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.
A.
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.
B.
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.
C.
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.
D.
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.
E.
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.
A.
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.
B.
No person shall throw or place any dirt, stone, rock,
debris, foreign or waste substance into or upon any Borough park or
recreation area.
C.
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.
A.
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.
B.
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.
A.
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.
B.
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.
A.
No person shall swim or bathe in any pond or stream
within a Borough park or recreation area.
B.
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.
C.
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."
D.
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.
E.
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]
A.
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.)
B.
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.
