[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Suffern 2-8-1971 as Ch. 28 of the 1971 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Village
of Suffern Ordinance Regulating Conduct in Public Parks."
[Amended 3-12-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990]
A.
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present
tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular
number, and words in the singular number include the plural number.
The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
B.
PARK
PERSON
VILLAGE
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein:
A park, reservation, ball or sports field, playground, swimming
pool, recreation area, lake or any other area in the Village devoted
to active or passive recreation and open to one or more segments of
the public.
[Amended 8-11-2008 by L.L. No. 11-2008]
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
The Village of Suffern.
No person in a park shall:
A.
Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, displace
or remove any buildings, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving
or paving material, waterlines or other public utilities or parts
or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or placards, whether temporary
or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers or
other structures, equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances
whatsoever, either real or personal.
B.
Litter or deface any rest room or washroom or misuse any furniture
or equipment installed therein.
C.
Displace or remove any beach sand, whether submerged or not, or any
soil, rocks, stones, trees, shrubs or plants or make any excavation
by pool, equipment blasting or other means or agency.
D.
Climb any tree or walk, stand or sit upon monuments, vases, fountains,
railings, fences or upon any other property not designated or customarily
used for such purposes.
E.
Throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the
waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, swimming pool or other
body of water in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream,
storm sewer or drain flowing into such water any substance, matter
or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution
of said waters.
F.
Dump, discard, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes,
paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage or other refuse
or trash. No such refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in
or contiguous to any park or left anywhere on the grounds thereof,
but it shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided.
Where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall
be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence
and properly disposed of elsewhere.
G.
Swim, bathe or wade in any waters, waterways or pools in or adjacent
to any park except in such waters and in such places as are provided
therefor and in compliance with such regulations as are herein set
forth or may be hereafter adopted, nor shall any person frequent any
waters or places customarily designated for the purpose of swimming
or bathing or congregate thereat when such activities are prohibited
upon a finding that such use of the water would be dangerous or otherwise
inadvisable.
[Amended 3-12-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990]
H.
Frequent any waters or places designated for the purpose of swimming
or bathing or congregate thereat except during such hours of the day
as shall be designated for such purposes for each individual area.
[Amended 3-12-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990]
I.
Picnic or lunch in a place other than one designated for that purpose.
J.
In Hallett Park, play basketball, softball or any other sport or
activity requiring the use of a ball and bat.
[Added 5-28-1986 by L.L. No. 4-1986]
[Amended 3-12-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990]
Except as hereinafter provided, no person, while in a park,
shall have in his possession alcoholic beverages of any type or shall
drink alcoholic beverages of any type, and no person in a park shall
be under the influence of alcoholic beverages of any type. The Board
of Trustees may, in its discretion, allow organized groups to use
alcoholic beverages on stated occasions and for specified periods
of time.
No person in a park shall sleep or loiter on the seats or benches
or other areas or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive,
insulting or indecent language or engage in any disorderly conduct
or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace.
A.
Any section or part of any park may be declared closed to the public
at any time and for any interval of time, either temporarily or at
regular intervals, daily or otherwise, and no one shall enter such
park at any time that it is so closed.
[Amended 3-12-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990]
B.
No person shall be allowed on the premises of any park between dusk
and dawn, unless permission has specifically been granted in writing
by the Recreation Director.
[Added 6-12-1972; amended 10-24-1977 by L.L. No. 12-1977; 9-9-1985 by L.L. No.
7-1985; 8-11-2008 by L.L. No. 11-2008; 1-3-2012 by L.L. No.
2-2012]
[Amended 3-12-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990]
The Police Department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter
and shall have the authority to eject from the park any person acting
in violation thereof.
