[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Totowa as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Graffiti — See Ch. 208.
Littering — See Ch. 241.
Noise — See Ch. 266.
Swimming pools — See Ch. 367.
[Adopted 12-18-1973 by Ord. No. 1013 (Ch. 100 of the 1974 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to establish standards of conduct and the regulation of certain activities in and about the public places of the Borough of Totowa and to fix penalties for the violation thereof in accordance with the authority contained in N.J.S.A. 40:61-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.[1]
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Editor's Note: Specific penalty provisions have been deleted from this article as the general penalty section contained in Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I, is applicable to the entire Code.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC PLACE
Any building, park, playground, athletic field, swimming pool[1] and picnic area owned or under the control of the Borough of Totowa.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 367, Swimming Pools, Art. I, Municipal Pool.
All public places shall be closed to the public between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily. No person or group of persons shall enter or remain in any of said public places between the hours specified herein unless specifically authorized by the Borough of Totowa.
The following conduct in or about public places shall be prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Mayor and Council:
A. 
Sales or displays of or offers to sell goods or wares.
B. 
Betting, gambling and gaming.
C. 
Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
D. 
Operation of all motor vehicles or motorcycles on public places, except on driveways or parking areas provided for motor vehicles.
E. 
No minibikes or other unlicensed motor vehicle shall be permitted in any public place.
The following conduct in or about public places shall be prohibited:
A. 
Cutting, injuring, defacing, removing, disturbing, marking or writing upon any tree, shrub, building, fence, bench, sign, monument, memorial or other structure, apparatus or property; lounging, idling, sitting or lying on any monument or memorial; picking, cutting, removing any shrub, brush, bush, plant or flower.
B. 
Uttering of abusive, indecent or profane language.
C. 
Fighting or other conduct disruptive of public peace.
D. 
Littering.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 241, Littering.
E. 
Interference with or failure to obey any police officer or parks or playground personnel in the performance of his or their duties.
F. 
Permitting, suffering or allowing a dog to walk or run, whether on leash or otherwise, in any public place except on walkways, driveways or parking areas, and no person shall permit, suffer or allow such dog to do any damage to any shrub, tree or other property, nor to defile, soil or commit any nuisance upon any property or public place.
The provisions of this article are in addition to and not in repeal of, except where inconsistent herewith, otherwise applicable requirements, prohibitions and provisions of law and the ordinances of the Borough of Totowa in such case made and provided.
[Adopted 5-24-1977 by Ord. No. 9-77 (Ch. 93, Art. III, of the 1974 Code)]
No person in the Borough of Totowa shall resist any police officer or any person duly empowered with police authority while in the discharge or apparent discharge of his duty or shall in any way knowingly hinder, obstruct or interfere with him in the discharge of his duty.
No person in the Borough of Totowa shall offer or endeavor to assist any person in the custody of a police officer, a member of the police force or a person duly empowered with police authority to escape or attempt to escape from such custody.
No person other than a police officer of the Borough shall wear or carry the uniform, apparel, badge, identification card or any other insignia of office like or similar to, or a colorable imitation of, that adopted and worn or carried by the police officers of the Borough of Totowa.
No person in the Borough shall knowingly resist, hinder, obstruct or interfere with any officer or person authorized by law in serving or attempting to serve any summons, writ, subpoena, order or any other process or when making an arrest.