[Ord. 543, 2/20/2013, § II]
1. General rules and regulations for the use, management, operation
and protection of the parks and recreation places that currently are
or may hereafter be owned, leased, acquired, managed or established
by the Borough of Manor:
A. The parks and recreation places shall be open to the public on such
days and at such times as determined from time to time by the Borough
Council. No person other than authorized officials, consultants, agents,
invitees or employees of the Borough shall be in any park or recreation
place at any time other than the times established by the Borough
Council.
B. No person shall injure, deface, remove, cut or damage any of the
trees, plants, shrubs, grass, turf, buildings, structures or fixtures
therein, or any other property of the Borough located within any park
or recreation place.
C. No person shall remove any bench, seat, table, grill, fire pit, equipment
or facilities from the park or recreation place or change the location
thereof without permission from the person designated by the Borough
Council or Recreation Board to supervise the park or recreation place.
D. No person shall conduct himself/herself within the park so as to
annoy any other person occupying or using any park or recreational
place.
E. No person shall hold any meeting or gathering, assembled through
advertisement or public notice, or any gathering otherwise assembled
and composed of 50 or more persons, within the limits of the park
or recreation place without having first made application to the Borough
Council for a permit therefore. Such permit shall indicate the location
in the park or recreation place where such gathering or meeting shall
be held and such gathering shall not be held at any other location
within the park or recreation place. The application for such permit
shall be in the name of a person who shall be responsible for all
activities and conduct of the group or gathering and compliant with
the rules and regulations. A permit may be refused for any person
or any group at the discretion of the Borough Council.
F. No person shall set up any booth, table or stand for the sale of
any article, item, product or service whatsoever, within the limits
of any park or recreation place without the consent of the Borough
Council, which shall have authority to refuse such consent in any
instance.
G. No person shall dispose of any waste or garbage in the park or recreation
place except in receptacles designated for the respective purpose.
All persons using the park shall dispose of all waste and garbage
left by them in such proper receptacles. No person shall bring to
and dispose of any waste or garbage in the park or recreation place.
H. No person shall injure, deface or destroy any notice, rule or regulation
posted at any place within any park or recreation place by authority
of the Borough Council or Recreation Board or any other authority
of the Borough. Nor shall any person post, at any place within the
park, any notice or placard other than by authority of the Borough
Council or Recreation Board.
I. No person shall set or maintain any fire in any park or recreation
place except in stoves, grills and fireplaces maintained for the purpose
and located by authority of the Borough Council or Recreation Board.
J. No person shall bring alcoholic beverages into the park or recreation
place, either for his/her own use or consumption or for the use or
consumption of any other person.
K. No person shall carry, possess or discharge any explosives, offensive
weapons, slingshots, fireworks, arrows or other unlawful weapons on
or into Borough property that is used for or in connection with any
park, playground or recreational place of the Borough unless prior
permission has been granted by the Borough Council in designated areas.
Police officers and others while engaged in the performance of their
official duties who are exempted pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth
of the Unites States from any prohibition, activity or action provided
above shall likewise be exempt from the application of these provisions.
Further, any person who qualifies for an exception or exemption from
the application of any of the above pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth
or the Unites States shall likewise be excepted or exempted from the
application of these provisions.
L. No person shall hunt for, capture or kill, or attempt to hunt, capture
or kill, or aid or assist in the hunting, capturing or killing of,
in any manner, any wild bird or wild animal of any description, either
game or otherwise, in or on any Borough property that is used for
or in connection with any park, playground or recreational place,
unless prior permission has been granted by the Borough Council in
designated areas. Police officers and others while engaged in the
performance of their official duties who are exempted pursuant to
the laws of the Commonwealth of the Unites States from any prohibition,
activity or action provided above shall likewise be exempt from the
application of these provisions.
M. No person shall operate any motorcycle, all terrain vehicles, utility
terrain vehicles, mini-bike, trail bike, motor vehicle or vehicles
within any park or recreation place.
N. No glass bottles or containers shall be permitted within the limits
of any park or recreation place of Manor Borough.
O. Animals.
(1)
Except for dogs, and subject to the restrictions and conditions
hereinafter set forth, no owner or possessor of any animal, bird,
fowl, reptile or amphibian (hereafter collectively referred to as
"animal"), shall possess, have, cause or permit it to be in or upon
any park or recreation place of the Borough of Manor.
(2)
Any person owning, possessing or controlling any dog may have
the same within any park or recreation place of the Borough of Manor
subject to the following conditions and restrictions:
(a)
No such person shall cause or allow such dog to be unleashed
or unrestrained.
(b)
No such person shall cause or permit such dog to be out of control
sunder any circumstances.
(c)
All dogs in a park or recreation place of the Borough of Manor
shall have a current, valid Pennsylvania dog license, which license
shall be properly displayed upon the dog.
(d)
If required pursuant to the Rabies Prevention and Control in
Domestic Animals and Wildlife Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
3 P.S. § 455.1 et seq., and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, every such dog shall have a rabies vaccination and such
fact shall be properly displayed by the rabies tag upon the dog.
