[Adopted by the Representative Town Meeting 3-10-1971]
The aforementioned parcels of land, including Young's Pond and Mirror Lake, as shown on a map to be filed in the Branford Town Clerk's office, is hereby designated and shall be known as "Young's Park."
Said park shall be preserved by the Town in its natural state, except that Young's Pond and Young's Ball Field, as shown on said map, may be improved for recreational uses and purposes.
During the month of April 1971, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Commission to be known as the "Young's Park Commission," which Commission shall be appointed in the following manner and shall have the following manner and shall have the following powers and duties:
A. 
The Young's Park Commission shall consist of five members and, in addition thereto, the Chief Executive Officer of the Town of Branford shall be an ex officio member thereof.
B. 
The Board of Selectmen shall make appointments to the Commission in the following manner:
(1) 
One member shall be the President of the Pine Orchard Association.
(2) 
Two members shall be residents within the geographical limits of the Pine Orchard Association.
(3) 
Two members shall be residents of the Town of Branford, outside the geographical limits of the Pine Orchard Association.
C. 
The terms of office of said members shall be as follows:
(1) 
The President of the Pine Orchard Association shall serve as a member of the Commission so long as he is President of said Association. Upon the election of a successor President of said Association, he shall forthwith be and become a successor member of this Commission.
(2) 
The four remaining members shall serve for terms of four years; provided, however, that initially in April 1971, one member shall be appointed for a term of one year from May 1, 1971; one for a term of two years from May 1, 1971; one for a term of three years from May 1, 1971; one for a term of four years from May 1, 1971. Thereafter, in the month of April of each succeeding year, a member shall be appointed for a term of four years.
(3) 
In the event of a vacancy in the term of any member described in Subsection C(2) hereof, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a successor to serve for the balance of the term vacated.
(4) 
All terms of office described in Subsection C(2) hereof shall be effective as of May 1 in any year.
[Amended 6-12-1974; 10-10-1984]
A. 
The following rules shall govern the use of Young's Park:
(1) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(1), restricting the use of the park to the residents of the Town and their guests, was repealed 7-10-2002.
(2) 
No person shall sleep upon the grass, benches or any other part of the open ground of said park, and no person shall throw, leave or deposit within said park any wastepaper, bottles, remains of food or other litter or refuse, except in the proper receptacles provided therefor; and no person shall pick any flowers or cut, break, dig up or in any manner mutilate or injure any tree, shrub, plant, grass, drive, railing, seat, fence, structure or other public property in said park or cut, carve upon, mark or paste upon any tree, stone, fence, wall, building, monument or other object contained or located in said park, any bill, advertisement or inscription whatsoever, except by direction or permission of the Commissioners.
(3) 
No person shall dig up or remove any sand, dirt, stones, rock or any other thing whatsoever, make any excavations, quarry any stone or lay or set off any blast, or cause or assist in doing any of said things, within said park or upon the shores of any water adjacent thereto, except by direction or permission of the Commissioners.
(4) 
No person shall disturb any bird, bird's nest or bird's eggs or any squirrel or other animal within said park, except by permission of the Commission.
(5) 
No person shall, except by permission of the Commissioners, sell, offer or expose for sale any goods, wares or merchandise within said park; nor shall any person distribute any handbills or posters therein or solicit subscriptions or contributions or play any games of chance or have possession of any instrument of gaming or commit any obscene or indecent acts within said park.
(6) 
No person shall erect in any part of said park or shore any building, tent, cabin or other structure or camp or live in any part of said park or light, kindle or use any fire, except in places specially designated therefor by the Commission, without permission of said Commission.
(7) 
No person shall carry or have any firearms in said park, and no firearms, firecrackers, torpedoes or fireworks shall be discharged in said park, except by permission of the Commissioners.
(8) 
No person shall swim or bathe in the waters in said park.
(9) 
No person shall commit any nuisance or deposit any refuse, filthy matter in or upon any building in said park or within said park, except in such places as may be designated by said Commissioners.
(10) 
No games shall be played in said park by any person, except in such places as shall be especially designated therefor by the said Commissioners.
(11) 
No person shall ride or drive any automobile, motorcycle, motorbike or other driven vehicle in said park, except upon the places which the Commissioners may from time to time specially designate for parking purposes; and no person shall park any vehicle or conveyance, motor or otherwise, on any road in said park or in any part of said park after hours which said Commissioners may set and post from time to time, and no person shall drive or operate any vehicle within said park at such a rate of speed as to be unreasonable under the conditions or so as to endanger the property or those using or travelling within said park.
(12) 
No person shall occupy any part of said park after hours, which said Commissioners may set and post from time to time, without permission of said Commissioners.
B. 
Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of the foregoing rules or who shall aid and abet in the violation of any of said provisions shall be fined not more than $100 for each offense.
Said Young's Park Commission is empowered to adopt such other and further rules and regulations for the use of Young's Park as are consistent with this article.