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Borough of Palmyra, NJ
Burlington County
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New Laws (47) Index Notes (5)
[Adopted 11-9-1981 by Ord. No. 1981-20 (Ch. 46 of the 1971 Code)]
No person in a public park and recreation area shall:
A. 
Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with or displace or remove any buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, pavings or paving materials, waterlines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or placards, whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
B. 
Dig or remove any soil, rock, sand, stones, trees, shrubs or plants or other wood or materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency.
C. 
Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant or injure the bark, or pick flowers or seeds of any tree or plant, dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas or in any other way injure the natural beauty or usefulness of any area.
A. 
The field house may not be used without written permission. Normal requests should be made 10 days in advance of the meeting to the Borough Clerk.
B. 
The Borough Council shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a finding of violation of any rule or ordinance or upon good cause shown.
C. 
Groups using the field house are expected to use trash receptacles (butt cans) and leave the premises clean and orderly.
D. 
When leaving the field house, supervisors of activities shall:
(1) 
Check that thermostat is turned down.
(2) 
Ensure that lavatories are flushed and clean.
(3) 
Check that all lights are turned off. Only authorized adults shall actuate the main electrical control box.
(4) 
Check that all doors are locked.
E. 
Keys issued to coaches and supervisors are to be returned at end of season. Presidents and chairmen of organizations may retain keys when desirable.
Any person destroying or misusing park property or equipment will be subject to prosecution by law.
Any one acting in a disorderly manner (profane language or obscene acts) may have his privilege to use park facilities withdrawn.
Permission to use the park facilities will be granted by the Borough Council. Regularly scheduled games will always take precedence.
Managers and coaches have responsibility for maintaining order and cleaning the park area used. Failure to meet responsibility may result in suspension of the privilege to use facilities in the future.
Glass containers are not permitted on the recreation grounds.
Bicycles must be parked in bicycle racks at all times.
Motor vehicles are not permitted on playing fields. They must be parked in designated areas.
Driving of golf balls and archery are not permitted on recreation grounds.
If at any time any member of the Borough Council or a Borough employee is threatened by any person or persons, said person or persons will be banned from using all recreation facilities.
Fields are off limits after dark, except for properly supervised group activities approved by the Recreation Commission.
No dogs are permitted on the recreation grounds.
A. 
Recreation fields and field houses. No alcoholic beverages are allowed on the recreation fields or in field houses at any time unless by special written permission of the Borough Council.
B. 
Consumption in public areas; discarding containers.
(1) 
Any person who shall consume alcoholic beverages while in or on a public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public place or in any public conveyance; or in a private motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any public street, lane or public parking lot; or while upon any private property not his own without the express permission of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission; or who shall discard alcoholic beverage containers upon any public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public place or upon any private property not his own without the express permission of the owner; and where such conduct is not deemed to be otherwise violative of the provisions of the disorderly persons statutes (N.J.S.A. 2A:170-1 et seq.),[1] shall be deemed in violation of the provisions of this Subsection B.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 2A:170-1 to 2A:170-7 were repealed by L. 1978, c. 95.
(2) 
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this Subsection B shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $200 or be imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant hereto shall, upon conviction, be subject to the replacement, repair or restoration of any damaged park property and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $200 and, in default of payment thereof, may be sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, in the discretion of the Magistrate, for a term not exceeding 90 days.
This article is in addition to and not in derogation of any other ordinance involving or affecting any of the subject matters contained in this article.