As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context:
PARK or PARKS
Unless specifically limited, shall be deemed to include all
parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, recreation structures and facilities,
and also entrances and approaches thereto, and all other land or property
or structures under the jurisdiction of the Borough Council now or
hereafter owned or acquired by the Borough for park and/or recreation
purposes.
PERSON
Any natural person, corporation, organization of persons,
company, association or partnership.
RECREATION BOARD
A board of Trainer residents appointed and constituted as
provided by law and possessing all the authority vested in borough
recreation boards by law.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Any rules and regulations hereby or hereafter promulgated
by the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council under the authority
herein conferred.
For the purpose of promoting, supervising and maintaining athletic,
social, cultural and other programs (under the approval or direction
of Trainer Borough Council) for the good and welfare of the people
residing in Trainer Borough, a park recreation board shall be appointed
and constituted as provided by law and shall possess all the authority
vested in borough recreation boards by law.
[Amended 7-8-1993 by Ord. No. 592]
The following rules and regulations are hereby established for
the management and protection of parks:
A. The parks shall be opened daily to the public between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and dusk, or not later than 9:00 p.m., whichever comes first.
All activities in the parks shall cease and all persons in the parks
shall leave as soon as possible thereafter. No person, other than
authorized employees of the Borough, shall be in the parks at any
time between dusk or 9:00 p.m. (whichever comes first) and 8:00 a.m.
on the following morning.
B. No person shall injure, deface, remove, cut or damage any of the
trees, plants, shrubs, flowers, turf, buildings, structures, signs
or fixtures, or any other property of the Borough located in the park.
C. No person shall litter any area of the park with garbage, paper,
bottles, cans or other waste materials; nor dispose of the same in
any way except in receptacles designated for such purposes. In no
case will the disposal of newsprint be permitted in any way, place
or manner within any park.
D. No person shall kindle or maintain any fire in the park except in
fireplaces or areas specially designated for that purpose and located
by authority of the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council.
E. No person shall remove any bench, seat, table or other appliance
or change the location thereof without permission of the Recreation
Board and/or Borough Council.
F. No persons shall injure, deface, destroy or remove any notice, rule
or regulation posted at any place within the park by authority of
the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council; nor shall any notice
or placard be posted within the park other than by authority of the
Recreation Board and/or Borough Council.
G. No person shall conduct himself within the park so as to annoy any
other person using the park for recreational purposes.
H. No person shall set up any booth, table or stand for the sale of
any article or service whatsoever within the limits of the park without
first receiving permission of the Recreation Board and/or Borough
Council; distribute, sell, service or rent any service or commodity
or solicit for any purpose without permission of the Recreation Board
and/or Borough Council.
I. No person shall operate, stop or park any vehicle, bicycle or other
means of conveyance except in areas where permitted or designated
by proper authority of the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council,
or operate the same in a reckless or negligent manner or in excess
of any posted speed limit or in such a manner as to become a nuisance
to other area users.
J. No person shall operate commercial vehicles, unless providing authorized
services.
K. No person shall bring onto the premises, possess or consume any alcoholic
beverage or illegal drugs of any kind; no person shall enter the park
in an intoxicated state or otherwise be under the influence of alcohol
or illegal drugs.
L. No persons shall carry or discharge any firearms, slingshots, firecrackers,
fireworks or other missile-propelling instruments or explosives or
arrows, or other dangerous weapons which have such properties as to
cause annoyance or injury to any person or property, unless permission
has been granted by the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council in
designated areas; police officers in the performance of their duties
will be exempt from these provisions.
M. No persons shall play ball, swim, golf, pitch horseshoes, engage
in archery, camp or engage in finding buried objects with special
detectors, or participate in any other form of recreation, sporting
endeavor or pastime, except in those areas which may be designated
from time to time for that purpose by the Recreation Board and/or
Borough Council.
N. No persons shall disrobe or change clothes except in buildings or
facilities made available for that purpose.
O. No persons shall operate a snowmobile, minibike, dirt bike, motorcycle
or any vehicle, recreational or otherwise, except on designated roads,
trails or areas set aside for their use; however, a duly licensed
motorcycle driven by a duly licensed operator on the vehicular roadways
will be permitted within the limits set forth elsewhere in this document.
P. No person shall use threatening, abusive, insulting, profane or obscene
language or words.
Q. No persons shall commit any disorderly or immoral acts.
R. No person shall hold any public meeting or rally with more than five
persons or engage in any marching or driving as members of a military,
political or other organization without permission of the Recreation
Board and/or Borough Council, which shall require a statement of information,
including the name of the organization, its purpose, number of persons
expected to be in attendance, expected duration and name(s) of person(s)
in charge and responsible.
S. No person shall disobey a proper order of a police officer or member
of the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council, or disobey or disregard
or fail to comply with any rule or regulation, warning, prohibition,
instruction or direction given by an authorized person and posted
or displayed by sign, notice, bulletin, card, poster or when notified
or informed as to its existence by the Recreation Board and/or Borough
Council or an authorized person.
T. No person shall hunt for, capture or kill or attempt to capture or kill, or aid or assist in the capturing or killing of, in any manner, any wild bird or wild animal of any description, either game or otherwise, except those commonly known as “rats,” and to that end it is unlawful for any person to carry onto or possess in any public park or any property owned or controlled by the Borough a shotgun or rifle or pistol or firearm of any make or weapon as defined under §
120-2 unless specific permission is granted for a designated area by authority of the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council.
[Amended 11-12-2015 by Ord. No. 746]
U. No person shall allow pets to run at large out of control, to ride,
walk, run, feed or graze horses, cattle or any animals of any kind
within any park, unless providing an authorized service.
The use of all parks and/or equipment, buildings and facilities
shall be on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise reserved:
A. By annual permission granted by the Recreation Board and/or Borough
Council for the scheduling of various league games, etc.;
B. For regularly scheduled municipal recreation programs; or
C. By permission granted by the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council
for a specific requested use.
The Recreation Board is authorized to establish additional rules
and regulations as deemed necessary and with approval of the Borough
Council.
Recreation facilities which become hazardous for public use
due to weather, water, fire or unforeseeable conditions may be closed
only at the discretion of the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council
or the Mayor of Trainer Borough.
The police officers of Trainer Borough are charged with enforcement
of the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated
by either the Recreation Board and/or Borough Council.
[Amended 8-11-2005 by Ord. No. 670]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600 and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days.
The tract of land located in the Borough of Trainer between
Ninth Street and Township Line Road, owned by the Borough, having
heretofore been established as a public park of the Borough, has been
designated "Henry Johnson Park."