No person shall, in any public park or playground:
A. Climb upon, cut, break, injure, deface or remove any
wall, fence, equipment, shelter, seat, structure, statue or other erection,
turf, tree, shrub or other plant or flower.
B. Throw stones or other missiles.
C. Discard papers, garbage, cans, boxes or other refuse
except in receptacles provided for that purpose.
D. Utter loud, threatening, abusive or indecent language.
E. Commit any indecent or obscene act.
F. Annoy another person or act in a disorderly manner.
H. Disturb or annoy any birds or animals.
I. Send or throw or place any animal or thing in or on the
waters.
J. Permit dogs or other animals to defecate on any park
property.
[Added 6-4-1980 by Ord. No. 789]
K. Deface, place graffiti upon or purposefully damage any
monument, memorial, building, flagpole, dugouts, fencing, shrubbery, trees,
benches, playground equipment, walkways or structures.
[Added 12-17-1997 by Ord. No. 32-97]
Except by authority of the Mayor and Council and subject to its rules
and regulations, no person shall, in any public park or playground:
A. Discharge or carry any firearm, firecracker, torpedo
or fireworks.
C. Preach or make any harangue or oration or public address.
D. Play a musical instrument.
E. Play, engage or take part in any organized game or competitive
sport unless such activity has been authorized by the authority of the Mayor
and Council.
G. Move in a military or civic parade, drill or procession.
H. Offer or expose articles for sale.
I. Post or display any sign, placard, target, transparency,
advertisement or any device of business.
J. Solicit business or alms.
K. Go upon turf areas when and where "Keep Off" signs or
like signs are posted. No activity shall be permitted on turf areas which
is deemed by the Mayor and Council to be injurious to the turf.
[Added 5-12-1987 by Ord. No. 4-87]
A. Consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages prohibited.
No person shall consume or have in his possession any alcoholic beverage in
any public park within the Borough of Maywood.
B. Glass containers prohibited. No person shall bring into
any public park nor have in his possession within any public park any glass
container or other glass of any kind for the holding, containing, eating or
drinking of any food or beverage.
C. Permit for exemption. Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this section, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Maywood may, by resolution, authorize the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages or the use or possession of glass containers of the kind described in Subsection
B above in a designated park at a designated time or times in connection with a specific event or series of events which have been authorized by resolution of said Mayor and Council. Application for such a permit shall be made to the Borough Clerk in such form as the Mayor and Council shall require.
D. Penalty. Any person who shall violate any provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as set forth in §
233-11 of this chapter.
[Amended 6-4-1980 by Ord. No. 789; 12-29-1987
by Ord. No. 15-87]
[Amended 11-16-1976 by Ord. No. 716]
No person owning, keeping or harboring a dog shall permit or suffer
it to enter upon or remain in any public park; provided, however, that, for
the purpose of this section, the above-mentioned restrictions shall not apply
to Seeing Eye dogs accompanying blind persons.
[Added 12-15-2005 by Ord. No. 28-05]
No person shall feed, by giving, placing, exposing, depositing, distributing
or scattering any edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting
or enticing wildlife, in any public park or on any other property owned or
operated by the Borough of Maywood, any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife
(for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers,
or unconfined wildlife at environmental education centers). For the purposes
of this section, wildlife shall include all animals that are neither human
nor domesticated. Feeding shall not include, however, baiting in the legal
taking of fish and/or game, where otherwise permitted by law.
No person shall enter or leave any public park or playground except
through an entrance or exit established by the Mayor and Council.
[Amended 6-4-1980 by Ord. No. 789]
Baseball diamonds, tennis courts and handball courts shall be used solely
for those designated purposes. Priority for time upon such courts or diamonds
shall be given to those persons or organizations who shall obtain a permit
therefor, issued by the Recreation Commission upon written request for the
same, stating the time and date for which the permit is desired. Fees, if
any, are to be determined from time to time at the discretion of the Mayor
and Council. No other person shall use any baseball diamond, tennis court
or handball court if any individual or organization has obtained a permit
for the time period in question. Such permits shall have absolute priority,
and any person failing to yield the use of such diamond or court in the face
of a conflicting permit for the time in question shall be in direct violation
of this chapter.
[Amended 12-29-1987 by Ord. No. 15-87; 12-17-1997
by Ord. No. 32-97]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. With respect to a violation of Subsection
K of §
233-1, there shall be a minimum mandatory fine of $100.