[Ord. No. 4-2008, § 1, 5/13/2008; Ord. No. 2-2023, 4/25/2023]
1. 
The parks, playgrounds, community room, recreational facilities and/or recreational areas owned and operated by the Township of South Hanover (hereinafter "park, playground, community room, recreational facilities and/or recreational areas") and the various programs conducted by the Township of South Hanover Parks and Recreation Department (hereinafter "Parks and Recreation Department") on or in those facilities shall be governed by the regulations below.
2. 
The purpose of these regulations is to insure, to the greatest extent possible, the provision of parks, recreational areas, and recreational programs to the residents of the Township of South Hanover and other users is a safe, secure, environmentally responsible, and wholesome environment.
[Ord. No. 4-2008, § 1, 5/13/2008; Ord. No. 2-2023, 4/25/2023]
1. 
Any park, playground, outdoor recreational facility and/or recreational area shall be available for public use only from sunrise to sunset unless other hours are posted by the Township of South Hanover Board of Supervisors.
2. 
The indoor recreational facilities shall be available for public use from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., unless otherwise approved by the Township of South Hanover Board of Supervisors.
3. 
If any outdoor park, playground, recreational facility and/or recreational area is equipped with proper and authorized lighting equipment, the Township of South Hanover Board of Supervisors shall establish permitted hours for the use of such facility.
4. 
All persons entering in or upon any park, playground, community room, recreational facility and/or recreational area during the hours when the facility is not open according to the times set forth herein or permitted by the Township of South Hanover Board of Supervisors shall be considered trespassers and may be prosecuted as such.
[Res. No. 142-1979, 1/16/1979; Ord. No. 4-2008, § 1, 5/13/2008; Ord. No. 2-2023, 4/25/2023]
1. 
The following acts are not permitted by any person on or within any park, playground, community room, recreational facility and/or recreational area or when attending programs sponsored by the Township of South Hanover Parks and Recreation Board unless specifically permitted in writing by the Township of South Hanover Parks and Recreation Board.
A. 
Committing any disorderly, destructive, or immoral act, or taking any action that may risk bodily injury to any person.
B. 
Bringing or consuming any alcoholic beverages onto such facility without first obtaining permission from the Township of South Hanover Board of Supervisors and a permit from the Township of South Hanover.
C. 
Bringing any controlled substances onto such facility, being intoxicated or under the influence of controlled substances or possessing controlled substances other than medication prescribed by a physician for medical treatment of the person in possession of the same.
D. 
Use of tobacco in any form, including without limitation, smoking, vaping, smokeless tobacco, and any other form of e-cigarettes within any park, playground, recreational facility, or Township of South Hanover property. All parks shall be posted as smoke-free areas, including medical marijuana.
E. 
Gambling, soliciting, or selling of any kind, except for authorized concessions and farmer's markets.
F. 
Throwing or discarding upon any roadway, park, playground, or recreational area, paper, bottles, cans, or debris of any nature or in any other way littering the premises, including damaging or tampering with trash or recycling receptacles.
G. 
Creating, or maintaining any open fire and/or building fire, or using charcoal grills of any type, except as otherwise permitted in areas specifically designated for that purpose.
H. 
Camping or sleeping anywhere on Township of South Hanover Property.
I. 
Hunting, trapping, or removing wild game of any kind from the Township of South Hanover Property.
J. 
Use of explosives.
K. 
Carrying without a license to carry a firearm or discharging firearms, air rifles, air pistols, BB guns, fireworks, slingshots, bows and arrows or any other deadly weapon on the premises or off the premises in such a way as to endanger the safety of any person or property.
L. 
Use of any equipment to either amplify voice, music, or any other sound except that personal radios or a musical instrument may be used, if the volume is kept at a reasonable level unless otherwise permitted by the Township of South Hanover.
M. 
Use of profane or vulgar language, and/or boisterous, immoral, or indecent conduct.
N. 
Washing, waxing, repairing or in any other way servicing a motor vehicle.
O. 
Violating the rules or regulations relating to the use of any building or place on the premises.
P. 
Defacing, injuring or destroying any notice posted by order of the Township of South Hanover Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. No. 4-2008, § 1, 5/13/2008; Ord. No. 2-2023, 4/25/2023]
1. 
All cars, motorcycles or other motorized vehicles shall be operated only in areas designated as driveways or parking areas. No vehicles are permitted on turf or field areas.
2. 
A dog/pet owner or keeper must immediately collect and dispose of all feces deposited by any dog/pet owned or under his/her control on any park, playground, recreational facility, or Township of South Hanover property. Said owner or keeper shall dispose of feces in a sanitary manner.
3. 
A dog/pet owner or keeper shall at all times properly restrain or leash any dog/pet under his/her control on a park, playground, recreational facility, or Township of South Hanover property.
4. 
Any person using a park, playground, recreational facility, or Township of South Hanover property must place any trash and approved recyclable materials in the provided South Hanover Township recycling and trash receptacles.
[Res. No. 142-1979, 1/16/1979; Ord. No. 3-1995, 9/12/1995; Ord. No. 4-2008, § 1, 5/13/2008; Ord. No. 2-2023, 4/25/2023]
1. 
Township of South Hanover employees shall have the authority to give direction to the public and to enforce the provisions of this article.
2. 
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 per occurrence, plus costs and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.