[Adopted by Ord. No. 858 (Secs. 14A-1 through 14A-12.1 of the
1970 Revised Ordinances); amended in its entirety 12-13-2022 by Ord. No.
1610[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Prior amendments included Ord. Nos. 999; 1217;
1385; 1494; and 1601.
This article is enacted to establish rules and regulations for
the protection, care and control of parks and playgrounds in the Borough
of Dumont and to regulate the conduct of persons on or within such
parks and playgrounds or using the facilities thereof.
This article shall be deemed to apply to all parks and playgrounds
situate within the Borough of Dumont, presently in existence or yet
to come into existence, whether dedicated as parkland or not.
No person shall:
A.
Cut, break, deface, defile or misuse any building, playground equipment,
fence, tree, bush, plant or turf or other thing belonging to the parks
or playgrounds or any part thereof.
B.
Destroy, remove or carry away or have possession of any building,
playground equipment, fence, tree, bush, plant, turf or other thing
belonging to the parks or playgrounds or any part thereof.
C.
Cut into, destroy or remove any of the curbing, roadways, sidewalks
or paths within the parks or playgrounds without written permission
from the Department of Public Works.
A.
No persons shall ride a bicycle in any parks or athletic field, except
upon a path or paved area, nor ride in such a manner as to interfere
with another's enjoyment of the facilities of the parks or playgrounds.
B.
No person, except an authorized employee of the Department of Recreation
or Department of Public Works, shall drive any motor vehicle, wagon
or cart upon paths, open space, driveways or roadways within any parks
or playgrounds.
C.
No person
shall park a vehicle in any of the parking spaces at any park in the
Borough between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. without the authority of police.
Signs shall be posted at all parks indicating the overnight park parking
prohibition.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1630]
No domestic animal or fowl shall be permitted to be led or let
loose on or within the parks and playgrounds.
No person shall drop, place or throw any paper or other refuse
anywhere in the parks or playgrounds, except in a receptacle provided
for refuse.
Tents may be erected and utilized to provide protection from
rain and sun, provided same are removed immediately upon the conclusion
of the activities for which they were utilized. No tent or other shade/rain
protection shall be permitted to remain unattended or overnight. No
person shall utilize any such structure for the sale of anything absent
express written approval granted by the governing body.
All parks shall open 30 minutes after sunrise and shall close
at sunset, except that at Memorial Park and Twin Boro Field, closing
time shall be 10:00 p.m. prevailing time; provided, however, that
the Mayor and Council may by resolution alter said times for special
or exceptional circumstances.
No person shall make any fire within the parks or playgrounds,
except at such places as may be designated by the Department of Recreation
and only under such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed
by said Department.
No person, on or within the aforementioned parks or playgrounds,
shall:
A.
Throw a stone or other missile.
B.
Sell, expose for sale or give away goods, wares or circulars; or
post or display any sign, placard or advertising device without approval
of the governing body, or in the case of Recreation Commission activities,
approval from the Recreation Director.
C.
Play, engage or take part in any game or competitive sport for money
or other valuable thing without authorized permission by the Mayor
and Council.
D.
Unless authorized by law, discharge or have possession of any firearm.
E.
Solicit alms or contributions for any purpose without the written
permission of the Mayor and Council.
F.
Individually, or as part of a group, preach or make any harangue,
sing, play a musical instrument or have a civic parade, drill or procession,
without written permission of the Mayor and Council.
G.
The Recreation Director shall establish a calendar, including dates
on which requests for field/court usage are due, for all recreation
games and practices in consultation with the Recreation Commission.
The Recreation Commission, as an instrumentality of the Borough, shall
provide oversight of the scheduling of the use of the fields. The
Recreation Director shall ensure reasonable public access exists for
all groups, individuals, teams, or families (collectively "groups")
interested in using the fields.
H.
Dumont-based groups that want to use the fields shall complete an
application for such use using a form prepared by the Recreation Director
with hold-harmless and insurance requirements satisfactory to the
Borough Attorney and Risk Manager. The fee for such use shall be $100
per hour or part thereof, payable in advance. Use of lights shall
be an additional charge of $75 per hour or part thereof, subject to
personnel availability.
I.
Groups based outside of Dumont that want to use the fields shall
complete an application for such use using a form prepared by the
Recreation Director with hold-harmless and insurance requirements
satisfactory to the Borough Attorney and Risk Manager. The fee for
such use shall be $200 per hour or part thereof, payable in advance,
as permitted by N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.9(c)4. Use of lights shall be an
additional charge of $150 per hour or part thereof, subject to personnel
availability.
J.
Fees collected shall be deposited into a separate account and shall
be utilized for the recreation program as a whole or for operating,
maintenance, or capital expenses related to funded parkland.
K.
All fields subject to such use shall have signage posted with the
telephone number and web address to obtain an application form and
information for using the fields.
L.
This fee schedule shall be submitted to the Department of Environmental
Protection for approval or disapproval in accord with N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.9(f).
M.
Fees for field and court usage may not be waived or reduced in the
discretion of the Recreation Commission.
N.
If the Department of Public Works Director determines that the fields
require maintenance (or rest) such that reservations must be canceled
and if alternate fields are unavailable, any previously paid fees
shall be refunded or carried as a credit (at the user's request) to
a new date and time.
O.
Organized tennis programs shall apply for court usage on a form to
be created by the Recreation Director. Fees for such programs shall
be the same for all groups and shall be 20% of registration fees collected
by such groups.
P.
Organized basketball programs shall apply for court usage on a form
to be created by the Recreation Director. Fees for such programs shall
be $100 per hour per court for Dumont-based groups and $200 per hour
per court for non-Dumont-based groups.
Q.
"Dumont-based groups" shall be such groups that have 80% of the participants
residing within the Borough of Dumont. Groups claiming to be Dumont-based
groups shall provide rosters with home addresses if requested by the
Recreation Director, who shall examine the roster and determine if
the percentage of participants is 80% or greater.
Smoking and/or the carrying of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe
or other combustible substance, in any manner or any form, including
vapor from an electronic smoking device, shall be prohibited at all
times, in all Borough parks, playgrounds, playing fields, recreation
facilities, and recreational areas. This includes all public areas
adjacent to such parks and facilities, including but not limited to
the seating areas, paths, walkways, or drive aisles.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500,
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.
Prior to the issuance of any summons for the regulations promulgated
in this article, the police officer or other official enforcing this
article must give notice to any person violating any provision of
this article. With said notice, the instruction to desist shall be
given. If any person fails to cease and comply with the sections of
this article, a summons shall be issued.
