[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of West Windsor 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-20. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Access prohibited; attendance at public meetings.
(1) 
No member of the public shall access municipally owned, leased, and operated areas or controlled property, or any portion therefore, with restricted or secured access. Nonpublic areas of municipally owned, leased and operated areas, or controlled property include, but are not limited to:
(a) 
All work areas intended primarily for the use by Township employees in the conduct of their business;
(b) 
All other areas designated as "nonpublic" pursuant to this section, as evidenced by signage and/or physical barriers pursuant to Subsection B.
(2) 
This chapter does not restrict access by the public to attend any public meeting held by any board/commission/committee/council.
B. 
Nonpublic areas shall be identified by a nonambiguous sign, posted on or directly adjacent to the door, doorframe, or entrance to the restricted or secured area. Public access may also be restricted through the use of reasonable physical barriers. Signage limiting access to nonpublic areas shall include language such as "Authorized Personnel Only," "Authorized Access Only," "Township Personnel Only," or "No Public Access Beyond This Point."
A. 
Members of the public will not be allowed in a nonpublic forum area without an escort.
B. 
Members of the public who have an appointment with an employee who works in a nonpublic area or while engaging in legitimate business with a department located in a nonpublic area will be escorted the entirety of their visit. If the public has legitimate business with the department but no appointment, they must receive permission from said department/employee before being escorted in and will be escorted the entirety of the visit.
It shall be a violation of this chapter if a member of the public accesses restricted or secured areas or property owned, operated, leased, or controlled by the Township in violation of § 123-1 of this chapter, or gains access to nonpublic areas without an appointment and is not escorted by a Township employee in violation of § 123-2 of this chapter. Violations of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in Article II, § 1-3 of the Township Code.