[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)]
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; 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. MC-5497]
A. 
Any community-oriented organization or group which desires to reserve the use of a City park or ball field must do so by an application to the Department of Human Services. The use of the park or ball field 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 the Department of Human Services. Private use of City of Camden facilities shall be extended to the following recreational facilities pending approval for use:
(1) 
Cramer Hill Community Center, 1035 Reeves Avenue.
(2) 
Malandra Hall Community Center, 1200 South Merrimac Road.
(3) 
Isabel Miller Community Center, Eighth and Carl Miller Boulevard.
(4) 
Martin Luther King Community Center, 1151 Haddon Avenue.
(5) 
North Camden Gymnasium, 1000 North Sixth Street.
(6) 
Watertower, Rose and Everett Streets.
C. 
The Department of Human Services shall be the final authority as to whether a proposed use is community-oriented or private in nature. The Department of Human Services shall determine whether the proposed private use is appropriate, pursuant to the standard set forth in § 562-10 of this chapter. The Department of Human Services 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; amended 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. MC-4672; 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. MC-5497]
A. 
A nonrefundable security deposit in the amount of $150 shall be assessed for each application submitted by an individual or group for private use of a recreational facility. The City of Camden shall be permitted to charge the applicant for the cost for any damage to the facility resulting from the applicant's use of the facility.
B. 
The applicant may be required to hire one Camden County 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 employment, including off-duty employment, established by the Camden County Police Department. The hourly rate and other applicable costs, for such police officer or security guard shall be set by the employer of the Camden County police officer or security guard.
C. 
Should the applicant's use of the facility extend beyond the agreed upon number of hours for a specific recreational facility, the applicant shall be required to pay the specified hourly fee for the additional use of that recreational facility, as provided for in § 562-16E, herein. The applicant shall also be required to pay the hourly rate and other applicable costs, for the additional hours worked by the Camden County police officer, security guard and/or the City of Camden employee when the applicant's use of the facility is beyond any agreed upon number of hours.
D. 
All fees shall be due seven days prior to the private use of the facility or the applicant shall be denied access to the facility. Any additional fees assessed related to the additional use of the Camden County police officer, security guard and/or the City employee, caused by the applicant's continued use of the facility beyond the permitted time-frame, shall be charged to the applicant.
E. 
Recreational facility rates shall be as follows:
(1) 
Cramer Hill Community Center: $100 per hour and a maximum capacity of 100 people.
(2) 
Malandra Hall Community Center: $150 per hour and a maximum capacity of 150 people.
(3) 
Isabel Miller Community Center: $100 per hour and a maximum capacity of 75 people.
(4) 
Martin Luther King Community Center: $100 per hour and a maximum capacity of 50 people.
(5) 
North Camden Gymnasium: $100 per hour and the maximum capacity of people shall be based on the approved activity.
(6) 
Watertower, Rose and Everett Streets: $100 per hour and a maximum capacity of 100 people.
F. 
Fees for recreation facilities' equipment.
(1) 
The following equipment is included in the standard rental fee for all recreational facilities listed in Subsection E above:
(a) 
Standard folding chairs; and
(b) 
Rectangular tables.
(2) 
Optional equipment is available at all recreational facilities listed in Subsection E above for the following fees:
(a) 
Round tables: $100 per set of 10 round tables.
(3) 
Optional equipment is available only at Malandra Hall for the following fees:
(a) 
Premium chairs: $250 per set of 100 premium chairs.
[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.
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]
[1]
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.