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Chapter 71
PARKS

§ 71-1. Hours.
§ 71-2. Rules and regulations.
§ 71-3. Violations and penalties.

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Berlin 6-18-1984 by Ord. No. 84-5.1 Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 71-1. Hours.
The public parks in the Town shall not be occupied, except as hereinafter set forth, between the hours of 1/2 hour after sundown to 1/2 hour before sunrise in each day.

§ 71-2. Rules and regulations.
The rules and regulations for the use of the parks are as set forth herein:
  1. The washing, waxing, cleaning or repairing of any type of motor vehicle shall be prohibited in the parks.
  2. The parking of motor vehicles in any area of the parks not designated as a parking area or otherwise authorized by the Police Department of the Town of Berlin shall be prohibited.
  3. No animal of any type shall be allowed to occupy the parks of the Town except if said animal is on a leash and under the control of the owner or owner’s agent.
  4. No bicycles or other pedal-operated vehicles shall be allowed in the parks except in the parking lots or in areas designated for the riding of said vehicles.
  5. No motor vehicle shall be parked in the parks, whether in the parking areas or otherwise, over night.
  6. No mobile home or any other type of structure shall be used for sleeping in the parks, including the parking areas thereof, without permission being obtained from the Mayor and Council of Berlin.
  7. No open container of alcoholic beverages shall be possessed in any of the parks.
  8. Any vehicle violating any rules or regulations as herein set forth shall be removed and towed at the expense of the owner and operator.
  9. The lighted tennis courts and handball courts located in the Stephen Decatur Park shall be permitted to be used after sunset up to and including the hour of 11:00 p.m. upon the prior reservation request’s being granted by the Berlin Police Department. Any play on said courts after the hour of 11:00 p.m. and prior to sunrise shall be prohibited.
§ 71-3. Violations and penalties.
Any violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction, as a municipal infraction as set forth in Chapter 11 of the Code of the Town of Berlin.

1. Editor’s Note. This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 71, Parks, adopted 10-6-1980 by Ord. No. 80-2.