The following rules and regulations govern the use of parks
and recreational facilities in the City of Camden.
Usage of all parks and recreational facilities owned and maintained
by the City of Camden must comply with the requirements of this article.
[Amended 4-26-2001 by Ord. No. MC-3653]
A. Any community-oriented organization or group which desires to reserve
the use of a City park or recreational facility must do so by an application
to the Bureau of Recreation. The use of the park or facility must
be directly related to the community-oriented purpose of said organization
or group.
B. Any individual, organization or group which desires to utilize a
recreational facility for a private purpose, such as a wedding or
anniversary reception, must do so by an application to Bureau of Recreation.
Private use of City of Camden facilities shall be limited to the Cramer
Hill Community Center.
C. The Bureau of Recreation shall be the final authority as to whether a proposed use is community-oriented or private in nature. The Bureau shall determine whether the proposed private use is appropriate, pursuant to the standard set forth in §
562-10 of this chapter. The Bureau shall have the right to deny use of a recreational facility if the proposed use is deemed to be inappropriate.
[Amended 4-26-2001 by Ord. No. MC-3653; 6-12-2012 by Ord. No.
MC-4672]
A nonrefundable application fee of $10 is assessed for each
application submitted by any group for the use of a City park or recreational
facility. This fee cannot be waived.
[Added 4-26-2001 by Ord. No. MC-3653]
A. A refundable security deposit in the amount of $150 is assessed for
each application submitted by an individual or group for private use
of a recreational facility. The City of Camden will be permitted to
deduct the cost of any damage to the facility resulting from the applicant's
use of the facility or outstanding fees.
B. The applicant may be required to hire one City of Camden police officer and/or a security guard for the duration of the applicant's use of the facility. The police officer must be hired in accordance with the terms of §
110-15, Off-duty employment, of the Code of the City of Camden.
[Amended 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. MC-4672]
C. The applicant will be required to pay a fee of $50 per hour, for
any applicable overtime costs for one City of Camden employee who
will be responsible for monitoring the applicant's use of the facility.
The applicant shall be required to pay the cost of one full day (seven
hours) fee of $350 should the applicant's use extend past four hours.
[Amended 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. MC-4672]
D. The fees for the security deposit, City of Camden police officer
and employee shall be due seven days prior to the private use of the
facility or the applicant will be denied access to the facility. Any
additional fees assessed for the police officer and employee, due
to an extension past the applicant's estimated duration of use, will
be deducted from the security deposit.
[Added 4-26-2001 by Ord. No. MC-3653]
A. Private use of a recreational facility shall be limited to a maximum
period of four hours.
B. The maximum capacity permitted for private use of a recreational
facility shall be limited to 75 persons.
C. Private use of a recreational facility shall be limited between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
D. No alcoholic beverage shall be sold, served, delivered or consumed
during private use of the recreational facility or on City-owned grounds.
E. All applications shall be considered in the order they are received
by the Bureau of Recreation and subject to availability. The City
of Camden's need of the facility will take precedence over private
use.
F. The City of Camden shall have the right to terminate the private
use of a recreational facility should there be a violation of the
regulations of this chapter.
Individuals, families and small groups which do not wish to
reserve exclusive use of a City park or recreational facility are
exempted from the permit requirements of this article. Such persons
may have free, though nonexclusive, use of the City of Camden parks
and recreational facilities during their normal hours of operation,
provided that no other group has reserved the use of that location
pursuant to the requirements of this article.
All users of City of Camden parks and recreational facilities
must comply with all other municipal licensing ordinances, notwithstanding
the requirements of this article.