[Adopted 6-3-1985 by Ord. No. 887 (Ch. XX,
Part 3, of the 1962 Code)]
The following rules and regulations shall take
effect immediately:
A. Littering is prohibited. Littering is defined as discarding
any object or material in a negligent or willful manner so as to cause
disorder in appearance of property.
B. No unauthorized person shall be permitted in any illuminated
portion of any municipal park after 10:30 p.m.
[Amended 6-6-2005 by Ord. No. 1183]
(1) No unauthorized person shall be permitted in any nonilluminated,
unlit portion of any municipal park, playground or tot lot 30 minutes
past sundown.
C. No unauthorized person or persons shall enter or disturb
any of the Borough's buildings or facilities at any of the Borough's
parks, playgrounds, or "tot lot" locations, including any such facilities
for which the Borough is responsible although not owning.
D. No bicycle or motorized vehicle, regardless of the
diameter of the wheel, shall be driven or used on park grounds except
for vehicles used by police officials in the normal course of their
duties. Parking of vehicles and bicycles is permitted in specifically
designated areas only.
[Amended 6-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1142]
E. No disorderly conduct or causing a public nuisance
shall be permitted.
F. No animals shall be allowed in any municipal park
except for working police dogs and Seeing Eye dogs leading blind persons.
G. No fireworks shall be permitted at any time.
H. All equipment and courts on the playgrounds or parks
shall be used at one's own risk.
I. No roller skates, scooters, skateboards, or other
wheeled devices, regardless of the diameter of the wheel (except for
bicycles or motorized vehicles as hereinbefore regulated), shall be
driven, ridden, or used on park grounds. Exceptions to this rule shall
be made for wheelchairs being operated or used by physically disabled
patrons, strollers and baby carriages when used in the manner for
which they were constructed and intended. Roller skates and skateboards
shall be permitted to be driven, ridden or used in designated skate
parks only.
[Added 6-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1142; amended 1-5-2015 by Ord. No.
1310]
J. No charcoal grills are allowed in the park except those provided
by the Borough.
[Added 7-18-2016 by Ord.
No. 1334]
K. Grilling using propane tanks is prohibited.
[Added 7-18-2016 by Ord.
No. 1334]
L. No amplified sound or music is permitted to be played at a level
to be disruptive to other persons enjoying the park.
[Added 7-18-2016 by Ord.
No. 1334]
(1) Exceptions: Performances presented by, or sponsored by, the Borough
of Catasauqua are exempt from this regulation.
M. All concessionaires and/or vendors on the park premises must have
a permit and/or be authorized by the Borough in order to sell or promote
their products, food, goods or services.
[Added 7-18-2016 by Ord.
No. 1334]
N. During all hours when the concession stand is open, except for patrons
of the concession stand purchasing food or consuming the same, no
one is permitted to use the area, or the picnic tables between the
walkway and the concession stand for a distance of 50 feet in each
direction from the window facing the walkway.
[Added 7-18-2016 by Ord.
No. 1334]
O. Picnic tables and/or benches are not permitted to be removed from
their original placement by the Borough.
[Added 7-18-2016 by Ord.
No. 1334]
P. Whenever either of the two pavilions located near Church Street have
been rented, the area bounded by the bathhouse, the road into the
parking lot, Church Street and the Catasauqua Creek are for the exclusive
use of the persons or organizations which have rented either of the
two pavilions.
[Added 7-18-2016 by Ord.
No. 1334]
Q. No vehicle is permitted to drive onto the park grounds with the exception
of a permitted caterer.
[Added 7-18-2016 by Ord.
No. 1334]
(1) Exceptions: vehicles owned and operated by Borough of Catasauqua
employees or other vehicles in the performance of tasks and/or the
preparation for their performance as authorized by the Borough.
[Amended 4-6-1987 by Ord. No. 913; 4-1-2013 by Ord. No.
1288; 7-18-2016 by Ord. No. 1334]
A. The Mayor and Police Department, the Code Enforcement Officers of
the Borough, the Public Works Department, Park and Playground Operator,
and any other authorized law enforcement officer are empowered to
enforce this article.
B. Violation of these rules shall constitute an offense. Offenders shall
be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $600 per violation, as
well as total costs and damages to all property and facilities. Each
day the violation continues shall be a separate violation. Any persons
found guilty of violating this article shall be assessed court costs
and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement
proceedings.
[Added 7-10-2000 by Res. No. 6-00]
A. The rules for playground/pavilion rentals are:
[Amended 7-18-2016 by Ord. No. 1334]
(1) Fees for the use of the pavilion, band shell and swimming group admissions
are nonrefundable.
(2) The security deposit must be paid not less than 30 days prior to
the event or the reservation will be cancelled and the fee for the
reservation will be forfeited. Upon inspection of the facilities by
the Catasauqua Public Works Department, customarily the morning after
the event, and their determination that the facilities have been left
in a clean and acceptable manner, the deposit will be refunded by
mail to the person or organization who rented the facility, generally
within two weeks.
(3) The large pavilion can be rented no more than 364 days in advance
of the event. All rentals must be made in person at the Borough office
and are not considered complete until the fee is paid. The Borough
will not hold reservations.
(4) Restrooms are located adjacent to the large pavilion and by the play
climber.
(5) Responsible use of alcoholic beverages is permitted at the pavilions.
No one is permitted to walk around the playground or park with opened
containers of alcoholic beverages.
(a)
Borough Council may exempt a specific event or events from this
prohibition by motion.
(6) The pavilion has electricity, water, and a grill. (You must bring
your own charcoal.)
(7) The park closes at 10:30 p.m., and cleanup is expected by each group
at their site.
(8) The park has a pickup game nonregulation baseball field, tennis,
volleyball, and basketball courts and playground facilities. This
permit does not give you exclusive rights to these fields.
(9) Events that have caterers must complete and submit a separate caterer
application and permit form not less than two weeks before the scheduled
event.
(10)
Upon payment of the group rate admission fee to the pool, based
on the number of participants indicated, special daily tickets will
be issued in the number requested. If additional participants attend
and wish to use the pool, they must pay the standard daily rates,
unless they are season ticket holders. Group rate admission tickets
must be made at least five days in advance of the reservation date.
(a)
Group rate admission pool tickets will only be honored on the
date for which they are issued. There are no cash refunds. If the
pool is open at all during the day of the event, there is no refund
or rain check given. If the pool is not open at all on the day of
the event, the tickets can be returned to the Borough office within
seven days for rain checks that can be used on any future date.
B. The rules for caterers to receive permission to so
access the large pavilion are:
(1) A written application must be submitted not less than
two weeks before the event.
(2) The number of vehicles and the registration (license)
number for the vehicles must be submitted with the application.
(3) A certificate of insurance with the Borough as an
additional named insured must be submitted with the application.
(4) An application fee, plus a fee per vehicle, as set
from time to time by resolution of Borough Council is required at
the time the application is submitted.
[Amended 11-7-2005 by Ord. No. 1190]
(5) No application will be reviewed or considered until
all of the required elements are submitted. If they are not submitted
at least two weeks prior to the event, the application will not be
considered and any request will be denied.
(6) Caterers will be allowed to drive down to the pavilion
once, at a time not later than 11:00 a.m., to set up their equipment
and will be allowed only one time at which they can drive out. Arrangements
must be made with the Borough and/or the Catasauqua Police Department
to unlock and open the gates to provide access to the pavilion and
for exiting from the pavilion.
(7) The purpose of this permit is not to allow the caterer
to drop off equipment or supplies and park in the regular parking
lot; it is solely for those caterers who will be working out of their
vehicles or equipment at the pavilion.