[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough
of West Chester 5-25-1970 by Ord. No. 11-1970; amended in its entirety 6-17-1992 by Ord. No.
12-1992. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Recreation Commission — See
Ch. 28.
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 36.
Animals — See Ch. 37.
Curfew — See Ch. 46.
Firearms — See Ch. 56.
Garbage, rubbish and refuse — See Ch. 62.
Peddling and soliciting; handbills and posters — See Ch. 80.
Shows, carnivals and parades — See Ch. 91.
Trees — See Ch. 102.
Weapons — See Ch. 109.
The following rules and regulations are hereby
established for the management and protection of parks and playgrounds
located within the Borough of West Chester, hereinafter designated
"the parks":
A.
All Borough parks will be open from dawn to dusk and
shall be closed from dusk to dawn. No person other than duly authorized
law enforcement personnel are authorized to be in a Borough park from
dusk until dawn.
[Amended 4-20-2011 by Ord. No. 8-2011]
B.
No person shall injure, deface, remove, cut or damage
any of the trees, plants, shrubs, turf, buildings, structures or fixtures
therein, or any other property of the Borough located within the park.
C.
No person shall dispose of any waste or garbage in
the park except in receptacles designated for respective purposes.
All persons using the park shall dispose of waste and garbage left
by them in such proper receptacles.
D.
Disorderly conduct by the public, such as intoxication,
indecent language and/or excessive or amplified sound and noise, is
not permitted within the park.
E.
No person or organization shall hold any meeting or
gathering assembled through advertisement of public notice or any
gathering otherwise assembled composed of 25 or more persons within
the limits of the park without first having made application to the
Borough for a permit. Such permit shall indicate the spot in the park
where such gathering or meeting shall be held, and such gathering
shall not be held at any other spot within the park. The application
for such permit shall be in the name of the person who will be responsible
for seeing that all refuse left by the group shall be placed in proper
containers or removed from the grounds before leaving the park. The
application shall also state the sponsoring person(s) or organization(s),
the approximate number of persons attending the event, the hours for
which the event is scheduled, the equipment to be used and other pertinent
information. The application for such permit shall be made at least
72 hours prior to the time of the event for which permission is being
requested.
F.
For all gatherings in which police security is deemed
necessary by the Borough, or appropriate, such security must be paid
for by the sponsor(s) of the gathering.
G.
No motor vehicles of any kind are allowed within a
park without formal written permission of the Borough.
H.
All pets and animals must be restrained on a leash,
and owners shall clean up after their pets.
I.
No structure and/or tent shall be erected within a
park without a permit.
J.
There shall be no open fires or campfires. Cooking
is allowed only in grills.
K.
The possession and/or the use of alcoholic beverages
or controlled substances are strictly prohibited as a violation of
the law, and such contraband is subject to immediate confiscation.
L.
No person other than a sworn police officer or other
law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his or her official
duties shall discharge any firearm within the limits of any Borough
park.
[Amended 7-20-2011 by Ord. No. 11-2011]
M.
Playground equipment should be used only by children
of the appropriate age for each piece, and with adult supervision.
N.
No person shall set up any booth, table, stand or
structure whatsoever within the limits of the park without a permit
from the Borough.
O.
No person shall be permitted to sleep in the parks
at any time between dusk and dawn, and no person shall be permitted
to sleep at any time on any equipment, furniture or facilities located
in the parks.
[Added 8-16-2000 by Ord. No. 14-2000]
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter before any District Justice
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, together
with costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment in the county jail for
a term not to exceed 30 days, or both.
