[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Collegeville 3-2-1983 by Ord. No. 318 (Part 9, Ch. 2, of the 1985 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-15-2021 by Ord. No. 606]
The Karn property located across from Ninth Avenue to the Borough line with Perkiomen Township, between Route 29 and the Perkiomen Creek, and the Mill property located on the east side of Route 29, including the 1,740 feet by irregular on the Lower Providence side of the creek, have been designated as passive recreation and open space for use by the citizens of Collegeville.
[Amended 3-15-2021 by Ord. No. 606]
The ballpark and playground, located on Park Avenue between Third and Fourth Avenues, the Scout Cabin, located on Clamer Avenue, and Hunsberger Woods have been designated as active recreation areas.
[Amended 12-5-1990 by Ord. No. 384]
A. 
Passive recreation. The passive recreation areas designated in § 449-1 are open throughout the year to all Borough residents and their guests, when accompanied by Borough residents. They are open between 7:00 a.m. and darkness.
B. 
Active recreation. The active recreation area is open throughout the year to all Borough residents and their guests when accompanied by Borough residents. The ballpark and playground are open between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Areas within the ballpark and playground which receive lighting from within the park will be considered to be open while the lights are on.
C. 
No person shall be within the passive recreation and open spaces or active recreation areas between the time of darkness or the time when the lights are extinguished at 9:30 p.m. and until 7:00 a.m. except during fishing season, when licensed individuals for that purpose will be permitted in passive recreation areas. Parking along the park property on Fourth Avenue after 9:30 p.m. is prohibited, and persons so illegally parked shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in § 640-26.
[Amended 3-15-2021 by Ord. No. 606]
D. 
Darkness shall be specifically defined to mean 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sun-up during the prevailing time legally established and in effect under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
No person shall sell, or set up any booth, table or stand for the sale of any article within the limits of any of the park areas without the consent of the Borough Park and Recreation Committee, which shall have authority to refuse such consent in any instance.
No person shall dispose of any waste or garbage in the park lands, except in a receptacle designated for the respective purposes; and, all persons using any of the park areas shall dispose of all waste and garbage left in proper receptacles.
[Amended 12-7-2022 by Ord. No. 615]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ON OR ABOUT THE PERSON
The location of any container, bottle, or can containing any alcoholic beverage which is nearby, close at hand, convenient of access, and within reach of the party.
OPENED
The condition of a container whose cap, cork, top, or other closing device has been removed, or the condition of a can which is punctured or pulled open so as to break its seal.
POSSESSION
The exercising of the conscious dominion or control over any container, bottle, or can containing an alcoholic beverage.
PUBLIC PLACE
A public place shall be considered within the street right-of-way of the Borough of Collegeville, including sidewalk, along with any public grounds owned by the Borough of Collegeville.
B. 
Possession or consumption in public prohibited. No person shall have on or about his or her person, possess, carry, or transport liquor, wine, beer, or other alcoholic beverages in opened containers in or about any public sidewalk, street, alley, walkway, public park or playground, or any other public place in the Borough of Collegeville. No person shall drink or consume liquor, wine, beer, or any other alcoholic beverages in or upon any streets, sidewalks, alleys, walkways, public parks or playgrounds, or any other public place in the Borough of Collegeville.
C. 
Applicability. The prohibitions contained in the within section shall not apply to any person engaged or participating in any event for which a license has been issued by the Borough of Collegeville or a state or federal government agency permitting for possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on or upon any public place or places and subject to the conditions within the license.
D. 
License; fee. A license may be issued by the Mayor or Police Chief to permit the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public places at specific times and at specific locations and for specific locations and for specific purposes for the promotion of any public parade, celebration, or other similar event. Said license may only be issued upon payment of a fee, which shall be established from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council, and the submission of an application to the Mayor or Police Chief of the Borough of Collegeville. Said application shall include:
(1) 
The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity requesting the license.
(2) 
The purpose for which the license is requested.
(3) 
The specific times and places for which the application is made.
(4) 
Any such further information as may be required by the Secretary or Manager of the Borough of Collegeville.
(5) 
In the event that any of the information application is misrepresented or in the event that any type of disturbance is caused in the public area at the event for which the license has been issued, the license may be revoked by the Collegeville Police Department or any office thereof.
(6) 
Proof of insurance for the event in an amount as required by the Secretary or Manager of the Borough of Collegeville, and name the Borough of Collegeville as an additional insured.
(7) 
Proof of PLCB license that allows the sale of alcohol off-premises.
(8) 
Provide a hold harmless/indemnification for the Borough of Collegeville for any claims that may arise from the sale of alcohol on Borough property.
(9) 
Applications must be submitted to the Borough for review more than 30 days prior to the proposed event.
[Amended 4-21-1997 by Ord. No. 440; 1-5-1998 by Ord. No. 446]
No person shall hunt (or do any form of hunting) with any instrument used therefor within the boundaries of any Borough park, it being the intent of the Borough to create in the public parks conditions favorable to birds, bird life, and animals for the benefit and enjoyment of the public to whom the parks will be open.
A. 
With the exception of parking passenger or Borough vehicles in the parking lot at Hunsberger Woods, no person shall operate any motor-powered vehicle within any of the park lands except as required by an emergency or park maintenance. Minibikes, motorbikes, go-carts, snowmobiles, or any other like vehicle propelled by gasoline internal combustion engine or propelled by any other kind of fuel are expressly prohibited in park areas.
[Amended 3-15-2021 by Ord. No. 606]
B. 
Motor vehicles will be permitted within the park lands for firefighting purposes as well as for diving training purposes.
No fires shall be made, tended or maintained within any park area, except that authorized scouting groups may light fires in park areas during scout merit badge training programs after having received a permit from Borough Council.
Pets must be on a leash which shall measure less than six feet in length, and such pets must not be permitted to annoy any person or other animal within a park area.
[Added 3-15-2021 by Ord. No. 606[1]]
A. 
All Collegeville parks and recreational areas are designated tobacco-free, and the use of any tobacco product or electronic cigarette, in any form, shall be prohibited hereafter.
B. 
"Tobacco product" includes:
(1) 
Any product containing, made, or derived from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff;[2] and
[2]
Note: This list of products is subject to adjustment via resolution to conform to terms used in specific state or local laws.
(2) 
Any electronic device that delivers nicotine or other substances to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, pipe, or hookah.
(3) 
Notwithstanding any provision of Subsection B(1) and (2) to the contrary, "tobacco product" includes any component, part, or accessory of a tobacco product, whether or not sold separately. "Tobacco product" does not include any product that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product or for other therapeutic purposes where such product is marketed and sold for such an approved purpose.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former § 449-17, Violations and penalties, as § 449-19.
[Added 3-15-2021 by Ord. No. 606]
The parks and recreation areas rules and regulations and related fee amounts may be amended by resolution as deemed necessary or desirable by Borough Council.
[Amended 3-1-1989 by Ord. No. 363]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter (except for the parking prohibitions in § 449-3C) shall, upon conviction by a Magisterial District Judge, within the magisterial district of which the Borough is a part, pay a fine of not more than $600, and upon default in the payment of the fine and costs of prosecution, be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not more than 10 days.