[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Westtown 8-4-1997 by Ord. No. 97-2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following rules and regulations are hereby established for
the management and protection of parks and playgrounds located within
the Township of Westtown, hereinafter designated "the parks":
A.
The parks shall be open daily to all township residents and their
accompanied guests between sunrise and sunset. No person, other than
authorized employees of the township, shall be in the park at any
time between sunset and sunrise.
B.
No person shall injure, deface, remove, cut or damage any of the
trees, plants, shrubs, turf, buildings, structures or fixtures herein,
or any other property of the township located within the parks.
C.
No person shall remove any bench, seat or table from the parks or
change the location thereof without written permission from the Township
Manager.
D.
No person shall conduct himself within the parks so as to annoy any
other person using the parks for recreational purposes.
E.
No person or organization shall hold any meeting or gathering assembled
through advertisement or public notice, or any gathering otherwise
assembled and composed of 10 persons, within the limits of the parks,
without having first obtained written permission from the Township
Manager. Such permit shall indicate the location of the park where
such gathering or meeting shall be held, and the hours of the planned
event. Such gathering shall not be held at any other location or time
within the park. The application for permit shall also indicate the
sponsoring person(s) or organization(s), the approximate number of
persons attending the planned event, the equipment to be used, and
such other pertinent information. The application for such permit
shall be in the name of a person who shall be responsible for seeing
that all refuse left by the group shall be placed in proper containers
or removed from the grounds before leaving the park. The application
for such permit shall be made at least two weeks prior to the time
of the planned use for which permission is being requested.
F.
For all gatherings for which police security is deemed necessary
by the Township Manager, such security must be paid for by the sponsor(s)
of the gathering.
G.
The township may require a deposit from the sponsoring organization(s) or party proposing to hold a meeting or gathering within the limits of the parks. Such deposit, in an amount as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, is refundable in part or in full subject to the conditions described in Subsections F and K.
H.
Motor vehicles of any kind are not allowed on park grounds without
special permission from the Township Manager, except those vehicles
used in the course of park maintenance or other necessary activity.
Parking on the property is prohibited except in authorized areas during
normal park hours. Bicycles are not permitted on any township park
trail or in any open space areas.
I.
Sound equipment (amplification) shall be permitted in the parks only
by special written permission from the Township Manager.
J.
No person shall set up any booth, table, stand or structure whatsoever
within the limits of the parks without written permission of the Township
Manager.
K.
No person shall dispose of any refuse in the parks except in receptacles
designated for their respective purpose. All persons using the parks
shall dispose of all refuse left by them in such proper receptacles.
If any refuse is not disposed of in this manner and the township is
put to the expense of so doing, the organization or party shall forfeit
an appropriate amount of the deposit which may have been placed with
the township to reimburse it for such expense.
L.
No person shall injure, deface or destroy any notice, rule or regulation
posted at any place within the parks by authority of the Board of
Supervisors. Nor shall any person post, at any place within the parks,
any notice or placard other than with the written permission of the
Township Manager.
M.
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 township. The Township Fire Marshal should be contacted when
the use of the Fire Circle is requested.
N.
No person, other than an officer of the law, shall carry or discharge
a weapon within the limits of the parks.
O.
Swimming or boating is not permitted in any park except in areas
provided and specified for that purpose.
P.
All organized athletic events (leagues, tournaments, etc.) shall
be scheduled through the Township Park and Recreation Committee.
A.
Person(s) signing the permit are responsible for ensuring the compliance
of their guests with these rules and regulations.
B.
The person signing the permit must remain on-site during the course
of the event.
C.
The permit holder is required to notify their guests of these rules
and regulations and to supply their vendors and employees with a copy
of these rules and regulations.
D.
Twenty-four-hour advance notice of event cancellation is required
in order to obtain refund of deposit.
E.
Use only the requested and approved facility area and equipment.
Second and third floors and basement are off limits at all times.
F.
No alcoholic beverage use is permitted in the mansion or on the grounds.
G.
Smoking is not permitted within the facility.
H.
Hours available: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (cleaned up and out).
I.
Parking only in designated parking lots. No parking on lawn areas.
Large attendance events require special permission to use field area
for additional parking.
J.
No nailing, tacking, stapling, etc., to walls or woodwork. Use of
candles is not permitted.
K.
Cleanup must be done the day/evening of the event:
(1)
Restore room and/or area to good order.
(2)
Return chairs and tables to original arrangement.
(3)
Separate recyclables and place trash in plastic bags and place in
kitchen. Do not put outside.
(4)
Rental equipment. Delivery and pickup not within the hours outlined in Subsection H above requires special arrangements with the township prior to issuance of a permit.
(5)
All decorations and signs are to be removed the day of the event.
L.
All hallways and doors are to be kept clear of all objects at all
times by order of the Township Fire Marshal.
M.
For all gatherings for which police security is deemed necessary
by the Township Manager, such security must be paid for by the sponsor(s)
of the event.
N.
Failure to comply with any or all of the above enumerated rules and
regulations will result in loss of facility use privileges and forfeiture
of deposit.
A.
The fee schedule shall be as set from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors.
B.
Nonprofit organizations may use the facilities for meetings or training
sessions free of charge upon application to and approval by the Board
of Supervisors.
C.
Nonprofit fund-raising affairs are subject to the above-stated fee
schedule.
D.
All events, unless otherwise noted, require a deposit as set from
time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, refundable
upon return of the mansion to the agreed-upon condition.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the township before a District Justice, pay a fine of
not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's
fees, incurred by the township in the enforcement of this chapter.
No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of
the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays
nor timely appeals the judgment, the township may enforce the judgment
pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation
exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate
officers or agents of the township are hereby authorized to seek equitable
relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
