[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Washington 8-15-1977 by Ord. No. 77-14 (Ch. 164 of the 1985 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 128.
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms used herein are defined as follows:
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Department of Recreation of the Township of Washington or his duly authorized agent.
[Amended 4-17-1978 by Ord. No. 78-10]
PARKS
The grounds, buildings thereon, waters therein and any other property necessary for the operation thereof which is now or hereafter will be maintained, operated and controlled by the Township of Washington for public park or playground purposes.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association of persons, and the single number shall include the plural.
VEHICLE
Moped, motorbike, motorcycle, automobile, truck, motor van and every device in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported.
A. 
No person shall be permitted to remain, stop or park within the confines of any park in the Township of Washington, except in an emergency or with written permission from the Director, in accordance with the following:
(1) 
Memorial Field between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 1/2 hour after sunrise, prevailing local time.
(2) 
All other parks between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour after sunrise, prevailing local time.
B. 
In case of an emergency or when, in the judgment of the Director, the public interest demands it, any portion of a park may be closed to the public or to designated persons until permission is given to reopen. Failure to leave after warning by a police officer of the Township of Washington shall constitute a violation of this chapter, subject to the penalties provided.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Alcohol consumption in parks shall be governed by Chapter 128, including the issuance of permits by the Chief of Police thereunder.
No person shall commit any of the following acts within parks without a written permit from the Director:
A. 
Post or display any sign, banner or advertisement of any kind within any park.
B. 
Use any loudspeaker or other sound-amplifying equipment.
C. 
Picnic or cook in any area not designated by the Director for that purpose; or make or kindle any fire except in places provided therefor, and then subject to such regulations as may be provided.
D. 
Write, paint or carve on any tree, bench or park structure; or sleep, camp, lodge or reside in any park building except in such places as designated for said purposes by the Director.
E. 
Drive any vehicle upon any part of the park or park areas except on proper drives and parking areas designated for vehicles.
F. 
Carry any flower or shrub, slingshot, axe, saw, shovel or spade within the parks; violate the regulations of the Director relating to any building or place; damage any notice posted by order of the Director; or deposit materials in or upon any park or park road.
G. 
Move or carry any tables or equipment found within a park for park use to a different area of the park.
H. 
Use or attempt to use any park without having been issued a permit for such use by the Director.
[Added 7-8-1985 by Ord. No. 85-7]
A. 
All permits must be obtained in writing from the Director at least 24 hours prior to use.
B. 
All permit applicants must be 18 years of age or older. All permits must be signed prior to use of a park facility or prior to the activities for which a permit is obtained. The applicant for a permit shall be responsible for all damages to park facilities or contents thereof and shall agree to indemnify the Township of Washington for such damages.
C. 
All permits issued shall be in writing by the Director and shall be subject to park rules and regulations. A permit to do any act shall authorize the same only insofar as it may be performed in strict accordance with its written terms and conditions. Any violation of any term or condition thereof shall constitute grounds for revocation of said permit by the Director, whose action therein shall be final. No permit for the same purpose shall be issued to the person whose permit has been revoked during the year in which such revocation is made.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 6 of Ord. No. 77-14, Violations, which followed this section, was repealed 6-3-1985 by Ord. No. 85-5.
D. 
The Director shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary and reasonable for the use of parks, which rules and regulations shall be available at the office of the Department of Recreation.
[Added 7-8-1985 by Ord. No. 85-7]
E. 
The Director shall be authorized to delegate the authority to issue permits pursuant to the rules and regulations under Chapter 337 of the Code of the Township of Washington, and in the event of such delegation, a permit issued by such delegate shall have the same force and effect as a permit issued by the Director.
[Added 7-8-1985 by Ord. No. 85-7]
[Added 7-8-1985 by Ord. No. 85-7]
The Police Department shall be authorized to enforce the provisions hereof, including, but not limited to, the use of parks only in accordance with the permit procedure set forth in § 337-4. Any person who shall violate the terms of this chapter shall be punished as provided in § 1-1 of Chapter 1, General Provisions.