A. The parks and recreation department shall keep a list of all city-owned areas available for reservation and said list shall be available upon request. All fields in all parks may be reserved when not otherwise being used for city sponsored programs or events which constitute a priority. All reservations shall be on a first come, first served basis once city program needs have been addressed.
B. Any individual or group wishing to reserve one of the areas designated for reservation shall apply to the parks department of the city. The application must be approved by the parks department and all fees paid before a reservation permit will be issued for any area.
C. The city council may, from time to time, enact recreation and park use fees and deposits by resolution. Reservation or park use fees may be waived by the mayor, parks and recreation director, or city administrator for charitable or community benefit activities that serve the public interest.
D. It is unlawful for any individual or group to occupy an area within a park that has been reserved, or to in any way prevent any other person from using any area of the parks subject to reservation unless such individual or group has first received written permission from the parks department to reserve the area. Any individual or group authorized by the parks department to reserve an area shall make the reservation paperwork available for inspection by any employee of the city upon request.
E. Gatherings subject to the parades/public assemblies chapter of this code will need to comply with that chapter in addition to the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 619, 4-12-2023)