(A) Individuals or organizations may reserve the areas listed in § 93.40(A)(1), (2) and (5) through (9) for non public events by obtaining a facility reservation permit.
(B) Facility reservation permit application process.
(1) An application for a facility reservation permit shall be made on a form provided by the town. Such applications shall be submitted at least seven days prior to the requested date of use along with the facility reservation permit application fee. The town may waive or shorten the foregoing time period if inconvenience is not caused to any other user or the Parks Department.
(2) If an application for a facility reservation permit is approved, the Parks Department shall notify the applicant of the approval in writing. The notification shall indicate the date, hours of use, type of activity permitted, and the number of participants.
(3) All facility reservation permits shall be revocable for cause or upon the finding of a violation of any rule, this code, a town ordinance, or a state or federal statute or regulation.
(4) If notice of withdrawal of an application for a permit by the applicant is not received by the town at least 48 hours prior to the date of the event, the town may charge the applicant for all costs incurred by the town in connection with the application.
(5) Park activities, programs, league games, league practices, and/or special events sponsored or co-sponsored by the town shall have first priority over any other use.
(C) For the purposes of this section and § 93.42, a PUBLIC EVENT is one for which the sponsoring individual or organization actively solicits, through advertising, postings, promotional materials or any other type of notice; the attendance of the general public for the event. A NON PUBLIC EVENT is one for which the attendance of the general public is not so solicited.
(Res. 2055, passed 4-28-05; Ord. 667, passed 4-28-05; Am. Res. 2797, passed 9-18-14; Am. Ord. 857, passed 9-18-14; Am. Ord. 959, passed 6-14-23)