Any group, organization, or entity, including corporate, charitable,
and nonprofit organizations, comprised of not less than 25 and not
exceeding 50 individuals must obtain a facility use permit from the
Department of Recreation in order to visit, use, or hold an event
at any Township-owned or Township-controlled playground.
For the purposes of this article, "playground" is defined as any
improved area, owned or controlled by the Township, set aside for
play for children, which is not intended for use as an athletic playing
field or athletic court, and which includes any play equipment, surfacing,
fencing, signs, internal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation,
and related structures.
Any other information the Business Administrator or the Director
of Recreation finds reasonably necessary and pertinent to determine
whether a facility use permit should be issued hereunder.
Applicants must submit, in conjunction with the application form,
a valid certificate of insurance naming the Township as an additional
insured. The Business Administrator is authorized to waive this requirement
in appropriate circumstances, provided that such a waiver does not
unreasonably expose the Township to liability.
The following fees must be submitted in conjunction with the application.
These fees shall not be deposited unless the facility use permit is
issued. In the event that the permit is denied, the fees shall be
returned to the applicant.
No more than two facilities use permits may be issued on the same
date for the same playground, and no permits may be issued for multiple
playgrounds on the same date by the same or related applicant.
Applications for facilities use permits shall be reviewed by the
Director of Recreation, with the assistance of other Township officials
as circumstances warrant.
The Director of Recreation shall render a written decision granting
or denying the permit and so notify the applicant no later than seven
business days following the submission of the application.
Denials may be appealed, in writing, to the Business Administrator
no later than three business days following receipt thereof. The Business
Administrator shall render a decision affirming or overruling determination
of the Director of Recreation no later than three business days from
receipt of the applicant's appeal.
Permit holders must provide appropriate on-site supervision for minors
in a minimum ratio of one adult for every 10 minors. For the purposes
of this requirement, "adult" means an individual 18 years of age or
older employed or enlisted by the applicant specifically for supervisory
purposes.
The applicant, if an individual, or a representative thereof, if
an organization, entity, or association, must be on site for the duration
of the proposed event or activity.
Uses, activities, or events not authorized by the permit; that endanger
the health, safety, or welfare of the attendees and the general public;
or that present an unreasonable risk of harm to persons or property.
In addition to any other penalty provided, any permit holder that
repeatedly violates the provisions of this article may be barred from
obtaining further facilities use permits for a period not exceeding
one year.
The Director of Recreation is authorized to revoke a facilities use permit in accordance with this subsection. Revocations may be appealed and reviewed in accordance with the procedure set forth in § 383-12C.
The enforcement authority conferred by this subsection includes,
but is not limited to, the authority to eject from the premises any
person or persons acting in violation of this article.
Any person or entity violating this chapter shall be subject
to the maximum fines and penalties established under N.J.S.A. 40:49-5
and N.J.S.A. 40:69A-29, and any subsequent amendments to those statutes.