[Adopted 4-24-1991 by Ord. No. 1674]
All Township parks are primarily athletic fields, and the use
of such fields for athletics shall have priority over any other uses.
[Amended 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2003[1]]
Written application for the use shall be made
to the Parks and Recreation Department and shall be signed by the
applicant or the responsible officer of an applying organization.
[Amended 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2003]
In no case shall any property or facility be
used by profit-making organizations.
The applicant for the use of any portion of
Township buildings, including but not limited to facilities, equipment
or grounds of the Ridley Township Department of Parks and Recreation,
hereby agrees to indemnify and forever save harmless the Ridley Township
Department of Parks and Recreation for all loss, liability, costs,
expenses, claims, damages and demands of every kind or nature whatsoever,
both at law and in equity, including personal injuries, death and
property damages, and such applicant agrees upon demand of the Ridley
Township Department of Parks and Recreation to pay for or reimburse
the Department for any expenses of any kind arising from damage to
the Department or other property caused by the applicant or any person
or persons attending any function conducted on Department premises
by the applicant pursuant to the application.
[Amended 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2003]
The Schedule of Fees for facility use will be provided at the
time of application. Said fees will be adopted by resolution from
time to time by the Board of Commissioners.
The use of any part or parts of facilities,
equipment or grounds shall be restricted to the purpose for which
its use was permitted, and the Department reserves the right to restrict
and so supervise the use of the building and/or grounds as to carry
into effect the provisions and intent of these rules and regulations.
[Amended 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2003]
The applicant's proposed arrangements to ensure the safety
of the public and the persons covered under the permit and the prevention
of damage to public and private property shall be provided to the
satisfaction of the Director of Parks and Recreation.
The use of tobacco in any form and the possession
or use of intoxicating beverages or liquor anywhere in or on the premises
of any Department property are prohibited.
Persons attending meetings must confine themselves
to the rooms and corridors or grounds assigned to their use.
[Amended 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2003]
Disorderly conduct pursuant to Pennsylvania law, 18 Pa. C.S.A.
§ 5503, is prohibited and is punishable by ejection from
the building or grounds.
The premises must be vacated on or before 12:00
midnight or dusk when no lighting is provided.
All rules and regulations relating to any facility
use shall apply to the use of recreation fields with the following
additions:
A.
Adequate supervision must be provided by the organization
using the facilities during its activity.
B.
Cleanup of the area must be done at the conclusion
of the day's activity.
C.
The Department will not be responsible for the layout,
lining or maintenance of fields other than its normal maintenance
programs.
D.
Organizations using these facilities shall not erect
thereon any equipment unless approved by the Department.
[Amended 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2003]
Unless waived for good cause, the Department shall require the
applicant to furnish and shall receive from the applicant a certificate
of liability insurance with the following minimum requirements at
the time of filing the application:
[Amended 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2003]
All applications must be filed at least 14 days before the intended
date of use and are subject to the prior approval of the Director
of Parks and Recreation; and said Recreation Director further reserves
the right at any time to cancel any application, approval of which
may have been given. If the Director fails to approve or disapprove
the application no later than seven business days after the receipt
of the application, then the application shall be deemed to be approved;
however, the Recreation Director may request an extension of no more
than 10 days to process the application if he is unable to respond
in the initial seven-day period. If the application is disapproved
and the permit is denied, the Recreation Director shall provide written
notice of the permit denial, together with the reasons for the denial
and notice of the appeal procedure indicated in this article.
[Amended 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2003]
An applicant may appeal to the Board of Commissioners from the
denial of a permit by filing a written notice within five days of
denial of the permit. The Board shall forthwith consider the appeal
at a hearing at which the applicant may be present. The Board may
affirm or reverse the Recreation Director's decision and may
attach such conditions to the permit as will, in its best judgment,
protect the public safety and persons covered under the permit, in
the prevention from damage to public and/or private property.
[Amended 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 1808; 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2003]
Any person who violates the provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction before a District Justice, be sentenced
to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and
in default of payment of such fine and costs shall be imprisoned for
a period not to exceed 30 days. Each and every day on which a person,
firm or corporation shall be in violation of this article shall constitute
a separate offense.
