[1932 Revision, Title 7, Ch. 2, §§ 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; amended G.O. No. 1122, § 1; G.O. No. 1226, § 1; G.O. No. 1261, § 1; G.O. No. 1284, § 1; G.O. No. 1722, § I; G.O. No. 788, § 1; 7-15-2025 by G.O. No. 2025-13]
Within the Town parks, fields, tennis courts, Memorial Pool or other recreational facility or any function operated or sponsored by the Recreation Commission, no person shall:
(a) Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with or displace or remove any buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving materials, water lines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or placards, whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts, or other boundary markers, or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
(b) Fail to cooperate in maintaining restrooms and washrooms in a neat and sanitary condition. No person above the age of five years shall use the restrooms and washrooms designated for the opposite sex.
(c) Dig or remove any soil, rock, sand, stones, trees, shrubs or plants or other wood or materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency, except where specific permission is granted by the Department of Public Works.
(d) Construct, erect, or bring in any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary, or run or string any public service utility into, upon, or across such lands, except on special written permit issued hereunder by the Recreation Commission.
(e) Damage, cut, carve, break, transplant or remove any tree, plant or turf, or injure the bark, or pick flowers or seed of any trees, or plant, dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas or in any other way injure the natural beauty of any area, except that scientific studies or testing, which may include the above activities may be conducted in the parks under a special written permit issued by the Recreation Commission.
(f) Climb any tree, or walk, stand or sit upon monuments, vases, planters, fountains, railings, fences or upon any other property not designated for or customarily used for such purposes.
(g) Tie or hitch an animal to any tree or plant, or allow any domestic animal to run at large; all persons taking dogs into a park shall lead them on a leash.
(h) Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, pursue, chase, tease, shoot, or throw missiles at any animal, wildlife, reptile or bird; remove or have in his possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest, or young of any reptile or bird.
(i) Throw, discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake or other body of water in or adjacent to any tributary stream, storm sewer, or drain flowing into such water, any substance, matter, or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of said waters.
(j) Have brought in or dump in, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, or refuse, or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park, or left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided; where receptacles are not provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence, and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(k) Drive any vehicle on any area except the paved park roads or parking areas, or such areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary road areas. No person shall drive any vehicle within a park at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour. Whenever any vehicle is standing it shall be on the extreme right side of the driveway and the motor shall not be running.
(l) Park a vehicle in other than an established or designated parking area, and such shall be in accordance with posted directions thereat and with the instruction of any attendant who may be present.
(m) Drive a commercial vehicle carrying or designated for carrying merchandise except on special written permit issued by the Recreation Commission. This shall not apply to vehicles delivering items to be used within the park or recreational facility by the Town, but shall apply to vendors or peddlers selling merchandise in the park to the public.
(n) Leave a vehicle standing or parked at night in established parking areas or elsewhere in the park area. No vehicles of any kind are to be inside the parks and recreational facilities, except as may be travelling on such roadways or drives as are public ways, after 10:00 p.m., except by special written permit issued by the Recreation Commission.
(o) Ride a bicycle without reasonable regard to the safety of others.
(p) Leave a bicycle on the ground or paving or set against trees, or in any place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by them.
(q) Swim, bath, or wade in any waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park, except in such waters and at such places as are provided therefor and in compliance with such regulations as are herein set forth or may be hereafter adopted, nor shall any person frequent any waters or places customarily designated for the purposes of swimming or bathing, or congregate thereat when such activities are prohibited by the Recreation Commission upon a finding that such use of the water would be dangerous or otherwise inadvisable.
(r) Erect any tent, stand or other structure in any of the Town parks or occupy any structure, tent or stand or sell or give away from any structure, tent, or stand, any food, drink or other thing without first obtaining a permit from the Recreation Commission.
(s) Fish in or take fish from any of the waters, unless under the age of 18 years.
(t) Carry or possess firearms of any description, or airrifles, spring-guns, bow-and-arrows, slings, or any other form of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden.
(u) Picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated for that purpose, or without obtaining a permit to use the fireplaces or other reserved recreational facilities from the Recreation Commission.
(v) Leave a picnic area before the fire is completely extinguished and before all trash is placed in the disposal receptacles where provided. If no such trash receptacles are available, then trash shall be carried away from the park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of elsewhere.
(w) Take part in or abet the playing of any games involving thrown or otherwise propelled objects such as balls, stones, arrows, javelins, horseshoes, quoits, or model airplanes, except in those areas set apart for such forms of recreation. The playing of volleyball or frisbee shall not be included in this prohibition and these activities may be undertaken in any area of the park where they do not interfere with other activities conducted in those areas.
(x) Ride an animal on or within the Town parks, except upon the designated drives, ride or drive a bicycle, motorcycle, moped, or other vehicle, except upon the designated drives, or coast down any hill; nor shall any person ride or drive an animal, bicycle, motorcycle, moped, or other vehicle, except upon the right hand side of the roadway, unless to turn out for an obstruction.
