[Adopted 7-20-1954 by Ord. No. 366; readopted 8-1-1967 by Ord. No. 476 (Ch. 187, §§ 187-1 through 187-25, of the 1975 Code)]
[Amended 5-20-1969 by Ord. No. 507-69; 9-20-2010 by Ord. No. 1439-2010; 6-11-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-008]
A. 
The Municipal Recreation Area, which will be open for public use at such reasonable hours as shall be designated from time to time by the Mayor and Council, shall consist of the parks and recreation areas located as follows:
Block
Lot
Name of Park
Hours
30
1 and 2
Veterans Field
Dawn to 10:00 p.m.
34
1.02
Memorial Park
Dawn to 10:00 p.m.
46
4
Municipal Lot Park
Dawn to 10:00 p.m.
51
21
Kiddie Park
Dawn to dusk
38
1
The Marina
Dawn to 10:00 p.m.
47
1.01
Duck Duck Park
Dawn to dusk
B. 
The above hours can be extended upon application and prior approval by the Mayor and Council, and the Mayor and Council may set other reasonable restrictions on hours by resolution.
[Added 2-1-1993 by Ord. No. 1004-93]
No person within the area shall engage in the playing of golf or the putting, chipping and/or driving of the golf balls or practice golf balls. The use of golf clubs for any reason is also prohibited.
No person shall cut, break, deface, defile or ill use any building, equipment, tree, bush, plant, turf or other thing situated at the Municipal Recreation Area.
No person within the area shall throw a stone or other missile, have possession of any firecracker, torpedo or firework or have possession of any air gun, slingshot or other instrument or weapon in which propelling force is a spring or air. No person except those authorized by law shall discharge or have possession of any firearm.
No person within the area shall preach or make any harangue, sing, play a musical instrument or move in a military or civic parade, drill or procession or hold any meeting or exhibit to the public any performance of any kind without written permission of the Edgewater Mayor and Council.
No person within the area, except in a place provided therefor and only at such times and under such regulations as the Borough of Edgewater may prescribe, shall bathe, skate or fish or place in the water a boat, or place, throw or drain any substance into the water.
[Amended 9-18-2000 by Ord. No. 1195-2000]
No dogs or other domestic animals shall be permitted in or to be taken into the Municipal Recreation Area at any time.
No person shall drop, place or throw any paper or other refuse anywhere in the area, except in a place provided for the reception thereof.
No person shall use the area drives for the purpose of instructing another to drive or operate any vehicle nor for the purpose of demonstrating any vehicle.
No parent, guardian or custodian of any minor shall permit or allow him or her to do any act prohibited by the rules and regulations of the Borough of Edgewater.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: A section which originally followed this section, and which set specific hours for the Municipal Recreation Area, was repealed 5-20-1969 by Ord. No. 507-69.
All regularly scheduled games to be played or conducted on area facilities shall require a permit noting the day, hour and duration. No other person or group of persons shall use such facilities during the period covered by any such permit except by the specific authority of the Borough of Edgewater.
[Amended 9-3-1975 by Ord. No. 581-75]
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Superintendent of the Department of Recreation, his assistant and the Police Department of the Borough of Edgewater.
[Amended 5-20-1969 by Ord. No. 507-69]
No person shall moor any boat to the bulkhead or piers extending from the Municipal Recreation Area without written permission from the Mayor and Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 187-25, Permit required for use by nonresidents of Borough, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 3-18-2008 by Ord. No. 1268-2008