[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Village of Ridgefield Park as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-25-1972 (Ch. 146, Art. I, of the 1985 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter
upon any portion of lawn or other cultivated ground in any park within
the Village when such action is prohibited by an official sign or
other official notification.
No person shall encumber or obstruct any sidewalk
or other areas of any park in the Village with any article or thing
whatsoever without having first obtained permission therefor from
the Commissioner of Parks and Public Property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw,
deposit or leave any paper or waste material whatsoever in or upon
any part of the surface of any park or in or upon any park property
or appurtenance therein, except in the receptacles provided in such
park for that purpose.
[Amended 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 8-93]
A.
Except as otherwise set forth herein and/or elsewhere
in the Ridgefield Park Village Code, no person, vendor or bidder in
any public park within the Village of Ridgefield Park shall expose
or offer for sale any articles, goods, wares or merchandise, nor shall
he station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation
and sale or display of any such articles, goods, wares or merchandise.
B.
Written permission, however, may be given by the Commissioner
of Parks and Public Property and/or the Board of Commissioners to
permit the sale of goods, wares or merchandise within the public parks
upon such conditions which permit the public to bid for the sale of
such items in the same manner as bids are taken for other food concessions
within the Village of Ridgefield Park.
C.
Written permission also may be given by the Commissioner
of Parks and Public Property for the sale of food and other items
within the public parks at events held within the parks, such as firemen's
parades, special patriotic events, football and baseball games, sporting
activities or the special events within the public parks.
D.
The Commissioner of Parks and Public Property shall
exercise his discretion depending on the type of event and the size
of the gathering in determining whether bids shall be taken for the
operating of food concessions at these events within the public parks.
E.
No person shall paste, glue, tack or otherwise post
any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription whatsoever on any
public lands or highways within any public parks or adjacent to parks
except as permitted by the Board of Commissioners or its designated
agents in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
[Added 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 8-93]
A.
No person shall mark, deface, disfigure, tamper with,
displace or remove any trees, shrubs, plants, buildings, materials,
public utility equipment, monuments, markers or other structures or
equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever,
either real or personal.
B.
No person shall fail to cooperate in maintaining rest
rooms and washrooms designated for public use in a safe and clean
manner.
C.
No person shall climb any tree or stand or sit on
any monument, vases, planters, fountains, railings, fences or other
property not designated or customarily used for such purpose.
[Added 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 8-93]
The Commissioner of Parks and Public Property
and/or his designees, the Department of Public Works and/or the Village
Police Department shall have the authority to enforce the provisions
of this article.
[Added 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 8-93[1]]
[Adopted 7-9-1974 (Ch. 146, Art. II, of the 1985 Code)]
No person shall remain, stay or loiter in a
park, playground, public school facility or recreational area or place
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and sunrise, unless it is in connection
with an affair being conducted on the aforementioned properties which
shall extend beyond such hour, and then and in that event no person
shall be permitted to remain on the aforesaid properties later than
30 minutes following the conclusion of said affair. Any person found
on any of the aforesaid properties after the time limit set forth
above shall be deemed to be a trespasser and shall be subject to prosecution
in accordance with the statutes pertaining to trespassing.
A.
No person shall drink, imbibe or consume any alcoholic beverages on any portion of any public grounds within the Village of Ridgefield Park, including but not limited to public parks, playgrounds, public school facilities or recreational areas and municipal grounds surrounding municipal facilities, unless a permit for the consumption of alcoholic beverages, as referred to in Subsections B and C, shall have first been obtained, as provided for in Subsection D.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by Ord. No. 6-85]
B.
The authorized officer of any organization, group
or association having been granted a permit to use a Village facility
may apply, on a form provided by the Village Clerk, for such alcohol
consumption. Said application shall state the time and place of such
occasion requested and such other information as the Village Clerk
may require to identify the group, organization or association and
its membership.
C.
Such alcoholic beverage permit shall be valid only
between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, for
the location stated on said permit for one day only. Except, in his
reasonable discretion, the Director in charge of parks and public
property or the Mayor may extend the hour from 8:00 p.m. to a reasonable
hour thereafter, taking into consideration the nature of the affair,
the number of people attending, the purpose of the affair, the specific
event or series of events for which a particular organization, group
or association may wish to use a public facility.
D.
Permits for outdoor consumption of alcoholic beverages
in the areas described above may also be issued to individuals, families
or informal groups upon application, in accordance with the rules
and regulations issued by the Director of Parks and Public Property
or the Mayor.
E.
