As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall the meanings indicated:
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR
As defined by § 30-1 of the Connecticut General
Statutes which includes all forms of alcohol, beer, spirits and wine.
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Parks and Recreation.
FACILITY PERMIT
Written authorization issued by the Director or his designee
to a person to use a particular park facility for the date and time
prescribed.
OPEN SPACE LAND
Any area of land owned by the Town of Wallingford, including
land leased to others for use as farmland or for farming purposes,
the preservation or restriction of the use of which would maintain
and enhance the conservation of natural or scenic resources or promote
conservation of soils, wetlands or water resources.
PARK
A place for recreation as designated by the Commission, whether
active or passive, laid out in walks, drives and recreation grounds
or fields, but not including any public street that may cross a park.
PARK FACILITY
The particular function available in any park, such as a
pavilion, a tennis court, a ball field, etc.
PERSON
Any person, group of persons, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, company or any other legal entity.
SPECIAL EVENT, TOURNAMENT
Department-sponsored sporting events which are widely known
and attract large crowds. Examples are the TWIST Soccer Tournament,
the Tradition Softball Showcase, intra-Town soccer and softball tournaments.
This definition shall not apply to the Department's normal, regular
summertime permitted sporting events and recreational activities.
TOWN
The Town of Wallingford.
VEHICLE
Includes any device suitable for the conveyance, drawing
or other transportation of persons or property, whether operated on
wheels, runners, a cushion of air or by any other means, except baby
carriages, wheelchairs and vehicles used by the Town to maintain or
service the parks.
No person shall ride or drive any vehicle in
any park except upon the roads, paths or trails provided therefor
or at times in areas which have been designated for such purpose by
the Commission.
No person shall drink or consume any alcoholic
liquor in any park, nor shall any person possess or bring alcoholic
liquor into any park with the intent to drink or consume said alcoholic
liquor within the park.
No person shall use any tobacco products, including,
but not limited to, smoking cigarettes, smoking cigars, smoking pipes
or chewing tobacco in any park, except that the use of such products
shall be permitted within areas designated and marked in such parks
for the parking of motor vehicles.
A facility permit is required for the use of
ball fields in any park during the period from April 1 through October
31.
[Amended 3-23-2021 by Ord. No. 639]
The Commission may adopt regulations setting
forth the facility permit fee structure for use of the various park
facilities, the liability insurance requirements of persons using
park facilities, the form of the application for use of a park facility
and any other matter deemed necessary for the efficient administration
of the permitting process and for the protection of park facilities
and other areas administered by the Commission. Facility permit fee
structures, including waiver provisions, require the approval of the
Town Council. Fee structure changes will take effect 30 days after
action by the Council unless the Council determines otherwise.
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be fined $90.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Director
or his designee and by the Police Department, acting separately or
jointly.
Any person denied a facility permit by the Director
may appeal such denial to the Commission. Any appeal must be in writing
and mailed or delivered to the Department of Parks and Recreation
within 10 days of the date of denial. The Commission shall sustain
or deny the appeal based upon the written record consisting of the
Director's reasons for denial and the applicant's reasons for appeal,
but may invite the parties to a hearing. In any event, the Commission
shall render its decision within 15 days of the date of appeal.