The purpose of the Township's parks is:
A. To provide and encourage recreation for the people of Cecil Township
by the provision of a supervised area.
B. To make available to the general public, by reservation, facilities
for group recreational activities.
C. To provide a family picnic area within the community boundaries.
[Amended 5-7-1990 by Ord.
No. 5-90]
A. Persons or groups desiring the park pavilions will be granted this
privilege, providing all rules and regulations are adhered to. Permission
may be revoked at any time for failure to comply. Use will be granted
on a "first come" basis to Cecil Township residents/businesses; applications
will be accepted from Cecil Township residents and businesses for
use by Cecil Township residents and businesses on a date set; applications
will be accepted from the general public.
(1) Reservations are for pavilions only. Reservation fees shall be set
by the Board of Supervisors annually.
(2) Liability will be assumed by the person signing the application in
regard to any personal or property damage arising.
B. Any activity must be conducted according to law and conform to accepted
good standards of conduct. No meeting or entertainment which is subversive
to the doctrines of the United States or the State of Pennsylvania
or the Township of Cecil will be allowed.
C. Beverages will be permitted only in the pavilion area. Further, any
and all bottles, jugs, glasses, jars or any other glass containers
shall be expressly prohibited on park grounds.
D. No person shall, either by work or act, indulge in any disorderly
or indecent conduct or disturb the peace or good order of the community
within the park, nor shall any person play games of chance therein.
E. Fires are limited to those used for cooking, but only in designated
receptacles, and must be extinguished by the person starting or using
the same.
F. No person shall injure, deface or befoul any part of the park nor
remove or destroy any natural features.
G. Park hours shall be from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. unless special
permission is granted by the Parks and Recreation Board. These hours
will be strictly enforced.
H. Any and all motor vehicles (including, but not limited to, trucks,
automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles or any other motorized
and/or mechanized vehicles) shall be prohibited from entering into,
onto or upon the designated park area except as follows. Any and all
such vehicles as aforesaid shall be parked, placed or otherwise confined
within designated parking areas only. Further, vehicles as aforesaid
may be permitted to enter upon park grounds so long as prior approval
has been requested in writing and secured, and said vehicle(s) shall
be so permitted upon the park grounds for the sole purpose of loading
and unloading and then, only for a reasonable period of time, not
to exceed one hour. Finally, bicycles shall be permitted only on designated
bicycle paths within the park areas.
I. No animals permitted at all.
J. Horseshoe pitching in horseshoe courts only.
K. Note: Any league/team authorized by the Park and Recreation Board
to use the park ball fields will be given first priority on their
use.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof in an action brought
before a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the
enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
Procedures, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000
plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a
term of imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation
of this chapter continues or each section of this chapter which shall
be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.