[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of East Orange 10-29-1974 by Ord. No. 60-1974. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "East Orange Ordinance Regulating Conduct in Public Parks."
For the purposes of this chapter, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the following
meanings:
A vehicle with two wheels propelled solely by human power
and having pedals, handle bars and a saddle-like seat. The term shall
include a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding
sets of pedals arranged in tandem.
[Added 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 28-2006]
The City of East Orange.
Sequestered animals that are not domesticated.
[Added 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 21-2006]
A person immediately in charge of any park area and its activities
and to whom all park attendants of such area are responsible.
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any
edible material with the intention of nourishing, attracting or enticing
wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of
fish and/or game.
[Added 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 21-2006]
A properly fitted and fastened head covering of sturdy material
which meets the standards set forth under N.J.S.A. 39:4-10.1 et seq.
[Added 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 28-2006]
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center
or any other area in the City which is owned or used by the City,
open to and used by the public and devoted to active or passive recreation.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 28-2006]
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
A pair of devices worn on the feet with a set of wheels attached,
regardless of the number or placement of those wheels, and used to
glide or propel the user over the ground.
[Added 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 28-2006]
A vehicle (either mechanically propelled or propelled by
human power) with a long footboard having a set of wheels attached,
regardless of the number or placement of those wheels, and controlled
by an upright steering handle attached to the front wheel or wheels.
[Added 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 28-2006]
A short narrow board having a set of wheels mounted underneath.
[Added 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 28-2006]
A vehicle with three wheels, propelled solely by human power
and having pedals, handle bars and a saddle-like seat.
[Added 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 28-2006]
Free-ranging animals that are not domesticated.
[Added 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 21-2006]
Any wheeled conveyance, whether motor-powered, animal-drawn
or self-propelled. The term shall include any trailer in tow of any
size, kind or description. Exception is made for baby carriages and
vehicles in the service of the City parks.
All animals that are not domesticated.
[Added 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 21-2006]
No person shall, in regard to park buildings
and other property:
A.
Disfigurement and removal. Willfully mark, deface,
disfigure, injure, tamper with, displace or remove any building, bridges;
tables, benches, railings; paving or paving materials; waterlines
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.
B.
Erection of structures. Construct or erect any building
or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character,
or run or string any public service utility into, upon or across such
lands, except on special written permit issued hereunder.
No person in a park shall:
A.
Pollution of waters. Throw, discharge or otherwise
place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake,
stream, bay or other body of water in or adjacent to any park, or
in any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into such waters,
any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may
result in the pollution of said waters.
B.
Refuse and trash. Have brought in or dump, deposit
or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, papers, boxes, cans, dirt,
rubbish, waste, garbage or refuse or other trash. No such refuse or
trash shall be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park or
left anywhere on the grounds thereof but shall be placed in the proper
receptacles where such are provided; where receptacles are not so
provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the
park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed
of elsewhere.
C.
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any
other property owned or operated by the City, any wildlife, excluding
confined wildlife.
[Added 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 21-2006]
No person in a park shall:
A.
Operation of vehicles. Drive any vehicle on any area
of any park, except that this prohibition shall not apply to any park
employee or other person having special written permission from the
Director to do so.
B.
Bicycles and tricycles. Ride a bicycle or tricycle
on any area of any park nor leave a bicycle or tricycle lying on the
ground or paving or set against any trees or in any place or position
where other persons may trip over or be injured by it.
[Added 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 28-2006]
No person under 17 years of age in a park shall:
A.
Bicycles and tricycles. Operate or ride upon a bicycle
or tricycle on any area of any park unless that person is wearing
a properly fitted and fastened helmet. This requirement shall apply
to a person who rides upon a bicycle while in a restraining seat which
is attached to the bicycle or in a trailer towed by the bicycle.
B.
Roller skates, scooters and skateboards. Operate any
roller skates, scooters or skateboards on any area of any park unless
that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened helmet.
No person in a park shall:
A.
Intoxicating beverages prohibition.
B.
Fireworks and explosives. Bring or have in his possession,
or set off or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any
firecracker, torpedo, rocket or other fireworks or explosives of flammable
material, or discharge them or throw them into any such area from
land or highway adjacent thereto. This prohibition includes any substance,
compound, mixture or article that in conjunction with any other substance
or compound would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints.
C.
Gambling. Gamble or participate in or abet any game
of chance.
D.
Curfew,
loitering and trespass.
[Amended 4-12-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
(1)
Inhabit,
use or remain in or upon any park from one hour before dusk until
one hour after dawn.
(2)
Engage
in activities proscribed by the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice.
As fully authorized under law, the City of East Orange Police Department
shall enforce within the City of East Orange all provisions in the
New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, N.J.S.A. 2C:1-1 et seq., that
preserve public peace and good order, including, but not limited to,
the offenses of defiant trespass, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3b; loitering for
the purpose of illegally using, possessing or selling controlled substances,
N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2.1; and loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution,
N.J.S.A. 2C:34-1.1, as each such offense is defined, described, prohibited
and penalized under the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice.
E.
Dogs in
public parks. Allow dogs or other domestic animals, leashed or unleashed,
in any public park or playground except for the bringing of said dog,
while under the control of a leash, directly to or from an area designated
by the City as a dog run, without diversion.
[Added 4-12-2021 by Ord.
No. 13-2021]
[Added 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 15-1980; amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 28-2006]
A.
Violators of any of the provisions of this chapter (except §§ 193-5.1 and 193-6D) shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, and/or 90 days of community service.
[Amended 2-23-3015 by Ord. No. 7-2015; 4-12-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]
B.
Violators of any of the provisions of § 193-5.1 shall be warned of the violation by the enforcing official. The parent or legal guardian of the violator shall be cited and may, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of $25 for a first offense and a maximum of $100 for a subsequent offense. The penalties provided under the provisions of this subsection for failing to wear an approved helmet may be waived if the parent or legal guardian of violator presents suitable proof that an approved helmet or appropriate personal protection equipment has been purchased since the violation occurred.