(e)
No dog in any park or recreation place of the Borough of Manor
shall be outfitted with a prong, spike or similar collar.
(f)
Any dog in a park or recreation place of the Borough of Manor
that exhibits aggressive behavior toward any person or animal shall
be prohibited and upon showing of such aggressive behavior must be
removed from the park.
(g)
No leash shall be longer than six feet in length.
(h)
All leashes or other control devices must be continuously maintained
in the hand or hands of the person owning, possessing and controlling
the dog.
(i)
No person owning, possessing or controlling the dog shall permit
or allow the dog to defecate upon any property, personal or real,
unless such person immediately removes the feces and properly disposes
of it. Any such person shall carry with him or her at all times a
suitable container or other suitable instrument for the removal and
proper disposal of such feces. These provisions shall not apply to
a guide dog accompanying a person with a disability.
(j)
No person owning, possessing or controlling a dog in a park
or recreation place of the Borough of Manor shall permit such dog
to bark or act in any manner so as to cause a disturbance of the peace
of any other person within the park or recreation place.
(k)
Any person owning, possessing or controlling a dog shall at
all times have such dog under such control to prevent the dog from
harassing or injuring any other person, property or animal within
the park or recreation place.
[Ord. 543, 2/20/2013, § III]
1. General rules and regulations for the use, management, operation
and protection of any skate park within any park or recreation places
that currently are or may hereafter be owned, leased, acquired, managed
or established by the Borough of Manor:
A. Skate or bike at your own risk. The Borough of Manor does not assume
any responsibility for loss or injury. This is a non-supervised facility.
Please skate wisely at all times. Skateboarding, skating and free
style biking can be hazardous recreational activities.
B. Protective equipment should be used at all times. Use of this facility
may expose the user to serious injury including broken bones, paralysis,
or head injuries. Protective equipment, such as helmets, elbow pads,
knee pads and wrist pads are strongly recommended and encouraged.
C. No person shall alter, change, relocate or remove any bench, seat,
table, grill, fire pit, equipment or facilities from the park or recreation
place or change the location thereof without permission from the person
designated by the Borough Council to supervise the park or recreation
place.
D. No person shall conduct himself/herself within the park so as to
annoy any other person occupying or using any park or recreational
place.
E. No skateboarding, skating or biking shall occur when it is raining
or snowing or when the surface of any part of the areas for skating
or riding is wet or moist.
F. The skate park is self-policing. Please be respectful and courteous
to all other users and all other park patrons.
G. The following are not permitted in the skate park area:
(2)
Smoking and/or tobacco products.
H. Obstacles, ramps, other equipment or materials are not permitted
to be used or added to the facility.
I. Competitive or demonstration events or similar uses of any skate
park require special advanced approval from the appropriate person,
employee, official or entity designated by Borough Council from time
to time. Currently that official is the Borough Manager.
J. Manor Borough, at its discretion, reserves the right to restrict
entry to the facility and ask persons to leave the facility as a result
of disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace, violations or unsafe
behavior. Any person not complying with the above rules or any of
the foregoing rules and regulations will not be permitted to use the
facility.
K. Any person observing any damage, hazardous conditions or other concerns
regarding the skate park or the use of the same is asked to report
any such damage, hazardous conditions or other comments or suggestions
for the use and operation of the skate park to the appropriate person,
employee, official or entity designated by the Borough Council of
the Borough of Manor. Currently that official is the Borough Manager.
[Ord. 543, 2/20/2013, § IV]
Any pavilion or similar facilities within any park or recreation
places may be licensed to a person subject to the specific rules and
regulations for such use as are established from time to time by Resolution
of the Borough Council of the Borough of Manor.
[Ord. 543, 2/20/2013, § V]
The Borough Council shall, from time to time, have the right
and authority to establish, by resolution, the hours or use and operation
of any park, recreation places, skate park, pavilion or similar facilities
and to establish any fees, charges, expenses, or deposits required
for the use of any such park, recreation place, skate park, pavilion
or similar facilities; and to establish any and all agreements or
undertakings that must be entered into between the Borough of Manor
and such person for such use.
[Ord. 543, 2/20/2013, § VI; as amended by A.O.]
1. Any person, who shall violate any provisions of this part or any
of the rules and regulations herein established or established by
resolution of the Borough Council, 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 Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $1,000 plus costs together with reasonable attorney fees and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day or portion of a day that a violation
of the provisions of this part and any rules and regulations promulgated
hereunder exists, shall constitute a separate offense. Further, any
violation of any provision of this part or any rule or regulation
promulgated hereunder shall be considered a separate offense.
2. The Borough Council hereby determines that the provisions of this
part and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder are enacted
for public safety and public health reasons and purposes; and therefore,
are to be and shall be enforced by action brought in the same manner
provided for summary offenses. In the event that a Court of competent
jurisdiction determines that one or more of the provisions of this
part and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder do not regulate
matters of public health or public safety, then such provisions that
do not regulate matters of public health or public safety shall be
enforced by a civil enforcement proceeding and the civil penalty for
any such violation shall not be more than $600 plus costs and reasonable
attorney fees.