[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Port Chester 6-20-1966. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 7-8-1977 by L.L. No. 14-1977]
The public parks of the Village of Port Chester
under the jurisdiction of the Port Chester Park Commission shall be
open to the general public between the hours of dawn to dusk, and
no person or persons shall be permitted in such parks between the
hours of dusk to dawn, except those so authorized by the Park Commission,
the Recreation Commission and the Board of Trustees.
No person shall deposit, throw or leave exposed
in any park of the Village of Port Chester any rubbish, garbage or
refuse matter of any kind, nature or description except in enclosed
containers provided by the Park Commission.
No person shall destroy, cut, break, deface,
mutilate, injure, disturb, sever from the ground or remove any plant,
flower, flower bed, shrub, tree, growing thing, plant growth or any
branch, stem or leaf thereof; or attach any rope, cable or other contrivance
thereto; or set fire or assist another to set fire to any timber,
trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, grass or plant growth; or enter or
walk upon any planted place in any public park in the Village of Port
Chester.
No person shall injure, damage, deface, displace
or remove any property or equipment in any public park in the Village
of Port Chester, New York.
[Added 8-4-1987 by L.L. No. 14-1987;
amended 3-31-1993 by L.L. No. 5-1993; 11-3-1997 by L.L. No. 17-1997; 4-3-2000 by L.L. No. 5-2000]
A.
Group use.
(1)
Any group of 20 persons or more will be required to
obtain a permit in order to use a park. An application in a form provided
must be completed and submitted to the Recreation Department stating
the number of persons, activities planned and the hour of arrival
and departure, at least 20 days prior to the date of the event.
(4)
Any type of a group athletic activity, whether in
a formal league or not, requires a permit from the Recreation Department.
B.
Insurance. For all activities insurance required is
as follows: A certificate of insurance covering bodily injury and
property damage in the amount of $500,000 single limit coverage must
be submitted prior to the day the park is to be used. The certificate
must name the Village of Port Chester as an additional insured.
C.
Deposit. Prior to use of the park, a deposit of $100
is required for nonresidents, resident corporations and nonresident
corporations and $50 is required for residents and nonprofit organizations;
the Park Commission reserves the right to set the amount of the deposit.
This deposit is to cover the cost of any repairs, and the balance
will be returned after the area is inspected for damage and littering.
Failure to comply with the rules set forth in this chapter will result
in the forfeiture of the deposit.
D.
Not-for-profit, charitable and fraternal organizations. The park fee set out in Subsection A hereof shall not be charged to such organization if proof of qualifying status is provided at the time that permit is applied for.
E.
Vending and concessions are not allowed in any park
without a permit.
F.
Village-sponsored events are exempt from these requirements.
G.
A permittee's failure to comply with the requirements
of this section shall subject the permittee to immediate revocation
or suspension of the permit.
[Added 8-4-1987 by L.L. No. 14-1987;
amended 4-3-2000 by L.L. No. 5-2000]
[Added 8-4-1987 by L.L. No. 14-1987;
amended 7-21-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]
A.
No dogs are allowed in any of the parks in the Village
of Port Chester except for service dogs or dogs in service to the
Village or other governmental agencies as defined in the State Agriculture
and Markets Law.
B.
This section shall not apply to attended dogs to and
from and at a designated off-leash dog area within a park.
[Added 8-4-1987 by L.L. No. 14-1987]
It is forbidden to put up any signs in the parks.
By order of the Park Commission, the sign will be removed and discarded.
[Amended 8-4-1987 by L.L. No. 14-1987]
Any person violating the provisions of this
law or any part thereof shall be liable for and forfeit a penalty
not exceeding $100 for each offense. In addition thereof, said violation
shall constitute disorderly conduct, and the person violating the
same shall be a disorderly person.
[Added 7-8-1977 by L.L. No. 14-1977;
amended 8-4-1987 by L.L. No. 14-1987]
No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle,
motorbike, motorcycle, moped, minibike, snowmobile or any other vehicle
propelled by other than muscular power in the public parks of the
Village of Port Chester under the jurisdiction of the Port Chester
Park Commission at any time except when authorized by the Park Commission,
the Recreation Commission or the Board of Trustees.
[Added 10-19-2020 by L.L. No. 12-2020]
A.
"Memorial"
shall mean an object established to preserve the memory of a deceased
person or event.
B.
A memorial
shall only consist of a tree or bench and an accompanying plaque.
C.
No memorial
shall be located or maintained in a Village park without the approval
of the Park Commission.
D.
The Park
Commission shall promulgate regulations that will contain guidelines,
standards and procedures for the donation, placement and upkeep of
memorials.
E.
Preexisting
memorials in violation of this section shall be removed by the Village.
F.
This section
does not apply to the Village of Port Chester or Village-sponsored
memorials.
[Added 2-22-2022 by L.L. No. 7-2022]
A.
PARKS
SMOKE
Definitions.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
All of the Village parks in the Village of Port Chester.
The burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or any other
matter or substance which contains tobacco, cannabis, cannabinoid
hemp or other product, including the use of an electronic smoking
device that creates an aerosol or vapor.
B.
No person
shall smoke in the parks.