The issuance of permits for the consumption of alcoholic
beverages as provided for herein is restricted to adults, as defined
in state statutes, in accordance with state statutes controlling consumption
of alcoholic beverages and in accordance with all regulations of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission of the State of New Jersey.
F.
The consumption of alcoholic beverages without a proper
permit in the areas above described herein shall be deemed a violation
of this article.
G.
No person shall sell, buy, exchange, offer or solicit
for sale any alcoholic beverages in the aforementioned areas except
upon written permission of the Director of Parks and Public Property
or Mayor. The granting of said permission shall be subject to the
regulations of the Director of Parks and Public Property, the Board
of Commissioners of the Village of Ridgefield Park and/or the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Commission and the laws of the State of New Jersey.
H.
In the event that a party wishes to drink, imbibe
or consume any alcoholic beverages on any portion of any properties
which are public school facilities within the Village of Ridgefield
Park, permission shall also be obtained from the Board of Education
or its duly authorized representatives.
A.
No person shall cut, injure, deface, remove or disturb
any tree, shrub, bush or flower, building, fence, bench or other structure,
apparatus, device or property, or write or paint on any building,
fence, bench or other structure in the aforesaid areas, except under
the direction or with the permission of the Director of Parks and
Public Property or his authorized representatives or of the Director
of Public Works or his authorized representatives or by direction
of the Board of Education or its authorized representatives in the
event it is public school property.
B.
No person shall throw stones or other missiles that
may inflict bodily harm or property damage in the aforesaid areas.
C.
Betting or gambling in any form, as well as the maintaining
of any gambling equipment or devices, shall be prohibited in any of
the aforementioned areas unless permission is granted in accordance
with the laws of the State of New Jersey and the applicable laws and
regulations promulgated by the Director of Parks and Public Property
or the Mayor or the Board of Education in the event that the property
involved is public school property.
D.
When a permit shall be required for a particular activity,
as set forth in the above regulations, from any municipal agency,
an application shall be filed by the applicant on a form provided
by the particular agency. Said form shall be on file at the office
of the Village Clerk, Department of Public Works or Board of Education.
[Added 2-23-2010 by Ord. No. 10-02[1]; amended 6-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-04; 6-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-04]
A.
All Village residents and nonresidents who wish to use the Village's
fields, pavilions and cookhouse for private events, parties or activities
must first obtain a permit from the Village Clerk's office. All
such permits must be approved by either the Commissioner of Parks
or the Superintendent of the Ridgefield Park Department of Public
Works.
B.
The fees for obtaining the aforesaid permit shall be as follows:
(1)
Field Nos. 1 through 7.
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Village Resident
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Nonresident
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Daytime, per season*
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$50 (per 3 hours) plus
$500 (per field)
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$100 (per 3 hours) plus
$500 (per field)
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Night games, per season*
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$100 (per 3 hours) plus
$1,000 (per field)
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$200 (per 3 hours) plus
$1,000 (per field)
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NOTES:
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*
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The season rate shall apply when more than three permits are
obtained by any person, organization or members of an organization
within a three-month period.
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(2)
Pavilions.
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Village Resident
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Nonresident
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|---|---|
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$50 (per 100 guests)
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$100 (per 100 guests)
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(3)
Cookhouse.
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Village Resident
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Nonresident
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|---|---|
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$50 (per 3 hours) plus $300 security deposit
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$100 (per 3 hours) plus $500 security deposit
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C.
If the applicant seeking a permit is a for-profit group, a multiplier of 1.5 shall be applied to the rates set forth in Subsection B herein. All for-profit applicants must also show proof of insurance coverage as a condition of receiving a permit.
D.
All Ridgefield Park volunteer services, organizations and schools
are exempt from the requirements of this section, provided that a
majority of the members of the volunteer service or organization are
bona fide residents of the Village of Ridgefield Park.
E.
In addition to all other fees set forth herein, all permit holders
for Veterans Park shall be required to provide a security deposit
in the amount of $250 as a condition of obtaining a key to the bathrooms.
The permit holder shall be responsible for all damage that may occur
from the time the bathroom key is picked up until the key is returned
and the bathrooms are inspected by a Department of Public Works employee,
even if such damage was not caused by the permit holder or the permit
holder's guests. Should any damage be found, the deposit shall
be forfeited and the permit holder shall be held liable for all damage
in excess of the security deposit. If no damage is found, the security
deposit shall be returned to the permit holder. Permit holders shall
be required to sign a form approved by the Commissioner in charge
of parks evidencing their acknowledgement of and agreement to these
requirements.
