[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Jackson
Township 3-18-2021 by Ord. No. 21-03. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be applicable to any Jackson Township park,
playground, recreation center or facility, trail or any other area
in the Township owned or used by the Township and devoted to active
or passive recreation.
A.
Prohibited activities. The below-listed activities are specifically
prohibited in any park and recreation area. Exceptions to these prohibitions
will be recognized only upon the possession and presentation of a
written authorization signed by the Township Manager; by signs posted
by authorized representatives of the Township; or by the immediate
direction of a Jackson Township police officer.
(1)
Motor vehicles. State motor vehicle laws apply. No person in a park
shall fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the state motor
vehicle traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles
together with such regulations as are contained in this chapter and
other ordinances.
(a)
Current inspection sticker and registration required. No motor
vehicle of any kind or description, whether car, truck, motorcycle,
motorized bicycle, minibike, all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile or other
motorized vehicle, whether two-wheeled or four-wheeled, shall be operated
within any park area of Jackson Township without having a current
vehicle inspection sticker and current registration.
(b)
Operation permitted on roadways and designated parking areas
only. All such licensed and currently inspected vehicles shall operate
on the regularly designated roadways and in parking areas only, and
no vehicle may be operated on or through any other area of the park,
including, but not limited to, grass areas or trails. Vehicles may
be parked only in designated parking areas.
(c)
Repair and maintenance of vehicles. Washing, greasing, lubricating,
or other maintenance or repair of vehicles on park property is prohibited.
(2)
Park property.
(a)
Shrubs, flowers, trees, grass, turf soil, or rock formation.
No person shall pick, cut, break, remove, deface, or damage in any
way any shrubs, flowers, trees, grass, turf, soil, or rock formation
located within the park.
(b)
Buildings, structures, or park facilities. No person shall deface,
damage, or misuse in any way any buildings, structures, or other Township
facilities located with the park. No person shall remove any bench,
seat, or table from the park or change the location thereof.
(c)
Wastepaper, garbage, and refuse. No person shall leave or otherwise
dispose of any wastepaper, garbage, or refuse in the park except in
receptacles designated for that purpose. Garbage and waste receptacles
located in the park are for the use of park patrons only. Depositing
in the park receptacles wastepaper, garbage, or refuse generated from
outside the park is prohibited.
(d)
Ponds, streams, and fountains. Wading or swimming in ponds,
streams, fountains, or other water facilities is prohibited, unless
designated for that purpose. Discharging of any type of waste or toxic
materials into or otherwise contaminating any pond, stream, fountain,
or water facility is prohibited.
(3)
Animals and birds.
(a)
Delivering, conveying or causing any domesticated animal to
be in a park is permitted provided the animal is on a leash or lead
of no more than eight feet. Dogs are permitted to be off leash or
otherwise controlled in accordance with state law only in designated
areas of Township parks and recreation facilities. No person, whether
the owner or custodian, shall permit a dog which is under his care,
custody or control, either by collar and leash, other restraint, verbal
command or otherwise, to soil, defile or defecate upon any parks and
recreation facility. All persons exercising or required to exercise
custody or control of dogs shall immediately clean up and dispose
of any feces in a sanitary manner resulting from the dog's presence
on any such property. Repeated deposition of undisposed feces shall
constitute a public nuisance and a violation of this chapter.
(b)
Molesting, trapping, hunting, killing, injuring, or abandoning
animals or birds within park areas is prohibited.
(4)
Postings. No person shall injure, deface, destroy or remove any notice,
rule or regulation posted in any place within the park by authority
of the Township, nor shall any person post at any place within the
park any notice, advertisement or placard other than by authority
of the Township Manager.
(6)
Merchandising. No person shall offer, distribute, supply, rent, or sell any literature, commodity, article, material, equipment, service, or supply, except pursuant to Subsection B(3).
(7)
Beverages.
(a)
The possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the
Township's parks and facilities shall only be allowed under the
authority of a permit granted by the Township Manager or his designee.
The fee for this permit shall be determined by resolution.
(b)
The Board of Supervisors, by resolution, may issue regulations
implementing rules for the possession and consumption of alcoholic
beverages in the Township's parks and facilities, including,
but not limited to:
[1]
A process for the issuance of permits, posting of permits and
expiration of permits; and
[2]
Designated locations, and perimeters around said locations,
where possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages may occur;
and
[3]
Requiring compliance with state laws and local ordinances; and
[4]
Addressing liability and waivers; and
[5]
Requiring permittees to provide proof of legal age to possess
and consume alcoholic beverages; and
[6]
Identifying appropriate containers for alcoholic beverages.
(c)
No person shall bring any alcoholic beverages into the parks
or facilities in glass bottles or containers, nor shall any beverages
be served in glass containers.
(8)
Model planes. No person shall operate a powered model plane, remote
controlled glider or similar equipment within the park except in designated
areas.
(9)
Fishing facilities. Fishing facilities include only those bodies
of water within property owned by the Township of Jackson and designated
by the Township for fishing activity, as described herein. The Board
of Supervisors may institute regulations for designated fishing areas
by resolution.
B.
Regulated activities. The below-listed activities are permitted in
certain areas of Jackson Township's parks but are subject to
the regulations indicated herein and those posted in the appropriate
area:
(1)
Recreational activities. Picnicking, swimming, tennis, golf, skating,
skateboarding, bicycling, skiing, sledding, baseball, softball, soccer,
basketball, football, horseshoe pitching, and related and similar
forms of recreation are permitted only in areas designated for such
use, and in no case shall such use be permitted in areas where park
facilities, patrons, or areas may be injured. Use of fields or facilities
closed for maintenance and repair is strictly prohibited.
(3)
Sale of food and refreshments. Food and refreshments may be sold
under the provisions of written agreements with the Township only.
(4)
Charging for admission. The holders of permits for special-use events
or activities engaged in a non-profit-making enterprise may charge
the public for admission to an event subject to the prior written
approval of the Township Manager.
(5)
Public gatherings. No person shall hold any meeting or gathering
otherwise assembled and composed of 25 persons or more in a Township
park or recreation facility without a permit. The permit request 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
before leaving the park. This shall not apply to athletic association
use of ball fields under arrangements with the Township.
(6)
Use of permit facilities. Permits are required to reserve buildings,
shelters, groves, and other facilities in accordance with the usage
policies associated with such facilities. Permits are required for
athletic field uses and are issued by the Township in accordance with
the Township's adopted policies.
(7)
Park hours. Park hours are from sunrise until sunset, unless otherwise
designated or modified by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(8)
Noise. No sound-amplification systems are permitted in the park area
without a permit issued by the Township Manager or as part of a Township-sponsored
event.
(9)
Fees and charges. Permit fees shall be established by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors. Other charges may be established to underwrite
a particular service as necessary.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this chapter, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days; except that all violations of the prohibited activities related to vehicle parking as defined by Chapter 15 of the Township Code of Ordinances shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 15, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 4, Parking Regulations and violation and penalty provisions thereof. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues or each section of this chapter which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
