[Ord. 431, 7/10/1973, § 1; as amended by Ord. 479,
5/22/1978, § 1; by Ord. 499, 1/7/1980, § 1; by
Ord. 572, 8/3/1987, §§ 1,2; and by Ord. 743-06, 10/23/2006]
The following rules and regulations shall be in force in any
and all parks, playgrounds and other outdoor recreation places owned
and under the control of the Borough of Hamburg through its Borough
Manager; and, as used in this Part, the word "park" shall mean and
apply to the crosshatched areas depicted on Exhibit A, attached hereto
and made a part hereof, and as more fully described in Exhibit B,
attached hereto and made a part hereof.[1] In this Part, the singular shall include the plural, the
plural shall include the singular, the masculine shall include the
feminine, and the word "person" shall mean any natural person, partnership,
association, firm, company, trust or corporation.
A.
All parks shall be open daily between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and
8:00 p.m. from May through September and 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. October
through April, at which time all activities in the park shall cease;
provided, however, that the park may remain open for the extended
hours as specifically authorized by the Borough and the Park and Properties
Committee. Overnight camping in any park may be authorized by permit
by the Borough and the Park and Properties Committee. Said permits
shall state the location of the camping spot, the number of persons
permitted to camp pursuant to the permit, and the days and hours when
the permit shall be in force. No person camping pursuant to any such
permit shall violate any condition set forth in such permit.
B.
The Borough may temporarily close the park for weather or other emergencies,
protection or maintenance of facilities, wildlife management purposes
or for other reasons of public safety.
C.
No person shall injure, deface, destroy, remove, cut or damage any
tree, plant, shrub, turf, building, structure, facility or fixture
or other Borough property in any park.
D.
No person shall remove any bench, seat or table from any park.
E.
No person shall use profane language in any park or conduct himself
in any lewd, immoral or commonly objectionable manner within the park
or conduct himself so as to annoy any other person using the park
for recreational purposes.
F.
Within the limits of any park, no person shall undertake any commercial
activity nor set up or maintain any booth, table or stand, mobile
or otherwise, for any commercial activity unless specifically authorized
by the Borough and the Park and Properties Committee, with "commercial
activity" being defined as any activity where a fee is charged for
a product or service, whether or not any money is exchanged at the
park.
G.
No person shall dispose of any waste or garbage in any park except
in receptacles designated for such purposes. All persons using a park
shall dispose of all waste and garbage left by them in such proper
receptacles. No person shall discard, deposit, place or cast any garbage
or waste upon the ground or in any waters of the park. Dumpsters in
the park are for use only by park personnel and not for use by unauthorized
persons.
H.
No person shall boat, swim, bathe, wade or enter into any waters
or waterways anywhere in the park except in those facilities especially
created and designated for swimming and bathing.
I.
No person shall set or maintain any fire in any park except in grills,
stoves and fireplaces located and maintained by the Borough for cooking
purposes; provided, however, that gas or charcoal grills may be brought
into the park by users thereof and used only in certain picnic areas
designated with appropriate signage and approved for such grill use
by the Borough. The Borough Council reserves the right to establish
and amend such designated areas by motion at a public meeting from
time to time. Any proper grill use hereunder shall be extinguished
upon leaving the site, shall not be left unattended, and hot coals
shall be disposed of only in trash containers or areas designated
with appropriate signage and approved for such disposal by the Borough.
[Amended by Ord. No. 868-2022, 8/23/2022]
J.
No person shall bring into, consume upon or have in his possession
or control any alcoholic or intoxicating beverage or controlled substances
in any park, either for his own use or for the use of any other person.
K.
Except on Park Road as permitted by state law, no person shall drive,
operate or ride in or upon any automobile, truck, tractor, motorbike,
motorized scooter, motorcycle, minibike, snowmobile or motorized vehicle
or device of any sort, nor shall the owner of any such vehicle or
device permit or allow another person to drive, operate or ride in
or upon the same.
L.
Except on Park Road as permitted by state law or as otherwise specifically
designated, no person shall bring any bicycle, skateboard, skates
or roller blades into any park or ride upon the same therein.
M.
No person shall bring any animal into the park except that labeled
as "Municipal Park along the Schuylkill River south end" on Exhibit
A, attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "animal area"); provided,
however, that seeing-eye dogs aiding an individual with restricted
vision will be permitted in all areas of the park as long as they
remain leashed.
N.
All persons are required to immediately clean up any animal fecal
matter in the animal area and dispose of same in a sanitary manner.
O.
