Borough of Dormont, PA Parks and Recreation Areas

The municipal swimming pool maintained and kept up by the Borough within the Dormont Public Park, and shall include the swimming pool, bathhouse, bathhouse equipment and grounds within the swimming pool enclosure.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: The original definition of "tennis courts," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 1433.

§ 150-2 Use of identification pass or tag restricted.

It shall be unlawful for any person who is the purchaser of any Borough resident swimming pool identification pass or resident swimming pool identification tag to loan, assign or transfer the same to any other person.

It shall be unlawful for a person to enter the swimming pool by means of or by presentation of a resident swimming pool identification pass or tag which was, when purchased from the Borough, issued to a person other than the person presenting the same.

It shall be unlawful for any person to enter the swimming pool without first presenting a lawful swimming pool identification pass or tag or payment of a fee.

[Added 5-24-1976 by Ord. No. 1217[1]]

[1]

Editor's Note: Original § 16.4, Tennis courts, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 1433.

Forfeiture; penalties.

(1)

Any resident swimming pool identification pass or tag, when presented by a person other than the purchaser thereof to whom the pass or identification tag was issued, shall be forthwith forfeited, taken possession of by the Borough officials and become the property of the Borough.

(2)

Any person violating the provisions of this article by loaning, assigning or transferring to another his or her resident swimming pool identification pass shall forfeit such pass or tag, and the Dormont Borough Manager shall have the right to refuse the issuance of another tag to such person during that year.

[Amended 2-2-2015 by Ord. No. 1606]

(3)

Any person, being the purchaser of an identification pass or tag as referred to in this article, violating the provisions of this article shall, in addition to the forfeiture of his or her identification pass or tag and privileges, be subject to a fine.

(4)

Any person who enters the swimming pool without first presenting a lawful swimming pool identification pass or tag or payment of a fee shall be subject to a fine.

[Added 5-24-1976 by Ord. No. 1217]

§ 150-3 Unauthorized use of pool prohibited.

[Added 6-1-1970 by Ord. No. 1141]

No person, other than those who have secured the prior written approval of the Dormont Borough Manager and the authorized agents, permittees and employees of the Borough of Dormont, shall swim in or enter the water of the Dormont Borough swimming pool or be upon the enclosed grounds of the swimming pool at any time for any reason or purpose whatsoever except during the hours said Dormont Borough swimming pool is open for use by the public.

§ 150-4 Violations and penalties.

[Added 6-1-1970 by Ord. No. 1141; amended 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 1433; 2-2-2015 by Ord. No. 1606]

Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding 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 correctional facility for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county correctional facility for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce this article in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County.

Article II Smoking and Tobacco Use

[Adopted 8-1-2016 by Ord. No. 1617]

§ 150-5 Smoking prohibited in Borough parks.

The carrying of any kind of lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette or any other lighted smoking equipment and any other use of tobacco products is strictly prohibited in the Borough of Dormont Public Parks and recreational areas.