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Except where otherwise indicated by context, the following definitions
shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter.
A vehicle with treads, wheels or both, designed to traverse
varied, uneven terrain as well as roads.
Supervisors of Hemlock Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
Any self-propelled vehicle or vehicle propelled or drawn
by a self-propelled vehicle, including any vehicle commonly referred
to as a snowmobile, ATV or similar.
The Township of Hemlock, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
Any natural or other person, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, company or organization of any kind.
Any land owned or leased by the Township for the use of the
public for any one or combination of the following uses, to-wit: recreation,
amusement, playground and field, swimming beaches, trails and trail
ways and any area used by the public for relaxation.
A building, structure, field, court or park which has organized
activities for teams and individuals or which provides active facility
sites for non-organized leisure play.
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1.
The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time, review or alter
the rules and regulations reasonably necessary to have a proper and
effective administration of this Part.
A.
Defacing or Destroying Property Prohibited. No person shall willfully
mark, deface, destroy, damage or impair the value of any public or
private property located within any public park or recreational facility
in the Township including buildings, structures, signs, trees, shrubs,
grass, walkways, lighting, playground equipment or vegetation or similar
located therein.
B.
Littering Prohibited. No person shall litter, cast or throw rubbish,
trash or garbage in any public park or recreational facility, including
any surrounding water area within the Township except in containers
and receptacles duly designated for said purpose.
C.
Parking and Driving All-Terrain and Motor Vehicles. No all-terrain
or motor vehicle shall be driven in a public park or recreational
facility, except on roadways and trail ways designated and developed
for said purposes. No motor vehicles shall be parked in any public
park, recreational facility, public paths and trail ways, except in
those areas duly posted, designated or developed for the parking of
motor vehicles.
D.
Park Hours. All park or recreational facility hours shall be from
dawn until dusk of each day, year round. No person shall enter any
park or recreational facility before dawn and all persons shall leave
on or before dusk. No motor or all-terrain vehicle shall be parked
in a public park or recreational facility, except in those hours designated
in which said parks or facilities are open to the public.
E.
Speed of Vehicles. No person shall operate a motor vehicle at a greater
speed than 15 m.p.h. in any park or recreation facility.
F.
Alcoholic Beverages. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited at all times
in all parks and recreational facilities.
G.
Open Fire Prohibited. No person shall build a fire in any area in
a park or recreational facility, except in fireplaces or receptacles
duly provided for said purpose.
H.
Domestic Animals. No domestic animals shall be permitted in any public
park or recreational facility, unless on a leash at all times and
only in areas permitted.
I.
Camping and/or Vagrancy. No camping or overnight stays shall be permitted
at any time in any public park or recreational facility in the Township.
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No person other than Township employees or designated Township
agents shall cut and/or remove trees, shrubs, bushes or other vegetation,
including seeds or spores, from any Township park, recreational facility
or property owned by the Township.
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Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, 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 less than $300, nor more than
$1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation
of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be
found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
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This Part may be enforced by law enforcement officers and Zoning
Officer of Hemlock Township.
