A.Â
ADULT
BOROUGH
CHILD
FAMILY
GOVERNING BODY
GUEST
INFANT
JUNIOR
RESIDENT
SENIOR
SWIMMING FACILITIES
As used in this article, the following word shall have the following
meanings:
Persons who have attained the age of 18 years.
The Borough of Hawthorne.
Persons who have attained the age of three but have not attained
the age of 12.
No more than two person who have attained the age of 21 and
no more than four persons who are under the age of 21, being related
by blood or marriage or otherwise living together as a family unit
in the same household.
The Municipal Council of the Borough of Hawthorne.
Bona fide guests of a resident.
Persons who have not yet attained the age of three years.
Persons who have attained the age of 12 years but have not
attained the age of 18 years.
Persons who are bona fide domiciled in the Borough.
Persons who have attained the age of 65.
That portion of the Borough-owned property designated as
"Lot 15 in Block 47" upon which is located the Hawthorne Memorial
Swimming Pool and more specifically the area bordered by the fence
immediately surrounding the pool area, including the main pool, kiddie
pool, bathhouse, rest rooms and seating area immediately adjacent
to the pool and within the perimeter fence.
B.Â
Any word herein importing the masculine gender shall include and
apply to females as well as males. Any word herein importing the singular
number shall include and apply to several persons as well as one person.
For purposes of determining age, the age a person has attained as
of Labor Day in each year shall be the age that shall prevail.
The use of the swimming facilities shall be subject to such
rules and regulations as may from time to time be promulgated by the
Administration, in consultation with the Board of Recreation, not
inconsistent with this article. The rules and regulations shall be
filed with the Borough Clerk for public inspection by March 1 of each
year. A copy of such rules and regulations shall also be posted upon
a bulletin board or other conspicuous place at the swimming facilities
as the Administration may select. Such rules and regulations shall
be enforced by the Administration and by the person or persons designated
by the Administration or authorized by this article to enforce such
rules.
The swimming facilities shall be open on such days and during
such hours as shall be determined by the Administration, and no person
not specifically authorized by the Administration shall enter upon
or use said swimming facilities except upon such days and within such
hours that said swimming facilities are open for the enjoyment thereof
in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Administration
and the provisions of this article. The use of such swimming facilities,
because of their limited accommodations, shall be limited to residents
of the Borough and their guests as hereinafter provided, subject to
the payment of the fees as hereinafter stated.
A.Â
The use of the swimming facilities, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be limited to those residents who purchase badges from the Borough at such hours and at such location as may be designated by the Administration from time to time. All persons utilizing the swimming facilities shall have said badge in his or her possession when applying for admission to the swimming facilities. The fees or charges are as set forth in Chapter 220, Fees.
B.Â
The following badges shall be issued by the Administration to persons
making application to purchase a badge for use of the swimming facility:
C.Â
No season admission badges or one-day badges shall be issued to any
person other than a bona fide resident of the Borough of Hawthorne
unless otherwise authorized herein. Nonresident guest passes may only
be obtained by bona fide residents of the Borough of Hawthorne. Not
more than two guest passes may be issued on any given day to any resident
of the Borough of Hawthorne, and no guest may utilize the swimming
facility unless accompanied by a bona fide resident having a badge
allowing for use of the swimming facility on that day. No more than
two guests may accompany any one resident. Any resident obtaining
a guest pass shall be responsible for the actions and activities of
his or her guest. The Administration reserves the right to suspend
the sale of guest passes in its discretion so as to prevent overcrowding
and preserve public safety at the facility.
D.Â
No person, even though there has been issued to him or her an admission
badge, who has not attained the age of 12 years, shall be admitted
to, or shall be permitted to remain once admitted to, the swimming
facilities unless such person is accompanied by an adult holder of
a badge permitting entry to the facility. Infants and children must
be supervised by an adult badge holder at all times while using the
swimming facility.
E.Â
All persons within the swimming pool area must prominently display
or have readily available for display at all times a membership badge.
F.Â
Season passes and one-day passes shall only be available to bona
fide residents of the Borough of Hawthorne upon presentation of such
identification as may be required for the issuance of such pass as
determined by the Administration.
G.Â
Health care provider passes shall be available to persons providing
health care assistance to a bona fide resident of the Borough of Hawthorne,
who shall also be required to obtain a pass as set forth above. The
possessor of a health care provider pass may only utilize said pass
and the swimming facility at such times as the individual is providing
health care assistance to a resident of the Borough of Hawthorne also
using the swimming facility. For purposes of this section, Health
Care Providers shall also include providers of day-care services to
any person.
H.Â
Group passes shall be available in the sole discretion of the Administration.
Any resident or other entity making such application shall submit
such information as may be required by the Administration. The fee
to be charged to any group receiving approval for a group pass shall
be as determined by the Administration.
Lost season admission badges may be reissued by the Administration upon satisfactory proof made to said Department of such fact and upon the payment of a replacement fee as set forth in Chapter 220, Fees.
The governing body, the Mayor, the Administrator, the Chief
of Police or such person or persons authorized to do so may close
the swimming facilities whenever, in his or her judgment, such action
is deemed necessary or desirable for the protection of the health
or welfare of such residents or guests entitled to use the swimming
facilities or for the protection of the health and welfare of the
people of the Borough at large, and such action shall in no way entitle
the holders of any season admission badges to any refund therefor.
The Mayor, the Administrator, members of the Police Department
of the Borough, the chief lifeguard and all other lifeguards and any
other persons authorized by the governing body or the Mayor shall
have authority to prohibit any action or conduct which they may consider
to be dangerous, improper or immoral or in violation of the rules
and regulations promulgated by the Administration or in contravention
of this article, and they shall have the power to expel or suspend
the privileges otherwise granted to the holder of admission badges
or their guests. In addition, the privileges of a resident badge holder
may be suspended or the person expelled in the event a guest of the
resident badge holder engages in conduct warranting expulsion of the
guest or suspension of his or her privileges. In the event of expulsion
or suspension of privileges, no refund of any amount paid for the
privilege of using the swimming facility shall be available.
