[Adopted 12-16-1985 as Ch. 124,
Art. I, of the 1985 Code]
The following rules and regulations are established
for the purpose of supervision, regulation and maintenance of public
parks, playgrounds and recreational areas which are now or may hereafter
be established in the Borough of Perkasie.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834]
A.
The term municipal park as used herein shall mean
the areas commonly known as "Menlo Park" (not including the swimming
pool), "Frank R. Kulp Memorial Playground" and its adjacent parking
lot, "Lenape Park," "Spruce Street Playground," the bike paths and
any other park, playground or recreation area or areas which may from
time to tine be designated as municipal parks by the Borough Council.
The Frank R. Kulp Memorial Playground and adjoining parking area lot
is the publicly owned area generally bounded by Second Street, Market
Street, the East Branch Perkiomen Creek and the Covered Bridge Apartments
and an automobile service shop. Menlo Park is defined as the publicly
owned area generally bounded by Lenape Park, South Fourth Street,
Arthur Avenue and West Park Avenue. Lenape Park is the publicly owned
area generally bounded by West Walnut Street, Constitution Avenue,
Sellersville Borough line, South Third Street and Menlo Park. The
Spruce Street Playground is described as the publicly owned area generally
bounded by East Spruce Street and the Pleasant Spring Creek. The bike
paths are defined as the publicly owned linear parks throughout the
Borough, generally along the East Branch Perkiomen and the Pleasant
Spring Creeks, that have been established by the Borough for recreational
use by pedestrians, bicyclists and others.
B.
The term swimming pool as used herein shall mean the
municipal swimming pool located in Menlo Park.
The authority and powers for the operation,
maintenance and supervision of all parks, playgrounds and recreational
areas in the Borough of Perkasie are hereby vested in the Borough
Council.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any of the parks, playgrounds or recreational areas referred
to in this article.
[Amended 11-18-1996 by Ord. No. 785; 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834; 10-18-2004 by Ord. No. 885]
The municipal parks shall be open daily from
sunrise until sunset. At dusk all activities in the parks and on the
bike paths, except as noted below, shall cease and all persons in
the park, other than authorized employees of the Borough of Perkasie,
shall leave as soon as possible thereafter; provided, however, that
persons utilizing areas of the park equipped with lights for evening
use (i.e., basketball , tennis courts) may utilize those areas when
the areas are lit for the activities for which the areas are designated.
At no time shall any persons utilize any areas of the park after 10:00
p.m. unless the Borough Council establishes otherwise where it deems
such action necessary for adequate use or regulation, and further
providing that any segment of a bike path immediately adjacent to
a public street and serving in lieu of a sidewalk is not subject to
limited hours of use.
A.
No person shall injure, deface, remove, cut or damage
any of the trees, plants, shrubs, turf, buildings, structures or fixtures
therein or any other property of the Borough located within the park.
B.
No person shall remove any bench, seat or table from
the park or change the location thereof without permission from the
designated park management.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834]
No person shall use profane language within
the park or conduct himself/herself in any lewd, immoral or commonly
objectionable manner within the park or conduct himself/herself so
as to annoy any other person using the park for recreational purposes.
[Amended 3-7-2016 by Ord. No. 993]
A.
No person shall hold any meeting or gathering assembled through advertisement
or public notice or any gathering otherwise assembled and composed
of 25 or more persons within the limits of the park without having
first made application for a permit and received approval of the same
from the park management. All gatherings of 50 or more persons shall
require the approval of Borough Council.
B.
The form of such permit and procedures relating thereto shall be
designated by the Borough Council. The application for such permit
shall be in the name of a person who shall be responsible for the
conduct of the gathering.
[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 962]
A.
No person shall set up any booth, table or stand, mobile or otherwise,
for the sale of any article whatsoever within the limits of the park
without the express consent of the Borough Council, which shall have
the authority to refuse such consent in any instance.
B.
