[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Chalfont as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Animals in parks — See Ch. 131, Art. I.
Peddling and soliciting in parks — See Ch. 289, § 289-5.
[Adopted 12-12-2006 by Ord. No. 361 (Ch. 16, Part 2, of the 2010 Code of Ordinances)]
The Council of the Borough of Chalfont, County of Bucks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby enacts this Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan is on file in the Borough offices.
[Adopted 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 372 (Ch. 16, Part 1, of the 2010 Code of Ordinances)]
The following regulations are hereby established for the use and management of all public parks, trails, playgrounds, and recreation and open space lands owned and/or leased by the Borough of Chalfont and designated herein as public lands.
A. 
Littering shall be prohibited. No person shall dispose of waste except in receptacles provided for that purpose.
B. 
Use of profane language, gambling, and immoral actions are prohibited.
C. 
No person shall alter, injure, deface or destroy any notice, posted regulation, plant, tree, shrub, trail, sign, structure, equipment and/or material.
D. 
Unauthorized motor vehicles shall not be permitted within the public area.
E. 
Fires may be built in designated areas only under the permission of the Borough Fire Marshal.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § 153-4, Standards, of Ch. 153, Burning, Open.
F. 
No pet shall be permitted to run at large. All pets shall be contained on a leash no longer than six feet while in any posted public area. All pets in any unposted open space or public lands shall be under proper supervision at all times. As per Chapter 131, Animals, Article I, Excessive Barking of Dogs; Removal of Feces, dogs shall not be permitted to bark excessively or continuously or be permitted to defecate unless the feces is removed immediately.
G. 
Consumption and/or possession of alcoholic and/or malt beverages, narcotics or controlled substances are prohibited at all times.
H. 
Horseback riding shall be prohibited.
I. 
Hunting, shooting and carrying of firearms and/or bows and arrows shall be prohibited.
J. 
All public areas shall be open to Borough residents and nonresidents, except that group requests will require permission of the Public Works Committee as listed herein. User fees shall not be charged except for group requests, which shall pay the appropriate fee pursuant to the Borough of Chalfont Fee Schedule[2] which is in effect at the time of submission of the group use application form, as outlined below.
[2]
Editor's Note: The current Fee Schedule is on file in the Borough offices.
K. 
All public areas shall be open at sunrise and close at dusk unless permission of the Public Works Committee is granted for later use. All public areas shall be closed from dusk to sunrise.
L. 
Groups of 30 or more people using any Borough of Chalfont park, trail, playground, or recreation or open space owned or leased by the Borough of Chalfont shall be required to possess a permit for the use of such areas by the designated group by obtaining the permission of the Borough of Chalfont Public Works Committee after submission of a completed Borough of Chalfont parks group application form and its associated liability waiver and release as then in effect. If, after application, the group is granted permission by the Borough of Chalfont Public Works Committee, said group shall be required to pay a fee based on the Borough of Chalfont Fee Schedule which is in effect at the time of submission of the group use application form.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: The current Fee Schedule is on file in the Borough offices.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the penalty is not paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for collection in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a 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 Bucks County.