This code shall be known and may be cited as the "Parks Law
of the Village of Brockport."
This chapter shall apply to all parks owned, operated, licensed,
used or otherwise under the control or supervision of the Village
of Brockport at the time of enactment or in the future. These provisions
are enacted to:
A. Establish the policies, regulations and standards on public parks
within the Village of Brockport.
B. Maintain, protect and preserve the parks through safe practices of
removal and replacement of equipment.
C. Establish and maintain appropriate parks for various ages and diversified
activities.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PARK
An area owned or used by the Village of Brockport devoted
to active or passive recreation such as a playfield, playground, tot
lot, multipurpose area, ball field, tennis court, basketball area
and all other open space area in the Village devoted to active or
passive leisure. This includes the grounds, buildings thereon, waters
therein and any other property necessary for the operation thereof
and constituting a part thereof which is now or may hereafter be maintained,
operated and controlled by the Village of Brockport for public recreation
purposes.
There are nine parks within the Village:
A. Barry Street Park: between the residences of 56 and 74 Barry Street
and Lyman Street.
B. Corbett Park: Southwest corner of Clark and Smith Streets; borders
the Erie Canal on the south.
C. Evergreen Park: between the residences of 207 and 215 Evergreen Road;
the Erie Canal on the south.
D. Harvester Park: between Water Street and Park Avenue; the Erie Canal
and Market Street.
E. Havenwood Park: between the residences of 47 and 51 Havenwood Drive.
F. Monika Andrews Children's Playground: corner of Holley and Utica
Streets.
G. Remembrance Park: triangle area near the intersection of Park Avenue
and High Street.
H. Sagawa Park: corner of Main and Erie Streets.
I. South Avenue Park: between 52 South Avenue and Winston Woods Apartments'
driveway.
Any person, corporation or other entity who violates the provisions
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment not to exceed fifteen
days or both such fine and imprisonment. Any police agency of competent
jurisdiction and the Code Enforcement Officer shall have authority
to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works shall review
and investigate complaints which allege or assert the existence of
conditions or activities that fail to comply with this chapter or
any other chapter or ordinance or regulation adopted for administration
and enforcement of the parks' codes. The process for responding
to a complaint shall include the following steps as the Superintendent
at his discretion may deem to be appropriate:
A. Performing an inspection of the conditions and/or activities alleged
to be in violation, and documenting the results of such inspection;
B. Utilizing the Village of Brockport Police and/or the Code Enforcement
Officer to carry out enforcement proceedings as deemed appropriate
in violation of this chapter or law(s) of the Village of Brockport.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing in the
office of the New York State Secretary of State in accordance with
Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.