[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Upper Gwynedd as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-25-1983 by Ord. No. 83-11]
[Amended 2-27-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-02; 5-22-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
The following rules and regulations shall be applicable to all
parks, open space and recreation areas of the Township of Upper Gwynedd.
A.
All parks, open spaces and recreation areas shall
be open to the public between the hours of 6:00 a.m. local prevailing
time and sunset, and no person or persons shall be in, on or about
the above premises during the prohibited times, except those persons
going to or from a scheduled event at the Nor-Gwyn Swimming Pool or
Boy Scout, Girl Scout or community events at the Township Building
or the Community Building or meetings of the Board of Commissioners
or any other board or agency of the Township; on Township business;
on police business; going to or from scheduled events at the Township
Building; or residents and guests of the residents of the homes within
the tract.
B.
Parking. Motor vehicles may not be parked within the
parks or recreational areas except in designated parking areas. No
vehicles shall be parked overnight without the approval of the Township.
C.
Unauthorized motor vehicles, whether licensed or unlicensed,
including motorbikes, motorcycles, minibikes, snowmobiles and any
other motorized vehicles or cycles, are not permitted within the parks,
open space or recreational areas.
D.
The following activities and uses are prohibited:
(1)
Camping.
(2)
Hunting.
(3)
Shooting.
(4)
Trapping.
(5)
Metal detecting.
(6)
The use of firearms, air rifles, spring guns, bows
and arrows (except on a defined range approved by the Police Department),
slingshots, BB guns or rifles, darts or any other missiles or projectiles.
(7)
Destruction of or interference with wildlife or their
nests or resting or breeding places.
(8)
Open burning.
(9)
Private gardens.
(10)
Organized team and/or league sports, except
at the Nor-Gwyn Swimming Pool or with approval of the Township Manager.
(11)
Alcoholic beverages. Drinking and/or possession
of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in any park, open space or recreation
area of Upper Gwynedd Township.
(12)
Careless and/or dangerous activities are prohibited
in any park, open space or recreational area of Upper Gwynedd Township.
(13)
Use of tobacco products: the smoking or use of any tobacco product.
"Tobacco product" includes any product containing made or derived
from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether
smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed,
or ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to, cigarettes,
cigars, little cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff and any
electronic device that delivers nicotine or other substances to the
person inhaling from the device, but excluding any product that has
been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for
sale as a tobacco cessation product.
E.
Animal control. No animals are allowed in the park
or recreational areas unless attended and controlled by a leash. The
individual in charge of an animal entering any park or recreational
area is required to be in possession of proper implements for the
gathering and disposing of animal feces. All feces will be collected
immediately, removed from the park or recreational area and disposed
of in accordance with accepted sanitary standards.
F.
Fires. Fires may be built only in fireplaces provided
or in grills brought to the park for this purpose. All fires will
be extinguished before leaving. Campfires or fires for use in conjunction
with scouting or social activities which cannot be accommodated in
existing fireplaces or grills may be permitted upon application to
and upon written approval from the Township Manager.
G.
Respect for park property. Cutting, mutilating, removing
or taking away of trees, shrubs, plants or flowers or the removal,
defacing or damaging of any park or recreational area property is
prohibited.
H.
No person shall be present in any Township park, open
space or recreational area while under the influence of intoxicating
beverages, drugs or other controlled substances.
I.
All use of any indecent, lewd or vulgar language is
prohibited.
J.
Disorderly conduct as defined in statutes of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, ordinances of the Township of Upper Gwynedd or in
the common law is prohibited.
K.
No vehicle can be repaired mechanically, washed, painted
or have any other work performed on it within the confines of the
Township parks, open space or recreation areas.
All permits shall be obtained from the Township
office and shall be issued by the Township Manager if the application
clearly shows that the activity or activities are within the purpose,
meaning and spirit of this article and not prohibited by this article.
The Township Manager may refer all requests for permits to the Board
of Commissioners.
No exceptions to these rules shall be made by
any person, except that any person requesting exception or exceptions
may direct such request, in writing, to the Township Manager, who
shall refer such request to the Board of Commissioners for any action,
and such action shall be taken at a regular public meeting of the
Commissioners.
[Amended 4-22-1985 by Ord. No. 85]
A.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of this article, upon conviction thereof,
shall be liable to pay a fine or penalty not to exceed $1,000 plus
costs of prosecution for each and every offense. All fines and penalties
imposed by this article are recoverable by summary proceedings before
the Magisterial District Judge, and all suits or actions at law instituted
for the recovery thereof are to be in the name and for the use of
Upper Gwynedd Township, against which the offenses are committed.
In default of payment of any fine or penalty imposed by any Magisterial
District Judge under the provisions of this article, the person or
persons so offending may be committed to the Montgomery County Prison
for a period not exceeding 30 days.
[Amended 11-23-1992 by Ord. No. 92-15; 2-27-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-01]
B.
Each day a violation is committed shall constitute
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
C.
This section shall not preclude the Township from
any other remedy it may have at law or equity.
[Adopted 8-28-1995 by Ord. No. 95-5]
A.
The playground shall be open at 7:00 a.m. Closing
time shall be 5:00 p.m. from November through February; 6:00 p.m.
from March through April; 7:00 p.m. for May, September and October;
and 8:30 p.m. from June through August. All times are prevailing times.
B.
All users of the playground shall wear appropriate
footwear; no bare feet are allowed.
C.
No pets shall be allowed.
D.
No food or drink shall be consumed in the playground,
and no smoking is allowed.
E.
The use of roller blades, bicycles, tricycles or skateboards
is prohibited.
F.
The operation of any motorized vehicle of any kind
is prohibited, except as may be required by any handicapped person.
G.
Use of the playground by organized groups consisting
of 10 or more persons shall be by permit only.
Any violation of these rules shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 134-4 of this chapter.