No person shall offer commercial services of any kind for any purpose
within the limits of the park without the express consent of the Borough
Council, which shall have the authority to refuse consent in any instance.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834]
No person shall dispose of any waste or garbage
in the park except in receptacles or municipal trash bags designated
for the respective purposes. All persons using the park shall dispose
of all waste and garbage left by them in such proper receptacles or
municipal trash bags or shall make arrangements to have such waste
and garbage removed from the parks. It shall be unlawful to discard,
deposit, place or cast any garbage or rubbish upon the ground or in
any waters of the park.
No person shall swim or bathe in any of the
lakes or streams or other waters of the park except those facilities
especially created and designated for swimming and bathing.
No person shall place or operate any boat or
contrivance operated by means of a gasoline engine on any of the lakes
or streams within the park.
No person shall set or maintain any fire in
the park except in stoves and fireplaces maintained for the purpose
and located by authority of the Borough Council; provided, however,
that this regulation shall not apply to charcoal grills. Charcoal
grills shall not be operated within any building or under any roof.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834]
No person shall bring into the municipal parks
or consume:
No person shall park any motor vehicles within
the bounds of the park except in areas designated for such parking.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834]
No person shall engage in any kind of gambling
or gaming whatsoever, at which money or other valuable thing may or
shall be played for or staked or betted upon, except for charitable
purposes with the approval of the Borough.
[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 962]
A.
All games and athletic or sports activities, including authorized
group exercise classes and/or authorized group sports activities for
which specific facilities or areas have been provided, shall be confined
to such facilities or areas. The Borough Council, in its sole discretion,
may revise and regulate such activities as necessary at any time.
B.
All games and athletic or sports activities, including authorized
group exercise classes and/or authorized sports activities, for which
no specific facilities or areas have been provided and which are not
contrary to any other rules or laws may be conducted or participated
in within the park; provided, however, that such conduct does not
annoy, disturb, inconvenience or endanger any other person using the
park. The Borough Council, in its sole discretion, may revise and
regulate such activities as necessary at any time.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834]
No person shall injure, deface or destroy any
notice, rule or regulation posted any place within the park by authority
of the Borough Council. Nor shall any person, at any place within
the park, post any notice or placard other than by the authority of
the Borough Council.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834]
A.
No person shall place or operate any motorized vehicle
on any part of the bike paths, except for authorized service vehicles
and mobility equipment for use by handicapped individuals.
B.
The speed limit for vehicular traffic utilizing service
roads within any park is hereby established at 15 miles per hour,
unless otherwise posted. Traffic direction and vehicular parking shall
be in accord with posted regulations.
C.
No person shall ride horses on the bike paths, nor
shall any horse-drawn vehicles be allowed on any bike paths.
Ice skating on any of the lakes or streams of
the parks shall be at the risk of the skater.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834; 7-18-2011 by Ord. No. 951]
All dogs shall be on a leash and under control
at all times, except that dogs may be off leash within the fenced-in
area of the dog park located in Lenape Park (but not while entering
or leaving the fenced-in area). It shall be the responsibility of
the owner to remove solid animal waste and dispose of it properly.
No person shall bring a dog into or allow a dog to run in any area
of a park where such prohibition is posted pursuant to the direction
of Borough Council.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 834]
A.
The Borough Council from time to time may, by resolution,
establish such rules as it deems necessary to regulate admissions
to the park grounds under its supervision. Along with such rules,
the Council may establish such fees or charges for admission to the
park grounds as it deems necessary; provided, however, that provision
shall be made to exempt property owners and residents of the Borough
of Perkasie from payment of any such park ground admission fees or
charges so established.
B.
The Borough Manager may establish temporary park rules
for special events when required for the safety or convenience of
park users.
C.
Additionally, the following rules are established
for the Borough parks:
(1)
No person shall feed waterfowl.
(2)
No person shall discharge any firearms or hunting
equipment.
(3)
No golfing or throwing discus, shot put, or javelin
shall be permitted in any park areas.
(4)
No glass containers allowed in any park areas.
(5)
No person shall abandon domesticated geese, ducks
or other animals in any park areas.
[Added 10-18-2004 by Ord. No. 885[1]]
No person shall remain or congregate within
the Frank R. Kulp Memorial Playground grandstand area unless he or
she is a spectator for an authorized athletic or sporting event at
the playground and such event is in progress at the time.
