(a) No person or organization shall use Municipally owned or controlled park and/ or recreational areas for any purpose or function which involves a monetary charge or consideration to attend, nor at which items, chances, rides, amusement devices or lotteries are sold for monetary charge or consideration without first obtaining a permit from the Mayor or Chief of Police.
(b) Such permit may be issued only to a recognized charitable, civic, religious or philanthropic organization.
(c) Before issuing such a permit to the qualified organization, the Mayor or Chief of Police shall consider whether the function or purpose is in accordance with the laws of the State and of other ordinances of the Municipality, whether the organization shall provide proper supervision during the functions and whether the organization shall provide proper assurance of clean-up afterwards. In addition, the Mayor or Chief of Police before issuing any permit may consider matters of insurance coverage, safety, noise, interference with the rights of others in the use of such facilities, and past performance, if any.
(d) Any person or organization guilty of using such areas for such purposes or functions without first obtaining a permit shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor for the first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for the second or subsequent offense.
(Ord. 555. Passed 4-4-77.)