[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Medford Lakes as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-16-1953 by Ord. No. 25]
No person shall swim or bathe in the waters
of, in or bounding the Borough of Medford Lakes unless such person
shall be suitably and decently attired.
No person shall swim or bathe in the waters
of, in or bounding the Borough of Medford Lakes while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor.
No person shall swim or bathe in the waters
of, in or bounding the Borough of Medford Lakes from any beach or
dam or appurtenances thereto between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m. of the following day.
All persons swimming or bathing in the waters
of, in or bounding the Borough of Medford Lakes between the hours
of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall conduct themselves with due regard
to the rights of others, and without limiting the generality of the
above provision, no person so swimming or bathing during the hours
aforesaid shall make any loud or objectionable noise or sound such
as would disturb the rest of others.
[Amended 4-23-2014 by Ord. No. 615]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who or which shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under the general penalty provisions found at § 1-15 of this Code. This, however, shall not apply against any municipal employee or officer that authorizes action by permit or otherwise in the ordinary course of their duties.
[Adopted 7-25-1985 by Ord. No. 213]
The purpose of this article is to regulate swimming,
boating, and the use of waterways, in or bounding the Borough of Medford
Lakes, including the means by which the waterways are preserved. The
purpose of this article is also to regulate the use of recreational
property within the Borough of Medford Lakes.
The following definitions shall apply:
Garbage, refuse, and rubbish, or any type of waste material,
which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, creates or is
likely to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
Any person or persons, firm, association, partnership, club
or corporation.
Any property, be it public, private, or quasi-public, utilized
for recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, beaches,
parks, playgrounds, golf courses, and athletic fields.
That portion of a dam which conducts the passage of water
from waterway to waterway.
To meddle, damage, misuse, alter, or otherwise interfere
with proper use.
The gates, gate boards, locking devices and grates at the
beginning of a spillway, that are used to control the flow of water
and debris passing through a spillway.
Any boat or vessel for traveling on water.
Those species of birds, commonly known as swans, geese, Canadian
geese, brants, ducks, river ducks and sea ducks, and any other waterfowl
commonly found in or near the waterways of the Borough of Medford
Lakes.
[Added 8-1-1988 by Ord. No 249]
Any body of water within or bounding the Borough of Medford
Lakes.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim, bathe
or wade in the waters of Jackson Park.
B.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe
within 25 feet of the perimeters of the spillways, or water control
devices between Lower Aetna Lake and Jackson Park.
C.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe
within 75 feet of any of the other spillways, or water level control
devices, within the Borough of Medford Lakes.
It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper
with any water level control device located within the Borough of
Medford Lakes, be it on public, private or quasi-public property.
[Amended 2-11-2016 by Ord. No. 630[1]]
It shall be unlawful for any person (except
those authorized by the Borough of Medford Lakes, or by the Medford
Lakes Colony Club for maintenance, emergency or waterway bottom preservation
or treatment purposes) to operate, use, or in any manner, place in
any of the waterways located within or bounding the Borough of Medford
Lakes any watercraft or vessel which is temporarily or permanently
equipped with machinery for propulsion, to include, but not be limited
to, jet motors, air motors, outboard motors, or electric motors. This
section shall also be applicable to miniatures, or models, of vessels
or watercraft. This section shall not affect or include vessels propelled
wholly by sails or by muscular power.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also stated that its provisions
shall sunset 5-31-2016. Said amendments were therefore removed from
the Code.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to create any
obstruction to navigation in any waterway.
B.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to extend a dock
or pier more than 12 feet into any waterway, measured from the property
line along any such waterway, and more than 20 feet in width.
C.Â
It shall be unlawful to throw, place, or dispose of,
in any way, any litter into any waterway.
D.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to diminish the
surface quality of any ice-covered waterway, or to create hazards
for skaters on any ice-covered waterway, by making or causing holes
in the ice (except for ice fishing in designated areas as may be designated
by the Medford Lakes Colony Club); by starting or maintaining fires
on any ice-covered waterway; or by throwing or placing litter on any
ice-covered waterway.
E.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct any
bulkhead, or in any other manner rebuild any shoreline, in such a
manner that it extends the shoreline more than one foot from that
in existence at the time of passage of this article, or in such a
manner that it creates an impediment to the natural action of wind
and water which did not previously exist, or in such a manner that
it substantially enlarges the land area of the property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to start
a fire on any recreational property within the Borough of Medford
Lakes, without the prior express approval of the owner, governmental
body, private club, or organization or person having control over
such area.
[Added 8-1-1988 by Ord. No. 249]
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
[Amended 4-23-2014 by Ord. No. 615]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who or which shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under the general penalty provisions found at § 1-15 of this Code. This, however, shall not apply against any municipal employee or officer that authorizes action by permit or otherwise in the ordinary course of their duties.
