Borough of Franklin Lakes, NJ
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2022-11-22
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 356 Parks and Public Lands
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Article IV Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Ambulance Corps
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 19 Council
- Ch 23 Court, Municipal
- Ch 29 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 35 Environmental Commission
- Ch 42 Fire Department
- Ch 50 Health, Board of
- Ch 64 Mutual Aid
- Ch 71 Officers and Employees
- Ch 76 Official Map
- Ch 84 Personnel Policies
- Ch 89 Police Department
- Ch 95 Public Works Department
- Ch 101 Purchasing and Payroll
- Ch 107 Recreation and Parks Department
- Ch 112 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 118 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 124 Volunteer Incentives
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 135 Affordable Housing
- Ch 137 Aircraft, Small Unmanned
- Ch 140 Alarm Systems
- Ch 144 Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
- Ch 151 Amusement Devices
- Ch 157 Animals
- Ch 162 Bamboo
- Ch 172 Blasting
- Ch 186 Business Hours
- Ch 193 Cemeteries
- Ch 199 (Reserved)
- Ch 208 (Reserved)
- Ch 220 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 225 Curfew, Limited
- Ch 228 Drug-Free School Zone
- Ch 230 Dumpsters and Other Refuse Containers
- Ch 247 Fees
- Ch 248 Fertilizer
- Ch 250 Filming
- Ch 254 Firearms and Hunting
- Ch 259 Fire Prevention
- Ch 264 Fire Zones
- Ch 272 (Reserved)
- Ch 276 Games of Chance
- Ch 279 Garage Sales
- Ch 283 Handbills and Circulars
- Ch 287 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 300 Land Use and Development
- Ch 306 Library
- Ch 308 Limousines
- Ch 311 Littering
- Ch 318 Loitering
- Ch 323 Motorized Sport Bikes and Related Vehicles
- Ch 329 Noise
- Ch 335 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 347 Parking
- Ch 356 Parks and Public Lands
- Ch 356 Art IV Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve
- § 356-30 Hours for use.
- § 356-31 Rules and regulations.
- § 356-31.1 Boating.
- Ch 362 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 370 Property, Rehabilitation of Abandoned
- Ch 373 Property Maintenance
- Ch 377 Public Utilities
- Ch 390 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 393 Small Cell Wireless Facilities
- Ch 395 Smoking
- Ch 404 Soil Removal
- Ch 408 Solar Energy Systems
- Ch 411 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 415 Special Assistance List
- Ch 420 Stormwater Control
- Ch 425 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 437 (Reserved)
- Ch 446 Towing
- Ch 453 Trees
- Ch 461 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 470 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 478 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 489 Water
- Ch 492 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 495 Zoning Permits
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 500 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 505 Animals
- Ch 511 (Reserved)
- Ch 523 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 529 Housing
- Ch 536 Laundries and Dry Cleaners
- Ch 542 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 547 Sanitation in Public Places
- Ch 554 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 563 Water Systems
- Ch 570 (Reserved)
- Appendix
- Ch A580 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 8-16-2011 by Ord. No. 1525]
The Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve shall be open for use by
the public from dawn to dusk.
In addition to the rules and regulations set forth in Article I of this chapter, the following rules and regulations shall apply to the Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve:
A.
Fishing shall be permitted with a New Jersey State license.
B.
Littering is prohibited.
C.
Grilling is prohibited.
[Added 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 1885]
D.
Swimming and wading are prohibited.
E.
Motorized vehicles, including, but not limited to, all-terrain vehicles,
are prohibited, except on roadways or in parking lot.
F.
Alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
G.
Fires or gathering of firewood are prohibited.
[Amended 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 1885]
H.
Dogs are permitted, provided that they are kept on leash.
I.
No ice skating or ice fishing.
J.
Smoking
is prohibited.
[Added 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 1885]
K.
Loud music
is prohibited.
[Added 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 1885]
L.
Camping
is prohibited.
[Added 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 1885]
[Added 3-18-2014 by Ord. No. 1583]
Boating shall be permitted at the Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve,
subject to the following regulations.
A.
Only boats, canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, or similar watercraft that
are typically transported on top or inside vehicles and have been
transported to the Nature Preserve on top or inside a vehicle may
be used in the designated areas of the upper basin only. For purposes
of this section, these watercraft shall be referred to as boats.
[Amended 8-18-2015 by Ord. No. 1641]
B.
These boats may only be transported into the park on top or inside
of vehicles.
C.
Boats transported by a trailer are prohibited.
D.
Motors of any sort are prohibited.
E.
Boats may only be launched from the designated boat launch, which
is located adjacent to the nature preserve's parking area off of High
Mountain Road.
F.
Swimming or entering the water from shore or from boats is prohibited.
G.
Boating shall only be permitted from April 1 through November 15.
[Amended 7-21-2015 by Ord. No. 1632]
H.
Boating shall only be permitted from dawn to dusk.
I.
Children under the age of 16 are not permitted on boats without adult
supervision.
J.
Loud music from boats is prohibited.
K.
Personal flotation devices must be worn by the operator of the boat
and all passengers.
L.
Boats shall be hand-carried from the nature preserve parking area
to the designated boat launch.
