[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Economy 12-14-1993
as Ord. No. 337. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Hunting and sporting associations — See Ch. 102.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Economy Borough
Park Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any playground, recreation center or any other area within the Borough
of Economy, owned, used or operated by the Borough of Economy, devoted to
active or passive recreation.
Any person, firm, group, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization of any kind.
It shall be unlawful for any person in any park to willfully mark, deface,
disfigure, injure, tamper with, displace or remove any buildings, tables,
benches, fireplaces, railings, paving, waterline or other public utility,
or parts thereof, signs, notices or placards, whether temporary or permanent,
monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers or other structures or
equipment, facilities or appurtenances, whether real or personal.
No person shall throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed
in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, bay or other body of water
in or adjacent to any park or in tributaries, streams, sewers or drains flowing
into such waters any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will
or may result in the pollution of said waters; nor shall any person bring
in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes,
cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage or refuse or other trash. No such refuse
or trash shall be placed in any waters or in a particular area of said park
or shall be left on the grounds thereof, but it shall be placed in proper
receptacles where these are provided. Where receptacles are not provided,
all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person
or persons responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, possess or drink any alcoholic
beverage or liquor in any park, with the exception of the pavilion behind
the Municipal Building, by permit only.
Parks shall be open to the public every day of the year between sunrise
and sunset. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than authorized Borough
personnel, to occupy or be present in a park during any hours in which said
park is not open to the public.
Permits shall be required for the use of parks, during any time the
park is closed, by any group of five or more persons wishing to use a park
for recreation or social purposes.
The fee for a permit shall be set from time to time by resolution of
the Borough Council. Such fee shall be paid to the Borough at the time of
submission of the application for such permit.
Any person desiring to secure a permit for use of a park shall complete
and submit to the Borough Secretary an application at least 10 days prior
to the date on which the applicant desires to use the park. Such application
shall be in such form as the Borough may establish and shall contain the following
information:
The Borough Secretary shall receive the application and accept the required
filing fee and, if upon review of the application the same is in compliance
with the requirements of this chapter and any regulations promulgated hereunder,
shall issue the permit. The Secretary shall number the applications and permits
in chronological order.
No permit issued hereunder shall be transferable by the permittee to
any other person, nor shall the day or time of the requested use be changed
without cancellation of the permit and issuance of a new permit upon application
and payment of the required fee.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall be
liable, upon conviction thereof, to a fine of not more than $300 plus costs
of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment
for not more than 30 days, and further provided that each day's violation
shall constitute a separate offense.
