Township of Aberdeen, NJ Parks and Recreation Areas

[1973 Code § 4-7.2; Ord. No. 14-1978; Ord. No. 4-2009 § II]

Supervision. All parks in this Township shall be operated and maintained under the supervision of the Director of Recreation and Parks.

Hours of Operation. Public parks shall be open during the hours of 7:00 a.m. until sunset each day, except that the closing time of a public park may be changed by prior permission and authorization issued by the Township Council. No person shall, without permission, enter into or remain in a public park except during the hours the park is open to the general public.

Alcoholic Beverages. No person shall be permitted within a public park while under the influence of intoxicating beverages, drugs or narcotics.

Refuse, Litter, Pollution. No person shall leave or throw bottles, broken glass, ashes, wastepaper or other rubbish or litter in any public park, except in a properly provided receptacle designated for that purpose. No person shall throw or place any dirt, stone, rock debris, foreign or waste substance in any portion of a public park, and no person shall cause any portion of a public park to become polluted or otherwise unfit or unsafe for use by the public.

Group Use, Meetings, Exhibitions. No group or organization of twenty (20) or more persons shall use or occupy a public park without first having obtained a group use permit. Such permit shall be obtained from the Director of Parks and Recreation not later than seven (7) days before the proposed date of use. The granting or denial of such permit shall be based upon the rules, regulations and standards promulgated by the Township Council. Group use shall be limited to designated areas. Adult supervision of children's groups shall be required at all times.

Picnics, Fires. No person in a park shall picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated for that purpose. No person shall build, light or maintain a fire within a public park except in a camp stove or fireplace, in an area designated for that purpose. All fires shall be extinguished immediately upon completion of use of the camp stove or fireplace.

Fireworks. No person shall discharge or set off any fireworks, firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets or noise makers of any kind, in a public park.

Commercial Use. No person shall engage in any commercial use or enterprises in a public park, except that duly licensed vendors may sell items to individuals from motor vehicles temporarily parked in the vicinity or parking area of a public park.

Gambling. No person shall gamble or play at games of chance or use any gambling device in any public park.

Vehicles, Parking. No person shall use any portion of a public park, except those areas designated for that purpose, for the purpose of travel with or parking of vehicles. Footpaths and walks established for pedestrian use shall not be used for vehicle travel. The use of any unlicensed motor vehicle, snowmobile, trail bike, minibike, or moped is prohibited in any public park. No parking of vehicles shall be allowed between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except where later hours are provided in designated areas.

Interference With Others. No person shall harass, obstruct, molest, assault or interfere with any person lawfully within a public park. Nor shall any person resist, obstruct, molest, assault or interfere with any law enforcement officer or public official in any public park.

Abusive or Threatening Language. No person shall use abusive, threatening, boisterous, insulting or indecent language in a public park. Nor shall any action by any person constituting a nuisance be allowed.

Signs. The Township Council hereby authorizes the installation of appropriate signs to be located within public parks, giving notice of the various rules and regulations, or portions thereof, set forth in this section. No person shall damage or deface any such sign.

Glass Bottles. No person shall bring, carry or cause to be brought into the park areas, as defined herein and including any and all beaches, any glass bottles or other glass containers except upon special written permission of the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation.