[Adopted 4-5-1982]
[Amended 7-6-1987]
The purpose of this Article is to provide rules and regulations
for the use, control and protection of and conduct in the parks and
recreation areas of the Township of Liberty to ensure their orderly
and safe use, to held assure their preservation, to minimize the inconvenience
of those people whose properties border parks or recreation areas
and to provide penalties for violaters.
A.
This article shall apply in all parks, sports fields, including Free
Union Ball Field and all other recreation areas under the jurisdiction
of the Liberty Township Board of Recreation Commissioners and/or the
Township of Liberty as provided by law or regulations of the State
of New Jersey or any other governmental unit.
[Amended 6-7-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-4]
B.
For the issuance of permits, temporary designations, authorizations,
granting of approval and other actions, the approving governing agency
shall be the Township Committee or its designee.
In the interpretation of this article and all succeeding park
and recreation area ordinances, the provisions shall be construed
as follows:
A.
Any term in the singular shall include the plural.
B.
Any term in the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter.
C.
Any requirement or prohibition of any act shall respectively extend
to and include the causing and precluding, directly or indirectly,
of such act.
D.
No provision hereof shall make unlawful any act necessarily performed
by any officer or employee of the Township in line of duty or work
as such or by any person, his agent or employee in the proper and
necessary execution of the terms of any agreement with the Township.
E.
Any act otherwise prohibited by law or local ordinance shall be lawful
if performed under, by virtue of and strictly within the provisions
of a permit so to do and the extent authorized thereby.
No person shall be permitted within a Township park or recreation
area under the influence of intoxicating beverages, drugs or narcotics.
No person shall possess or consume alcoholic beverages, drugs or narcotics
in any park or recreation area.
A.
No group of 100 or more persons shall use a Township park or recreation
area without first having obtained a group use permit not later than
30 days before the proposed date of use. Group use shall be limited
to designated areas. Adult supervision of children's groups is
required at all times.
B.
No persons shall call or hold any public meeting or give any concert
or public entertainment of any kind within a Township park or recreation
area without first having obtained written permission in advance from
the Township no later than 30 (201 days before the proposed date of
use.
C.
No person shall use loudspeakers, public address systems or amplifiers
within a Township park or recreation area without first having obtained
written permission in advance from the Township no later than 30 days
before the proposed date of use.
Dogs and cats must be kept on a leash not exceeding six feet
in length. No domestic animal shall be permitted to run at large within
any Township park or recreation area, either with or without a keeper,
except in those areas designated for that purpose by the Township.
A.
No person shall leave bottles, broken glass, ashes, wastepaper or
other rubbish within a Township park or recreation area, except in
a properly provided receptacle designated for that purpose.
B.
No person shall throw or place any dirt, stones, rock, debris or
foreign or waste substance upon any Township park or recreation area.
No person shall pick flowers, foliage, berries or fruit or cut,
break, dig up or in any way mutilate or injure any tree, shrub, plant,
fern, grass, turf, railing, seat, fence, structure or any other object
within a Township park or recreation area.
No person shall build, light or maintain a fire within a Township
park or recreation area, except in a camp stove or a fireplace provided,
maintained or designated for such purpose by the Township, excepting,
however, that oil or gasoline camp stoves may be used in picnic areas
where other stoves are provided.
A.
No person shall bear any weapon or firearm within or into a Township
park or recreation area. Firearms shall not be carried nor be in possession
of anyone in the Township park or recreation area. The carrying and
shooting with bow and arrow are prohibited in said areas.
B.
No person shall molest, trap, capture, hold, remove, injure or kill
any animal or disturb its habitat within a Township park or recreation
area.
A.
No person shall engage in any commercial enterprise, including but
not limited to the offering of services, the soliciting, selling or
peddling of any liquids or edibles for human consumption or the distributing
of circulars or the hawking, peddling or vending of any goods, wares
or merchandise within a Township park or recreation area.
[Amended 7-6-1987]
B.
No person shall cut, carve, paint, mark, paste or fasten on any tree,
fence, wall, building, monument or other object within a Township
park or recreation area any bill, advertisement or inscription; nor
shall any person distribute, cast, throw or place any handbill, pamphlet,
circular, advertisement or notice of any kind within a Township park
or recreation area.
A.
No person shall use any portion of a Township park or recreation
area for purpose of way, except drives, parking areas, roadways, paths,
walks and trails established for such purpose by the Township; and
footpaths or walks established for pedestrian travel shall not be
used for vehicular travel. The use of mopeds or motorized bikes will
be limited to roadways, drives and parking areas established and opened
to all other vehicular traffic.
B.
