[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Caln 7-13-1971 by Ord. No. 1971-16. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
A.
Township parks are acquired and maintained for the
benefit of Township residents. The rules and regulations contained
in this chapter are hereby established for the management and protection
of all parks and playgrounds located in the Township (hereinafter
designated as "parks").
B.
All real estate owned by the Township now established
or hereafter designated as parks and recreation areas shall be controlled
by the rules and regulations herein established. All real estate hereafter
acquired by the Township and designated as parks and recreation areas
by the Board of Commissioners (the "Commissioners") shall, upon dedication
and/or conveyance of title to the Township, be governed by the provisions
of this chapter without the necessity of further action by the Commissioners.
C.
The various programs and facilities sponsored by the
Township's Park and Recreation Board (the "Park Board") on a regular
and/or periodic basis are intended for the enjoyment of the residents
of Caln Township.
D.
It is the intention of the Park Board to sponsor,
or cause to be organized, activities of interest to residents of all
ages and interests and to fill the recreational needs of the community.
E.
Since the Park Board is not the sole provider of recreational
programs within the Township, the Park Board will attempt, whenever
possible, to cooperate with other recreational providers such as the
local school districts, youth leagues, little leagues, scouts and
churches as long as there is a benefit to the Township residents.
[Amended 4-14-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-5; 8-25-2016 by Ord. No.
2016-03]
A.
All parks
shall be open daily between dawn and dusk. No persons other than authorized
employees of the Township shall be in any park at any time between
dusk and dawn. At dusk, all activities in the parks, with the exception
of those activities sponsored by the Park Board or the Township, or
activities by persons with a permit or other written authorization
by the Township as hereinafter provided, shall cease, and all unauthorized
persons shall promptly leave.
B.
The Township
may close the parks or any portion of the parks for special events
and activities sponsored by the Township or Park Board. The Township
or Park Board shall provide notice of the park closure by posting
in the park in advance of the closing.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-5]
No person shall injure, deface, remove, cut
or damage any of the trees, plants, shrubs, turf, buildings, structures
or fixtures therein or any other property of the Township located
within the parks. No person shall interfere with and/or disturb wildlife
within the park.
[Amended 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
No person shall climb, stand upon or remove
any bench, seat, table, fence, grill or recreational equipment or
facility from any park or change the location thereof without permission
from the Park Board.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-5; 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4; 12-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-10]
No person shall conduct himself within the parks
so as to annoy any other person using the parks for recreational purposes.
No person shall use or allow to be used within the park any drugs,
tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery devices or alcohol.
No person shall utter profanity or engage in any indecent activities
or gambling. Further, no person shall engage in any solicitation or
sale of any product or services within the park. Any Township police
officer or other law enforcement official may forthwith remove any
person from any Township park for such conduct.
[Amended 7-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-11]
A.
No person or organization shall hold any meeting or
gathering, assembled through advertisement or public notice, or any
gathering otherwise assembled and composed of 25 or more persons,
within the limits of the parks, without first having made application
to the Township Secretary for a permit. Such permit shall indicate
the spot in the park where such gathering or meeting shall be held,
and such gathering shall not be held at any other spot within the
park.
[Amended 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
B.
Permits, as set forth in § 107-7, shall be required for any organized use of any fields or courts within the park.
[Added 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-5]
C.
Nonresidents shall be required to obtain sponsorship
from a Township resident prior to being granted a permit for use of
the parks.
[Added 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
[Amended 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
An application for a park permit shall be obtained
at the Township Municipal Building and shall be in the name of the
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 the permit shall
also indicate the sponsoring person(s) or organization(s), the approximate
number of persons attending the planned event, the hours for which
the planned event is scheduled, equipment to be used and such other
pertinent information as required. The application for such permit
shall be made at least 72 hours prior to the time of the planned use
for which permission is being requested.
[Amended 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
For all gatherings for which police security
is deemed necessary by the Township, such security must be paid for
by the sponsor(s) of the gathering. The number of security personnel
or police security shall be determined by the Chief of Police. The
Township Manager must receive confirmation of the security arrangements
before final approval of the permit.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. 1998-5]
Motor vehicles of any kind are not allowed on
park grounds without special permission from the Township, except
those vehicles used in the course of park maintenance or other necessary
activity. Parking of motor vehicles within the park shall only be
within designated parking lots to the extent parking lots exist within
any park.
Sound equipment (amplification) shall be permitted
in the parks only by special permission from the Township.
