This article shall apply to those lands owned
by and under the control and supervision of the Town of East Bloomfield,
Victor and West Bloomfield, located within the Town of East Bloomfield
and known as Boughton Park.
The park 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 Boughton Park Corporation.
All vehicles shall be parked only upon clearly
marked designated areas. At no time shall any vehicle be operated
in the park except pursuant to a special permit issued by the Boughton
Park Corporation. Roadside parking is prohibited on all roads adjacent
to the park where designated as "No Parking" zones.
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, bridges, tables, benches,
fireplaces, 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.
Fires are restricted to those permitted by the
regulations of the Boughton Park Corporation as the same shall be
amended from time to time and posted at each entrance to the park.
Any other open fire is forbidden at any time.
Organized groups of over 25 persons must obtain
a permit from the Boughton Park Corporation prior to such usage. Such
permit shall be issued by the Corporation unless it is determined
that the proposed use of the park will unreasonably interfere with
or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park.
Littering is prohibited, and all refuse shall
be deposited in receptacles placed at intervals about the 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.
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.
[Amended 8-12-2019 by L.L. No. 1-2019]
The following activities are specifically prohibited
at all times and at all locations within the park:
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. No fireworks
are permitted on Town park property.
G. No peddling,
selling or hawking of merchandise of any kind is allowed without prior
authorization by the Town Board.
H. Alcoholic
beverages. The consumption of alcoholic beverages, including beer
and wine, and the bringing of such items into a park is governed by
the following conditions:
(1) The
use and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the park is subject
to all New York State laws.
(2) 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.
The Boughton Park Corporation has been charged
with responsibility for the overall operations of the park. In this
capacity, to it is delegated the responsibility for formulating day
to day rules and regulations for park usage which shall be enforceable
under this article.
This article shall be enforced by any park attendant
that may heretofore or hereafter be authorized to enforce this article
by the Boughton Park Corporation. 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.