The following acts by any person within the confines of any
of the playgrounds or recreation centers of the Borough of West View
are hereby prohibited:
A. Climbing trees or cutting, breaking, injuring, defacing or disturbing
any tree, shrub, plant, rock, building, monument, fence, bench or
other structure, apparatus or property; plucking, pulling up, cutting,
taking or removing any tree, shrub, bush, plant or flower; gathering
or taking any fruit or nut; or cutting, writing or marking upon any
building, monument, fence, bench, table or other structure, apparatus
or property.
B. Injuring, defacing or destroying any notices, rules or regulations
posted for the government of the playground.
C. Cutting or removing any wood, turf, grass, soil, rock, sand or gravel.
D. Making or kindling a fire for any purpose except by permit.
E. Indulging in riotous, boisterous, threatening, immoral or indecent
conduct.
F. Using any abusive, threatening, profane, immoral, indecent or suggestive
language.
G. Selling or offering for sale any merchandise, article or thing whatsoever
except through duly authorized concessions.
H. Throwing or depositing any bottle, tin can, broken glass, paper,
clothes, rubbish or offal of any description except in receptacles
provided for that purpose.
I. Leading, permitting to run loose or bringing upon the premises any
animal or fowl whatsoever.
J. Carrying or discharging firearms or fireworks within the limits of
the playground except by permit.
K. Bringing onto any part of the premises presently or hereafter used
as a playground any intoxicating liquor or malt beverage of any kind
whatsoever. No person, while on any part of said premises, shall consume
or imbibe any intoxicating liquor or malt beverage of any kind whatsoever.
The violation of this subsection, or any part thereof, shall make
the offender liable not only for the penalties hereinafter provided
for, but shall subject such offender to permanent exclusion from the
use of the facilities of the playgrounds or recreation centers.
No company, society or organization shall hold or conduct any
picnic, celebration, parade, service or exercise without first obtaining
a permit, and it shall be unlawful for any person to take part in
any picnic, celebration, service or exercise held or conducted contrary
to the provisions hereof.
[Amended 2-2-1977 by Ord. No. 1191]
Each playground or recreation center shall be closed each night
between the hours of 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, and sunrise the following
morning, and the loitering, lounging or being present in any playground
or recreation center at any time within said hours shall be deemed
a violation of this rule, except by permit.
All permits provided for hereunder shall be issued through the
Recreation Board, subject to the approval of the Council.
There is hereby granted to the Recreation Board the authority
to make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for use of the
playgrounds, the violation of which rules and regulations shall be
considered to be a violation of this chapter and shall be subject
to the penalties herein provided.
[Amended 2-2-1977 by Ord. No. 1191]
Any person violating any provision or regulation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge,
be fined a sum not exceeding $300, plus costs of prosecution, and,
upon default of the payment of said fine and costs, shall be committed
to imprisonment in the Allegheny County Jail for a period not exceeding
30 days.