[Adopted 4-8-1982 by Ord. No. MC-1846; amended in its entirety 3-10-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1928 (Ch. 390, Art. II, of the 1987 Code)]
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.
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Editor's Note: See also Article IV of this chapter.
[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]
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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.
A. 
Any group using the City's parks or recreational facilities for activities must obtain general liability insurance for a period of their use of the facilities.
[Amended 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. MC-4672]
B. 
The insurance obtained by the applicant must include the City of Camden as a named insured.
C. 
The general liability insurance required of permit applicants is $1,000,000.
[Amended 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. MC-4672]
D. 
No permits will be issued until the Bureau of Recreation receives a copy of the applicant's insurance policy or a certificate of insurance from the applicant's insurance company.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 390-19, Release and hold harmless agreements, previously codified in this article, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. MC-4672.
A. 
The granting of a permit to the applicant group entitles that group to exclusive use of designated area in the park or facility named in the permit for the times listed in the permit.
[Amended 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. MC-4672]
B. 
Any conflict over use of a City park or recreational facility shall be resolved by the Director of the Department of Human Services or his representative in the Bureau of Recreation.
A. 
Users of Camden parks and recreational facilities shall be obliged to leave them in as good a condition as they found them.
B. 
Groups that are destructive of City property or fail to clean up their debris will be subject to denial of future applications.
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.