Greenwich, CT Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Who sets hours
- Director of Parks and Recreation
- Rule
- No entry or remaining once a park is closed
- Fine
- Up to $25 per offense
- Continuing violation
- Each day counted as separate offense
- Extra penalty
- Up to one-year park privilege suspension
Summary
Greenwich Parks and Recreation sets its own opening and closing hours for every Town park, beach and recreation facility under Code of Ordinances Section 7-30, and bars anyone from entering or staying once a facility is closed unless the Director specifically permits it or a Town-sponsored program is underway. A violation is punishable under Section 7-34 by a fine of up to $25 per offense, with each day of continued violation counted separately.
2.Hours of opening and closing of each park, recreation place or facility or any part thereof shall be determined by the Director. No person shall enter or remain in a park, recreation place or facility or part thereof during the hours that same is closed, except as permitted by the Director or his authorized agent or as a part of a program approved or sponsored by the Town. ... 1.Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for each offense. Each violation of a separate section of this ordinance shall be considered a separate offense and shall not merge with a violation of any other section of this ordinance. Each violation continuing more than one day shall constitute a separate offense for each day said violation continues.
Full Breakdown
Section 7-30, item 2, gives the Director of Parks and Recreation authority to set the hours of opening and closing for each park, recreation place or facility, or any part of one, and prohibits any person from entering or remaining in a park during closed hours except with the Director's or an authorized agent's permission, or as part of a Town-approved or Town-sponsored program. Item 3 of the same section lets the Director close all or part of a park to the public entirely or for particular uses, temporarily or at regular intervals, at any time.
Item 1 restricts park use generally to Town inhabitants and their guests, with Mianus River Park also open to Stamford residents, and item 4 bars any illegal, immoral or unlawful use of park property. Enforcement sits with the Director or an authorized agent under Section 7-34: a violator is subject to a fine not to exceed $25 for each offense, with each violation of a separate section treated as its own offense and each day a violation continues counted as an additional, separate offense. The Director may also eject a violator from the park, confiscate any card, pass, permit or license used to enter, and suspend park privileges for up to one year without refunding any fee already paid, particularly for a person who fails to correct a violation after notice or repeats one.
Violations & Fines
Entering or remaining in a Greenwich park after posted closing hours violates Section 7-30 and is punishable under Section 7-34 by a fine of up to $25 per offense, with a continuing violation counted as a new offense each day it persists. The Director or an authorized agent can also eject the violator on the spot, confiscate any park pass or permit involved, and suspend that person's park privileges for up to a year without refunding fees already paid.
Frequently Asked Questions
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