[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Union 6-21-1989
by L.L. No. 9-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town of Union has established various parks to be administered by
the Town of Union Parks and Recreation Department. For the better management
of these parks, it is necessary to establish certain rules and regulations
for all persons entering, using, visiting or who are otherwise within the
boundaries of said parks.
This chapter does hereby establish the following rules and regulations.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Deputy Commissioner of Public Works for Parks and/or his duly
authorized personnel.
[Amended 1-16-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
The Town of Union Parks and Recreation Department.
Any and all land and/or physical structures owned or controlled by
the Town of Union and administered by its Parks and Recreation Department.
These shall include areas designated as parks, picnic areas, nature reserves
and other special use areas as designated by the Parks and Recreation Department.
Includes persons and corporations and other groups.
No person shall:
A.
No person shall leave behind or dump any material of
any kind in the park except the refuse, ashes, garbage and other material
of a picnic, camp or other permitted activity, and such material shall be
deposited in receptacles provided for such purposes.
B.
No person shall, within the park, place or permit to
be placed in any river, brook, stream, ditch or drain any liquid or aqueous
waste which shall fail to comply with the minimum requirements as set by the
New York State Department of Health for quality standards for Class B waters.
A.
No person shall use, carry or possess any firearms within
the park.
B.
No person except duly authorized employees or agents
of the Department shall use, carry or possess any fireworks or explosive substances
within the park.
C.
No person shall possess any other dangerous weapons or
instruments within the park.
No person shall:
A.
Strike, shove, kick or otherwise subject another person
to physical contact or attempt to do the same with the intent to harass, annoy
or alarm such other person.
B.
Follow a person about the park with the intent to harass,
annoy or alarm such other person.
C.
Engage in a course of conduct or repeatedly commit acts
which alarm or seriously annoy such other person and which serve no legitimate
purpose.
D.
Threaten or menace any other person with any instrument
or by using any animal to do the same with the intent to harass, annoy or
alarm such other person.
No person shall, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance
or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof:
No person shall commit, perform or engage in any lewd, lascivious, obscene
or indecent act or behavior.
No person shall:
A.
Distribute or place any commercial or political sign,
advertisement, circular, notice, statement, banner, emblem or design within
the park.
B.
Beg, hawk, peddle or solicit within the park.
C.
Sell or offer for sale any article, thing, privilege
or service without a written permit from the Commissioner. Once permitted,
such sale or offer of any article, thing, privilege or service must be in
accordance with appropriate local and New York State law.
A.
No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any reasonable
order relating to the regulation, direction or control of traffic or with
any other order lawfully given by the Commissioner or willfully resist, obstruct
or abuse any police officer or other official in the execution of his office.
B.
The Commissioner may set such regulations from time to
time which will help in promoting the health, safety and general welfare of
persons and the orderly administration of the park pursuant to policies established
by the Town Board of the Town of Union.
A.
No person shall establish or maintain any camp or other
temporary lodging or sleeping place within the park without a written permit
from the Commissioner.
B.
Any facility or area rented, leased or otherwise reserved
shall be open for inspection by authorized employees of the Department for
the purpose of assuring compliance with rules and regulations and proper use
of Department property.
A.
No person shall start a fire in the park, except small
fires for culinary purposes in park grills or privately owned grills or fires
in the places or designated areas approved by the Commissioner. The Commissioner
may, at his discretion, prohibit fires at any location or for any purpose
when necessary for the protection of park property.
B.
No person starting or using fires shall leave the immediate
vicinity of the fires before they are extinguished. The dumping of hot ashes
or fire from portable picnic grills is permitted only in designated receptacles.
No person shall be permitted to enter or remain within the confines
of the park or other public reservations of the Department after closing hours
or before opening hours as set and established from time to time by the Commissioner.
A.
No person within the confines of the park shall hunt,
pursue with dogs, trap or in any way molest any wild bird or animal found
within the confines of the park.
B.
No person shall fish in park waters in violation of the
rules and regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Dogs are prohibited within all parks and park facilities of the Town
of Union.
