[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Jenkintown 8-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following properties owned by the Borough are hereby designated
and dedicated for park and recreational purposes:
A.
The following activities are prohibited in all Borough parks:
(1)
Defacing, injuring, displacing, removing or in any other manner damaging
any monument, fence, sign, walkway, lawn, turf, shrubbery, building,
fruit, plant or any other natural or artificial facility or appurtenance.
(2)
The holding of meetings, group assemblies, musical or theatrical
entertainment or any other gathering arranged through advertising
of any sort without the specific advance approval of the Borough and
obtaining the appropriate permit.
(3)
The soliciting of alms or sale of tickets or any merchandise, wares
or similar items or the posting of any notices, advertisements or
any other article without the specific advance approval of the Borough
and obtaining the appropriate permit.
(4)
The dropping, scattering or otherwise depositing of garbage, wastepaper,
rubbish or any other things except in receptacles placed in the park
for such materials.
(5)
Starting any fires or permitting any fire to continue to burn, except
as permitted in writing by the Borough and obtaining the appropriate
permit.
(6)
The hunting, trapping, injuring, killing or otherwise disturbing
of any birds or animals in the park or the damaging, destruction or
removal of any nest or other home of any animal or bird.
(7)
Allowing dogs to run at large without a leash.
(8)
Discharging of firearms or fireworks.
(10)
The use of any motorized vehicle, except those being operated
in official capacities as police or maintenance or service vehicles,
and also except motorized vehicles which are operating or parked in
the designated paved parking areas and drive aisles within the defined
boundaries of the Town Center Park.
(11)
No gambling or any obscene or indecent act shall be allowed
in the park. No abusive, indecent or threatening language or conduct
that is designed to threaten, harass or intimidate others shall be
allowed in the park.
(12)
No person nor group of persons shall be permitted to loiter
on or in the premises of the park to annoy or disturb, in any manner
whatsoever, any person while on the park premises, nor interfere with,
in any way, their use or enjoyment of the park facilities.
B.
In addition to the prohibitions applicable to all Borough parks,
the following activities are also prohibited in the Cedar Street Morretti
Park:
(1)
The consumption of or possession of any intoxicating liquor, beer,
wine, or other alcoholic beverage, unless approved in advance by the
Borough and obtaining the appropriate permit.
C.
In addition to the prohibitions set forth above, Borough Council
may adopt further rules and regulations governing the use of all parks
and recreation places owned and operated by the Borough by resolution
that may be amended from time to time in the determination of Borough
Council. A copy of the adopted rules and regulations shall be available
for review at the Borough office. Requests for exceptions to the rules
and regulations in this chapter should be made to the Borough Manager.
A.
All parks in the Borough of Jenkintown are hereby designated tobacco-
free and the use of any tobacco product or electronic cigarette, in
any form, shall be prohibited. For purposes of this chapter, the term
"tobacco product" includes the following:
(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; and
(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 A(1) and (2) to the contrary, "tobacco product" includes any component, part, or accessory of a tobacco product, whether 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.
B.
The Borough Manager and Borough Police Chief are hereby authorized
to erect and post appropriate signage in the Borough's parks
identifying them as tobacco-free zones.
C.
In addition to the penalties set forth in this chapter or as permitted
by law, any person who, after one verbal warning, refuses to comply
with this section may be required, by a Borough official or Borough
police officer, to immediately leave the tobacco-free zone.
Any group or visitor desiring exclusive use of a park or portion
of a park, or who by virtue of the large size of the group might diminish
the opportunity for the full enjoyment of the park or portion of the
park by others, must apply to the Borough for a permit.
In addition to adopting rules and regulations governing the
use of all parks and recreation places owned and operated by the Borough,
the Borough shall establish a fee(s) for park permits and other activities
by resolution, which fee(s) may be amended from time to time in the
determination of Borough Council.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys'
fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Each
day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted
to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section
of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate
offense.
