[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of West Haverstraw 3-3-1971 as Ch. 15 of the 1971 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following
terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed:
Any municipal park or recreational facilities owned, operated
or under the control of the Village.
A written authorization issued by and under the authority
of the Village Clerk and approved by the Mayor, permitting the performance
of a specified event or contest in any of the parks or recreational
facilities of the Village.
[Amended 3-18-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998]
Any gathering of 10 or more persons for the purpose of recreation,
celebration or otherwise.
Rules and regulations for parks, park areas
and park buildings may be made from time to time by the Village Board
of Trustees. All persons must comply with the rules and regulations
after the same have been promulgated and approved by the Village Board
of Trustees and posted at the park premises.
[Amended 3-18-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998]
A.
Designated. All parks or park areas and recreation
buildings and facilities shall be open from sunrise to sunset every
day, unless otherwise extended by the Village Clerk, with the written
approval of the Village Board of Trustees.
B.
Prohibited hours. Under no circumstances shall any
person loiter or remain in any park, park area or park building between
closing time and sunrise.
[Amended 3-18-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998]
A permit shall be required for the use of any
facilities of any park or park area, field or building or part of
any building, street or other Village property, whenever such use
shall involve 10 or more persons or be to the exclusion of other persons.
Application for such permit shall be made to the Village Clerk, subject
to approval of the Board of Trustees.[1]
[Amended 3-18-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998]
The following uses and activities shall be and
are hereby prohibited in a park or park area, except as expressly
permitted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to this chapter:
A.
Injury to property. No person in a park or park area
shall injure, deface, displace, remove, destroy or tamper with any
gates, fences, seats, shelters or structures of any nature whatsoever
or any equipment or building or part thereof or any sign, notice or
inscription or any growing thing owned, operated or under control
of the Village.
B.
Rubbish, debris. No person shall leave, throw, drop
or discharge any rubbish or debris of any nature in any park or park
area.
C.
Spitting. No person shall expectorate in any park
or park area, or in any building or structure therein owned or operated
by or under the control of the Village.
D.
Advertising. No person shall distribute or display
any flag, banner, sign or any other matter for advertising purposes
within any park or park area nor attempt to attract attention for
advertising purposes by the use of any musical instrument or any sound
device within any such area.
F.
Golf. The playing or practicing of golf and the driving
or hitting of golf balls is prohibited.
G.
Model aircraft. No person shall operate model aircraft
or similar devices from or above the surface of any park or park area.
H.
Abusiveness, obscenity. No person shall use threatening,
abusive, profane or obscene language or perform any obscene or indecent
act in any park or park area.
I.
Entry and exit. No person shall enter or leave any
park or park area or building except by the established entranceways
or exits.
J.
Children. Children under seven years of age must be
accompanied by a parent or guardian when entering or remaining in
a park or park area.
K.
Acts causing injury. No person shall do any act of
any nature whatsoever which will cause or contribute to the injury
of any person, animal or property within any park or park area.
L.
Disrobing. No person shall disrobe or assist, aid
or abet any person to disrobe within the park or park area, except
in designated places.
M.
Camping. No person shall tent, camp or erect or maintain
a tent shelter in any park or park area, except on permit duly issued.
N.
Weapons, fireworks. No person shall bring in or have
in his possession in any park or park area any firearms or concealed
weapons, or fireworks of any nature whatsoever.
O.
Sales. The sale of any wares, merchandise, foods and
beverages of any type or nature within park grounds and buildings
is prohibited.
P.
Fires. No person shall kindle, build or maintain a
fire in any park or park area.
R.
Smoking, vaping, etc. There shall be no smoking or vaping in or on
any park or park area or other Village property (exclusive of roads
and highways). This shall include the inhaling, exhaling, burning
or carrying of any lighted or heated cigar, pipe, or cigarette, including,
but not limited to, traditional or electronic cigarettes, hookah pipe
or any other lighted or heated tobacco or other product intended for
inhalation; and includes any tobacco or plant based substance including,
but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, hookah tobacco,
snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, bidis, blunts, clove cigarettes,
or any other preparation of tobacco, or marijuana (or marijuana-like)
product.
[Added 5-19-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
[Amended 3-18-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998; 11-2-2016 by L.L. No. 8-2016]
[Added 3-18-1998 by L.L.
No. 2-1998]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter
shall be punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than $250
or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or both.
