Except as may be permitted in writing by the
Board of Trustees upon specific application, the following uses shall
be prohibited in all village parks:
A. Alms and contributions. No person shall solicit alms
or contributions for any purpose.
B. Animals. No person owning or being custodian of or
having control of any animal shall cause or permit such animal to
enter a park, other than those animals necessary for the assistance
of and which are being used by a disabled person. Any animal found
at large may be impounded.
[Amended 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
C. Bicycles. No bicycle riding shall be permitted in
any park. For purposes of this chapter, the term "bicycle" shall mean
a vehicle propelled by the person riding the same by foot or hand
power or by a helper motor having capacity of less than 50 cubic centimeters'
piston displacement and rated not more than two brake horsepower and
equipped with automatic transmission and operable pedals.
[Amended 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
D. Games. No person shall throw, cast, catch, kick or
strike any baseball, football, basketball, frisbee or any other object.
E. Skating, skiing and sleds. No person shall use roller
skates, skis, sleds or any vehicle on wheels or runners in any park.
For purposes of this chapter, the term "roller skates" shall mean
any recreational device consisting of two wheeled platforms, whether
or not permanently affixed to a pair of shoes or boots, and regardless
of the configuration of the wheels thereon, designed to be worn on
the user's feet and used to propel the user in a manner similar to
ice skates.
[Amended 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
F. Alcoholic beverages. No person shall bring beer or
other alcoholic beverages into a park.
G. Protection of park property. No person shall remove,
destroy, deface or disturb any sign, flag, plaque, display, decorative
light bulb or wiring, watering equipment, speaker or sound equipment,
brick walkways, planters, flower boxes, fencing, barricades, memorial
or monument in the park.
[Amended 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
H. Glass and bottles. No person shall bring any bottles
or other glassware into any park.
I. Walls, benches and other structures. No person shall
climb, run or lie upon any wall, fence, bench, sign, tree, light post,
planting bed, planter, flower box, shelter, watering system, trash
receptacle or other structure.
[Amended 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
J. Advertising. No person shall post, paint, affix, distribute,
hand out, deliver, place, cast or leave about any bill, placard, ticket,
handbill, circular or advertisement; display any flag, banner, sign,
placard or any other matter for advertising purposes; or operate or
use any musical instrument or drum or cause any noise to be made for
advertising purposes or for the purpose of attracting attention to
any exhibition, performance, show or other purpose.
K. Selling, peddling and soliciting. No person shall
sell or offer for sale, hire, lease or let out or solicit for sale,
hire, lease or let out any object or merchandise or any other thing
or service.
L. Meetings, exhibitions, parades, etc. No person shall
erect any structure, stand or platform, hold any meeting, perform
any ceremony, make a speech, address or harangue; exhibit any dramatic
performance or show of any kind; or conduct any parade, drill or maneuver.
M. Picnics and outings. No picnic or outing shall be
conducted in a park.
N. Camping, tents or other structures. No camp, tent,
shelter, lean-to or structure of any kind, including the conventional
beach umbrella, shall be erected or maintained in a park.
O. Toy aviation, kite-flying and model automobiles. No
person shall engage in toy or model aviation, kite-flying or model
automobiling.
P. Noise. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
or permit to be operated, whether mobile, stationary or otherwise,
any band, loudspeaker apparatus, sound system, talking machine, public
address system, musical instrument or other sound-producing device.
It shall be unlawful to disturb the peace by the making of any unnecessary
noise at a volume so as to disturb the comfort and repose of other
persons using the park or residing nearby.
Q. Garbage. No person shall deposit or abandon any garbage,
sewage, refuse, trash, grass clippings, branches, leaves or other
waste material except in receptacles provided for such purpose. No
person shall deposit or abandon any material which may be hazardous
to public health or safety.
[Added 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
R. Stones and golf balls. No person shall hit, toss,
throw or kick any stones, golf balls or other projectile.
[Added 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
S. Fires and grills. No person shall kindle, build, maintain
or use a fire or grill.
[Added 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
T. Explosives, fireworks and firearms. No person shall
fire, discharge or have in his/her possession in a park any gun, pistol,
firearm, slingshot, rocket, torpedo or other fireworks or explosives
of any kind.
[Added 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
U. Gambling. No person shall engage in gambling or wagering
on games of chance.
[Added 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
V. Plants and wild animals. No person shall trim, cut
down, dig up, remove, injure or destroy any tree, shrub, plant, flower
or wild animal.
[Added 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
W. Large group events. No picnic, field day, carnival,
concert, address, rally, dramatic presentation or the like at which
more than 15 persons are in attendance shall be held or conducted
in any park.
[Added 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
X. Rules and regulations. No person shall disobey an
order of a police officer or other supervisory persons designated
by the Board of Trustees or disobey the notices, prohibitions, instructions,
directions or rules and regulations on any park sign or as shall be
set by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
[Added 1-6-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]