[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Aurora 9-25-1978; amended in its entirety 9-9-1985. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to do any
of the acts hereinafter specified:
A.
Use of parks at night. No person or persons shall
be present in the park each night during the hours of darkness. For
the purpose of this section, the "hours of darkness" shall be that
period of time from 1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 hour before sunrise,
unless there for a regularly scheduled activity of the Town of Aurora
Recreation Department, except that tennis shall be permitted until
12:00 midnight on Fridays and Saturdays at Community Pool Park and
until 12:00 midnight each night at West Falls.
B.
Firearms. No person shall take or otherwise possess
or transport any firearms, airguns, slingshots or bows and arrows
in parks. Responsibly supervised archery events will be allowed with
the written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation.
C.
Preservation of property. No person shall injure,
deface, disturb or befoul any part of a park or any of the buildings,
signs, equipment or other property found therein or remove, injure
or destroy any tree, flower, shrub, rock or other minerals. Peeling
bark from, cutting or injuring trees is prohibited.
D.
Fires. No person shall light any fire for any purpose
in any part of a park except in a stove, oven or fire circle provided
for that purpose. Lighted matches, cigarettes, cigars or burning tobacco
or hot ashes must not be deposited or left where they may cause fires.
E.
Garbage and refuse. Grounds must be maintained in
a clean and sanitary condition. Littering of any kind is strictly
prohibited. Garbage and refuse must be deposited in the receptacles
provided.
F.
Dog, cats and other animals. No person shall bring
or keep any dogs, cats or other animals in any park area, except that
in West Falls Park and Majors Park, it shall be permitted to have
dogs on a leash.
[Amended 11-24-2003; 7-12-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
G.
Hunting, fishing and trapping. No person shall hunt
or trap game within park boundaries or fish within park boundaries
where posted, except that in Hubbard Road Park and JP Nicely West
Falls Park, it shall be permitted to fish in season.
[Amended 11-24-2003]
H.
Bathing and swimming. No person shall bathe or swim
in any of the streams in the park, except where and as prescribed
by special rules governing the same.
I.
Gambling. No person shall gamble in the park areas.
J.
Horses and riders. To preserve the safety of the public
and avoid endangering children at play, horses or horse-drawn vehicles
or other animals and their riders are prohibited from the use of park
areas except over bridle paths or other paths established for such
purposes. No rider or horse-drawn vehicle shall travel at a gait in
excess of a trot while in the parks.
K.
Snowmobiles and motor vehicles. Snowmobiles, motor
vehicles and other motorized vehicles are prohibited from the park
except in designated areas and at designated times.
L.
Alcoholic beverages. No person shall possess and/or
consume alcoholic beverages in any part of the park unless by written
permission from the Town of Aurora or Village of East Aurora.
M.
Speed limit. No person shall drive or cause to be
driven along any road or within any parking lot in the park any vehicle
at a speed or manner which endangers the life or limb of any person,
and in no event shall it exceed 10 miles per hour, nor shall any person
park or cause to be parked any vehicle at any point where a sign prohibiting
parking has been erected. Motorcycles, motorbikes and motor scooters
within the park boundaries are prohibited.
N.
Commercial enterprises. No person, firm or corporation
shall sell or offer for sale within the parks any property or privilege
whatsoever, unless authorized by the Aurora Town Board or the East
Aurora Village Board in writing.
[Amended 1-22-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
Violation of this chapter shall constitute an
offense, and a person guilty of such offense shall be punishable by
a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
