[Ord. 309, 12/3/1973, § 1; as amended by Ord. 348, 1/4/1982; and by Ord. 607, 10/6/1997]
For the purpose of this Part, "recreation places" shall mean and include all parks, playgrounds, swimming pools and recreation places, and protected nature preserves such as Lechauweki Springs Park, now or after owned or maintained by the Borough of Fountain Hill.
[Ord. 309, 12/3/1973, § 2]
The rules and regulations herein set forth apply to all said recreation places.
[Ord. 309, December 3, 1973, § 3]
The said recreation places are for the benefit and pleasure of the residents of the Borough of Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, and all persons who use said facilities shall be subject to the rules and regulations herein set forth and amendments thereto.
[Ord. 309, 12/3/1973, § 4; as amended by Ord. 348, 1/4/1982]
The said recreation places or any of them may be closed during such hours as Borough Council may deem appropriate, and all persons found within said recreation place or places during said hours shall be subject to the penalties herein provided.
[Ord. 309, 12/3/1973, § 5; as amended by Ord. 348, 1/4/1982; by Res. 89-16, 5/1/1989; by Ord. 607, 10/6/1997; and by Res. 99-07, 7/6/1999]
1. 
No person shall commit any of the following acts within any of said recreation places:
A. 
Commit any disorderly or immoral act;
B. 
Be intoxicated or drink any alcoholic beverages;
C. 
Throw, deposit, or drain any offensive substances of any kind, or deposit paper, fruit, lunch baskets, or other refuse in any place save in receptacles provided therefor;
D. 
Sleep on the ground or elsewhere, except in such places and at such times which may be designated by the Borough Council;
E. 
Utter loud, profane, offensive, or indecent language;
F. 
Violate any rules and regulations adopted by Borough Council, provided such rules and regulations are posted at least seven days in advance in Borough Hall and in the recreation place to which they apply.
(1) 
Rule 1. The playground supervisor, appointed by Borough Council, and under the general direction of the Recreation Committee and the Executive Secretary, shall coordinate and supervise activities for adults, youths and children of the Borough. The Borough Council will hire other staff to assist the playground supervisor in carrying out his/her duties. The staff comprised of assistant supervisors and maintenance/hand-outs will be under the general supervision of the playground supervisor.
(2) 
Rule 2. All children, residents and nonresidents, under the age of 18 years shall be required to register with the playground supervisor or his/her designated staff prior to engaging in any Borough-sponsored recreation activities. Nonresidents shall be permitted to participate in these activities, provided that any entry fee of $20 per family is paid in advance to the Borough of Fountain Hill. The fee shall also cover the use of Borough-owned equipment. The playground supervisor shall develop any forms practicable for assuring proper registration of children and for handing out of the equipment.
(3) 
Rule 3. The playground supervisor shall organize and coordinate activities conducive for the development of a well- rounded recreation program. The playground supervisor shall have the discretion in assigning the use of the playground area such as the basketball courts and adjacent open areas for conducting the following activities: children's arts and crafts, preschool hour, bike time, stickball leagues, youth and adult basketball, volleyball, touch football, Friday evening shows/contests, soccer, ultimate frisbee, street hockey, adult softball, touch football and camp-outs Olympics. This list is not a complete list, and it is not intended to prohibit other activities as the playground supervisor sees fit.
(4) 
Rule 4. Whenever an activity as described in Subsection 1F(3) is scheduled, the playground supervisor shall have the authority to designate a specific portion of the playground and adjacent grass areas for Borough-sponsored activities. Activities so designated and assigned by the playground supervisor shall have priority over the general use of the playground area and other recreation area. The playground supervisor, and/or his/her designated assistants, shall have the authority to request children and adults not preregistered or scheduled to participate in such Borough-sponsored activities to leave the designated and assigned areas used for such activities until the activities are completed. Once the activities cease, the area may be utilized by the general public for its intended purpose.
(5) 
Rule 5. It is encouraged that children and adults wear proper attire suited for the individual activity in which they participate. Mandatory at all time shall be the use of a protective footwear. No barefoot activities shall be conducted on the playground. This will also apply to unsupervised activities.
(6) 
Rule 6. There will be no roller blades on the courts or other areas during the hours the playground is open and supervised. The days and hours of operation shall be posted at a visible place and approved by the Recreation Committee.
(7) 
Rule 7. Proper staff/children ratio shall be imposed for organizations that request the use of the playground for activities. The playground supervisor and/or his/her designee shall have the authority to promulgate a reasonable ratio.
(8) 
Rule 8. The playground supervisor and/or assistant supervisors shall have the authority to enforce these rules or any other promulgated rules applicable to the operations of the playground.
2. 
The following rules and regulations herein set forth apply to all recreation places:
A. 
No abuse of equipment.
B. 
No glass bottles.
C. 
No loitering - 9:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.
D. 
No littering.
E. 
No alcoholic beverages.
F. 
No skateboards - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., May - September.
G. 
No bikes - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., May - September.
H. 
No animals.
I. 
No profanities.
J. 
No fires or cooking of food. (The Fountain Hill Little League shall be exempt from this prohibition.)
[Added by Ord. 807, 11/3/2014]
3. 
The following rules shall apply to Lechauweki Springs Park, in addition to the rules prescribed in Subsection 2:
A. 
No fires or cooking of food.
[Amended by Ord. 807, 11/3/2014]
B. 
No alcoholic beverages.
C. 
No fishing.
D. 
No tree cutting.
E. 
No motorized vehicles.
F. 
No removal of any material.
G. 
No throwing of any material into pond.
H. 
No defacing stone walls, equipment, interpretive signs, gazebo, benches and picnic tables.
I. 
No entering pond.
J. 
No disorderly conduct.
K. 
No harming mammals, birds and fish.
[Ord. 309, 12/3/1973, § 6; as amended by Ord. 348, 1/4/1982]
Any person or persons violating any of the foregoing rules and regulations shall, upon conviction thereof before the District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 and costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one day for each $10 of the balance of unpaid fine and costs.
[Ord. 333, 8/6/1979]
Dogs, cats and other pets are prohibited on recreation places in the Borough of Fountain Hill, except in such places and at such times which may be designated by Borough Council.