[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Estell
Manor 8-13-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The City of Estell Manor hereby determines that the establishment
of regulations concerning permissible activities, proper permitting,
facility maintenance, and the establishment of hours of use of Township-owned
parks and property is necessary to further the public health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the Township and to preserve and protect
Township-owned parks and property.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
City of Estell Manor.
A collective number of persons, being 15 or more in number,
whether related or unrelated, participating in an activity or outing
involving the use of any park, playground or recreational area.
Any park, playground, or recreation area owned or operated
by the City of Estell Manor.
The following rules and regulations are hereby established for
all municipal parks, playgrounds and recreational areas presently
or hereafter established by the City of Estell Manor. It shall be
unlawful to violate any of these rules and regulations or such additional
regulations may subsequently be adopted by the City Council:
A.
No alcoholic beverage shall be consumed in or about the City parks,
playgrounds or recreational areas.
B.
No person, other than City personnel engaged in the performance of
their prescribed duties shall drive or move any vehicle on any park,
playground or recreational areas without specific authorization from
the City Council.
C.
No person shall possess or use any motorized vehicles, all-terrain
vehicles (ATVs), mopeds motorized bikes or similar apparatus of any
description on or within any of the parks, playgrounds or recreational
areas of the City.
D.
No person shall operate any bicycle on or within any park, playground,
or recreational area except as posted in such areas. All bicycles
are to be stored and placed in areas designated and posted for such
purposes. This provision shall not apply to police or other public
safety personnel during the course of their prescribed duties.
E.
No camping shall be permitted in any park, playground or recreational
area without specific written permission off the Estell Manor City
Council.
F.
No person shall build, start or maintain a fire within the City Park,
playground or recreational area except in those areas where a grill
fireplace or fire pit has been provided and is maintained for such
purpose by the City.
G.
No person shall take upon any park, playground, or recreational area
any glass container of any size or description.
H.
No person shall deposit or leave any cans, ashes, paper, litter,
food waste, or other refuse within a City park, playground, or recreational
area except in those containers specifically provided and designed
for such use by the City.
I.
No person shall possess, discharge, or use any firearm, bow and arrow,
knife or weapon of any description within, in or on any of the City
parks, playgrounds or recreational areas.
J.
No domestic animals and pets are permitted on any City parks, playgrounds
or recreational areas unless specifically designated as an authorized
pet friendly area.
K.
These rules and regulations may be supplemented by such additional
rules and regulations as the City shall promulgate and post at one
or more of the City parks, playgrounds or recreational areas. Such
rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect as those
rules and regulations set forth in this section.
Any group wishing to use a park, playground or recreational
area must first request and receive a permit from City Council at
least 48 hours in advance of such contemplated usage. Permit applications
may be obtain from the City Clerk's office.
All parks, playgrounds and recreational areas of the City of
Estell Manor shall be closed each day at sunset until 8:00 a.m.
