[Adopted by Ord. No. 99-12 (§ 8-1
of the 2001 Code)]
[Amended 8-30-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-29]
The public parks of the Township of Robbinsville
shall be subject to the following rules and regulations, except as
provided herein.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any Township-owned building, and any accessory improvements
thereto, including, but not limited to, parking areas.
[Added 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-58]
Any Township-owned park, including Township-owned recreation
areas, and any accessory improvements thereto, including, but not
limited to, parking areas.
[Added 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-58]
Any individual person, group of persons, partnership, corporation,
firm or association or any other entity.
The following acts are hereby specifically prohibited
in the public parks of Robbinsville Township except by written authorization
of the Robbinsville Township Recreation Division:
A.
Parking motor vehicles except in designated parking
areas. Parking of motor vehicles shall be between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
B.
Hunting, including hunting with dogs, firearms or
bows and arrows.
C.
Trapping.
D.
Possession or use of firearms.
E.
Horseback riding.
F.
Swimming in creek.
G.
Selling merchandise or soliciting for sale of same.
H.
Lighting open fires in any area, except in a grill
provided and designated for that purpose by the Township of Robbinsville.
I.
Use of food or beverages on any field of active play.
J.
An owner's allowing any animal in the park that is unleashed or unfettered. An owner must restrict the animal by a leash not exceeding the length specified in § 74-9A of the Code of the Township of Robbinsville. An owner shall not allow any animal on the baseball fields or soccer fields, whether leashed or fettered or unleashed or unfettered. The owner is responsible irrespective of who may be in attendance or at fault in allowing the animal onto the park grounds. In accordance with § 74-9B, an owner shall not permit the animal to defecate within the park unless such person shall immediately remove all feces deposited by such animal.
[Amended 8-30-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-29]
K.
Possession or use of alcoholic beverages.
L.
Dumping, depositing or leaving any refuse or trash
except in the proper receptacles.
M.
Posting any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription
whatever, or erecting or cause to be erected any sign whatever on
any public lands or highways or roads adjacent to a park.
N.
Driving any motorized vehicle on any area except paved
roads or parking areas or such areas as may be on occasion specifically
designated as temporary areas.
O.
Leaving a picnic area before the fire in a grill is
completely extinguished.
P.
Playing any games involving thrown or otherwise propelled
stones, arrows, javelins, horseshoes, quoits or model airplanes, except
in those areas set apart for such forms of recreation; possessing
any firecrackers, torpedo rockets or other fireworks, unless a permit
has been received from Robbinsville Township.
Q.
Removing or damaging any plant, structure or other
object, or digging up or removing any dirt, stone or other substance
within any park or recreation land.
R.
Playing golf, except in those areas set apart for
such form of recreation.
[Added 11-2-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-36]
A.
Purpose. A section to prohibit the feeding of unconfined
wildlife in any public park or on any other property owned or operated
by Robbinsville Township, so as to protect public health, safety and
welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
B.
FEED
PERSON
WILDLIFE
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the
following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the
meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this chapter
clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with
the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words
used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used
in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory.
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any
edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing
wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of
fish and/or game.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
C.
Prohibited conduct: No person shall feed, in any public
park or on any other property owned or operated by Robbinsville Township,
any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined
in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at
environmental education centers).
E.
Violations and penalties: Any person(s) who is found
to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed $500.
[Amended 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-58]
Any person, pursuant to the provisions of Article IV of this chapter, may apply for a permit to reserve a portion of a Township park, facility, specified athletic field or picnic area at a specified time. Such a permit may be issued at the discretion of the Robbinsville Township Recreation Division so as to allow for the orderly scheduling of the use of the Township's parks, facilities, athletic fields or picnic areas. When a permit is issued, the person holding such permit shall have the exclusive use of the portion of the park, facility, athletic field or picnic area at the time designated.
The public parks of Robbinsville Township shall
be open between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and no person, group or
organization shall remain in the park after 10:00 p.m., except as
approved by the Recreation Commission.
[Amended 3-4-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-7; 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-58]
The following rules and regulations apply to
groups and organizations of 20 or more persons:
A.
Permits must be obtained for use of any portion of
a Township park, facility, athletic field or picnic area.
B.
All groups or organizations (other than nonprofit organizations or family or youth groups from Robbinsville Township) selling tickets or accepting donations to finance their picnics or outings will pay to the Robbinsville Township Recreation Division a fee in the amount provided in Chapter 109, Fees upon application for the use of the portion of the Township park, facility, athletic field or picnic areas. Checks are to be made payable to the Robbinsville Township Recreation Division.
C.
When required by the Robbinsville Township Recreation
Division due to the size of the group or organization, or amount of
traffic and parking anticipated to be generated by the applied for
use, the services of a law enforcement officer or officers shall be
obtained to maintain order. Such officers shall be duly qualified
police officers of Robbinsville Township who shall be compensated
by the applicant at the established rate for such officers.
D.
There shall be a deposit paid to the Robbinsville Township Recreation Division in the amount provided in Chapter 109, Fees, to assure that the grounds or facilities will be left in a clean, safe and sanitary condition. The Recreation Division will examine the grounds and facilities following use by such group or organization, and, upon determining that all of the rules have been complied with, the deposit will be returned to the permittee. If the rules have not been complied with, the deposit will be forfeited, and, in addition, the permittee will be subject to penalties provided by this article.
E.
All groups or organizations using any of the parks
or facilities will assume full responsibility for any and all injuries
and damages which may occur during their picnic or outing. The Township
of Robbinsville reserves the right to require the group or organization
to provide a certificate of insurance naming the Township of Robbinsville
as an additional insured.
