[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of West Hanover as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-20-1986 as Ch. 16, Part
1, of the 1986 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
Unless specifically limited, shall be deemed to include all
parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, tennis courts, recreation structures
and facilities, and also entrances and approaches thereto, and all
other land or property or structures supervised or managed by the
West Hanover Recreation Board, now or hereafter owned or acquired
by the West Hanover Township for park or recreational purposes.
Any natural person, corporation, organization of persons,
company, association or partnership.
Any rules and regulations hereby or hereafter promulgated
by the Recreation Board under the authority herein conferred.
All parks shall be opened daily to the public
at such hours as the Recreation Board may from time to time designate,
but in no event shall any person be permitted to be in attendance
in any park between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise, unless special permission
be granted by the Recreation Board.
[Amended 8-1-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-7]
It shall be a violation of this article if any
person in attendance at a park shall commit the following:
A.
Injure, deface, remove, cut or damage any of the trees,
plants, shrubs, turf, buildings, structures, signs or fixtures, or
any other property of West Hanover Township located within the park.
B.
Litter any area of the park with garbage, paper, bottles,
cans or other waste material; nor dispose of the same in any way except
in receptacles designated for such purpose.
C.
Kindle or maintain any fire in the park except in
fireplaces or areas specially designated for that purpose and located
by authority of the Recreation Board. Charcoal is the only fuel permitted
in the cooking grills provided in the park. Wood burning is restricted
to the fire ring areas only.
D.
Remove any bench, seat, table or other appliance without
permission of the Recreation Board.
E.
Injure, deface, destroy or remove any notice, rule
or regulation posted at any place within the park by authority of
the Recreation Board; nor shall any notice or placard be posted within
the park other than by authority of said Board.
F.
Set up any booth, table or stand for the sale of any
article or service whatsoever within the limits of the park without
permission of the Recreation Board; distribute, sell, service or rent
any services or commodity or solicit for any purpose without permission
of the Recreation Board.
G.
Operate, stop or park any vehicle, bicycle or other
means of conveyance except in areas where permitted or designated
by proper authority of the Recreation Board, or operate the same in
a reckless or negligent manner or in excess of any posted speed limit
or in such a manner as to become a nuisance to other area users.
H.
Operate commercial vehicles, unless providing authorized
services.
J.
No alcohol shall be served, possessed, or consumed in any park unless
approved in accordance with the requirements outlined in the West
Hanover Township Parks and Recreation rental application (herein attached
as part of this subsection[2]), West Hanover Township Parks and Recreation caterer agreement
(herein attached as part of this subsection[3]), and within the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
No person shall enter the park in an intoxicated state or otherwise
be under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. Such persons will
be immediately ejected from the park facilities and prosecuted under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Amended 12-19-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-02]
K.
Carry or discharge any firearms, slingshots, firecrackers,
paint ball, fireworks or other missile-propelling instruments or explosives
or arrows, or other dangerous weapons which have such properties as
to cause annoyance or injury to any person or property, unless permission
has been granted by the Recreation Board in designated areas; police
officers in the performance of their duties will be exempt from these
provisions.
L.
Swim, golf, pitch horseshoes, skateboard, roller-blade,
engage in archery, camp or launch, dock or land any boat, engage in
finding buried objects with special detectors or participate in any
other form of recreation, sporting endeavor or pastime, except in
those areas which may be designated from time to time for that purpose
by the Recreation Board.
M.
Disrobe or change clothing except in buildings or
facilities made available for that purpose.
N.
Disturb the peace by any conduct so as to annoy any
other person using the park for recreational purposes.
O.
Operate a snowmobile, minibike, motorcycle, ATV, off-road
vehicles or any vehicle, recreational or otherwise, except on designated
roads, trails or areas set aside for their use.
P.
Use threatening, abusive, insulting, profane or obscene
language or words.
Q.
Commit any disorderly or immoral acts.
R.
Hold any public meeting or rally with more than 20
persons or engage in any marching or driving as members of a military,
political or other organization without permission of the Recreation
Board, which permission shall not be granted until a statement of
information is filed with the Recreation Board identifying the name
of the organization, its purpose, number of persons expected to be
in attendance, expected duration of meeting and names of persons in
charge.
S.
Hunt for, capture or kill, or attempt to capture or
kill, or aid or assist in the capturing or killing of, in any manner,
any wild bird or wild animal of any description, either game or otherwise,
and, to that end, it is unlawful for any person to carry onto or possess
in any park a shotgun or rifle or pistol or firearm of any make or
kind unless specific permission is granted for a designated area by
authority of the Recreation Board.
T.
Allow pets, domestic animals or farm animals to run
at large out of control; and to permit any domestic animal to leave
animal waste without cleaning up and properly disposing of the waste.
U.
Conduct any form of gambling in a Township park.
V.
Wash or service vehicle of any kind or park overnight.
All laws pertaining to fishing in the commonwealth
shall apply to fishing in parks and recreation areas, and provisions
thereof are hereby incorporated by reference.
The use of all parks shall be on a first-come-first-served
basis unless otherwise reserved:
A.
By annual permission granted by the Board of Supervisors
under any use agreement for the scheduling of various league games,
etc.
[Amended 8-1-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-7]
B.
For school or college athletic games, practice, contests
or exhibitions.
C.
For regularly scheduled school district or municipal
recreation programs.
D.
By permission granted by the Recreation Board for
a specific requested use.
The Recreation Board is authorized to establish
additional rules and regulations as deemed necessary, from time to
time, but such rules shall not become effective until approved by
the Board of Supervisors.
Recreation facilities which become hazardous
for public use due to weather, water, fire or unforeseeable conditions
may be closed only at the discretion of the Recreation Board.
Enforcement of the provisions of this article
shall be by the Pennsylvania State Police or the Code Enforcement
Officer, or his designee, of West Hanover Township.
[Amended 5-1-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-4]
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. It is further provided that,
upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings
by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed
and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the
county prison for a period not exceeding 30 days.
