N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-7.17

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 5:23-7.17 - Recreation: definitions

"Multi-functional play equipment" means play equipment designed to provide multiple play activities such as, but not limited to, swinging, jumping, sliding, and climbing.

"Park" or "recreation area" means an area set aside and designated for recreation, including either active participation, as in sports, or passive recreation, as in the observation of nature.

"Recreation equipment" means equipment and prescribed surrounding safety areas, including, but not limited to, fixed equipment, fixed manipulative play equipment (such as playground equipment), picnic tables, benches, fire places and grills, ski lifts, and aerial tramways.

"Recreation facility" means a facility, body of water, dock, court, field, location, or portion thereof, intended for active or passive recreation that is required by this subchapter to be accessible regardless of whether the facility is indoor or outdoor.

"Single function play equipment" means play equipment designed to provide a single play activity, such as, but not limited to, swinging, jumping, climbing, or sliding.

"Site access points" means entrances, waiting areas, drop-off zones, parking areas, and public transportation stops serving the recreational area or facility, except those used solely for maintenance purposes.

"Support facility" means a facility ancillary to a recreation facility including, but not limited to, toilet facilities, food services, information services, first aid stations, drinking fountains, telephones, spectator seating and shelters. Facilities primarily housing mechanical equipment or those exclusively used for storage are not included in this definition.

"Transfer platform" means a platform with a minimum dimension of 18 inches by 24 inches mounted 15 inches to 17 inches above grade as an integral part of the multi-functional play equipment to provide access.

"Transfer point" means a clear space 36 inches by 60 inches adjacent to a transfer platform.

"Undeveloped areas" means areas used for activities such as camping, hunting, fishing, the observation of nature or open space conservation and which contain no recreation equipment or recreation facilities.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-7.17

New Rule, R.1988 d.352, effective 8/1/1988.
See: 19 N.J.R. 1270(a), 20 N.J.R. 1873(b).
Amended by R.1996 d.132, effective 3/18/1996 (operative July 1, 1996).
See: 27 N.J.R. 3870(a), 28 N.J.R. 1505(a).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.3 by R.1999 d.105, effective 4/5/1999.
See: 30 N.J.R. 2972(a), 31 N.J.R. 852(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 5:32-7.16, Recreation: camping sites, recodified to N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.29.
Amended by R.2002 d.350, effective 11/4/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 626(a), 34 N.J.R. 3772(a).
Rewrote "Recreational facility".
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.16 by R.2007 d.144, effective 5/7/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 4962(a), 39 N.J.R. 1683(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.17, Recreation: exceptions, recodified to N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.18.