[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Buchanan 11-4-1997 as Ch. 58 of the 1997 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03; 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
All parks, play areas and recreation facilities
in the Town shall be operated and maintained under the supervision
of the Town Administrator.
The Town Administrator shall see to the operation
and maintenance of the Town parks, playgrounds and recreational areas
and shall perform his/her duty, subject to the supervision of the
Town Board. He/she may, from time to time, delegate the authority
vested in him/her to a designee, when such designee has been appointed
and approved by the Town Board.
The Town Administrator shall have supervision
over all employees concerned in the maintenance of such parks, playgrounds
and recreational areas, and they shall perform their duties under
his/her supervision.
The Town Administrator, and those to whom authority
has been delegated, shall see to the enforcement of all ordinances
relating to the parks, and he/she shall enforce all rules and regulations
relating to the use of the parks, playgrounds and recreational areas.
He/she may request the assistance of the Sheriff's Department and
Town Attorney in matters of enforcement.
A.
Park and playground hours. Parks, playgrounds and
other recreational areas shall be open daily to the public during
the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on any one day, except that a
later closing hour, not to exceed 1:00 a.m., may be granted upon special
written permit issued by the Town Board or for athletic activities
when the park floodlights are operating. It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons (other than Town personnel conducting Town business
therein) to occupy or to be present in such park during any hours
in which the park is not open to the public. Any section or any part
of the park may be declared closed to the public by the Town Administrator
at any time and for any interval of time, either temporarily or at
regular or stated intervals.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03; 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
B.
Amusement for gain. No amusement for gain or for which
a charge is made can be conducted in a park without the consent of
the Town Board, and such amusement must be conducted in accordance
with any permit or ordinance pertaining thereto.
C.
Speed of vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person
to operate a motor vehicle in the park, playground or recreational
area in excess of 15 miles per hour.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
D.
Sales or advertising. No person in a park shall:
(1)
Expose or offer for sale any article or thing, nor
shall there be stationed any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation,
sale or display of any such article or thing. Exception is made as
to any regularly licensed concessionaire acting by and under the authority
and regulation of the Town Board.
(2)
Announce, advertise or call the public attention in
any way to any article or service for sale or hire.
(3)
Paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard,
advertisement or inscription whatever, nor shall any person erect
or cause to be erected any sign on any public lands or highways or
roads adjacent to a park, playground or recreational area.
E.
Winter program. The Town Administrator may conduct
or permit a winter ice skating program in or on the area generally
used for park purposes. In such event, the Administrator may permit
the park to be opened during reasonable hours for such purposes.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
A.
Permit required. Whenever any group, association or
organization desires to use the park facilities for a particular purpose,
such as picnics, parties or theatrical or entertainment performances,
a representative of the group, association or organization shall first
obtain a permit from the Town Administrator for such purposes. The
Town Board may adopt an application form to be used by the Town Administrator
for such situations.
B.
Granting of permit. The Town Administrator shall grant
the applications, subject to the approval of the Town Board, if it
appears that the group, association or organization will not interfere
with the general use of the park by the individual members of the
public and if the group, association or organization meets all other
conditions contained in the application. Groups of 50 or larger shall
make arrangements for their own dumpster.
A.
Parks and playgrounds generally. Parks and playground
shall be regulated as follows:
(1)
Disfiguration and removal. No person shall willfully
mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, or displace or remove
any buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving
or paving material, 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.
(2)
Rest rooms and washrooms. No person shall fail to
cooperate in maintaining rest rooms and washrooms in a neat and sanitary
condition. No person over the age of five years shall use the rest
rooms and washrooms designated for the opposite sex.
(3)
Sanitation. No person shall throw, discharge or otherwise
place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake,
stream, bay or other body of water in or adjacent to any park or any
tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into such waters any
substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result
in the pollution of the waters, or bring in or dump, deposit or leave
any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish,
waste, garbage or refuse or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall
be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park or left anywhere
on the grounds thereof, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles
where these are provided. Where receptacles are not so provided, all
such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person
responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(4)
Animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring
or harbor any animals in any park, playground or recreational area.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
(5)
Alcohol beverages. It shall be unlawful for any person
to have in his possession, custody or control any alcohol beverage,
including beer, of any kind whatsoever, except that the sale and consumption
of malt beverages may be allowed upon the prior approval of the Town
Board.
B.
Use of picnic areas. Picnic areas shall be subject
to the following regulations:
(1)
Designated areas. No person shall picnic or lunch
in a place other than those designated for that purpose. Attendants
shall have the authority to regulate the activities in such areas
when necessary to prevent congestion and to secure the maximum use
for the comfort and convenience of all. Visitors shall comply with
any directions given to achieve this end.
(2)
Nonexclusive use. No person shall use any portion
of the picnic areas or of any of the buildings or structures therein
for the purpose of holding picnics to the exclusion of other persons,
nor shall any person use such area and facilities for an unreasonable
time if the facilities are crowded, except that exclusive use of the
building may be permitted upon prior approval of the Town Board.
(3)
Fires and cleanup. No person shall leave a picnic
area before the fire is completely extinguished and before all trash
in the nature of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse
is placed in the disposal receptacles, where provided. If no such
trash receptacles are available, then refuse and trash shall be carried
away from the park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of
elsewhere.
C.
Baseball and softball diamonds. Baseball and softball
diamonds shall be regulated as follows:
(1)
Alterations to fields. No permanent equipment shall
be moved or altered (pitcher's mound, home plate, fences, etc.) without
written consent of a representative of the Town.
(2)
Furnishing of equipment. Organizations or groups who
have requested use of a ball diamond must furnish their own equipment
such as bases, pitcher's rubber, bats, balls, gloves, etc.
(3)
Field restoration. All base holes are to be filled
in with suitable material immediately after use of the field.
(4)
Inclement weather. In the event of rain, the field
will be closed if:
(5)
Inspection. Grounds shall be inspected before and
after each use by a representative of the Town. Grounds must be restored
to their original condition immediately following their use. In case
of inclement weather an extension of time must be obtained in writing
from a representative of the Town.
(6)
Schedules. Any conflicts on scheduling, damage, conditions
of field, etc., will be reported to the Town Administrator.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
