[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Summit Hill 11-3-1997 by Ord. No. 4-1997. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BOROUGH
Includes Borough Council members, Mayor and their designees.
PARK
Refers to any grounds, walls, fences and walks under the control of the Borough of Summit Hill as identified herein. Said definition shall also include for purposes of the Phillip Melley Memorial Park all roadways immediately adjacent thereto.
The following rules and regulations are hereby established in order to preserve the life, health and property of persons and to maintain the public peace in and about the Borough parks known as "Ludlow Park," "Bill Black Park," "Phillip Melley Memorial Park" and "Ginder Park":
A. 
During the months of October through April, the parks shall be open to the public daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., at which time all activities shall cease immediately. Except for those specifically authorized by the Borough, no persons shall be in the parks after 6:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m. the next morning;
B. 
During the months of May through September, the parks shall be open to the public daily between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., at which time all activities shall cease immediately. Except for those specifically authorized by the Borough, no persons shall be in the parks after 9:00 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m. the next morning;
C. 
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 owned by the Borough located within the park;[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § 444-6 of Ch. 444, Trees.
D. 
No person shall remove any bench, seat or table from the parks or change the location thereof without permission from the Borough;
E. 
No person shall conduct himself within the parks or adjacent sidewalks, road surfaces or grassy areas so as to annoy any other person using the parks for recreational purposes or persons residing adjacent to said parks;
F. 
No person 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 having first made application to the Borough thereof for a permit;
G. 
No person shall set up any booth, table or stand for the sale of any article whatsoever within the limits of the parks without the consent of the Borough, who shall have the authority to refuse such consent in any instance;
H. 
No person shall dispose of any waste or garbage in the parks, except in 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 household waste or garbage shall be deposited in any receptacles within or adjacent to any parks;
I. 
No person shall injure, deface or destroy any notice, rule or regulation posted at any place within the parks by the authority of the Borough or any other authority of the Borough; nor shall any person post, at any place within the parks, any notice or placard other than by the authority of the Borough;
J. 
No person shall bring any alcohol beverages into the parks, either for his own use or for the use of any other person, except as permitted by the Borough;
K. 
No person, other than an officer of the law, shall carry any firearm within the limits of the parks, nor shall any person engage in hunting from within the parks or any surrounding area; and
L. 
No person shall allow or permit any animals to enter and/or remain in any Borough parks at any time.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who shall violate any of the rules and regulations as heretofore set forth shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough correctional facility for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county correctional facility for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce this chapter in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Carbon County.