[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Abington 5-11-1939 by Ord. No. 431; amended in its entirety 8-8-1963 by Ord. No.
1102. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The following regulations shall apply to all parks
and playgrounds under the jurisdiction and control of the Township
of Abington:
(1)
No person shall enter or leave a park except by the
entrances provided for that purpose.
(2)
No person shall stand or lie on benches or tables
in a park or playground.
(3)
No person shall enter a toilet set apart for the use
of the opposite sex.
(4)
No intoxicating beverages shall be sold or distributed
or consumed within a park or playground.
(5)
No intoxicated person shall be permitted in a park
or playground.
(6)
No gambling or any obscene or indecent act shall be
allowed in a park or playground.
(7)
No abusive, indecent or threatening language or any
conduct that may annoy others shall be allowed in a park or playground.
(8)
No person shall solicit alms or subscriptions in a
park or playground.
(9)
No animals shall be allowed in a park or playground.
(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A(9), animals shall be permitted to be walked upon that Township property known as the "Meadowbrook Bird Sanctuary," provided that animals shall be on a leash or lead at all times while in Meadowbrook Bird Sanctuary, and the person having control of the animal shall be responsible for immediately removing and disposing of any feces left upon the ground by the animal.
[Added 11-11-2003 by Ord. No. 1901]
(10)
No person shall sell or expose for sale any tickets
of any kind in a park or playground.
(11)
No person shall sell or expose for sale any articles
within a park or playground.
(12)
No person shall discharge any fireworks in a park
or playground.
(13)
No person shall park an automobile or other vehicle
in any roadway or section of ground except in spaces definitely allocated
for parking purposes.
(14)
No person or persons shall occupy parked vehicles
after dark except with interior lights turned on.
(15)
No person shall in any way injure or foul any building,
equipment or water within a park or playground.
(16)
No person shall carry firearms in a park or playground
or throw stones or other missiles therein.
(17)
No person shall throw any dead animals or offensive
matter or substance of any kind within the boundaries of a park or
playground.
(18)
No person shall scatter, drop or leave in any portion
of a park or playground, except in the receptacles provided for that
purpose, any piece of paper, rag, garbage, dead flowers, glass, tin
containers or other rubbish.
(19)
No person shall injure, deface or destroy any notices,
rules or regulations for the government of a park or playground, posted
or in any other manner permanently fixed within the limits of the
same.
(20)
No placard, advertisement, public notice or personal
card except park and playground notices, rules and regulations shall
be distributed, posted or affixed in any manner in a park or playground.
(21)
No person shall annoy, strike, injure, maim or kill
any animals or birds in a park or playground.
(22)
No person shall disturb the fish or water fowl in
the streams, pools or ponds, or birds, nests or eggs in any part of
a park or playground.
(23)
No person shall remove, disturb, interfere with or
take any of the blossoms or fruit growing upon any tree, shrub or
bush in a park or playground.
(24)
No person shall climb any tree or break, cut down,
remove or in any manner injure or deface any ornament, tree, plant,
shrub, fern, flower, flowerbed, turf or any of the buildings, fences,
bridges, playground equipment or other construction within a park
or playground; nor shall any person write on any building, structure,
fence, rock or stone within a park or playground, or pick or carry
away any fern or flower except violets, buttercups, daisies or dandelions.
(25)
Overnight camping may be permitted in a park, provided
that a permit is secured from the Department of Parks and Recreation
for such purpose. No fee shall be charged for the permit.
(26)
No person shall light a fire or permit a fire to burn
in a park or playground except in the fireplace or other equipment
provided therefor. Anyone who discovers a fire in the park is requested
to report it promptly.
(27)
No gathering or meeting of any kind assembled through
advertisement shall be permitted in a park or playground. Meetings
or gatherings for political or industrial purposes are not permitted.
(28)
No person shall be permitted in a facility or park
not equipped for evening activities from dusk to 7:00 a.m., except
by special permit issued by the Bureau of Parks and Recreation. As
used in this section, the term "dusk" shall mean 10 minutes before
sunset.
[Amended 11-9-2000 by Ord. No. 1856]
(29)
No groups, parties or individuals shall occupy a park
facility in the Township of Abington unless a permit has been secured
for such occupancy from the Department of Parks and Recreation Office,
Township Building, Abington, Pennsylvania. Any groups, parties or
individuals desiring the use of any park facility must be represented
by a ratio of 25% of Township residents, whose names and addresses
must be submitted in writing prior to issuance of a permit. No permit
shall be issued unless an application therefor shall have been made
at least 24 hours in advance of the time for which the occupancy is
desired.
[Amended 1-3-1966 by Ord. No. 1174]
(30)
Cars shall be parked only in areas designated.
(31)
Cars shall be driven carefully. Speed in a park is
restricted to 10 miles per hour.
(32)
Park usage is restricted to Township residents and
their guests only.
(33)
No person shall park any vehicle, truck trailer, recreation
vehicle or equipment, attended or unattended, within any park property
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., prevailing time, except
by special permit from the Bureau of Parks and Recreation.
[Added 7-12-1984 by Ord. No. 1573]
B.
