[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Somerdale 12-23-1980 by Ord. No. 80:14 (Ch. 78 of the 1973
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following rules and regulations are hereby adopted for the
protection, regulation and control of parks, recreation areas, roads,
driveways, sidewalks, paths, fountains, trees, flowers, shrubs, buildings
and other things contained within and upon any municipal recreation
or park lands within the Borough of Somerdale.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09]
A.
No group of 100 or more persons shall use a recreation area or park
without first having obtained a group use permit from the Board of
Recreation Commissioners no later than seven days before the proposed
date of use. 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 recreation area or park
without first having obtained written permission in advance from the
Board of Recreation Commissioners body no later than seven days before
the proposed date of use.
C.
No person shall use loudspeakers, public-address systems or amplifiers
within a recreation area or park without first having obtained written
permission in advance from the Board of Recreation Commissioners no
later than seven days before the proposed date of use.
No person shall be allowed in or upon any recreation building
at any time unless attending or participating in a meeting or activity
which has been authorized, in writing, by the Board of Recreation
Commissioners.
A.
Dogs and cats must be kept on a leash not exceeding six feet in length.
No other domestic animal shall be permitted within any recreation
area or park, either with or without a keeper. No person shall at
any time curb any dog, cat or any other animal on any recreation or
park property.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09]
B.
No person shall ride, drive, lead or keep a saddle horse or other
animal within a recreation area or park, except on such roads, trails
or areas and subject to such regulations and areas as the municipal
governing body may, from time to time, especially designate. No horse
or other animal shall be hitched to any tree or shrub in a manner
that may cause damage.
A.
No person shall leave bottles, broken glass, ashes, wastepaper or
other rubbish within a recreation area or park, except in a properly
provided receptacle designated for that purpose.
B.
No person shall throw or place any dirt, stone, rock, debris or foreign
or waste substance about, into or upon a recreation area or park or
in any lake, river, lagoon or stream within or bordering upon land
of a recreation area or park.
C.
No person shall throw, cast, lay or drop, discharge into or allow
to remain in the water of a recreation area or park or any tributary,
brook, stream or storm sewer or drain flowing into said waters any
substance, matter or thing which may or shall result in the pollution
of said waters.
A.
No person shall pick flowers, foliage, berries or fruit or cut, break,
dig up or in any way mutilate or injure any tree, shrub, plant, fern,
grass, turf, railing, seat, fence, structure or any other object within
a recreation area or park.
B.
No person shall bring into or upon a recreation area or park any
tree, shrub or plant or any newly picked branch or portion of a tree,
shrub or plant.
C.
No person shall dig up or remove any dirt, stone, rock or other substance
whatever, make any excavation, quarry sand or stone, lay or set off
any blast or cause or assist in doing any of said things within a
recreation area or park.
A.
No person shall build, light or maintain a fire within a recreation
area or park, except in a camp stove or a fireplace provided, maintained
or designated for such purpose when a permit is obtained from the
Board of Recreation Commissioners upon the written approval of the
Fire Marshal.
B.
Open fires are prohibited.
C.
No person shall discharge or set off within a recreation area or
park any firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets or other fireworks unless
as part of a fireworks display, which must be properly supervised,
and only upon the written approval of the Fire Marshal and Board of
Recreation Commissioners.
A.
No person shall discharge any weapon or firearms within or into a
recreation area or park. Firearms shall not be carried nor had in
possession on any recreation area or park. Shooting with bow and arrow
is prohibited on any recreation area or park.
B.
No person shall molest, trap, capture, hold, remove, injure or kill
any animal or bird or disturb any respective habitat within a recreation
area or park except as authorized by the Board of Recreation Commissioners.
A.
No person shall throw, cast, catch, kick or strike any stone, stick,
golf ball or any hazardous object within a recreation area or park,
except in areas designated for this purpose.
B.
No person shall bathe in any pond, stream or other body of water
within or bordering a recreation area or park, unless it has been
designated and posted for this purpose by the municipal governing
body.
A.
No person shall engage in any commercial enterprise, including but
not limited to the offering of services, soliciting, selling or peddling
any liquids or edibles for human consumption, or distribute circulars
or hawk, peddle or vend any goods, wares or merchandise within a recreation
area or park unless a permit has been obtained from the Board of Recreation
Commissioners.
B.
No person shall cut, carve, paint, mark, paste or fasten on any tree,
fence, wall, building, monument or other object within a recreation
area or park 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 recreation area or park.
C.
No person shall tell fortunes, play at games of chance or use any
gambling device within a recreation area or park.
A.
No person shall use any portion of a recreation area or park for
purposes of a right-of-way, except drives, parking areas, roadways,
paths, walks and trails established for such purpose. Footpaths or
walks established for pedestrian travel shall not be used for vehicular
travel, including mopeds and motorized bicycles, except by municipal
maintenance personnel.
B.
No person shall drive or propel or cause to be driven or propelled
along or over any road within or adjacent to a recreation area or
park any vehicle at a rate of speed greater than 25 miles per hour
or established speed limits as indicated by speed limit signs erected
along the right-of-way.
C.
No person shall drive or propel or cause to be driven or propelled
along or over any road, parkway, drive or parking area within a recreation
area or park any motor vehicle in a reckless manner or in a manner
to endanger the life, limb or property of pedestrians or the drivers
or occupants of other vehicles or any other person within a recreation
area or park. The motor vehicle operator and the motor vehicle operated
within or adjacent to a recreation area or park shall be in compliance
with New Jersey State Motor Vehicle License and Safety Laws.
D.
No person shall park or store any motorcar, motorcycle, bicycle,
wagon or other vehicle within a recreation area or park, except in
areas designated and posted for such purposes.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09]
E.
No person shall set or place or cause to be set or placed any goods,
wares or merchandise or property of any kind within a recreation area
or park, except with the written approval of the Board of Recreation
Commissioners.
F.
No person shall enter any part of a recreation area or park or park
roads with a commercial vehicle, except in the service of or by permission
of the municipal governing body, Board of Recreation Commissioners
or Police Department.
No person shall, without written permission, enter into or remain
within a recreation area or park during the hours from 10:00 p.m.
to 7:00 a.m., except as may be authorized by the Board of Recreation
Commissioners.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09]
No person shall remain within a recreation area or park who
does not abide by these rules and regulations for the preservation
of good order and the protection of property within a recreation area
or park, and no person shall remain within a recreation area or park
who does not abide by the instructions and directions of duly authorized
officers or agents of the municipal governing body in the lawful performance
of their duties. Any person directed by any such agent or officer
to leave a recreation area or park shall do so promptly and peaceably.
A.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to any combination of the following:
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09]
B.
Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall
constitute a separate offence and shall be punishable as such.
A.
Duly authorized agents or officers of the governing body including
the members of the Police Department, are vested with police authority
and empowered to make arrests for violations of park rules and regulations.
B.
Rules applying to special conditions or situations within an individual
recreation area or park may be supplemental to the above. When special
rules apply, they will be posted in the affected areas and available
from the Borough Clerk upon request.
[Amended 9-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90:09]
These rules and regulations are promulgated in accordance with
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-1 et seq.
