[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Municipality of Murrysville 7-20-2005 by Ord. No. 686-05; amended in its entirety 6-21-2017 by Ord. No. 975-17. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Municipal facilities are intended to serve the interests of
the citizens of Murrysville in conduct of government and accommodating
lawful public assembly and recreational uses. The following policy
shall govern use of specific municipal facilities:
A.
Municipal offices. The use of municipal offices including Council
Chambers, Board Room, and Conference Room No. 1 shall be restricted
to the conduct of government and the activities directly related thereto.
These activities must be sponsored and attended by an elected or an
appointed municipal official, the Chief Administrator, or an immediate
staff member with approval of the Chief Administrator. Any exceptions
must be approved by the Chief Administrator. In the event of a denial,
the Chief Administrator's decision may be appealed by a requesting
body to the Municipal Council.
B.
Community center, parks, and other areas maintained for public access.
Any financially responsible adult over 18 may apply for use of these
facilities for a lawful assembly. No commercial activities that exclusively
benefit any person(s) shall be permitted with the exception of community-sponsored
or municipality-organized events, classes, teaching, and/or training
sessions that provide a material benefit to the Murrysville community.
C.
The Municipality reserves the right of a twenty-one-day review of
all applications prior to approval or denial of a request.
D.
Denial of permit. Murrysville reserves the right to consider any
undue impact to the community health, welfare, and safety from a proposed
use, and based thereon, to deny an application upon a determination
of an adverse impact to the community. In the event of a denial, the
Chief Administrator's decision may be appealed by a requesting
body to the Municipal Council.
E.
Assessment of supplemental fees. The administration is to assess
its regular permit fee on issuance of a proposed activity, and is
further directed to assess a supplemental fee reflecting any anticipated
additional expense that is to be incurred by the Municipality incident
to a proposed activity and reasonably necessary in protecting the
general health, welfare, and safety of the community.
F.
Conditions of issuance of permit. The administration is directed
to impose conditions on a permit to be issued by the Municipality
in order to protect against excessive noise, traffic control, public
control, etc. as the administration deems reasonable and necessary
for the proposed activity.
