[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Westhampton Beach 2-10-1984 by L.L. No. 2-1984.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
When not inconsistent with the context, words used
in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number
include the singular number, and words in the singular number include
the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely
directory.
B.
MANAGER
PARK
PERSON
VEHICLE
VILLAGE
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings given
herein:
A person immediately in charge of any park area and its activities
and to whom all park attendants of such area are responsible.
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center
or any other area in the Village, owned or used by the Village and
devoted to active or passive recreation.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
Any wheeled conveyance, except vehicles in the service of
the Village.
The Village of Westhampton Beach.
No person in a park shall:
A.
Relating to buildings and other property:
(1)
Willfully mark or deface any building or furnishings,
equipment and appurtenances thereof or park property, either real
or personal.
(2)
Fail to cooperate in maintaining rest rooms and washrooms
in a neat and sanitary condition.
(3)
Construct or erect any building or structure of whatever
kind, whether permanent or temporary in character.
B.
Relating to trees, shrubbery and lawns:
(1)
Damage or remove any plant or injure any tree or plant.
A person shall not dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas or in any
other way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any
area.
(2)
Climb any tree or walk, stand or sit upon monuments,
railings, fences or upon any other property not designated or customarily
used for such purposes.
No person in a park shall:
A.
Throw or otherwise place or cause to be placed in
the waters adjacent to any park any substance, matter or thing, liquid
or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of said waters.
B.
Have brought in or shall dump, deposit or leave any
bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, rubbish, garbage
or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters
in or contiguous to any park, or left anywhere on the grounds thereof,
but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided.
Where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall
be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence
and properly disposed of elsewhere.
No person in a park shall:
A.
Fail to obey all traffic officers and Village employees,
such persons being hereby authorized and instructed to direct traffic
whenever and wherever needed in the parks and on the highways, streets
or roads immediately adjacent thereto in accordance with the provisions
of these regulations and such supplementary regulations as may be
issued subsequently by the Board of Trustees of the Village.
B.
Fail to observe carefully all traffic signs indicating
speed, direction, caution, stopping or parking and all others posted
for proper control and to safeguard life and property.
No person in a park shall:
A.
Relating to bathing and swimming:
(1)
Swim, bathe or wade in any waters adjacent to any
park, except in such waters and at such places as are provided therefor
and in compliance with such regulations as are herein set forth or
may be hereafter adopted, nor shall any person frequent any waters
or places customarily designated for the purpose of swimming or bathing
or congregate thereat when such activity is prohibited by the manager
upon a finding that such use of the water would be dangerous or otherwise
inadvisable.
(2)
Frequent any waters or places designated for the purpose
of swimming or bathing or congregate thereat, except between such
hours of the day as shall be designated by the manager for such purposes
for each individual area.
(3)
Dress or undress on any beach or in any vehicle, toilet
or other place, except in such bathing houses or structures as may
be provided for that purpose.
B.
Relating to boating:
(1)
Bring into or operate any boat or other watercraft,
whether motor-powered or not, upon waters, except at places designated
for boating by the manager.
(2)
Launch, dock or operate any boat of any kind on any
waters between the closing hour of the park at night and opening hour
the following morning.
C.
Relating to the picnic area and its use:
(1)
Picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated
for that purpose.
(2)
Use any portion of the picnic areas or of any of the
buildings or structures therein for the purpose of holding picnics
to the exclusion of other persons.
(3)
Leave a picnic area before all trash in the nature
of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse is placed
in the disposal receptacles where provided. If no such trash receptacles
are available, then refuse and trash shall be carried away from the
park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of elsewhere.
D.
Take part in or abet the playing of any games involving
thrown or otherwise propelled objects, such as balls, stones, arrows,
javelins or model airplanes, except in areas set apart for such forms
of recreation. The playing of rough or comparatively dangerous games,
such as football and baseball, is prohibited, except in areas provided
therefor.
No person in a park shall:
A.
Have brought alcoholic beverages, nor shall any person
drink alcoholic beverages at any time in the park.[1]
(1)
At certain specifically designated events which may
occur only upon the approval by the Mayor of an application for the
use of Westhampton Beach Village property for non-Village purposes,
the sale of alcoholic beverages will be permitted under the strict
regulation and control of the manager. Sales of alcoholic beverages
shall be made only in individual drinks, not in original packages
or otherwise in bulk, and shall be served for consumption on the immediate
premises of the concession, all in accordance with the regulations
and license or permit of the State Liquor Authority.
B.
Have been responsible for the entry of a dog or other
domestic animal into areas other than automobile parking concourses
and walks immediately adjacent thereto and in such other areas as
may be clearly marked to permit dogs. All dogs in those areas where
such animals are permitted shall be restrained at all times on adequate
leashes.[2]
C.
Build or attempt to build a fire, except in such areas
and under such regulations as may be designated by the manager.
D.
Sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats or benches
or other areas or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive,
insulting or indecent language or engage in any disorderly conduct
or behavior tending to be a breach of the public peace.
E.
Fail to produce and exhibit any permit he claims to
have upon request of any authorized person who shall desire to inspect
the same for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any local law
or rule.
No person in a park shall:
A.
Expose or offer for sale any article or thing, nor
shall he station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation,
sale or display of any such article or thing. Exception is here made
as to any regularly licensed concessionaire acting by and under the
authority and regulation of the Board of Trustees of the Village.[1]
B.
Announce, advertise or call the public attention in
any way to any article or service for sale or hire.
C.
Paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard,
advertisement or inscription whatever, nor shall any person erect
or cause to be erected any sign whatever on any public lands or highways
or roads adjacent to a park.
Except for unusual and unforseen emergencies,
parks shall be open to the public carrying permits as required every
day of the year during designated hours. The opening and closing hours
for each individual park shall be posted therein for public information.
Any section or part of any park may be declared
closed to the public by the Board of Trustees or manager at any time
and for any interval of time, either temporarily or at regular and
stated intervals, daily or otherwise, and either entirely or merely
to certain uses, as is reasonably necessary.
The finding of lost articles by park attendants
shall be reported to the manager, who shall make every reasonable
effort to locate the owners. The manager shall make every reasonable
effort to find articles reported as lost.
[Amended 6-6-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
A.
The use
of any Village beach parking area shall require a parking permit sticker
obtained from the Village and placed on any vehicle parked at any
Village beach. An individual beach pass must be obtained from the
Village and presented upon admission to any Village beach. Parking
permit stickers and beach passes are nontransferable. A parking permit
sticker may only be used on the vehicle for which it was issued. A
parking permit sticker shall not be required for the use of any Village
beach parking area, and an individual beach pass shall not be required
for the use of any Village beach from October 1 to April 30, inclusive,
of each year.
Any person who commits or takes part in or assists
in any violation of this chapter shall, for each and every violation,
be fined not exceeding $100 for each charge under this chapter. Any
violation of this chapter may be enforced upon the complaint of any
officer or representative of the Village of Westhampton Beach.
