[Adopted 8-3-2018 by L.L.
No. 5-2018]
This article shall apply to those lands owned by and under the
control and supervision of the Town of East Bloomfield,
The park grounds shall be open to the public every day of the
year during the period from sunrise to sunset. The opening and closing
hours for the park shall be posted at each entrance thereto and shall
be subject to amendment from time to time by the rules and regulations
of the Town of East Bloomfield. This does not pertain to the main
building(s).
All vehicles shall be parked only upon clearly marked designated
areas, and not in any green space or fire lanes. Campers, trailers,
all-terrain vehicles and RV units are not permitted in any Town park.
A.
There shall be no willful damage or destruction of park property.
No person shall willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper
with or displace any buildings, tables, benches, grills, railings,
pavings or paving materials, waterlines or other public utilities
or parts of appurtenances thereof, sign notices, monuments, stakes,
posts or other boundary markers, or other structures or equipment,
facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real
or personal, and including trees and/or plant materials.
B.
No one shall interfere with any lamp, lamppost or electric light
apparatus or extinguish the light therein except upon proper authority.
C.
Drive or propel or cause to be driven or propelled along or over
any road or parking lot within the park any vehicle at a rate greater
than five miles per hour unless otherwise posted.
D.
All pets shall be on a leash and under the control of the owner.
Pet waste must be picked up and carried out from the park.
Fires are only permitted in designated grills which have been
provided by the park and portable grills and must be controlled during
use and extinguished after use. Any other open fire is forbidden at
any time. No person shall set fire or assist another to set fire to
any timber, trees, shrubs, grass, leaves, growth or other combustible
material or suffer any fire upon other land to extend onto any part
of the parks.
Littering is prohibited. No one shall bring into, leave behind
or dump any materials of any kind in the parks. All persons using
the park shall comply with established carry-in and carry-out procedures
of the Town Board as from time to time established by resolution of
the Town Board. Refuse is not to be dropped, thrown or scattered on
park property. All recyclable materials shall be carried out by those
persons bringing them into the park. Either within or next to any
park, no one shall discharge into, throw, cast, lay, drop or leave
in any brook, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into or through
said park any substance, matter or thing, either liquid or solid,
which may or shall result in the pollution of such brook or stream,
interfere with the conservation of the natural resources of said park
or endanger the health of visitors in said park.
No person shall set up tents, shacks or any other temporary
shelter for the purpose of overnight camping, nor shall any person
leave in the park after closing hours any movable structure or vehicle
used or that could be used for such purposes.
Excessive noise is prohibited. No person shall engage in loud,
boisterous, abusive, insulting or indecent language or engage in any
disorderly conduct or behavior tending to breach the public peace.
In this regard, no person shall play any tape player, musical instrument
or sound device in a manner which would tend to annoy or disturb the
peace and good order of the park or of the properties adjacent thereto.
The following activities are specifically prohibited at all
times and at all locations within the park:
A.
Smoking is not permitted in any building or outdoor areas. This restriction
includes the use of all forms of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars,
pipes, e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, such as snuff,
snus and chewing tobacco.
[Amended 8-12-2019 by L.L. No. 1-2019]
B.
No firearms or weapons of any variety including air rifles, archery
equipment and implements, slingshots, splat balls or similar weapons
are permitted in any Town Park, except for authorized law enforcement
officials.
C.
No fireworks are permitted on Town park property.
D.
No peddling, selling or hawking of merchandise of any kind is allowed
without prior authorization by the Town Board.
[Amended 8-12-2019 by L.L. No. 1-2019]
The consumption of alcoholic beverages including beer and wine
and the bringing of such items into a park is governed by the following
conditions:
A.
The use and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the park is subject
to all New York State laws.
B.
No alcoholic beverages shall be dispensed from a temporary bar or
keg-type apparatus in any location within the Park other than the
main building in Veterans Park, for which a permit must be obtained
from and issued by the Town Supervisor, or the Town Clerk or Deputy
Town Clerk or by Town Board resolution.
Those persons within the boundaries of the park, whether using
its facilities or not, are subject to the rules and regulations contained
herein and may be ejected from the park in the event that they violate
any rule or regulation.
This article shall be enforced by any park attendant that may
heretofore or hereafter be authorized to enforce this article by the
Town Board. This article shall be enforced by the Police Department
having jurisdiction in the Town of East Bloomfield.
Any person committing any offense against any provision of this
article or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant hereto shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law
of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250
or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against a provision
of this article shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued,
a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
Liability insurance, in an amount determined by the Town Board,
may be required for groups using the park facilities, buildings and
grounds.
A.
All reservations for use of grounds and/or facilities will be approved
by the Town on a first-come-first-served basis with the following
conditions:
(1)
Residents have first priority for use when simultaneous requests
are received from both residents and outside users.
(2)
No single organization or user may request exclusive use of any grounds
for more than two consecutive days per week from Mondays through Saturdays
when more than one organization is requesting use. (This does not
include the Town-operated summer recreation program.)
(3)
No organization may reserve fields for dates or times that are not
actually planned for use at the time of request.
B.
All final decisions on facility availability will be decided by the
Town Parks and Recreation Committee in conjunction with the Town Clerk.
C.
Responsibilities of any organization using the playing fields are:
(1)
To maintain and stripe fields, with the exception of mowing which
will be done by the Town.
(2)
Fields must be left in "play" condition during the time of use as
well as when the season concludes.
(3)
Any damage to fields must be reported to the Town Clerk at once.
(4)
Must not use the fields if there is excessive moisture which would
result in damage to the fields.
D.
When there are multiple groups requesting field usage during the
same time frame the following will occur:
(1)
The Parks and Recreation Committee, along with the Town Clerk, will
hold a usage scheduling meeting not more than five business days after
sign-ups are complete and game schedules have been submitted to the
Town Clerk's Office.
(2)
In the event that scheduling conflicts are unresolved or any group
is not given their first selection of dates and times, every effort
will be made to resolve the conflict in a fair and equitable manner.
(3)
The final schedule will be determined by the Town Parks and Recreation
Committee and the Town Clerk.
E.
Parking shall be permitted only in those areas designated for parking
(i.e. parking lots) and not in any green space or fire lanes.
The validity of any section or provision of this article shall
not be invalidated by the invalidity of any other section, provision,
or part hereof.
This article shall be effective immediately upon its passage,
publication, filing and posting of notice of adoption, as prescribed
by law.
