[Adopted 3-4-1965 by Ord. No. 896 (Ch. 86 of the 1972 Code)]
For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth below:
Shall not include the game commonly known as "softball."[1]
All that certain park area in the Borough of Lansdale bounded
by Main Street, Line Street, Penn Street and Park Drive.
All that certain area within Memorial Park devoted to the
sport of baseball.
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation;
the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include
the feminine and the neuter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "Commission," which immediately
followed this definition, was repealed 7-25-2001 by Ord. No. 1671.
A.
The Memorial Park baseball diamond shall be used only for the sport
of baseball, except that the Parks and Recreation Director may from
time to time grant special permission for another use on a certain
specified occasion. Each such occasion shall require separate permission
of the Parks and Recreation Director. In granting such permission,
the Parks and Recreation Director may make such rules as to the portion
of the diamond to be used and such other rules as it deems desirable
in order to protect the diamond from damage.
[Amended 11-3-1966 by Ord. No. 923; 11-16-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1960]
B.
No use may be made of the Memorial Park, including the baseball diamond,
without the prior written approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation.
The Director of Parks and Recreation may establish such regulations
for the processing and consideration of event and similar requests
for the use of Memorial Park the Director of Parks and Recreation
determines to be appropriate. The Director of Parks and Recreation
may also make such other rules applicable to approved users of Memorial
Park as determined to be appropriate in order to protect Memorial
Park from damage.
[Amended 7-25-2001 by Ord. No. 1671; 11-16-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1960]
C.
Where an admission fee is to be charged spectators attending any
baseball games to be played upon the Memorial Park baseball diamond,
a permit fee in an amount set by resolution of the Borough Council
shall be paid to the Borough of Lansdale; and a permit fee, as set
by Borough Council, per game shall be paid for the scheduling of games
wherein no admission fee is to be charged. Solicitation of contributions
or donations during a game shall not constitute an admission charge
within the meaning of this article.
[Amended 8-15-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-1916]
D.
No person shall trespass upon, injure, deface, remove or damage any
of the buildings, structures, fixtures or turf or any other property
of the Borough of Lansdale located within the Memorial Park baseball
diamond.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge 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 lockup
for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period
not exceeding 30 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
