Residents of the village shall have the right to apply for a reservation of certain park facilities owned, operated and maintained by the village. The following specific regulations of such reservations shall apply in all instances:
(A) Reservations shall be made in writing, upon forms supplied for that purpose, with the Recreational Director;
(B) Reservations shall not be accepted by the Recreational Director when it appears to the Director that there would be a conflict with any community activity planned which would require use of the facility;
(C) No reservations shall be accepted from any non-resident of this village, and the Recreational Director shall have the right to refuse any reservation request which is presented by any person who cannot or will not provide proper proof of residency;
(D) Reservations shall be done on a first-come, first-serve basis, and the determination of the order of the reservations shall be entirely within the sole discretion of the Recreational Director;
(E) No reservation shall be made for any organization known to the Recreational Director to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, sex, skin color, national origin, provided, however, that this provision shall not prevent a reservation on behalf of a church league or other religious organization;
(F) No organization or individual shall be refused a reservation because of any religious beliefs, race, creed, sex, skin color or national origin of that individual or the constituent members of the organization;
(G) No organization or group of individuals shall be entitled to priority in the use of any facility, except for those bona fide community activities provided for above in division (B);
(H) The reservation application shall be accompanied by payment in full of the appropriate rental fee, as described in the fee schedule on file with the Village Clerk and the Recreational Director, and which may be amended from time to time, together with payment in full of the non-refundable service charge;
(I) In the event the person or organization desires to withdraw its reservation, that person or organization shall be entitled to a refund of the fee paid on the following basis:
(1) Thirty days or more prior to the scheduled event: the entire fee shall be refunded;
(2) Less than 30 days prior to the scheduled event: no part of the fee shall be refunded;
(3) In no event shall any part of the non-refundable service charge be refunded.
(J) In the event the person or organization desires to serve alcohol or intoxicating liquors in connection with his, her or its use of the leased park facility, that person or organization shall first apply for and obtain a special event liquor license from the Village Liquor Commissioner, and shall in all respects abide by the terms of that license.
(Ord. 1997-O-21, passed 10-21-98)