City of Clairton, PA Article IV Rental Fees

[Added 11-26-1991 by Ord. No. 1505]

§ 255-44 Fees established.

Parks and recreation rental fees shall be as follows:

A. Clairton Park Lodge, Pavilion and Shelter No. 9 (and including preferred use of adjacent ball field), resident rental: $300.[1]

[Amended 11-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1561; 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 1741; amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1784; 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1813]

[1] Editor's Note: See also Subsections F through I regarding rental fees and security deposits.

B. Clairton Park Lodge, Pavilion and Shelter No. 9 (and including preferred use of adjacent ball field), nonresident rental: $350.[2]

[Amended 7-28-1992 by Ord. No. 1528; 11-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1561; 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 1741; amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1784; 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1813]

[2] Editor's Note: See also Subsections G through I regarding rental fees and security deposits.

C. Additional Clairton Park rentals.

[Amended 11-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1561; 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 1741; amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1784; 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1813]

(1) Shelter Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6: $90 per day.

(2) Pavilion No. 2: $175 per day.

D. Clairton softball/baseball fields. (Includes Colt Field, Park Lodge Field, New and Old Blair Fields, and Pony League Field.)

[Added 3-23-1999 by Ord. No. 1666;[3] amended 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1814; 1-11-2011 by Ord. No. 1842; 4-12-2011 by Ord. No. 1846]

(1) Season permits.

(a) Adult resident softball/baseball teams (75% of roster Clairton residents): permit, $250 per season. Spring season begins April 1 and ends August 31; Fall season begins September 1 and ends November 30.

(b) Adult nonresident softball/baseball teams: permit, $350 per season. Spring season begins April 1 and ends August 31; Fall season begins September 1 and ends November 30.

(c) $1,000 per season for league play, regardless of number of teams and residency.

(d) Resident children softball/baseball teams: no fee. (Includes Little League, Pony League, Colt League, American Legion, high school and other teams for both boys and girls.)

(e) Adult softball/baseball two-day weekend tournament fee: $300 plus $100 refundable cleanup fee.

[3] Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the relettering of former Subsections D, E, F and G as Subsections E, F, G and H, respectively.

E. Clairton Park Swimming Pool.

[Added 5-26-1992 by Ord. No. 1524; amended 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 1555; 6-26-1996 by Ord. No. 1615; 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 1689; 1-23-2001 by Ord. No. 1702; 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 1741; 7-12-2005 by Ord. No. 1767; 6-13-2006 by Ord. No. 1781; 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1784; 6-10-2008 by Ord. No. 1811; 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1813; 1-11-2011 by Ord. No. 1841; 6-14-2011 by Ord. No. 1848]

(1) Season passes.

(a) Single pass:

[1] Adult, resident (18 and over): $50.

[2] Child, resident (17 and under): $50.

[3] Senior citizen, resident (55 and over): $50.

[4] Adult, nonresident (18 and over): $50.

[5] Child, nonresident (17 and under): $50.

[6] Senior citizen, nonresident (55 and over): $50.

(b) Family pass:

[1] Resident:

[a] First adult: $50.

[b] Second adult: $50.

[c] First child: $50.

[d] Second child: $50.

[e] Third child: $50.

[f] First senior citizen: $50.

[g] Second senior citizen: $50.

[2] Nonresident:

[a] First adult: $50.

[b] Second adult: $50.

[c] First child: $50.

[d] Second child: $50.

[e] Third child: $50.

[f] First senior citizen: $50.

[g] Second senior citizen: $50.

(2) Daily admission.

(a) Residents and nonresidents:

[1] Anyone 36 inches or shorter: free.

[2] Anyone 37 inches or taller: $5.

(3) Night swim (Tuesdays, all swimmers; Thursdays, adults only/18 and older).

(a) Season pass holder: $3.

(b) Non pass holder: $5.

(4) Night pool rental.

(a) Per night; 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: $400.

(b) Plus refundable cleanup fee: $100.

F. Subject to the limitation specified in Subsection F(1) below, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, excluding holidays, those corporations, groups and associations recognized as resident nonprofit by the Council of the City of Clairton shall be exempted from the rental fee requirement specified in Subsections A, B and C above, and the rental fees that would otherwise be required to be paid by such resident nonprofit corporations, groups and associations shall be waived on those days. For purposes of this exemption, resident nonprofit corporations, groups and associations shall be defined as those nonprofit corporations, groups and associations located in or having their primary place of business in the City of Clairton.[4]

[Added 12-23-1996 by Ord. No. 1625]

(1) The exemption provided herein for resident nonprofit corporations, groups and associations shall be applicable only one time in any calendar year for any particular resident nonprofit corporation, group or association.

[4] Editor's Note: See also Ch. 245, Nonprofit organizations.

G. Any rental of the Clairton Park Lodge, Pavilion and Shelter No. 9 shall require a deposit to be paid at the time that the application for such rental is made, and the rental of Clairton Park Picnic Shelter Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6, and Pavilion No. 2, including the rentals of same by certain resident nonprofit corporations, groups and associations shall require a deposit to be paid at the time that the application for such rentals is made, so as to guarantee the cleanup and safekeeping of such park and recreation areas by the persons, corporations, groups or associations renting same. If, following the rentals of such park recreation areas by such persons, corporations, groups or associations, and after inspection by City of Clairton officials, it is determined to the satisfaction of the City of Clairton that said rental areas have been cleaned up and have been secured, without any damage, by the persons, corporations, groups or associations renting same, then such deposit shall be refunded to such persons, corporations, groups or associations. Otherwise, if the park and recreation areas have not been cleaned to the satisfaction of the City of Clairton or damage has resulted to any of the park and recreation areas during the time they were rented by such persons, corporations, groups or associations, then the one-hundred-dollar or fifty-dollar deposit shall be retained by the City of Clairton and not be refunded.

[Amended 5-25-1999 by Ord. No. 1669; 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 174110-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1784; 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1813]

H. The City of Clairton reserves the right to deny, restrict or limit any permit rental application for cause, which cause shall include, but not be limited to, any prior act of abuse or damage to Clairton Park Lodge, Pavilion and Shelter No. 9, and the other Clairton Park picnic shelters, by any resident or nonresident or any failure by any resident or nonresident to pay the fees or deposits required under this chapter.

[Added 12-23-1996 by Ord. No. 1625]

I. Refundable security deposits.

[Added 9-10-1996 by Ord. No. 1618; amended 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 1741; 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1784; 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1813]

(1) The refundable security deposit (cleanup fee) will be returned if everything is cleaned and nothing broken.

(a) Lodge: $50.

(b) Shelter: $25.

(c) Pavilion No. 2: $35.

(2) The refundable security deposit of $100 will be paid by nonprofit organizations renting the lodge from Monday through Thursday inclusive and returned if everything is cleaned and nothing broken. The fee shall be $50 for Shelter Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 and $75 for Pavilion No. 2.