No person shall drive or propel or cause to be driven or propelled
along or over any road within a Township park or recreation area any
vehicle at a rate of speed greater than 10 miles per hour.
C.
No person shall drive or propel or cause to be driven or propelled
along or over any road, parkway, drive or parking area within a Township
park or recreation area any motor vehicle in a reckless manner or
in a manner to endanger the life, limb or property of pedestrians
or the drivers or occupants of other vehicles or any other person
within a Township park or recreation area. The motor vehicle operator
and the motor vehicle operated within a Township park or recreation
area shall be in compliance with New Jersey State Motor Vehicle License
and Safety Laws.
D.
No person shall park or store any motorcar, motorcycle, bicycle,
wagon or other vehicle within a Township park or recreation area.
Loitering in or around parked vehicles is prohibited.
E.
No person shall use or cause to be used roller blades, roller skates,
skate boards or bicycles along or over any road, parkway, drive, pathways,
footpaths, walks or parking area within a Township park or recreation
area.
[Added 6-7-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-4]
No person shall, without permission, enter into or remain within
a Township park or recreation area except during the posted hours
the park or recreation area is open to the general public.
A.
No person shall harass, obstruct, molest, assault or interfere with
any person lawfully within a Township park or recreation area or shall
resist, obstruct, molest, assault or interfere with any agent or officer
of the Township.
B.
No person shall remain within a Township park or recreation area
who does not abide by conditions adopted and posted by the Township
for the preservation of good order and the protection of property
within a Township park or recreation area, and no person shall remain
within a Township park or recreation area who does not abide by the
instructions and directions of duly authorized officers or agents
of the Township in the lawful performance of their duties. Any person
directed by an agent or officer of the Township to leave a Township
park or recreation area shall do so promptly and peaceably.
C.
No person shall use threatening, abusive, boisterous, insulting or
indecent language or gestures within a Township park or recreation
area, nor shall any oration, harangue, public demonstration or any
nuisance be made.
A.
Permits for special events in parks and recreation areas shall be
obtained by application to the approving governing agency in accordance
with the following procedure:
(1)
A person seeking issuance of a permit hereunder shall file an application
stating:
(a)
The name and address of the applicant.
(b)
The name and address of the person, persons, corporation or
association sponsoring the activity, if any.
(c)
The day and hours for which the permit is desired.
(d)
The park or portion thereof for which the permit is desired.
(e)
Any other information which the approving governing agency shall
find reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a
permit should be issued hereunder.
(f)
Variances required from park rules and regulations.
(2)
Standards for issuance of a use permit shall include the following
findings:
(a)
That the proposed activity or use of the park will not unreasonably
interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the
park.
(b)
That the proposed activity and use will not unreasonably interfere
with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety
and recreation.
(c)
That the proposed activity or uses that are reasonably anticipated
will not include violence, crime or disorderly conduct.
(d)
That the proposed activity will not entail extraordinary or
burdensome expense or police operation by the Township.
(e)
That the facilities desired have not been reserved for other
use on the date and hour requested in the application.
B.
A permittee shall be bound by all park rules and regulations and
all applicable ordinances as fully as though the same were inserted
in said permits.
C.
The person or persons to whom the permit is issued shall be liable
for all loss, damage or injury sustained by any person whatever by
reason of the negligence of the person or persons to whom such permit
shall have been issued. A permittee may be required to submit evidence
of liability insurance covering injuries to members of the general
public arising out of such permitted activities in such amounts as
may be, from time to time, determined prior to the commencement of
any activity or issuance of any permit.
D.
The governing agency shall have the authority to revoke a permit
upon a finding of violation of any rule or ordinance or upon good
cause shown.
[Amended 6-7-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-4]
A.
The Liberty Township Board of Recreation Commissioners or its designees
shall, in connection with its duties imposed by law, diligently enforce
the provisions of this article.
B.
The Liberty Township Board of Recreation Commissioners or its designees
shall have the authority to eject from the park or recreation area
any person or persons acting in violation of this article.
C.
The Liberty Township Board of Recreation Commissioners or its designees
shall have the authority to seize and confiscate any property, thing
or device in the park or recreation area or used in violation of this
article.
D.
The Liberty Township Board of Recreation Commissioners or their designees,
including the lifeguard on duty at the Municipal Beach, can eject
any disorderly person after three verbal warnings. Any person receiving
three ejections in one summer season shall be permanently barred from
the Municipal Beach, notwithstanding any payment previously made for
beach membership. There shall be no refunds or credits regarding beach
membership fees as a result of a permanent exclusion from the Municipal
Beach pursuant to this section.
[Amended 7-6-1987]
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 or recreation area property and shall be subject to
a fine not exceeding $1,000 and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days.
