The following terms, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the meanings
indicated in this section, except where the context indicates a different
meaning:
MOTORIZED VEHICLES
Any vehicle equipped with a motor providing said vehicle with power
to place said vehicle in motion, including but not limited to trucks, automobiles,
motorcycles, trail bikes, go-carts, motor scooters and snowmobiles, and excluding
any vehicle properly authorized to be on park or recreational grounds for
purposes of maintaining the same.
PARK
Any recreational ground or playground owned and operated by the township
or a charitable organization for the use of the public, without charge, for
public entertainment, amusement or recreational purposes.
PERSON
Any natural person, corporation, partnership or association.
No person shall operate a motorized vehicle on any park, playground
or recreational ground in the township unless otherwise authorized by a proper
representative of the Hempfield Township Parks and Recreation Commission or
the Supervisors of Hempfield Township.
No alcoholic beverages shall be permitted on the grounds of parks, playgrounds
or recreational grounds located within the township.
All parks, playgrounds or recreational grounds within the township shall
be closed to the public between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. No persons
shall be lawfully upon the grounds of any park, playground or recreational
grounds within the township between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. unless
their presence on subject ground between said hours has been specifically
authorized by the Supervisors of Hempfield Township or the Hempfield Township
Parks and Recreation Commission.
The rules and regulations set forth in §§
61-2,
61-3 and
61-4, inclusively, of this chapter shall be posted at conspicuous places in such parks, playgrounds or recreational grounds.
[Amended 4-8-1996 by Ord. No. 96-4]
Any person found by the District Justice to have violated any provision
of this chapter shall be subject to a civil fine of $25, plus all court costs
and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by Hempfield Township in the
enforcement of this chapter in a civil enforcement proceeding.