Smoke Free Zone" in lettering that is not less than two inches in height and shall contain the international no smoking sign.
B.Â
Notwithstanding the above, smoking shall not be prohibited within
the parking lots or vehicular access lanes to such parks, playgrounds
and/or recreational areas unless prohibited by other applicable law.
C.Â
Violation and penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this chapter, the maximum penalty shall, upon
conviction of a violation, be any combination of the following:
(1)Â
A fine not exceeding $1,000 or a period of community service not
exceeding 90 days.
(2)Â
Application. The maximum penalty is not intended to state an appropriate
penalty for each and every violation. Any lesser penalty, including
a nominal penalty, may be appropriate for a particular case or a particular
violation.
