(A) Permits are required for certain activities so that park personnel can limit or eliminate activities which would tend to damage the park, or which are likely to create an atmosphere which would discourage use of the park for its intended purpose, or which, if not eliminated, would allow monopolizing of a park or some facilities in a park by one group to the exclusion of other groups or individuals.
(B) Facility use.
(1) Park facilities may be reserved in advance with the Director of Recreation and Cultural Arts by completing an application and paying the required fees. It is unlawful for any person to make a material misrepresentation with the intent to obtain a facility rental. Any applicant who makes a material misrepresentation will be subject to denial of the facility rental or revocation of authorization for the rental and may be prohibited from obtaining facility rentals for a period of not less than one year. Each material misrepresentation shall constitute a separate offense. The Director of Recreation and Cultural Arts shall be the authority with regards to all applications for use of a park facility.
(2) A facility rental permit is required when one or more of the following conditions apply:
(a) Any picnic, outing, or gathering sponsored by an organization, entity or individual that is will be attended by more than ten persons;
(b) Any commercial activity, contest, exhibit, dramatic performance, play, motion picture, radio, or television broadcast, fair, circus, musical event or any similar event;
(c) Any public meeting, assembly, or parade, including but not limited to, drills, maneuvers, ceremonies, addresses, speeches, or political meetings;
(d) Any activity or gathering involving organized athletics;
(e) Any activity to provide for the sale distribution, or sampling of materials, merchandise, food, and or beverages to the general public;
(f) Any use of any park facility by a certain organization, person or group of persons to the exclusion of the general public.
(3) No person in a park facility shall refuse or fail to produce and exhibit any permit upon the request of any law enforcement officer or authorized park personnel who wishes to inspect the permit for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this chapter. Failure to produce and exhibit any permit, upon request of any authorized person who shall desire to inspect the permit for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any ordinance or rule will result in expulsion from park facilities.
(Ord. 1911, passed 9-4-18) Penalty, see § 97.99