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THE FOLLOWING LOCAL LAW WAS ADOPTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE
TOWN OF MAMARONECK BY RESOLUTION AUGUST 23, 2000.
LOCAL LAW NO. 14 - 2000
This Local Law shall be known as “Amendment to Local Law No. 3-1966 of the Town of
Mamaroneck” known as Chapter 77 of the Mamaroneck Town Code, Conservation Areas.
Section 1. Purpose
The purpose of this amendment is to amend the Chapter by deleting the disbanded Conservation
Advisory Commission and restore the responsibilities to the Town Board.
Section 2. Amendment
§ 77-2. Definitions.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, whenever used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
CONSERVATION AREA - Any place or area in the Town of Mamaroneck legally set
apart and accepted as such and placed under the jurisdiction and care of the Town Board,
including any lake pond, pool, river, brook or other body or stream of water either natural or
artificial, located therein.
PERMIT - A written authorization for the exercise of a specified privilege authorized by
the Town Board.
PERSONS - Any individual, firm or corporation and all other entities of any kind capable
of being sued.
TOWN - The Unincorporated Area of the Town of Mamaroneck.
Section 77-3 Hours of Use.
Conservation areas of the Town shall be open to the public from dawn to dusk only. No
person shall enter upon the conservation lands at any other time except for emergency purposes,
unless by written permit issued by the Town Board or its duly authorized agent.
§ 77-4. Disturbing Areas or Improvements.
No person shall disturb any conservation lands or take up or remove in any manner disturb
or interfere with any trees, shrubs, plants, soil, sod, compost, gravel, fences, signs or any other
property, except by direction of the Town Board and under the supervision of its duly appointed
custodian.
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§ 77-5. Property Damage.
No person shall cut, break, destroy or in any way injure or deface any tree, shrub, plant,
grass, fence, post, railing, chain, sign, signpost, tree guard, lamp, lamppost, bridge structure or
any other property in or upon any conservation lands nor shall any fallen trees or branches be cut
or removed except under emergency circumstances and with the exception of routine
maintenance by the Town government.
§ 77-6. Wildlife.
No person shall hunt chase, shoot, trap, catch, discharge or throw missiles at or disturb
any living creature in any conservation area.
§ 77-7. Fire prevention.
No person shall make, cause or allow any fire to be set in any part of any conservation
area or suffer or permit any person in or under his or her charge, custody or control to make or
cause any fire. All cigarettes, cigars or other such material must be thoroughly extinguished in
order to prevent fire, and no stubs, butts, matches or other such materials shall be scattered or
disposed of except in designated receptacles placed along the trails in the area.
§ 77-8. Littering.
No person shall throw, place, deposit, drop, excrete, discharge or leave in or on any
conservation lands or any waters therein or on any paths, walks, trails or roads thereof any
garbage, organic refuse, offal, urine, fecal or other offensive matter, ashes, cinders, stone, dirt,
filth, dross, rubbish, grass clippings, leaves, paper, pasteboard, wood, metal, fruits, vegetables or
any other foodstuffs, vehicles or any parts thereof or any manufacturing, trade or household waste
or any other refuse material or any substance or material of any mature whatsoever.
§ 77-9. Sports.
No person shall wade or bathe in or enter in or upon the waters in any conservation area;
or place or enter or operate any raft, float or similar object thereon; or place or operate any toy
boat or similar device thereon. No person shall skate, ski, toboggan, sleigh or indulge in any of the
so-called winter sports in or on any conservation area or any of the waters therein, except within
such areas as the Town Board may, in its discretion, from time to time designate and set apart for
such purpose and then only at such times, in such manner and subject to such regulations as said
Board may direct and determine.
§ 77-10. Camping and picnicking.
No person shall camp, bivouac, pitch tent, picnic, feast or consume food or beverages in
or upon any conservation area or on any of the waters, paths or trails thereof.
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§ 77-11. Games.
No person shall throw, cast, catch, kick or strike with any implement whatsoever any
baseball, golf ball, football or other object or play at any game in or upon any conservation lands.
§ 77-12. Animal Damage to Plantings.
No person shall tie any animal to any tree, plant, or shrub in or upon any conservation area
or, having charge of any such animal, allow or cause it to injure any such tree, plant or shrub.
§ 77-13. Disorderly Conduct.
No person shall in any recreation area:
A. Use any threatening, abusive or insulting language.
B. Do any obscene or indecent act.
C. Throw stones or missiles.
D. Beg or publicly solicit subscriptions or contributions.
E. Tell fortunes.
F. Play cards or other games of chance or use or operate an gaming table or instruments.
G. Climb upon any tree, building, wall, fence, shelter, seat, sign pole or other construction.
H. Fire or carry any firearms, firecrackers, torpedo or fireworks.
I. Make a fire.
J. Do any act tending to a breach of the public peace.
K. Carry on any commercial activity.
§ 77-14. Traffic Regulations.
No person shall operate, drive or propel and no owner thereof shall cause or permit to be
operated, driven or propelled on any conservation area any bicycle, motorcycle, motor-tricycle,
automobile or other vehicles, however propelled, or any vehicle drawn by horses or other animals,
recklessly or negligently or at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property
of any person. No person shall propel, ride, drive or operate on any footpath, walk or elsewhere
in any conservation area other than on the streets and roadways thereof, any bicycle, tricycle,
scooter, or roller skates or other vehicle of any nature whatsoever other than baby carriages,
wheelchairs and similar vehicles designed exclusively for the transportation of infants and of
disabled persons. No horseback riding shall be permitted in any conservation area. Nothing in this
section shall prevent the operation of the fire-fighting equipment or police vehicles on the trails
nor shall trucks or other equipment operated by duly authorized personnel under the direction of
the Town Board be prohibited.
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§ 77-15. Parking.
No person shall park a motorcycle, automobile, or horsedrawn vehicle in any conservation
area except within such area as the Town Board may, in its discretion from time to time designate
and set apart for such purpose and then only at such times, in such manner and subject to such
rules and regulations as said Board may direct and determine. No person shall park, place, or
leave any bicycle, tricycle, scooter, wheelchair, baby carriage or similar vehicles or any object or
thing whatsoever on any footpath, walk, trail or steps or any other place designated for the use of
pedestrians in any conservation area or in any place where such objects might or could obstruct or
interfere with the free passage of pedestrians therein.
§ 77-16. Advertisements.
No person shall post, affix, place or leave any bill, placard, notice or other paper in or
upon any structure, tree, fence, post, railing, bench, rock, article or thing within any conservation
area nor paint, write, mark, draw or affix with any substance or material whatsoever thereon or
therein any advertisement, notice of exhortation or any other writing, drawing or making of any
kind whatosever, and no person shall distribute, hand out or cast about any card, circular,
pamphlet or other printed matter or other property or material of any nature whatsoever within
any conservation area.
§ 77-17. Penalties for offenses.
The violation of any provision of this chapter is hereby declared to be a violation, and any
person violating the same shall be guilty of a violation and shall, on conviction before a Town
Justice, be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) or by imprisonment
not exceeding fifteen (15) days, or both.
Section 3. Severability
Should any provision of this Local Law be declared illegal or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, to the extent that the other provisions of this Local Law can be
implemented without such illegal or unconstitutional provision, such other provisions shall remain
in effect.
Section 4. Effective Date
This Local Law shall take effect immediately.
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