[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Bradley
Beach by Ord. No. 1995-13 (Sec. 4-26 of the 1974 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 110.
Animals — See Ch. 115.
Beachfront areas and adjacent waters — See Ch. 123.
Boating — See Ch. 134.
Curfew — See Ch. 166.
Littering — See Ch. 286.
Little League Baseball Field — See Ch. 290.
Noise — See Ch. 310.
Special events — See Ch. 393.
Sleeping in vehicles — See Ch. 437.
A.
No person in a public park and recreation area shall:
(1)
Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with or displace
or remove any buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railing, pavings,
or paving materials, water lines 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 or equipment,
facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
(2)
Fail to cooperate in maintaining rest rooms and washrooms
in a neat and sanitary condition. No person over the age of six years of age
shall use the rest rooms and washrooms designated for the opposite sex.
(3)
Dig or remove any soil, rock, sand, stone, trees, shrubs,
or plants or other wood materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment,
blasting or other means or agency.
(4)
Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or
plant or injure the bark, or pick flowers or seed of any tree or plant, dig
in or otherwise disturb grass areas, or in any other way injure the natural
beauty or usefulness of an area.
(5)
Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, pursue, chase,
tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, wildlife, reptile, or bird except
in cases of impending personal harm.
(6)
Throw, discharge, or otherwise place or cause to be placed
in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream 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 such waters.
(7)
Dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes,
paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, or refuse, or other trash.
Where receptacles are not provided, all such waste shall be carried away from
the park by the person responsible for its presence, and properly disposed
of elsewhere.
(8)
Set up tents, shacks, or any other temporary shelter
for the purpose of overnight camping, nor shall any person leave in a park
after closing hours any movable structure or special vehicle to be used or
that could be used for such purpose, such as house trailer, camp trailer,
camp wagon, or the like except in those areas designated by the Borough Council
for those purposes.
(9)
Bring in alcoholic beverages or drink same in a park
or public area. The Mayor and Council may issue special permission for same.
(10)
Sleep in any public park, recreation area or on any public
street, sidewalk or area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(11)
Smoke a cigarette, cigar, or other tobacco product in any public
park, including but not limited to Oceanfront Park areas, the Main Street
Recreation Center, Public Golf Course and the Lake Terrace Park area, unless
there is a designated smoking area indicated by signs posted in the area.
[Added 3-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-5]
B.
All persons shall conduct themselves in a proper and
orderly manner.
A.
Except for unusual and unforeseen emergencies, parks
shall be open to the public every day of the year during the designated hours.
The opening and closing hours for each individual park shall be posted therein
for public information and shall be determined from time to time by resolution
of the Borough Council.
B.
Any section or part of any park may be declared closed
to the public by the Mayor and Borough Council at any time and for any interval
of time, either temporary or at regular and stated intervals (daily or otherwise)
and either entirely or merely to certain uses, as the Mayor and Borough Council
shall find reasonably necessary.