Models, such as miniature planes, cars, rockets or boats, that produce
loud noises or are hazardous are not permitted to be operated within the confines
of the park except in areas designated by the Commissioner.
No person shall use any metal detector within the confines of the park
unless such use is authorized by the Commissioner on a case-by-case basis.
In parks or on other public lands no person shall offer for sale or
be under the disturbing influence of any beer, wine, liquor or other intoxicating
beverage or any illegal substance, drug, stimulant, depressant or hallucinating
agent. No person shall possess, consume or use any beer, wine, liquor or any
illegal substance, drug, stimulant, depressant or hallucinating agent within
any parks or on other public lands.
A.
No persons shall be permitted to remain, stop or park
within the confines of any Town park between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 8:00
a.m. prevailing local time in the Town of Union, except in emergencies or
with a written permit from the Commissioner. In case of an emergency or when,
in the judgment of the Commissioner, the public interest demands it, a portion
of the park may be closed to the public or designated persons until permission
is given to reopen.
B.
Notwithstanding the hours of closing stated herein, the
Commissioner may establish closing hours for designated park facilities.
A.
Purposes of way.
(1)
No person shall use any portion of the park for purposes
of way except drives, roadways, paths, walks and trails established for such
purposes. Paths established as bridle paths, footpaths, exercise trails, nature
trails or bicycle paths shall not be used for vehicular traffic.
(2)
Snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), unlicensed trail
bikes and recreation vehicles shall be prohibited within all parks and park
facilities of the Town of Union.
B.
Driving on closed roads or drives. No person shall drive
upon or along any park road or drive which has been closed and posted with
appropriate signs or barricades. The Commissioner shall have authority to
order roads or drives closed.
C.
Speed limit. No person shall drive at a speed in excess
of that posted for the area. The Town Board shall determine the speed limits
in the park.
D.
Reckless driving. No person shall operate a vehicle along
or over any road or drive within the park in a reckless manner or without
due regard for the safety and the rights of pedestrians and drivers and occupants
of all other vehicles.
E.
Motorcycles.
(1)
All motorcycles, licensed trail bikes, minibikes, motor
scooters or mopeds operated within the park shall be operated only on those
roadways provided for the use of motor vehicles.
(2)
All persons operating and passengers riding on motorcycles,
licensed trail bikes, minibikes, motor scooters or mopeds within the confines
of the park shall wear approved safety helmets, as per the requirements of
the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, at all times while such vehicle
is in motion.
F.
Parking. No person shall park any motor vehicle upon:
(1)
Any roadway in the park or at any location where posted
signs or symbols painted on the pavement prohibit parking.
(2)
Any lawn or grassy area unless specifically authorized
by the Commissioner on a case-by-case basis.
(3)
Any motor vehicle left unattended in a Town park after closing
hours is subject to the vehicle being towed at the owner's expense.
[Added 6-15-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005]
A.
Fees and charges will be established by the Town Board.
B.
Any person or group wishing to sponsor or engage in any
special activity is required to obtain written permission for such activity
from the Commissioner, who may charge the person or group so engaged a percentage
of any cash receipts or for any extra expenses incurred by the Department
as a result of such activity.
C.
The Department will follow a strict policy of no refunds,
except as outlined in specific contracts.
[Amended 1-16-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002]
Any violation of any provision of the foregoing rules and regulations
or any amendment thereto shall be deemed a violation, and any person found
guilty thereof shall be liable to a fine which shall not exceed $250 or imprisonment
not to exceed 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment, or, at the discretion
of the Commissioner, be banned from the parks for a period of time specified
in writing. Persons so notified are prohibited from entering or remaining
upon park property.
The Commissioner, park rangers and other agents designated by the Commissioner,
in addition to local, county or state police or law enforcement officers,
are hereby authorized to and they shall enforce the foregoing rules and regulations,
which power shall include but not be limited to the power to issue appearance
tickets and to exercise such other legal methods of enforcement of the foregoing
rules and regulations as the Commissioner or his agents may deem appropriate
and necessary.
