(a) The Director of Public Works shall establish a list of picnic pavilions that shall be available by permit only (“Permit Pavilion”).
(b) For the months of May through October those pavilions designated as Permit Pavilions shall require a permit. However during the months of November through April no permit is required. Permits shall be issued by the Director of Public Works. The permit applicant shall be age eighteen years or older Permit applications shall be submitted on a form provided by the Director of Public Works.
(c) The applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee as established and publicly noticed by the Director of Finance upon 30 days written notice to Council. The Lakewood Kiwanis shall not be charged a fee for use of the Kiwanis Pavilion located at Lakewood Park. Fees shall be waived for the Lakewood Board of Education, Lakewood City Council and Lakewood Municipal Court using the Permit Pavilion for any civic or governmental purpose or function.
(d) Permittees shall be responsible for clean-up of the area of premises used and for any damage caused to property. If the immediate area in which the picnic was held is not cleaned, the Director of Public Works shall order or direct clean-up and/or property damage repair. Permittees shall be responsible for payment of any actual cost of clean-up or repair including any wage related costs.
(e) Permits issued by the Director of Public Works shall state the dates and times that use of a Permit Pavilion is reserved for use by the permittee. Permittees shall cause the premises to be vacated prior to the expiration of any time stated in such permit. Failure of any permittee to vacate the premises prior to the expiration of such time stated in the permit may cause the permittee to be charged an additional day’s fee.
(Ord. 65-08. Passed 11-3-2008; Ord. 28-2022. Passed 10-3-2022.)