As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
The lands located in the Township of Moorestown in Burlington
County, State of New Jersey, and all buildings located thereupon described
in Schedule A, annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
[Amended 7-28-2003 by Ord. No. 14-2003; 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 8-2020]
A. No person shall deface, damage, disturb or remove any soil, plant,
tree or any parts of lawns or field areas, any bench, table, chair,
equipment or other improvement.
B. No person shall shovel snow or ice on any synthetic turf field located
in any Township park and recreational facilities.
C. No person shall annoy, disturb or frighten any other person, utter
any loud, offensive or indecent language, or make any offensive remarks
to or upon any person, or act in a noisy or rowdy manner or make any
offensive or indecent acts or gestures, including the loud, offensive
playing of radios, stereos, boom boxes and the like. Furthermore,
stone, rock and gravel throwing is prohibited.
D. No person shall discard, throw or leave any food waste, water bottles,
chewing gum, or other trash except in containers provided for such
purpose.
E. No person, other than public officers, shall have in his or her possession,
shoot, fire or discharge any firearm or other weapon of any type,
including, but not limited to, air guns and spear guns.
F. No person shall bring into or consume or possess any alcoholic beverage
in any park or recreational facility.
G. No person shall build or set any fire, including grills (gas or charcoal),
in any park or recreational facility.
H. No person or entity shall use the tennis courts and/or basketball
courts at any Township park and recreational facility, or any portions
thereof, to operate a profit-making venture, whether the same is a
class, sports clinic or lessons of any kind, with the exception of
any programs organized by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
I. No person or entity shall use the sports fields at any Township park
and recreational facility, or any portion thereof, to operate a profit-making
venture, whether the same is a class, sports clinic or lessons of
any kind, with the exception of any programs organized by the Department
of Parks and Recreation, or persons or entities who have obtained
a permit for such activity and have paid the applicable fee for such
permit.
J. No person shall permit a dog, or any animal, on any Township sports
playing surfaces, including, but not limited to, all grass and synthetic
baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, football or field hockey fields,
hockey rinks, basketball courts, tennis courts and walking/running
tracks. Exception: Swede Run Fields Dog Park.
Commercial or retail sales are prohibited within
any park or recreational facility, except as may be permitted by the
Director of Parks and Recreation.
Camping in any form is prohibited within any
park or recreational facility.
No person shall swim or wade in any lake, stream
or other body of water in any park or recreational facility, except
for wading that is associated with the normal course of fishing.
[Amended 7-28-2003 by Ord. No. 14-2003; amended 10-6-2008 by Ord. No. 25-2008; 6-22-2009 by Ord. No. 13-2009; 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 8-2020]
A. General hours. No person, other than Township personnel performing
their official duties, shall enter or remain on any park or recreational
facility between dusk and sunrise the next day. If an organized activity
is being supervised by a person or entity which has received a permit
to use a lighted park facility, then said facility can remain open
until the game is completed or until 10:00 p.m., whichever comes first.
B. Extension of hours by Director. The Director of Parks and Recreation
is hereby authorized to extend these hours in specific cases where
Department-sponsored programs or other activities, approved by the
Director of Parks and Recreation, require extensions.
[Amended 7-28-2003 by Ord. No. 14-2003; 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 8-2020]
Any person violating this article or failing to comply with any of its provisions shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter
66.
The Police Department of The Township of Moorestown
is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of this
article.