No person shall engage in any park in any kind of gambling game or
activity at which money or other valuable thing may or shall be played
for or staked or betted upon.
P.
All games, athletics or sports activities for which specific facilities
or areas shall have been provided in any park shall be confined to
such facilities or areas. Games, athletics or sports activities for
which no specific facilities or areas shall have been provided and
which are not contrary to any other rule, regulation or law may be
conducted or participated in within the park, provided that such conduct
shall not annoy, disturb, inconvenience or endanger any other person
in the park. The playing of golf or the use of golfing equipment is
specifically prohibited in the park.
Q.
No person shall injure, deface or destroy any notice, rule or regulation
posted at any place within any park by authority of the Borough, the
Recreation Board or any other lawful authority, nor shall any person
post, place or otherwise display, attach or erect at any location
within any park any notice, posters, signs, leaflets, placards, or
similar type material, other than by authority of the Borough Council
or Borough Manager.
R.
Any profit-making organization using any park shall carry liability
insurance approved by the Borough in an amount deemed sufficient by
the Borough Council to provide adequate insurance coverage based on
the type of event being held. Any such insurance policy must be submitted
to the Borough for review at least 30 days prior to the event being
planned and shall name the Borough as an additional insured.
S.
No person shall use or operate any motorized and/or remote-controlled
vehicles, toys or airplanes or use any jump houses, trampolines, dump
tanks or metal detectors, unless specifically authorized by the Borough
and the Park and Properties Committee.
T.
No person shall undertake paragliding, parasailing, hang gliding
or parachute jumping unless specifically authorized by the Borough
and the Park and Properties Committee.
U.
No person shall fail to promptly heed and obey a request or instruction
of the Borough Manager, Recreation Director or other supervisory recreation
personnel to cease and desist from any form or mode of conduct or
activity contrary to or detrimental to the health, safety and general
welfare of others or in violation of any rule or regulation.
V.
Nothing stated in this Part or in any agreements or permits resulting
therefrom shall in any way be taken to preclude or prohibit any authorized
work or maintenance to or in the park by Borough employees or its
authorized agents, servants, employees or contractors.
W.
No person, group of persons or entity shall be permitted to reserve
for exclusive use or rent a picnic pavilion for less than one hour
per day.
[Added by Ord. No. 868-2022, 8/23/2022]
X.
No person, group of persons or entity shall erect or occupy any tent,
stand or other structure except in certain areas designated with appropriate
signage and approved for such use by the Borough. The Borough Council
reserves the right to establish and amend such designated areas by
motion at a public meeting from time to time. This prohibition shall
not apply to group events and gatherings that have been preapproved
or sponsored by the Borough and evidenced by a proper permit or other
written permission from the Borough Manager or the Borough Council.
[Added by Ord. No. 868-2022, 8/23/2022]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibits A and B are on file in the Borough
offices.
[Ord. 431, 7/10/1973, § 2; as amended by Ord. 743-06,
10/23/2006]
The Borough Council may, at its discretion, establish and/or
adopt, by resolution, fees for engaging in specific activities and/or
for the use of specific facilities in any park pursuant to written
applications and/or agreements.
[Ord. 431, 7/10/1973, § 3; as amended by Ord. 572,
8/3/1987, § 3; and by Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment of said
fine and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Ord. 559, 7/7/1986, § 1; as amended by Ord. 560,
10/6/1986, § 1]
The following rules and regulations are hereby established by
the Borough Council of the Borough of Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania,
for any and all persons entering into the watershed area for the Borough
of Hamburg:
A.
No fishing, swimming, wading, damming, altering or placing/throwing
rocks or other debris into any body of water.
B.
No trespassing or hunting on spillway, catwalk or dambreast.
C.
Animals are not allowed in dam or streams and shall be under the
control of their owner at all times.
D.
No vehicles of any type, licensed or unlicensed, allowed on watershed
property.
E.
No cutting or removal of trees or plant life.
F.
No erecting tree stands, huts or blinds.
G.
No trespassing into any enclosed area within the watershed.
H.
No littering.
I.
No alcoholic beverages of any type.
J.
No overnight parking without permission of Borough Secretary.
K.
No camping except in designated areas.
L.
No open campfires within watershed except where designated.
[Ord. 559, 7/7/1986, § 2; as amended by Ord. 680,
12/28/1998]
Any person wishing to obtain permission for parking, camping
and/or establishing campfires may obtain permission by calling the
Hamburg Borough Secretary at the Hamburg Borough Office.
[Ord. 559, 7/7/1986, § 3; as amended by Ord. 680,
12/28/1998]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment of said
fine and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
