[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ardsley
11-1-76 by L.L. No. 5-1976. Section 158-8 amended at time
of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and recreation — See Ch. 148.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes all parks, playgrounds and sports fields located within
the Village of Ardsley and all municipally owned or controlled green lands,
paper streets, undeveloped rights-of-way and parking lots used in conjunction
with shopping centers located within the Village of Ardsley.
Possession of an opened receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage.
Includes a human being, a public or private corporation, an incorporated
association, a partnership or a governmental agency.
The duly appointed Village Manager of the Village of Ardsley, New
York.
No person shall consume or bring, with intension to consume, any alcoholic
liquors or beverage in or upon any controlled lands except as may be specifically
approved and upon the issuance of a written permit by the Village Manager.
Any such permit shall comply with all applicable New York State and Westchester
County laws.
Except as hereinafter expressly permitted, no person shall enter, loiter or remain upon or within any controlled lands in a vehicle or otherwise after sunset without a written permit from the Village Manager; or, except in an emergency, cause or permit any vehicle during any part of the nighttime to remain standing on controlled lands except when its occupants are attending a gathering or function or special event being staged therein upon written permission of the Village Manager. Nothing herein shall be construed to deny any customer of any shopping center business establishment the right to purchase goods or services at such establishment or to park a vehicle on the parking lot for such establishment while engaged in the purchase of goods or services at such establishment. For purposes of the within § 158-3, controlled land shall not include parking lots used in conjunction with shopping centers.
No person shall tent or camp or erect or maintain a tent, shelter or
camp in or upon any controlled lands unless said camp or overnight sleeping
is part of a program approved by the Village Manager with a written permit
therefor.
No person shall kindle, build, maintain or use a fire in any place in or upon controlled lands, except that cooking fires shall be permitted in picnic areas designated for outdoor cooking by permit from the Village Manager. Any such fire shall be continuously under the care and control of a competent person over 21 years of age from the time it is kindled until it is completely extinguished, and no fire shall be built within 10 feet of any tree, shrub or building or the branches of any tree or shrub or in any underbrush. Nothing herein shall be deemed to modify or supersede any of the provisions of Chapter 112 of the Ardsley Village Code.
No person shall destroy, cut, pick, deface, mutilate, injure, disturb
or remove any plant, flower, shrub, tree, growing thing or plant growth located
in or upon controlled lands; or attach any rope, cable or contrivance thereto;
or set fire to any timber, tree, shrubs or plant growth; or suffer any fire
upon other lands to extend onto any controlled lands.
All written permits as heretofore required shall be in the immediate
possession of persons then and there using said controlled lands and shall
be exhibited to any elected official, police officer, the Village Manager
or the Superintendent of Highways of the Village of Ardsley upon demand. Failure
to produce said permit shall be presumptive evidence that no such permit has
been issued.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal
Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall
constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct
offense hereunder.
