City of Englewood, NJ Article II Motor Vehicles in Parks

[Adopted 8-16-1977 by Ord. No. 2262 (§§ 19A-3 to 19A-7 of the 1978 Revised General Ordinances)]

§ 302-3 Motor vehicles, mopeds and other motorized vehicles prohibited.

[Amended 7-21-1981 by Ord. No. 81-30]

Except as provided in §§ 302-4 and 302-5, no person shall drive or cause to be driven any motor vehicle, moped, or other motor-driven bicycle or vehicle of any kind, within any portion of any public park within the City.

§ 302-4 City and emergency vehicles permitted.

The provisions of § 302-3 hereof shall not apply to vehicles owned by the City or vehicles operated by employees of the City while conducting or in the course of attending to official business of the City nor shall it apply to vehicles attending to or meeting an emergency affecting human life, health or safety or property.

§ 302-5 Power of Recreation Director to allow vehicles in parks.

The Recreation Director of the City shall be, and he hereby is, authorized to permit vehicles to enter one or more public parks at places and times to be designated by him in connection with specific activities to be conducted within such park or parks. The Recreation Director is further authorized to delegate said authority to such subordinate employee within the Recreation Department of the City as he may designate in writing.

§ 302-6 Posting of signs.

Signs advising that vehicles are not permitted within public parks shall be posted in prominent places within, adjacent to and outside of such parks.

§ 302-7 Violations and penalties.

Any person who violates any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days, or both.