[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of Ridgewood 8-27-1974 by Ord. No. 1541 as Ch. 21 of the 1974 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 101.
Amusements — See Ch. 103.
Noise — See Ch. 201.
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 218.
Poppers — See Ch. 221A.
Power tools and landscaping and yard maintenance equipment — See Ch. 222.
Silly string — See Ch. 240.
Skateboards — See Ch. 241.
Smoking — See Ch. 244.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 265.
No person shall go from door to door or place himself in the streets to beg or gather alms.
[Amended 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 3824]
As used in §§ 215-3, 215-4, and 215-7, the term "public place" shall mean any street, sidewalk, curb, municipal public parking facility, park, playground, place, property or other open area of public resort owned by the Village or the Board of Education of the Village of Ridgewood.
The following conduct in or about public places shall be prohibited:
A. 
Cutting, injuring, defacing, removing, disturbing, marking or writing upon any tree, shrub, building, fence, bench, sign, monument, memorial or other structure, apparatus or property; lounging, idling, sitting or lying on any monument or memorial; picking, cutting or removing any shrub, brush, bush, plant or flower.
B. 
Selling or displaying or offering to sell goods or wares, except by special permit as provided by § 215-4.
C. 
Conducting exhibitions or entertainment, except by special permit as provided by § 215-4.
D. 
Uttering of abusive, indecent or profane language.
E. 
Fighting or other conduct disruptive of the public peace.
F. 
Betting, gambling and gaming.
G. 
Consumption of alcoholic beverages or possession of the same in opened or nonoriginal containers, except in areas designated from time to time by the Village Manager and with the written approval of the Village Manager as provided by § 215-4.
[Amended 5-27-1975 by Ord. No. 1570; 6-12-1984 by Ord. No. 1934]
H. 
Littering.
I. 
Interference with or failure to obey any police officer or parks or playgrounds personnel in the proper performance of their duties.
[Amended 6-12-1984 by Ord. No. 1934]
The Village Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to issue permits for activities enumerated in § 215-3 requiring the same and not otherwise violating any ordinance, rule or regulation of the Village upon his determination that the public health, safety and general welfare will not be endangered thereby. Written application for permits must be made in duplicate to the Village Clerk at least seven days in advance of the occurrence of the proposed activity.
No person shall engage in hunting within the limits of the Village.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sections 21-6 through 21-9, which immediately followed this section, regarding loitering, were deleted 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2375.
No person shall obstruct or interfere with any person lawfully being in or upon any street.
[Added 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 3824]
In any and all municipal public parking facilities the following shall be prohibited:
A. 
It shall be prohibited for anyone to possess a skateboard other than carrying it in one's hands while in transit through the parking facility.
B. 
Operation of a nonmotorized bicycle, unicycle, or three-wheeler on any level other than the ground level of the facility.
C. 
Operation of a nonmotorized bicycle, unicycle, or three-wheeler other than to park or retrieve it from the on-site parking area.
D. 
Operation of a motor-assisted bicycle, unicycle, or three-wheeler on any level.
E. 
Loitering for any purpose other than to park or retrieve a parked vehicle anywhere in a parking facility.
F. 
Consumption or utilization of any tobacco- or nicotine-containing product.
G. 
Consumption or utilization of any product containing alcohol in a concentration greater than 0.5% by volume.
H. 
Consumption or utilization of any prohibited narcotics and/or narcotics for which an individual does not possess a prescription for from a New Jersey licensed physician.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 215-7, Sunday activities, amended 3-27-1973 by Ord. No. 1476, was repealed 11-9-1993 by Ord. No. 2432.
No person shall distribute or cause to be distributed within the Village, except through the United States Mail, to any person upon any public highway or place or to any house, place or vehicle any commercial advertising matter or article, unless the same has been previously ordered by the person in possession of the house, place or vehicle to which the same shall be distributed; provided however, that this section shall not prohibit the distribution of announcements or advertising accompanying the delivery of goods purchased, but this exception is not to include advertising matter accompanying or enclosed with newspapers, magazines or periodicals ordered.