

Preservation of property, natural resources and wildlife, hunting. No person shall burn garbage or refuse, nor dispose of any flaming or glowing coals, ashes or substances likely to ignite other substances except by depositing them in containers furnished by the Commission and/or designated for such purpose. No person shall kindle or maintain a fire in any park except in picnic stoves, fireplaces or other outdoor fire containers furnished by the Commission, or in portable stoves or barbecue grills designed and constructed so as not to create a fire hazard. The use of remote-controlled boats, or any other motorized device, except a wheelchair for the disabled, is prohibited. Remote-controlled planes may be used provided such use does not interfere with the safety of other occupants in the park. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in any park at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.

No person shall park or leave a motor vehicle any place in a park other than a designated public parking area. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in any park excepting on a street or driveway. It shall be unlawful for any person to be present in any park during any hours in which the park is not open to the public without first obtaining a permit from the Parks and Recreation Director. Hours of operation.Īll parks shall be open daily to the public during the hours from sunrise until dark, and may be kept open to the public after dark to accommodate certain Township approved events. Parks means areas of land owned or controlled by and within the township that are developed or used for public recreation purposes, including landscaped tracts, picnic grounds, playgrounds, athletic fields, agricultural fields, and nature preserves. Motor vehicle means every vehicle that is self-propelled, except a motorized wheelchair or other similar vehicle not exceeding 1,000 pounds gross weight operated by a physically afflicted or disabled person

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in these rules, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Commission means the township park commission.
