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A. Use Considerations: No person shall use any portion of the picnic areas for the purpose of holding picnics to the unreasonable exclusion of others, nor shall any person use such areas and facilities for an unreasonable length of time if such facilities are crowded, except as may be allowed by the City park shelter reservation policies.
B. Fires: A fire used for culinary purposes may be started and maintained upon any City park or trail only in a grill or inside a fire ring designed for such purposes within a designated picnic area. No person shall leave a picnic area before any fire has been completely extinguished and before all garbage, trash and refuse has been placed in the receptacles provided. Where no receptacles are provided, all garbage, trash and refuse shall be carried away from the park and shall be properly disposed of elsewhere.
C. Garbage, Trash And Refuse: No person shall leave a picnic area before all garbage, trash and refuse has been placed in the receptacles provided. Where no receptacles are provided, all garbage, trash and refuse shall be carried away from the park and shall be properly disposed of elsewhere. (Prior Code § 6-7-6)
A. Definition: A special event shall be defined for the purposes of this chapter as any event that is held on public property, streets, or trails, not part of the expected daily activity at the location, which may obstruct, delay, and/or interfere with the expected daily activity at the location including but not limited to, animal walks/runs/athletic races, bike rides, dances, fundraisers, concerts, craft shows, carnivals, fairs, fitness or wellness classes, and private parties or gatherings.
B. Procedure: Groups that plan to use City property for their special event shall submit a special event application in order to request approval of an administrative permit; submittal of an application is not a confirmation to conduct the special event.
1. Special Event applications will be accepted up to one (1) year in advance of the event date but not less than thirty (30) days prior to the event date.
2. Requests for inflatables or tents larger than ten (10) feet by ten (10) feet must be submitted at least two (2) weeks prior to the event.
3. Permits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis and will be issued to individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older only.
4. The City at its sole discretion reserves the right to deny any special event application.
5. An application for a special event under this chapter shall be filed with the Parks and Recreation Department on a form provided by the City and shall include the following information:
a. The applicant's full legal name, date of birth, and driver's license number or other acceptable identification of the person applying.
b. The permanent and any temporary home and business address, phone number, and email address of the applicant.
c. The dates and hours of the special event.
d. A site plan of the park or other city property showing the location of the special event and any temporary structures.
e. Written description of the event including the anticipated number of attendees, use of any temporary structures, the conduct of any retail sales, the provision or availability of alcoholic beverages, use of portable generators, exterior lighting fixtures, signs, amplified sound systems, number of people responsible for conducting the event, including security, or other details determined relevant by the Parks and Recreation Department.
6. Fees for a special event shall be set forth in Section 3-1-2 of the City Code. All fees are due at the time the permit is issued. Failure to submit fees and requested documentation in a timely manner may result in the delay of the permitting process or cancellation of the special event.
7. Approval or denial of an application shall be given within ten (10) business days of receipt of the complete application.
8. The applicant shall be required to sign a Facility Usage Release and Indemnification Agreement at the time of application.
9. Cancellations:
a. No refunds shall be given due to weather conditions unless the park facilities are officially closed.
b. The application fee is not refundable.
c. Cancellation within less than one (1) month of the reserved date shall result in the forfeiture of the event fee.
C. Requirements:
1. The permit holder shall be responsible for securing all additional services and amenities not provided by the City (i.e. portable toilets, waste receptacles, picnic tables, signage and public safety assistance).
2. The permit holder shall be on-site during the entire event including set-up and clean-up of the event. A copy of the issued permit must be retained during the entire time of the rental and shown upon request.
3. Events are restricted to the public hours of the park, unless otherwise approved.
4. Temporary objects, signs, and banners shall be removed from the park property at the conclusion of the event.
5. Tents, booths, and canopies shall be shown on the site plan and are only to be placed in areas that have been pre-designated by Parks and Recreation Department.
6. The permit shall be responsible for the proper disposal of all recyclables and garbage in on-site receptacles. The permit holder may be required provide additional facilities for disposing of solid wastes in compliance with State and local laws and regulations.
7. The permit holder may be required to provide additional sanitary facilities as determined necessary by Parks and Recreation Department.
8. The Parks and Recreation Department may require the permit holder to employ at their own expense such security personnel necessary to protect maximum number of persons in attendance and to preserve order in and around event site as determined by the City.
9. If amplified music and/or speaking is utilized, the amplified music and/or speaking shall only be during park hours for a period of four (4) hours or less between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. on weekends and legal holidays, unless approved by Parks and Recreation Department staff. Amplified speakers are required to be positioned in a way to limit noise to the to the surrounding residential areas as determined by Parks and Recreation Department staff.
10. The Parks and Recreation Department may require any additional conditions reasonably determined necessary by the City at its discretion to protect health, safety, and general welfare. (Ord. 2022-11, 6-13-2022)
The selling of food and beverages via a mobile food unit within City property shall require license issued in accordance with title 4, chapter 12 of the City Code and approval of the Parks and Recreation Department, including payment of any fee as established by Section 3-1-2 of this code, and the following provisions:
A. Reservation or special event permit holders shall be responsible for this section to the mobile food vendor that will be catering the event. If the reservation permit holder does not have a preferred vendor selected at the time of making their reservation, they can contact Parks and Recreation staff at a later date to verify if their preferred vendor is permitted to vend food in City parks.
B. The applicant shall sign a Facility Usage Release and Indemnification Agreement, which must be submitted a minimum of two (2) weeks prior to the event.
C. Vendors shall remit the required fee by contacting the Parks and Recreation Department.
D. The City reserves the right at the discretion of the parks and recreation department to deny any mobile food vender access to parks or other city property based on previously scheduled events, anticipated congestion and safety issues, or inadequate parking area.
E. Vendors will be provided with a day/event permit provided by the Parks and Recreation Department that shall be prominently displayed for the duration of the event. (Ord. 2022-11, 6-13-2022)
Use of inflatable recreation equipment within city parks for private or special events shall require approval of the Parks and Recreation Department, subject to the following requirements:
A. Equipment that uses water (i.e. dunk tanks, water slides, slip-n-slides) shall not be allowed.
B. The dimensions of the inflatable shall not exceed thirty (30) feet wide by thirty (30) feet long by fifteen (15) feet in height.
C. Inflatables shall be freestanding and weighted as stakes are not allowed in city parks unless approved by the Parks and Recreation Department and inflatables shall not be tied or tethered to trees, tables, or other structures.
D. All guests shall follow the rules and guidelines of the inflatable manufacturer and owner for safety; no combative activities such as wrestling, boxing, or jousting shall be allowed.
E. The permit holder shall supervise the use of the inflatable to safeguard guests, participants, spectators, and passersby.
F. Not more than one (1) inflatable is allowed in a neighborhood park and more than one (1) inflatable in a community park or community playfield may be allowed by approval of the Parks and Recreation Department.
G. One (1) generator with a capacity of three thousand (3,000) watts or less is allowed per inflatable. (Ord. 2022-11, 6-13-2022)
A. Use of ice rinks shall be limited to between the hours of five o'clock (5:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. each day.
B. Use of hockey sticks and hockey pucks shall only be allowed within the designated hockey rink.
C. Ice rinks are provided for informal recreational use only; no organized practices or games affiliated with a league or athletic association are to occur on the ice rinks.
D. No animals shall be allowed on any ice surface that is maintained for skating. (Prior Code § 6-7-8; amd. Ord. 2022-11, 6-13-2022)
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