This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Recreation and Canal Trails Law of the Village of Newark."
The purpose of this chapter shall be to preserve
and protect the public peace and good order in the various public
parks and canal trails of the Village and to contribute to the public
welfare, safety and good order of the residents of the Village by
establishing certain regulations and restrictions on the use of motor
vehicles, alcohol and glass containers in the Village parks that are
consistent with the rights and privileges of other residents of the
Village. This chapter shall apply to all parks of the Village, except
Colburn Park.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes walking paths adjacent to the canal, the Edgett
Street Bridge, the gazebo, parking areas and access drives.
Includes only automobiles and trucks.
Includes a park or any other area owned or used by the Village
of Newark and devoted to active or passive recreation.
Any written license issued by or under the authority of the
Village of Newark permitting the performance of a specified act or
acts or the conduct of a particular function, program or activity.
Any natural person, corporation, company, association, joint-stock
association, firm, copartnership or other entity or form of association.
Inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted cigar,
cigarette (including an electronic cigarette), pipe or other lighted
instrument or product that emits smoke or vapor, in any manner or
in any form.
[Added 5-18-2021 by L.L.
No. 1-2021]
The Chief of Police is hereby empowered and
instructed to post any and all signs of directional or other nature,
at such places as he or she deems advisable and necessary, and also
to mark and establish designated parking areas within Perkins Park
and along the canal trails consistent with this chapter. All such
signs and markings required hereunder shall, as far as practicable,
be uniform as to type and location with similar signs and markings
already in existence throughout the Village.
A.
The Board of Trustees may from time to time by rule
or regulation further limit, prohibit and regulate traffic and the
parking of motor vehicles upon the roadways and premises, or parts
thereof, within the Village parks' areas.
B.
The Board of Trustees may from time to time by rule
or regulation further limit, prohibit and regulate the possession
and consumption of alcoholic beverages in Village parks.
