[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of North East as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-18-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-010]
The rules and regulations as set forth herein shall apply to all Township parks, including but not limited to Community Park (Lake Road and Twenty Mile Creek), Freeport Beach (Freeport Road at Lake Erie), and Gravel Pit Park (West Main Road).
All Township parks shall be open from 1/2 hour before sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset, during which time they may be used for all authorized and appropriate purposes.
All Township parks shall be closed from 1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 hour prior to sunrise the following day, during which time the parks may not be utilized for any purposes.
Signs setting forth the hours during which the parks may be utilized shall be erected at each park entrance.
No person shall be permitted to operate any motorized vehicles of any type, including but not limited to automobiles, trucks, motorbikes and motorcycles, within the boundaries of the park, except upon roadways and parking areas clearly identified for such use.
No person shall be permitted to operate any motorized all-terrain vehicle within the boundaries of the parks, excepting authorized vehicles.
No person shall dispose of garbage or waste materials at the parks except in containers provided for such purpose. No person shall dump or dispose of any garbage or waste materials not generated at the park.
No person shall possess or consume beer, wine, liquor, or any other alcoholic beverage within the boundaries of the Township parks.
The rules and regulations established herein may be waived or varied for special occasions or activities upon motion and approval thereof by the Board of Supervisors, and closing times for activities or uses authorized may be waived or varied by the appropriate organization scheduling activities at Gravel Pit Park, currently Fuller Hose Company.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.