[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Potter 3-16-1998 by Ord. No. 2-1998 (Ch. 16, Part 1, of the 1998 Code
of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Tri-Municipal Parks and Recreation Board — See Ch. 60.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context:
Unless specifically limited, shall be deemed to include all
parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, tennis courts, beaches, recreation
structures and facilities, and also entrances and approaches thereto,
and all other land or property or structures under the jurisdiction
of the Recreation Board, now or hereafter owned or acquired by the
Township for park or recreational purposes.
Any natural person, corporation, organization of persons,
company, association or partnership.
Any rules and regulations hereby or hereafter promulgated
by the Recreation Board under the authority herein conferred.
All parks shall be opened daily to the public at such hours
as the Recreation Board may from time to time designate, but in no
event shall any person be permitted to be in attendance in any park
between 9:00 p.m. and sunrise, unless special permission be granted
by the Recreation Board.
No person in attendance at a park shall:
A.
Injure, deface, remove, cut or damage any of the trees, plants, shrubs,
turf, buildings, structures, sings or fixtures or any property of
the Township located within the park.
B.
Litter any area of the park with garbage, paper, bottles, cans or
other waste material; nor dispose of the same in any way except in
receptacles designated for such purpose.
C.
Kindle or maintain any fire in the park except in fireplaces or areas
specially designated for that purpose and located by authority of
the Recreation Board.
D.
Remove any bench, seat, table or other appliance without permission
of the Recreation Board.
E.
Injure, deface, destroy or remove any notice, rule or regulation
posted at any place within the park by authority of the Recreation
Board; nor shall nay notice or placard be posted within the park other
than by authority of said Board.
F.
Set up any booth, table or stand for the sale of any article or service
whatsoever within the limits of the park without permission of the
Recreation Board; distribute, sell, service or rent any services or
commodity or solicit for any purpose without permission of the Recreation
Board.
G.
Operate, stop or park any vehicle, bicycle or other means of conveyance
except in areas where permitted or designated by proper authority
of the Recreation Board, or operate the same in a reckless or negligent
manner or in excess of any posted speed limit or in such a manner
as to become a nuisance to other area users.
H.
Operate commercial vehicles, unless providing authorized services.
I.
Bring onto the premises, possess or consume any alcoholic beverage
or illegal drugs of any kind; nor person shall enter the park in an
intoxicated state or otherwise be under the influence of alcohol or
illegal drugs.
J.
Carry or discharge any firearms, slingshots, firecrackers, fireworks
or other missile-propelling instruments or explosives or arrows, or
other dangerous weapons which have such properties at to cause annoyance
or injury to any person or property, unless permission has been granted
by the Recreation Board in designated areas; police officers in the
performance of their duties will be exempt from these provisions.
K.
Play ball, swim, golf, pitch horseshoes, engage in archery, camp
or launch, dock or land any boat, engage in finding buried objects
with special detectors, or participate in any other form of recreation,
sporting endeavor or pastime, except in those areas which may be designated
from time to time for that purpose by the Recreation Board.
M.
Disturb the peace by any conduct so as to annoy any other person
using the park for recreational purposes.
N.
Operate a snowmobile, minibike, motorcycle, or any vehicle, recreational
or otherwise, except on designated roads, trails, or areas set aside
for their use.
O.
Use threatening, abusive, insulting, profane or obscene language
or words.
P.
Commit any disorderly or immoral acts.
Q.
Hold any public meeting or rally with more than five persons or engage
in any marching or driving as members of a military, political or
other organization without permission of the Recreation Board, which
requires a statement of information, including the name of the organization,
its purpose, number of persons expected to be invited, expected duration
and name(s) of person(s) in charge.
R.
Disobey a proper order of a police officer or Recreation Board member,
or disobey or disregard or fail to comply with any rule or regulation,
warning, prohibition, instruction or direction given by an authorized
person and posted or displayed by sign, notice, bulletin, card, poster,
or when notified or informed as to its existence by the Recreation
Board or an authorized person.
S.
Hunt for, capture or kill, attempt to capture or kill, or aid or
assist in the capturing or killing of, in any manner, any wild bird
or wild animal of any description, either game or otherwise, and to
that end, it is unlawful for any person to carry onto or possess in
any park, a shotgun or rifle or pistol or firearm of any make or kind
unless specific permission is granted for a designated area by authority
of the Recreation Board.
All laws pertaining to fishing in the commonwealth shall apply
to fishing in parks and recreation areas, and provisions thereof are
hereby incorporated by reference.
The use of all parks shall be on a first-come, first-served
basis unless otherwise reserved:
A.
By annual permission granted by the Recreation Board for the scheduling
of various league games, etc.;
B.
For school or college athletic games, practice, contests or exhibitions;
C.
For regularly scheduled school district or municipal recreation programs;
D.
By permission granted by the Recreation Board for a specific requested
use.
The Recreation Board is authorized to establish additional rules
and regulations as deemed necessary and with approval of the Board
of Supervisors.
Recreation facilities which become hazardous for public use
due to weather, water, fire or unforeseeable conditions may be closed
only at the discretion of the Recreation Board.
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 Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorneys' 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 Magisterial District Judge. 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.
