The following rules and regulations are applicable to all Radnor Township park and recreation areas.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Radnor as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-28-1975 by Ord. No. 1607 (Ch. 96 of the 1974 Code)]
[Amended 6-29-1977 by Ord. No. 77-18]
The park and recreation areas shall be open from dawn until dark throughout the year. Use at any other time shall be by written authorization of the Recreation Department.
The use of ballfields, picnic areas, camping areas and conservation areas by sponsored or organized groups of more than 10 persons shall be by permit only and shall be scheduled by the Recreation Department.
[Amended 8-6-1979 by Ord. No. 79-21; 4-25-1983 by Ord. No. 83-16; 10-13-1997 by Ord. No. 97-32; 10-11-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-38; 2-26-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01; 7-21-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-03]
A.
The following are prohibited:
(1)
Damaging, defacing, destroying or removing any property, vegetation, building, equipment or notices.
(2)
Discarding of trash, garbage or other litter except into containers provided for that purpose.
(3)
Possession or use of any type of firearms where such possession or use is in violation of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6101 et seq. Archery equipment may only be used in special areas as may be provided for such use.
(4)
Possession or use of alcoholic beverages.
(5)
Fires, except in facilities especially provided for that purpose.
(6)
Boisterous, immoral or indecent actions or conduct annoying to other users of the park.
(7)
Motorized vehicles, except licensed vehicles on designated roadways and within posted speed limits weighing less than 10,000 pounds. Verbal permission may be given by the Township Manager and/or the Director of Parks and Recreation for vehicles over 10,000 pounds.
(8)
Pets running free. Pets may accompany owners when under control unless specifically prohibited and posted by the Township. Additionally, the Township has posted specific leash requirements as follows:
(a)
Dogs may accompany their owners in the following Township parks only if the dogs are secured and under the control of their owner at all times by using a physical leash within the park grounds and including the parking lot of the park. For the health and safety of children and park users, dogs are not permitted on the athletic fields and in the playgrounds. Dog owners are responsible for disposing of any waste created by their dog while in the park.
(b)
Dogs may accompany their owners in the following Township parks so long as they are under the control of their owners and off-leash while within the park grounds and must be on a physical leash while in the parking lot of the park. Dog owners are responsible for disposing of any waste created by their dogs while in the park.
(c)
Skunk Hollow Park & Trails. All dogs must be secured and under the control of their owner on a physical leash on Saturdays, Sundays and on all Township holidays from 12:00 PM (noon) to the closing of the park at dusk. Dog owners are responsible for keeping their dogs under control at all times within the park during off-leash hours. Dog owners must secure their dogs on a physical leash within the parking lot of the park at all times. Dog owners are responsible for disposing of any waste created by their dog while in the park.
(d)
Dogs are strictly prohibited from being in the following Township parks at any time:
(e)
Nothing herein shall prevent service dogs and/or emotional support dogs, as defined by federal regulations, from accompanying their owners in any Township park listed in Subsection A(8)(d) above, so long as such dogs are under the control of their owners at all times by harness, leash, or tether while in public spaces unless the devices interfere with the service animal's work or the person's disability prevents use of these devices. Their owners are responsible for disposing of any waste created by their dogs.
(f)
The word "owner," as used in this section, shall include any person having a right of proprietorship or ownership in a dog and every person who keeps or harbors or regularly feeds a dog, or has it in a person's care, and every person who permits a dog on or about any premises occupied by the person.
(9)
Swimming, boating, ice skating and golfing, except in those areas specifically designated for those purposes.
(10)
Hunting and trapping.
B.
Fishing in the pond areas shall be restricted to resident children 15 years of age or younger.
[Amended 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 92-13]
Any person violating any provision herein shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 30 days.
[Adopted 8-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-22]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A field with one or more athletic facilities that are permitted for use by the Township Department of Parks and Recreation.
A.
In order for a playing field to be considered closed, the Township of Radnor shall:
(1)
Announce the closure of the field on the local access cable television station on which Township messages are normally carried with the same degree of frequency other Township messages are carried for a period of at least one week prior to the field closure.
(2)
Advertise at least one week prior to the field closure in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the Township that the field will be closed.
(3)
Post a minimum of two signs at the field indicating that the field is officially closed.
If, when a playing field has been closed, individuals or groups play on a closed field, they would then be considered trespassing. This violation would then be cited and will carry a fine or punishment that shall be determined by the District Justice.