The following rules and regulations are hereby adopted for the protection, regulation and control of public property designated as Borough fields, including but not limited to Davies Field, Mill Pond, Huff Park/Sulak Fields, Atkins Glen, Board of Education School Fields and the Colony Avenue fields, pool and parking lot.
[Amended 5-26-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-13]
No person who appears to be under the influence of drugs or narcotics shall be permitted within a Borough park or recreation area. No person shall possess or consume alcoholic beverages in any Borough park or recreation area. Nonprofit organizations may obtain an application for a special permit for social affairs permit, authorized and approved by the Mayor and Council, from the Borough Clerk.
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Except for the pool and pool parking lot, which shall require separate approval from the Municipal Pool Commission, no group shall use a Borough park or recreation area without first submitting an application for request of use of facilities with the Borough Clerk not later than 15 days before the proposed date of use. The filing of the required application does not guarantee approval of the requested group use. Upon review and approval of the application, the Field Coordinator shall issue the required permit and schedule the use of the Borough park or recreation area subject to availability. Priority of group use shall be as follows: Borough-sanctioned recreation events; PRAA youth sports; school athletics; club sports for adults and youths; and any group consisting of at least 50% of Borough residents. For annual group use requests, all required applications shall be submitted by January 15 and field schedules shall be determined on or about February 28 of each year. Group use shall be limited to designated areas. Adult supervision of children's groups is required at all times.
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No person shall call or hold any public meeting or give any concert or public entertainment of any kind within a Borough park or recreation area without first having obtained written permission from the Borough Administrator in advance and no later than 15 days before the proposed date of use.
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No person shall use loudspeakers, public address systems or amplifiers within a Borough park or recreation area without first having obtained permission in advance from the Borough Administrator no later than seven days before the proposed date of use.
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Each group that applies to use a Borough park or recreation area must provide the Borough Clerk with a certificate of insurance and sign a hold harmless form provided by the Borough. The certificate of insurance must show evidence of at least $1,000,000 general liability coverage naming the Borough as an additional insured. The Borough Clerk may require additional insurance coverage limits, in his discretion, depending on the type of proposed use.
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Fees. The Mayor and Council shall adopt a resolution on an annual basis establishing the fees for both resident and nonresident teams which have received the required permit to use any Borough fields for that calendar year. A nonresident team shall be defined as any team in which Borough residents comprise less than 50% of the team's roster.
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No person shall leave bottles, broken glass, ashes, wastepaper or other rubbish within a Borough park or recreation area except in a properly provided receptacle designated for that purpose.
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No person shall throw or place any dirt, stone, rock, debris, foreign or waste substance into or upon any Borough park or recreation area.
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No person shall throw, cast, lay or drop, discharge into or allow to remain in the water of a Borough park or recreation area, or any tributary, brook, stream or storm sewer or drain flowing into said waters, any substance or matter which may result in the pollution of said waters.
No person shall cut, break, dig up or in any way mutilate or injure any tree, shrub, plant, grass, turf, railing, seat, fence, structure or any other object within a Borough park or recreation area.
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No person shall build, light or maintain a fire within a Borough park or recreation area maintained or designated for such purpose unless a permit for same has been obtained from the Borough Fire Prevention Bureau.
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No person shall discharge or set off within any Borough park or recreation area any firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets or other fireworks unless a permit for same has been obtained from the Borough Fire Prevention Bureau.
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No person shall discharge any weapon or firearms within or into a Borough park or recreation area. Firearms shall not be carried nor had in possession of any person. Shooting with a bow and arrow is prohibited.
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No person shall knowingly molest, trap, capture, hold, remove, injure or kill any animal or disturb its habitat within a Borough park or recreation area.
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No person shall swim or bathe in any pond or stream within a Borough park or recreation area.
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No person shall use motorized boats, other than model boats, of any kind on any pond or stream within a Borough park or recreation area.
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No person or group shall engage in any commercial enterprise, including but not limited to the offering of services, soliciting, selling or peddling of any liquids or edibles for human consumption, or distribute circulars or hawk, or peddle or vend any goods, wares or merchandise within a Borough park or recreation area without meeting the requirements of Chapter 67 of the Code of the Borough of Park Ridge entitled "Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors."
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No person shall cut, carve, point, mark, paste or fasten on any tree, fence, wall, building, monument or other object within a Borough park or recreation area any bill, advertisement or inscription, nor shall any person distribute, cast, throw or place any handbill, pamphlet, circular, advertisement or notice of any kind within a Borough park or recreation area.
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For purposes of this section, the activation of the Park Ridge lightning detection system constitutes a duly proclaimed emergency. Upon such activation, all public parks, playgrounds, recreation areas and open spaces of the Borough of Park Ridge are immediately closed and remain closed through the entire duration of the system's activation. All groups and individuals using these areas must immediately stop their activities and exit the areas for the purpose of seeking shelter. Any violation of this section shall be punishable pursuant to the penalties established in § 77A-11 of the Borough Code.
[Added 9-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-011]
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No person shall use any portion of a Borough park or recreation area for the purpose of a roadway, except drives, parking areas, roadways, paths, walks and trails established for such purpose by the Mayor and Council. Footpaths or walks established for pedestrian travel shall not be used for vehicular travel. The use of mopeds, snowmobiles or motorized bikes within a Borough park or recreation area shall not be permitted. (See Chapter 45 of the Code of the Borough of Park Ridge.)
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No person shall drive or propel, or cause to be driven or propelled, along or over any road within a Borough park or recreation area any vehicle at a rate of speed greater than 10 miles per hour.
No person shall, without permission, enter into or remain within a Borough park or recreation area except during the hours that the park or recreation area is open to the general public, generally daylight to 11:00 p.m. at Sulak Field and Davies Field and daylight to 1/2 hour after sunset for all other parks and recreation area.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this article shall be subject, upon conviction thereof, to a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, for a first offense. The fine shall be doubled for each and every subsequent offense. Any person or group convicted of a second offense shall be placed on probation for a period of six months. Any person or group convicted of violating this article while on probation shall be prohibited from obtaining a use permit for a period of two years.