[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Means the township's department of recreation.
Means the director of the department of recreation.
Means any public park, or recreation or playground area,
or building or facility thereon, within the township, owned or maintained
by the township as a public park, or recreation or playground area,
whether or not such areas have been formally dedicated to such purpose.
Means an ordinance officer assigned to enforce the provisions
of this article.
Means the written permission that must be obtained from the
director or his designated agent to carry out a given activity in
a park.
Means any motor-driven device designed to transport persons
or property.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
The purpose of this article is to regulate the use of parks
and park property owned and maintained by the township in order that
all residents and their guests may enjoy and make use of such parks
and park property, and to protect the rights of those owning property
adjacent to such parks. The recreation department is hereby authorized
to promulgate such additional rules and place signage as deemed necessary
to carry out this stated purpose.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
Any person who shall willfully or through culpable negligence
violate any provision of this article shall be guilty of a municipal
civil infraction and be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00
or more than $500.00.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
In addition to general criminal penalties, any person found
violating any provisions of this article may be ejected from the park
and/or have his permit confiscated and park privileges suspended for
a period to be determined by the director.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010; Ord. No. 236, 10-11-2012]
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, occupy, frequent,
loiter or be in any park between the time of dusk to dawn, unless
specific hours are otherwise posted at the park or unless a special
permit for such use or occupancy has been previously given by the
Recreation Department, or unless such person is participating in a
scheduled Recreation Department activity. At the closing hour of the
parks, all persons within the parks shall immediately depart therefrom.
No person, having been directed to leave the park at the closing hour
by any Township employee, shall fail to depart therefrom immediately.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
No person while in or about any park shall engage in any conduct
threatening, endangering or impairing the safety, health or comfort
of others, or shall indulge in profane or indecent language, any illegal,
improper or indecent conduct, or any unduly boisterous or offensive
conduct of any character.
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No person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of
loud or unusual noise in any park which disturbs the peace and quiet
of any park or which causes any discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable
person of normal sensitiveness in such park.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
(a)
The
director shall designate those areas of a park where picnicking is
permitted. No person shall picnic other than in a designated area.
(b)
Picnickers
shall not leave a picnic area before all trash in the nature of boxes,
papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse is either removed
from the park or placed in a disposal receptacle.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
No person shall bring into, consume or sell alcoholic beverages
in a park, except:
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
No person shall camp in a park without first obtaining a camping
permit from the director or his designated agent.
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(a)
No person
shall start or maintain in any park any outdoor fire except in designated
picnic areas. Fires shall be limited to cooking fires started and
maintained only in a stove, fireplace or barbecue pit maintained by
the department or in a portable camp stove.
(b)
No person
starting or maintaining any fire in a park shall leave the area where
the fire is located without first completely extinguishing the fire
or placing hot coals in a receptacle provided by the department and
designated for that sole purpose.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
No domestic animals or pets, with the exception of Seeing Eye
dogs, shall be permitted in a park unless a written permit is obtained
from the director. Anyone responsible for bringing an animal into
a park shall be responsible for cleaning up after it and keeping it
from roaming loose in the park.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
No person in a park shall take part in or abet the playing of
any games involving thrown or otherwise propelled objects such as
balls, stones, arrows, javelins, kites or model airplanes except in
areas set apart for such forms of recreation. The playing of organized
games such as football, baseball and the like is prohibited except
on fields, courts or areas designated for such use.
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(a)
No person
shall operate a vehicle in a park except upon designated paved or
improved park roads or driveways, or in and upon designated areas
or trails set aside for use by such vehicles, unless directed by a
law enforcement officer or recreation employee to do so, or by official
signs or markings.
(b)
No person
shall operate a vehicle within the park in excess of 15 miles per
hour, except upon those roads or driveways where official signs or
markings designate a different speed limit.
(c)
All
applicable state and local vehicle and traffic laws and ordinances
shall continue in full force and effect in any park, and shall be
enforced by any law enforcement officer.
(d)
There
shall be no loitering within a parked car for any purpose.
(e)
No person
shall park a vehicle on park property other than in areas designated
for parking that type of vehicle.
(f)
No vehicle
shall be left parked on park property after park closing hours without
obtaining a permit from the director.
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No person in a park shall:
(1)
Expose
or offer for sale or hire any article, thing or service, nor station
or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, sale or
display of any article, thing or service, unless a permit has been
obtained from the director.
(2)
Paste,
glue, tack or otherwise place any sign, placard, advertisement or
inscription in a park, unless done pursuant to regulations promulgated
by the director.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
Motorized vehicles are not permitted in any township park. The
term "motorized vehicle" includes, but is not limited to, automobiles,
trucks, motorcycles, mopeds, pocket bikes, motorized go-carts and
motorized skateboards.
[Ord. No. 217, 8-12-2010]
The officers of any police agency authorized to act within the
township, as well as township employees designated as ordinance officers
or park rangers, are hereby charged with enforcement of this article
and are authorized to issue violation tickets for any violation of
this article.