(y) Preach or make any address or make any harangue, sing, play a musical instrument, or move in a military or civil parade, drill or procession, so as to disturb the enjoyment of the park facilities by other members of the public. Notwithstanding, concerts, performances, displays, parades, or other similar activities, may be conducted under a special written permit issued by the Recreation Commission.
(z) Suffer or permit any animal to defecate or urinate on park lands, or fail to remove such defecation in a sanitary manner, should it occur.
(aa) Wash, polish or repair a car or motor vehicle.
(bb) Throw any stone into, or on any park, or throw any stone within a park.
(cc) Have possession of or drink, sell, buy or give away any intoxicating liquor, except upon special permit, issued by and at the discretion of the Town Council, and with such conditions as it may require, which permit may be for a period of one day only, and may be issued only in connection with and incidental to civic parades, fairs, shows, exhibitions or similar events, held under the auspices of a public, nonprofit organization as licensee, at which the reasonably anticipated attendance will exceed 1,000 persons.
(dd) Have in his possession or set or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any firecrackers, torpedo rockets, roman candles, rockets, or other similar fireworks, firecrackers or explosives or inflammable material, or discharge them or throw them into any such areas from lands or highways adjacent thereto. This prohibition includes any substance or compound which would be similar to or involve the same hazard to persons and property as any of the foregoing enumerated items. At the discretion of the Town Council, permits may be given for conducting properly supervised fireworks in designated park areas, as provided in Section
14-1 and
11-48 of the Town Code.
(ee) Appear in the nude or indecently exposed so as to offend the sensitivity or morals of other members of the public.
(ff) Solicit alms or contributions for any purpose, whether public or private, except that bona fide non-profit civic organizations may be permitted to conduct fund raising activities, under a special written permit issued by the Recreation Commission.
(gg) Build or attempt to build a fire except in such areas and under such regulations as may be designated by the Recreation Commission and without obtaining a permit from the division of recreation. No person shall drop, throw or otherwise scatter lighted matches, burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco, paper or other inflammable material within any park or on any highways, roads, or streets abutting or contiguous thereto.
(hh) Enter an area posted as "Closed to the Public", nor shall any person use, or abet the use of any area in violation of posted notices.
(ii) Gamble, or participate in or abet any game of chance, or have possession of any instrument of gambling, except that the holding of duly licensed games of chance as otherwise authorized in the Code and/or under the Statutes of the State of New Jersey, shall be permitted in Town parks upon special permit issued by and at the discretion of the Town Council, and with such conditions as it may require, which said permit may be for a period of one day only, and may be issued only in connection with and incidental to civic parades, fairs, shows, exhibitions, or similar events held under the auspices of the public non-profit organization as licensee, at which the reasonably anticipated attendance will exceed 1,000 persons.
(jj) Except an employee of the Town, go onto the ice on any of the waters except such areas as are designated as skating sites, and provided a safety signal is displayed which permits skating, or play any game upon the ice that shall interfere with the free use of the skating site by others.
(kk) Sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats or benches or other areas or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to breach the public peace.
(ll) Disturb or interfere unreasonably with any person or party occupying any area or participating in any activity under the authority of a permit.
(mm) Without permission of the division of recreation, paste, glue, tack, or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement, or inscription whatever, nor shall any person erect or cause to be erected any sign whatever on any public lands or highways or roads adjacent to a park.
(nn) Launch, sail, drive, row, paddle, pole use or float a kayak, boat, canoe, craft, raft or other vessel upon or in any lakes, ponds, pools, streams or other waterways or water courses.
(oo) Cause, suffer or permit the operation of a loudspeaker, record player, tape player, radio, television, or other similar device which produces amplified sound through electrical, electronic, or mechanical means, or a combination of these, without first obtaining a permit for the operation or use of such a device from the recreation department.
(pp) Park, stop or stand a motor vehicle on the Tamaques Park Roadway, both sides, for its entire length within Tamaques Park.
(qq) Operate any “motorized bicycle,” as that term is defined by N.J.S.A. 39:1-1, upon any bicycle path, or upon any trail as specified by N.J.S.A. 39:4-14.16(e).
(rr) Operate any “motorized scooter,” as that term is defined by N.J.S.A. 39:1-1, upon any bicycle path, or upon any trail as specified by N.J.S.A. 39:4-14.16(e), provided that this provision does not apply to physically disabled persons.
(ss) Operate any “low-speed electric bicycle,” as that term is defined by N.J.S.A. 39:1-1, upon any bicycle path, or upon any trail as specified by N.J.S.A. 39:4-14.16(e).
(tt) Operate any “low-speed electric scooter,” as that term is defined by N.J.S.A. 39:1-1, upon any bicycle path, or upon any trail as specified by N.J.S.A. 39:4-14.16(e).
The aforesaid enumerated prohibitions shall not apply to public officials, servants, agents or employees of the Town so long as the prohibited activity, conduct or behavior is required in order to properly perform their duties and they are at that time acting in the performance of their duties. |