As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESS ROAD, TOWN
A Town-owned public right-of-way that is open for passage
of vehicles, people and animals to a beach, park or recreational area.
ACCESS ROAD, TRUSTEE
A Town Trustee-owned open right-of-way for passage of vehicles,
people and animals to a beach, park or recreational area.
BEACH RECREATION FACILITY
Active public parkland, including any building and accessory structure located thereon, within the bounds of the
Bay Beach Area and the Ocean Beach Area that is owned by the Town
of Southampton and specifically designated for use by Town residents
and visitors for recreational purposes and managed by the Town Department
of Parks and Recreation.
COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE PERMIT
A permit issued by the Superintendent of the Department of
Parks and Recreation to an individual, commercial entity or not-for-profit
organization for use of a public facility for the purpose of providing
services or lessons or offering equipment or merchandise for sale
or rental, not directly related to Town programming provided through
the Department of Parks and Recreation.
CONCESSION
A refreshment, item or activity which is offered for sale
or rent at a public facility, subject to bidding requirements.
CONCESSION AGREEMENT
An agreement between the Town and a vendor for the sale or rent of concessions consistent, in the opinion of the Town, with the use of the public facility and, except as otherwise provided by the Town Board, the provisions of Chapter
254, Peddling and Soliciting.
DUNE AREA
A naturally occurring accumulation of sand in wind-formed
ridges or mounds landward of the Bay Beach Area or Ocean Beach Area,
often characterized by the natural growth of beach grass (Ammophila
breviligulata). Included in this definition are deposits of fill placed
for the purpose of dune construction.
FACILITY USE PERMIT
A permit issued by the Superintendent of the Department of Parks and Recreation authorizing use of a beach recreation facility, park recreation facility, park, trail, facility or real property acquired in fee title by the Community Preservation Fund, recreation center or parking areas of an access road (both Town and Trustee) designated as a "parking-by-permit-only area" pursuant to Chapter
312, Vehicles and Traffic, or a permit issued by the Director of Human Services authorizing use of the Hampton Bays, David W. Crohan, Bridgehampton or Westhampton Community Centers, or a permit issued by the Town Management Services Administrator authorizing use of any other Town community centers and other Town-owned buildings.
[Amended 5-26-2009 by L.L. No. 23-2009; 3-23-2010 by L.L. No.
9-2010]
PARK
As defined in §
330-5, active and passive public land designated for park purposes by the Town of Southampton.
PARKING-BY-PERMIT-ONLY AREA
Parking areas of a beach recreation facility, park recreation facility, a recreation center designated pursuant to §
111-2 and posted pursuant to §
111-4A or an access road (both Town and Trustee) regulated pursuant to Chapter
312, Vehicles and Traffic, where parking is restricted to vehicles displaying a resident or nonresident parking permit.
PARK RECREATION FACILITY
Public parkland, including any buildings and accessory structures
located thereon, outside of the bounds of the Bay Beach Area and Ocean
Beach Area, that is owned by the Town of Southampton and specifically
designated for use by Town residents and visitors for recreational
purposes and managed by the Town Department of Parks and Recreation.
For purposes of this chapter, the following shall be considered a
park recreation facility:
[Amended 8-13-2013 by L.L. No. 13-2013]
A.
The Shinnecock Commercial Fishing Dock. Although
owned by Suffolk County and not open to general use by residents and
visitors for recreational purposes, the site is subject to an operations
and management agreement between Suffolk County and the Town of Southampton
administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
PARKS SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of the Department of Parks and Recreation
or his or her designee.
PERSON
Includes an individual, any combination of individuals or
a corporation.
RECREATION CENTER
An assemblage of land, buildings, improvements and equipment
for the use of Town residents and visitors for recreational purposes,
which may be part of a park or park recreation facility.
RECREATION SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENT
An agreement between the Town and an entity to provide professional
recreation services, such as golf and baseball instruction, umpiring
and similar services, to the public, none of which shall be subject
to Town bidding requirements.
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT CONCERN AREA
An area where signage is posted to inform the public about
certain environmental conditions such as the likely presence of endangered
species and any supplemental rules and regulations in effect.
TOWN BOARD
The Town Board of the Town of Southampton.
TOWN TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees for the Freeholders and Commonalty
of the Town of Southampton.
[Added 8-13-2013 by L.L. No. 13-2013]
A. Prohibited
acts. The following shall be prohibited on Town-owned historic burial
grounds and abandoned cemeteries:
(1) Defacement;
damage; graffiti. No person shall deface, destroy, or damage in any
manner or place graffiti on any structure, roadway, sign, building
or gravestone located on a Town-owned historic burial ground and abandoned
cemetery.
(2) Glass
objects, litter, refuse and injurious substances. No person shall
throw, break, or deposit a glass object, litter or refuse, including
household waste, or any injurious substance of any nature on any Town-owned
historic burial ground and abandoned cemetery or upon any parking
area, roadway or pathway thereof.
(3) Animals.
Dogs or other domestic animals shall not be allowed on Town owned
historic burial grounds and abandoned cemeteries.
(4) Prohibited
recreational use. No person shall use Town-owned historic burial grounds
and abandoned cemeteries for recreational uses, including but not
limited to games such as, football, soccer, baseball, kickball, frisbee
and softball; Halloween walks, gravestone rubbing; or any other recreational
use that may injure or damage historic grave sites and/or stones.
B. Hours.
No person shall enter Town-owned historic burial grounds or abandoned
cemeteries for any purpose between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00
a.m.
The Town shall not be liable for any injury to any person or damage or loss of any property located on any beach recreation facility, park recreation facility, park, trail, recreation center, or access road (both Town and Trustee) regulated as a parking-by-permit-only area pursuant to Chapter
312, Vehicles and Traffic.
No person shall display a parking permit unless
duly issued by the Department of Parks and Recreation. A person who
has obtained more than one parking permit shall not display or use
such permit in any manner, unless such permit has been obtained to
replace a previously lost or defaced parking permit.