[Amended 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
No person shall set up any booth, table, stand
or structure whatsoever within the limits of the parks without the
consent of the Board of Commissioners, which shall have authority
to refuse such consent in any instance. There shall be no solicitation
of any kind for personal profit within any park, and no person shall
sell or offer for sale any object or merchandise or other object of
value in any park without the consent of the Park Board.
No person shall dispose of any waste or garbage
in the parks except in the receptacles designated for the respective
purposes. All persons using the parks shall dispose of all waste and
garbage left by them in such proper receptacles.
No person shall injure, deface or destroy any
notice, rule or regulation posted at any place within the parks by
authority of the Recreation Board, nor shall any person post any notice
or placard at any place within the parks other than by authority of
the Recreation Board.
No person shall set or maintain any fire in
the parks except in stoves and fireplaces maintained for the purpose
and located by authority of the Recreation Board.
[Amended 8-25-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-03; 12-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-10]
No person shall bring any intoxicating beverages
into the parks either for his own use or the use of any other person,
except for events and activities where the use of alcohol has been
approved by the Commissioners. No person shall use any tobacco products
or electronic nicotine delivery devices in Township parks, athletic
fields or playgrounds. This prohibition includes cigarettes, cigars,
chew, e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, hookah, juul, pipes, snuff,
snus and vape devices.
[Amended 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
No person, other than a sworn police officer
or other law enforcement officer then on duty and engaged in the performance
of his official duties, shall carry or discharge any firearm or other
harmful weapon within the limits of any park. No fireworks are permitted
in any park without the prior written consent of the Park Board and
the Fire Marshal.
[Added 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4[1]]
No basin, pool, lake or fountain in any park
shall be fouled by stone, wood or any other substance or waste materials,
nor shall any such waters or facilities be used for swimming, bathing,
wading, boating or other similar activity, provided that nothing herein
shall preclude the Township from designating any body of water as
suitable for swimming or unmotorized boating, subject to it being
posted by the Township as approved for such use.
[Added 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
No pets shall be allowed in any Township park.
[Added 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
The Park Board shall have the right to refuse,
restrict or cancel the use of any facility within the parks for reasons
of repair, maintenance or construction or if the use may be detrimental
to the care and upkeep of the park or any area within the park.
[Added 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4; amended 8-25-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-03]
All persons shall adhere to the rules and regulations recommended by the Park Board and approved by the Commissioners. The rules and regulations shall be posted by the Township in the parks and shall govern and restrict conduct therein. No person shall injure, deface or destroy any notice, rule or regulation posted at any place within the parks. Any person violating this subsection shall be subject to expulsion from the parks and to prosecution in accordance with § 107-24.
[Added 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
The Park Board may require the payment of a
deposit to reserve or use specified park facilities. Such deposit
shall be established in a resolution duly adopted by the Commissioners
from time to time and shall be based on the type of facility being
used, the number of participants, anticipated length of the sponsored
event and security considerations. The Township is authorized to collect
a higher fee from nonresidents of the Township. The deposit shall
consist of either or both a security deposit, which is refundable,
to cover the costs of potential damages to Township property arising
from the use of the designated facilities; and a nonrefundable facilities
component to reimburse the Township for the additional maintenance
costs associated with the use of the facilities. If waste or garbage
is not disposed of in the proper manner, and the Township incurs expenses
in cleaning up the park after the specified event, the organization
or sponsoring party shall forfeit an appropriate amount of the deposit
to the Township to reimburse it for such expense.
[Added 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4; amended 8-25-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-03]
The Park Board shall have the authority to recommend
that the Commissioners adopt such additional rules and regulations,
from time to time, which it believes are necessary for the proper
governance of the parks. Such additional rules and regulations may
be approved by the Commissioners by resolution without the necessity
of inclusion in this chapter and once approved shall become effective
as of the date set forth in the resolution.
[Added 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
Any person or organization who or which is required by § 107-6 herein to obtain a permit for the use of the parks shall be entitled to receive a key for the use of the rest room facilities at the park by paying a deposit of $10 to the Township. The deposit shall be returned within 24 hours after the key is returned, provided that the rest room facilities have been inspected and found to be in a clean and sanitary condition.
[Amended 7-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-11; 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a citation issued by the Caln Township Police Department in an amount not less than $25 and not more than $300; provided, however, that the fine for the first violation of § 107-18 shall be $25, the second violation $50 and each subsequent violation of that section a fine of no less than $100 and not more than the maximum amount as determined by the District Justice. Such fine, plus all costs of prosecution and attorneys fees, may be enforced by the District Justice having jurisdiction thereof in the same manner as a summary offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense for which the Township may impose the above-referenced fine and penalties.
