Beechwood Park Rules
Community Association of Northfield Hills
Park Rules & Regulations
The Community Association of Northfield Hills (CANH) Parkland and Woodland Property, including Beechwood Lake is private property intended for use by the members of the Community Association of Northfield Hills and their guests.
1) Protection of Parkland and Woodland Property. No person shall willfully mark, deface, disfigure, tamper with, displace, or remove any tables, benches, trees, shrubs, flowers, or any park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal. No structure, booth, tent, or stall shall be erected on park property for any purpose without permission from the Community Association of Northfield Hills Board of Directors.
2) Traffic Regulations. No person shall drive or park a motor vehicle on any park area except on specific occasions with prior permission from the Community Association of Northfield Hills Board of Directors.
3) Motorcycles. No motorcycles, motor scooter, motor bikes, motor driven skateboards and such are allowed on Community Association of Northfield Hills property at any time.
4) Refuse and Trash Disposal. No person shall dump, deposit, or leave any bottle, broken glass, ashes, boxes, cans, rubbish, waste, garbage, or other trash of any nature on Community Association of Northfield Hills property, except in proper receptacles where they are provided. If receptacles are full, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from Community Association of Northfield Hills property by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposal of it elsewhere.
5) Fires. No person shall kindle or build a fire on the Community Association of Northfield Hills property except in private receptacles or grills provided that they have received prior permission from the Community Association of Northfield Hills Board of Directors.
6) Fireworks. No person shall bring onto the Community Association of Northfield Hills property, have on their possession, set off, otherwise cause to explode, any firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets, or other fireworks or explosives, or discharge them, or throw them onto the Community Association of Northfield Hills property from land or highway adjacent thereto.
7) Disorderly Conduct. No person shall sleep or protractedly lounge on seats or benches or other Community Association of Northfield Hills property, or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting, or indecent language or behavior, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace.
8) Merchandising and Advertising. No person shall expose or offer for sale on the Community Association of Northfield Hills property any saleable merchandise unless they have obtained prior permission from the Community Association of Northfield Hills Board of Directors. No person shall paste, glue, tack, or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement, or inscription whatsoever on Community Association of Northfield Hills property, nor shall any person erect of cause to be erected any sign whatsoever. Exception is hereby made for advertising banners used during special events which shall be limited to 48 square feet in size. These banners shall not advertise tobacco, alcohol, or political candidates.
9) Alcoholic Beverages. No person shall bring alcoholic beverages onto Community Association of Northfield Hills property nor shall any person drink alcoholic beverages at any time on Community Association of Northfield Hills property.
10) Enclosures. No person shall take down, climb over or upon, interfere with, disturb or displace or walk upon any rails, posts, boards, fence, or other structures enclosing any Community Association of Northfield Hills property or playground or portion thereof.
11) Animals. On Community Association of Northfield Hills property dogs shall at all times be kept under reasonable control by means of a leash. No person shall permit any other animal either wild or domestic, owned by him or under his control or custody, with exception of dogs as outlined above, to enter any part of the Community Association of Northfield Hills property except if granted special permission by the Community Association of Northfield Hills Board of Directors. Dog owners must pick up their dogs waste and properly dispose of it each and every time their dog soil the Community Association of Northfield Hills property.
12) Loitering. No person shall loiter or remain upon the Community Association of Northfield Hills property or playground between the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.: provided, however, that this section shall not apply to contractor of the Community Association of Northfield Hills in the course of their duties or to activities under the auspices of the Community Association of Northfield Hills Property Manager. The Community Association of Northfield Hills Board of Directors is hereby empowered to waive this section when such action will serve the membership benefit and welfare.
13) Canadian Geese. The Canadian Geese that reside on Beechwood Lake are a protected species. As such, it is a violation of Federal Law to kill one of them. The fine for such an action is $25,000 per bird. Any action to move one of the geese must be approved by the Michigan DNR.
14) Additional Rules & Regulations. The Community Association of Northfield Hills Board of Directors is hereby empowered to make such rule and regulations pertaining to the conduct and use of the Community Association of Northfield Hills property as necessary to administer the same and to protect membership property and the safety, health, morals, and welfare of the membership and their guests, and no person shall fail to comply with such rules and regulations.
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Adopted by the Community Association of Northfield Hills Board of Directors: May 15, 2006