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Village of Island Park, NY
Nassau County
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Table of Contents
[Adopted by Ord. No. 70]
A. 
The land owned by the Incorporated Village of Island Park and (1) enclosed by a link wire fence extending approximately from a continuation of the easterly line of Beach Way to the westerly end of Norfolk Road and the continuation thereof and from the line of said fence north of the northerly side of Block 15 and the easterly continuation thereof to Block 8A, as designated by the official assessment roll of said Village, and the northerly side of said Block 8A to the high water mark of Island Park Harbor; and (2) all that parcel of land beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the westerly side of Washington Place and the high water mark of the Island Park Harbor, running south to a point formed by the northeast corner of Block 19; then westerly 469 feet to the northwest corner of Block 21; then north to intersection of the northeast corner of Suffolk Road and the high water mark of the Island Park Harbor to the point of beginning (designated as "Little Beach") shall be known as the Island Park Beach Parks.
B. 
Wherever the words "Beach Park" or "Beach Parks" are used in this article, they shall be deemed to mean both the singular and the plural.
[Amended by L.L. No. 3-1984]
No person shall be permitted to enter or remain upon said Beach Parks or the pier thereon at about the end of Waterford Road except upon compliance with the provisions of this article.
Fishing from the pier located at Masone Beach is prohibited.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 7-19-1956]
A. 
No person shall be permitted to enter or to remain upon said Beach Parks from May 31 to and including September 15 of each year unless he shall pay the charges for the use thereof as annually established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
B. 
Notwithstanding Subsection A, children under the age of six years, when accompanied by an adult, shall not be required to pay any charges for the use of the Beach Parks.
C. 
Notwithstanding Subsections A and B, any person possessing and exhibiting a pass, permit or tag issued by order of and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees shall not be required to pay the charge established by resolution of the Board of Trustees for admission and use of the Beach Parks.
D. 
Said Board of Trustees shall have the power to adopt and establish the charges to be paid for the admission and use of the said Beach Parks.
E. 
Entrance to the Beach described under Subsection A shall be made only through the gate or gates providing entrance to said Beach Park.
[Added 8-15-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991]
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle within the Beach Parks, or within the parking field designated by the Board of Trustees as a beach parking field and used as such from May 31 to and including September 15 of each year unless he shall pay the charges for the use thereof as annually adopted and established by resolution of the Board of Trustees for the use of said parking area, in addition to the charges adopted and established by the Board of Trustees as provided for in § 166-8, or unless he shall have a pass, permit or tag issued by order of and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees, which shall be empowered to adopt reasonable rules and regulations concerning the issuance of passes, permits and tags for the benefit of taxpayers of the Village of Island Park, residents of Island Park and their respective guests.
[Amended 7-19-1956]
B. 
The Board of Trustees shall have the power to adopt and establish the charges to be paid for the admission and use of the beach parking fields.
[Amended 7-19-1956]
C. 
Notwithstanding Subsections A and B, no person shall park a vehicle within the beach parks between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
[Added 6-16-1960; amended 7-30-1981 by L.L. No. 6-1981]
No person shall dress or undress in the Beach Park.
[Amended 8-15-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991]
No person shall bathe, wade or swim in any water adjacent to the Beach Park, except at such time and in such places as the Board of Trustees shall designate as bathing areas and in such areas designated as bathing areas by flags, signs and in conformity with any oral instructions that may be given by the lifeguards on duty.
No organized picnics or outings shall be conducted in the Beach Park unless a permit is previously granted by the Board of Trustees.
No person shall throw, cast, catch, kick or strike any baseball, golf ball, football, basketball, or other object except in places in the Beach Park designated therefor.
No person shall use, ride or drive a horse in or upon any portion of the Beach Park.
No person shall erect any structures, stand or platforms, hold any meeting, perform any ceremony, make a speech, address or harangue, exhibit to the public any dramatic performance, or the performance in whole or in part of any interlude, tragedy, comedy, opera, ballet, play, farce, minstrel, dancing, entertainment, motion pictures, circus, juggling, rope-walking, or any other acrobatics; engage in any parade, drill, maneuver, or civic or other procession in the Beach Park, except by previous permit from the Board of Trustees.
No person shall solicit alms or contributions for any purpose in the Beach Park hereby created, unless by special permit granted by the Board of Trustees.
No person owning or being custodian or having control of any animal shall cause or permit such animal to enter the Beach Park, and any such animal found at large may be impounded.
No person shall take into, carry through, leave in, or throw, cast, lay, drop or discharge into or on, or suffer or permit any servant, agent, employee or person in his or her charge to take into, carry through, leave in, or throw, cast, lay, drop or discharge into or on the Beach Park or the water adjacent thereto any ashes, dross, cinders, shells, paper, dirt, sand, oil, grease, clay, loam, stone, or building rubbish, hay straw, oats, sawdust, shavings or manufacturing, trade or household waste, old iron or other metal or objects made therefrom or rubbish of any sort, or sick, diseased or dead animals, organic refuse, or other offensive matter, including swill, brine, urine, offal, fecal matter, garbage or rubbish.
It shall be unlawful to bring or possess glass containers of any type upon the Beach Parks. No person shall throw, cast, lay or deposit any glass bottle or piece of crockery, nor any glass or glassware or any part thereof, or metallic substance on any bathing area in or adjacent to the Beach Park.
[Amended 6-16-1977 by L.L. No. 4-1977[1]]
No food shall be eaten within the Beach Park, nor shall any packages, parcels, or receptacles containing food be opened in such Beach Park, except in such areas as may be designated.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No person shall cut, injure, deface or post any sign or notice upon the fence enclosing the Beach Park.
No person shall, without a special permit from the Board of Trustees for the Beach Park, notwithstanding any other permit that may have been issued to him, hawk, peddle, sell or offer for sale, hire or lease any object or merchandise or any other thing, corporeal or incorporeal.
No person shall bathe, wade, swim or act in any manner in the waters adjacent to the Beach Park in such a way as will endanger his own or the safety or health of other users of said waters, or reasonably interfere with their free and proper use of the same.
The Village may employ lifeguards to protect the safety and health of the users of the Beach Park and of the waters adjacent thereto, and to safeguard the enjoyment of the users thereof, and no person shall refuse or fail to obey the lawful and reasonable request or command of said lifeguards designed to enforce compliance with this article.
A. 
No person shall operate a boat in the waters adjacent to the Beach Park in violation of the restrictions set forth in Chapter 183, Boats and Boating.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
No boat shall be moored or anchored in such waters during the hours when such Beach Park is open for admission to the authorized users thereof.
[Added 8-15-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991]
Any person committing an offense against this article shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days for each offense, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).