A. No person shall camp, lodge, make a fire or pitch a tent, fly, lean to, tarpaulin or any other type of camping equipment in any park except:
1. In cases of local emergency as declared by the Mayor of the City.
2. By permit issued to youth groups the majority of whose members' ages are at least eight (8) years of age, but no more than seventeen (17) years of age, under the following conditions:
a. The youth are accompanied by adult leaders in the ratio of two (2) adults for every ten (10) youth at all times while the youth are camping.
b. The youth group provides adequate police and fire security to ensure the safety of the campers and garbage removal and cleanup. The sponsor shall submit a plan along with an application for a special events permit to the City that shall be reviewed and approved by the Public Services Department Director, the Fire and Police Chiefs, or their designees, who will forward a recommendation to the Mayor as to whether or not the request for camping should be granted. Application for the special events permit shall be made directly to the Special Events Coordinator who shall forward all accompanying information to the appropriate departments.
c. The youth group files a bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) to compensate the City for any damage to the park caused by the youth group during its camping activities.
d. The youth group files a certificate of insurance in the aggregate amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), which names the City as an additional insured.
e. No camping is allowed in any one park for more than forty eight (48) continuous hours in any thirty (30) day period.
f. The youth group shall comply with all applicable ordinances and park regulations.
g. No more than sixty (60) people shall be allowed to camp at one time.
B. The Public Services Department Director shall issue rules and regulations for the use of parks and parking lot areas for camping and parking of vehicles. Said rules shall specify in which parks camping will be allowed by permit only, wherein the location camping may be allowed and restrict activities of campers with regard to noise, fires, attaching structures to the ground, and specifying qualifications for security personnel. (Ord. 49-15, 2015)