[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mamaroneck 9-14-1988 by L.L. No. 15-1988, effective 9-19-1988; amended in its entirety 3-24-2025 by L.L. No. 6-2025, eff. 3-28-2025. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter applies to all parks owned, operated, licensed, used, or otherwise under the control or supervision of the Village of Mamaroneck.
A. 
Village parks are open daily from dawn to dusk.
B. 
Notwithstanding Subsection A:
(1) 
Harbor Island Park is open until 10:00 p.m. year-round; and
(2) 
The basketball courts at Columbus Park may be used after dusk when the court lights are on, but no later than 10:00 p.m.
C. 
The Village Manager may authorize a later closing time for Harbor Island Park and the basketball courts at Columbus Park.
The following acts are prohibited and no person is permitted to:
A. 
Remain in any Village park in a vehicle or otherwise when the park is closed;
B. 
Fail, neglect or refuse to comply with or obey the lawful direction or command of any Village official, Village employee, or police officer when acting within the scope of his or her official duties, or any sign posted in any Village park;
C. 
Damage, deface, destroy, climb upon, or interfere with Village lands or improvements, including but not limited to the vegetation, structures, benches, signs, lamps, railings, chains, walls, fences, paths or roadways in any Village park;
D. 
Throw or deposit any food, glass, paper or other litter in any Village park, except to dispose of these items in an authorized public receptacle;
E. 
Disturb, feed or annoy any fish or wildlife, remove or collect any wildlife, or remove or collect the eggs or nest of any wildlife in any Village park, except when authorized by the Village Manager;
F. 
Smoke, vape, consume, distribute, or dispose of tobacco or cannabis products in any Village park in any form;
G. 
Engage in commercial activity in any Village park, including advertising, selling, soliciting, fundraising, and providing personal services for hire, except when authorized by the Village Manager;
H. 
Carry, possess, transport or fire any weapon, firearm, explosive, or fireworks in any Village park without prior approval from the Village Manager and a valid permit;
I. 
Use the facilities of any Village park which require a permit, pass or ticket without first having a valid permit, pass or ticket; if any permit holder permits or allows a permit, pass or ticket to be used by any person not lawfully entitled to use it, the permit, pass or ticket will be forfeited;
J. 
Throw, drive, cast, catch, kick or strike any ball, rock or object of any kind in any Village park except in areas designated or maintained for such use;
K. 
Interfere with, encumber, obstruct or render dangerous any roadway, crosswalk, walk, lawn, or other public place in any Village park;
L. 
Enter or exit any Village park at any place other than a designated entranceway or exit;
M. 
Burn or allow or permit to burn an outdoor fire, grill, or stove in any Village park without prior approval from the Village Manager;
N. 
Operate a remote-controlled vehicle, drone, airplane, or boat in or above any Village park without approval from the Village Manager and a valid permit;
O. 
Consume, distribute or possess any alcoholic beverage in any Village park except at a Village-approved function at which the Village Manager has approved the consumption of alcoholic beverages and in accordance with any requirements of the New York State Liquor Authority;
P. 
Organize or sponsor a special event as defined in Chapter 123 in any Village park without a valid permit issued by the Village Manager or the Village Manager's designee; and
Q. 
Eat or consume any beverage in any Village park outside of the areas designated for that purpose.
A. 
Dogs and other domestic animals are not permitted in any park, recreation area, athletic field, or beach in the Village of Mamaroneck, except that dogs are permitted:
(1) 
In Harbor Island Park, between May 1 and November 1 when being escorted directly to and from a boat on a leash not exceeding six feet in length by a person holding a valid mooring or municipal dock permit;
(2) 
In all areas of Harbor Island Park other than the playing fields, playgrounds and the beach at any time of year when on a leash not exceeding six feet in length under the supervision of a person having custody or control of the dog;
(3) 
Inside the Harbor Island Dog Park in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Village Manager; and
(4) 
In Harbor Island Park, Harbor Island Beach, and Columbus Park, Village-issued volunteer or contracted "Goose Corps" licensed dogs off-leash to chase geese and other nuisance animals out of the park.
B. 
Subsection A notwithstanding, police dogs are permitted in any park without restriction when under the control of their police handlers.
C. 
No person is permitted to allow a dog or other domestic animal to deface Village property or commit any nuisance in Village parks.
D. 
A person having custody or control of a dog in a Village park must promptly remove any feces left by the dog.
The following acts are prohibited, and no person is permitted to:
A. 
Violate any rule or regulation for the use of the beach established by the Village Manager;
B. 
Remain on the beach, bathe, wade or swim in any park waters except during the times and at the places designated for these activities;
C. 
Bring or carry any glass bottle, glass jar, glass drinking utensil or glass container into or use any glass bottle, glass jar, glass drinking utensil or glass container in or within 200 feet of any designated swimming area;
D. 
Dress or undress in any park except in a bathhouse maintained by the Village or at any place designated for dressing or undressing; or
E. 
Launch any watercraft, including paddleboards, kayaks, canoes or rafts, in the designated swimming area or beach at Harbor Island Park, in any place other than a designated launch area; or without first paying the required launch fee.
A. 
The Village has the authority to regulate vehicular traffic within Village parks. It is a violation of this chapter for any vehicle:
(1) 
To exceed the speed of 15 miles per hour within any Village park or to fail to comply with any instruction, direction or regulation displayed upon any post, sign, or marking installed or placed for the regulation of traffic; or
(2) 
To be operated in any area other than the areas designated for vehicular purposes or to operate on grass areas, walks or footpaths except with the permission of the Village Manager or any Village employee engaged in park maintenance;
(3) 
To be parked in any area in any Village park other than a designated parking area or within any designated permit parking area within Harbor Island Park, as established under § 326-39 of this Code, without a permit and having paid the permit fee as set forth in Chapter A347 of this Code; or
(4) 
To be in any Village park during hours when the park is not open, except at a Village-approved function and not later than 30 minutes after the end of the function.
A. 
Members of the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department and any other police agency or peace officer acting under authority of the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, and the Village of Mamaroneck Harbor Master, when acting in the exercise of their official duties, are authorized to:
(1) 
Enforce the provisions of this chapter;
(2) 
Eject from any park any person acting in violation of this chapter; and
(3) 
Seize and confiscate any property, contraband, thing or device in a park, which is used in violation of this chapter
B. 
The Chief of Police, the Village Manager, or the designated representatives of either, are each authorized in the event of an emergency to close any park to the public in the event of an emergency.
C. 
The Village Manager or the Village Manager's designee is authorized to suspend or revoke any permit issued pursuant to this chapter upon finding that the permittee is violating the terms of the permit, but the permittee is entitled to a hearing before the Village Manager within 10 business days after the permit has been revoked.
A violation of any provision of this chapter is punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both. In addition, a person found guilty of defacing or vandalizing park facilities may be required to restore the property so damaged or pay a fine equal to twice the cost of restoring the property.