The following regulations shall apply to all improved
and unimproved grounds/land owned by Abington School District:
[Added 6-10-1982 by Ord. No. 1540]
(1)
No group or individual activity is permitted on school
grounds during the normal school day other than that related to the
instructional or activity program.
(2)
Group use of school district athletic fields is governed
by permits issued through the Facilities Department. No group activity
or use of such fields is permitted without the approval of the school
district.
(3)
No motorized vehicle shall enter or leave school grounds
except by roadways provided for those purposes.
(4)
No intoxicating beverages shall be sold, distributed
or consumed on school district grounds.
(5)
No gambling is permitted on school district grounds.
(6)
No intoxicated persons shall be permitted on school
grounds.
(7)
No abusive, indecent or threatening language or any
conduct that may annoy others is permitted on school district grounds.
(8)
No solicitation is permitted on school district grounds.
(9)
No animals are permitted on school district grounds
unless such animals are an approved resource for the instructional
program.
(10)
No sale of any article by nonschool groups is permitted
without a permit on school district grounds.
(11)
Fireworks are not permitted on school district grounds
without a permit.
(12)
No parking of an automobile or vehicle is permitted
on school district grounds except in areas allocated for that purpose.
(13)
Firearms are not permitted on school district grounds.
(14)
Throwing of stones, snowballs or other missiles is
not permitted on school district grounds.
(15)
No person shall scatter, drop or leave on Abington
School District grounds any piece of paper, rag, garbage, dead flowers,
glass, tin containers or other rubbish, except in receptacles specifically
provided for that purpose.
(16)
No placards, advertisements, public notices or personal
cards shall be distributed, posted or affixed to buildings or appurtenances
on school district grounds.
(17)
No person shall climb any tree or break, cut down,
remove or in any way injure or deface any ornament, tree, plant, shrub,
fern, flower or turf on school district grounds.
(18)
No person shall light a fire on school district grounds.
(19)
No gathering or meeting of any kind assembled through
advertisement shall be permitted on school district grounds without
an appropriate permit.
(20)
No person without a special permit shall be permitted
on school district grounds except between dawn and dusk.
(21)
Cars shall be driven carefully. Speed on school district
grounds is restricted to 15 miles per hour.
(22)
The use of snowmobiles or other such motorized vehicles
is prohibited.
(23)
The playing of golf on school district grounds is
prohibited.
[Amended 6-10-1982 by Ord. No. 1540]
A.
The Department of Parks and Recreation of the Township
of Abington shall enforce regulations and exercise general supervision
over persons occupying or using the parks and playgrounds.
B.
Abington School District personnel shall exercise
general supervision over persons occupying or using school district
grounds, with the Abington Township Police Department having enforcement
powers for these regulations.
The Department of Parks and Recreation of the
Township of Abington shall exercise general supervision over the care,
maintenance and replacement of Township property and equipment in
the parks and playgrounds and shall keep them in a clean and sanitary
condition.
[Amended 6-10-1982 by Ord. No. 1540]
A.
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions
of this chapter or the regulations provided therein may give rise
to the revocation of any permit issued.
B.
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions
of this chapter or the regulations provided therein may also be guilty
of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof before a District
Justice, shall be subject to the payment of a fine not to exceed $100
and the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof, shall
undergo imprisonment in the Township lockup for a period not exceeding
five days.
[Added 4-11-1996 by Ord. No. 1763; amended 8-11-2016 by Ord. No. 2123]
A.
FIRE OFFICIAL
PROHIBITED AREAS
SMOKING
TOBACCO USE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The Township Fire Marshal or his designee.
Any Township-owned park or playground area.
Includes possession of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe,
e-cigarette, vaporizer or other lighted smoking instrument or smoking
alternative.
Includes smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco or tobacco
products in any form, including tobacco substitutes.
B.
Prohibited conduct. Smoking, including the use of smoking alternative
products such as e-cigarettes, and tobacco use in any form are prohibited
in the prohibited areas upon the posting of a "No smoking" and/or
"No use of e-cigarette" sign, and such use shall be unlawful and a
violation of this section.
C.
"No smoking" signs.
(1)
The fire official is empowered to post "No smoking" signs in and
around all prohibited areas. The content, lettering, size, color and
location of required "No smoking" signs shall be subject to the approval
of the fire official.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to obscure, remove, deface, mutilate
or destroy posted "No smoking" signs.
D.
Violations and penalties. Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this section shall be subject to a civil enforcement proceeding
and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a civil penalty of
not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's
fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this section.
Any individual receiving a summary offense violation and/or citation
(ticket) may settle the charge by delivering or sending to the Police
Department of the Township of Abington, within 72 hours, the sum of
$50 and thus avoid further prosecution. In the event that the violation's
payment is not made within the required time, the officer who wrote
the summary offense violation and/or citation shall proceed by filing
a citation charging the individual with the violation committed before
the local District Justice. Each day a violation exists shall constitute
a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of
the Township are hereby authorized to file a complaint for summary
violation and seek any other available relief at law or equity, including
injunction, to enforce compliance with this section.
