[Adopted 10-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-7; amended 9-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-16]
A. 
No person shall place any permanent and/or temporary object, including but not limited to a basketball hoop structure, hockey net, and skateboard ramp, which obstructs traffic on any right-of way within the Borough of Newfield.
B. 
No person(s) playing basketball, hockey, or any other recreational activity on a right-of-way within the Borough of Newfield activity shall impede the flow of traffic.
C. 
This section shall not apply to the temporary placement of garbage and/or recyclable containers and/or materials placed in compliance with Chapter 241, Solid Waste. Nor does this section apply to the placement of mail or newspaper receptacles that are positioned in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations governing same.
D. 
No person shall store or leave unattended a basketball hoop structure, hockey net, skateboard ramp, or any other object regulated by this article within any roadway located within the Borough.
E. 
No basketball hoop may be stored on any property within 10 feet from the curb.
F. 
Playing basketball, hockey, or any other recreational sport in any right-of-way within the Borough of Newfield is prohibited between 30 minutes after sunset and 9:00 a.m.
G. 
Playing basketball, hockey, or any other recreational sport is prohibited at all times on the roadways set forth in Schedule A attached to and made a part of this article.
A. 
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be subject to a warning for the first violation. Any person convicted by the Municipal Court Judge of the Borough of Newfield of the violation of any provision of this article shall, after receipt of a warning and upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
B. 
Any object obstructing traffic in violation of this article shall be presumed to be controlled by the private property owner upon which such object is situated or, if within a public right-of-way, the closest private property owner.
Name of Street
Location
Catawba Avenue
Entire length
Salem Avenue
Entire length
Madison Avenue
Entire length