[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Watervliet Charter Township 8-24-1963 by Ord. No. 36 (Ch. 20.150 of the Compilation of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
All beaches, parks, and parking lots now or hereafter owned by and/or dedicated to the use of Watervliet Township for public purposes shall be under the supervision of the Township Police Department.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
No person shall violate any of the regulations for the use of such beaches and parks as appear herein or as said regulations may from time to time be promulgated by the Watervliet Township Board, including rules and regulations governing the use of Township parking lots and any regulations governing the parking of cars in or about beaches or parks and upon roads leading into said beaches or parks.
[Amended 9-21-1985]
The following rules and regulations shall be observed in the use of Township beaches and parks:
A. 
Township beaches and parks shall be open to the public for recreational purposes from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. each day. All persons using such beaches and parks shall leave same at the 11:00 p.m. closing hour.
B. 
No person shall litter said Township beaches, parks or parking lots used in connection therewith with papers, cans, bottles or trash of any other kind, nor shall any person in any way deface or destroy any fence or other improvement or structure located thereon, nor any trees, bushes, or other vegetation growing thereon.
C. 
No persons shall start fires on said beaches or parks except in the metal grills placed therein by the Township.
D. 
All vehicles, motor vehicles, and bicycles shall not be allowed on the beaches or piers of the Watervliet Township beaches and parks except in the parking areas. No vehicle shall be parked in the parking area between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for nonresidents of Watervliet Township to park any vehicle in a Watervliet Township beach, park, or parking lot used in connection therewith between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m., or any portion thereof, each day without paying a parking fee, as established by resolution of the Township Board from time to time, to the custodian then in charge thereof. A seasonal parking permit may be obtained by nonresidents from the Watervliet Township Supervisor or Clerk upon payment to them of a fee, established by resolution of the Township Board from time to time.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
B. 
Residents of Watervliet Township may park without charge upon presenting satisfactory proof of residence to the person in charge, or they may obtain a seasonal permit without charge from the Watervliet Township Supervisor or Clerk.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in a Watervliet Township beach, park or parking lot used in connection therewith contrary to the rules established by the Township Board for the use of such parking lot or in any place or manner other than that designated by the custodian thereof. No commercial or freight-carrying vehicle or trailer shall be parked in a Township parking lot.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, punished by a fine of not to exceed $500 and the costs of prosecution or, in default of the payment thereof, by imprisonment in the county jail, for not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. The imposition of any sentence shall not exempt the offender from compliance with the requirements of this chapter.