(a) 
City-related functions shall have the first priority on the parks and shall use the parks without charge.
(b) 
No person shall sell, offer for sale or solicit the sale of any food or other merchandise in a public park. Except as provided in this Section, no person shall offer any services for monetary gain in a public park. The policies of this section shall not apply to persons acting pursuant to and with the written authorization of the city council or its designee.
(c) 
The use of picnic areas and play equipment is on a first come, first served basis. No reservations are made.
(d) 
Any group of two hundred (200) or more people not sponsored by the city and desiring to use a city park as a gathering place or for an event or function of any kind shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) 
The organizer or representatives of the group desiring use of the park for an event or function shall file an application for a special permit with the parks department at least thirty (30) days in advance of the proposed date for the event or function. The application will be on a form approved and provided by the parks department and will include the following information:
(A) 
The name, address and telephone number of the person or persons responsible for the event or function;
(B) 
A description of the event and its proposed date and hours of duration;
(C) 
Estimated number of people who will be in attendance;
(D) 
A description of any special features which may be involved (e.g., pony rides, petting zoos, bounce machines, port-a-johns, tents, etc.);
(E) 
The park and park area being requested for use;
(F) 
The nature and number of vehicles which will be used to transport people in attendance to and from the event;
(G) 
A description of any food and beverages which will be served at the event;
(H) 
A description of any voice or musical amplification equipment to be used;
(I) 
Any other information that may be required by the city council, city manager or any affected department of the city in order to establish additional requirements for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare.
(2) 
When an application has been filed with the parks department, the city council and/or city manager will be notified of the action and will be provided copies of the application for review. The city council and the city manager are authorized to request more information from the parties filing the application for the purposes stated above and for the purposes of assessing the demand placed upon city services by the event and the impact upon the area surrounding the park.
(3) 
In addition to the requirements set forth in this section, the group shall comply with any and all other applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, resolutions and rules governing use of the park. These include, but are not limited to, the payment of any fees or deposits which may be required for the use of city parks by this code.
(e) 
All individuals or groups conducting any type of for-profit camp, clinic or personal instruction in city parks must register annually with the city. Registrations must be submitted with annual fees as set by appropriate resolution of the city council. An instructor must have his or her registration card in his or her possession at all times when providing physical training or instruction to an individual or group in a city park. At least 51% of the participants must be city residents. The instructor will furnish a roster of participants to the parks department at least three days in advance of the beginning of instruction, provided that the director of parks or his designee may, for good cause shown, waive or vary such three-day requirement when he finds it to be in the best interest of the city and the participants. The director of parks, or his designee, will specify a location in a park for conduct of each training group based on planned activity and group size. Classes shall not be permitted to use playgrounds, swimming pools, gazebos or other structures, picnic tables or benches, fences, utility poles, picnic areas, basketball or tennis courts to conduct physical training or instruction to an individual or group.
(f) 
The use of lights, or equipment weighing more than twenty-five (25) pounds, is prohibited. Physical training or instruction may not be conducted in a park before 6:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. All city, YMCA and HPISD programming will have priority at all times over use of a city park by an instructor. The use of park and city structures as workout devices or for anchoring is prohibited. Park benches and picnic tables may not be used for physical training activities, such as for step-ups. Resistance bands may not be connected to park fencing, signs, poles, trees or shrubs, drinking fountains or any other appurtenance in the park. Any violation of this section by an individual or group may result in the cancellation of his or her registration.
(g) 
Amplified music and bullhorns are prohibited in a city park, except for authorized city programs. Interruption of another person’s park use or reservation is prohibited. The use of signs or banners to advertise on park property is prohibited. The use of profanity in the parks is prohibited. The city reserves the right to reschedule any reservation due to maintenance requirements.
(1996 Code, sec. 13.501; Ordinance 13/022, sec. 2, adopted 7/2/13; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Generally.
Reservations may be made for the exclusive use of playing fields in the following parks: Burleson, Caruth, Coffee, Curtis, Germany, Gore, Smith, and Williams.
(b) 
Residency requirement.
Only bona fide residents of the city can make a reservation for the exclusive use of a playing field. A majority of the team or group members using the playing field pursuant to such reservation must also be residents of the city.
(c) 
Application; fee.
Residents may reserve playing fields by application to the reservations clerk, for an hourly fee to be established by the master fee resolution.
(d) 
YMCA and school district.
Reservations for the Park Cities YMCA shall be made and fees established in accordance with the agreement between the city and the YMCA. Reservations for the use of Germany Park by the Highland Park Independent School District will be made in accordance with the agreement between the city and the HPISD.
(e) 
Use without reservation.
In the event playing fields are not previously reserved as provided in this section, and there is no conflict with city-sponsored events, field maintenance, or inclement weather conditions, playing fields may be used by the public without a reservation during approved hours of park operation, subject to all park regulations contained in or authorized by this code.
(f) 
Germany Park.
Based on an agreement entered into by the city in 1974, residents of the Greenway Parks Addition in Dallas may reserve the playing field and tennis courts in Germany Park (formerly known as Park A) in the same manner and at the same fee adopted for city residents.
(g) 
Use with reservation.
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, remain or be in or upon any park, field, playground or park facility, including the city swimming pool, city tennis courts, and the track and field at Germany Park (“park facility”) in the city during a period of time when such park facility has been reserved by the city for use by another individual or organization for his or its exclusive use.
(1996 Code, sec. 13.502; Ordinance adopting Code; Ordinance 11/01 adopted 1/4/11)
(a) 
Any individual or group wishing to use a park or playing field to conduct a sports clinic as a profit-making venture shall reserve the park or playing field by filling out the appropriate application forms in the park department office and pay a fee for each hour the clinic is scheduled to be operated in the park or on the playing field reserved. If, after the conduct of the clinic is completed, the number of hours during which the park or playing field was actually in use exceeds the fee paid, the applicant shall be liable and responsible to pay the additional fee in the park department office within five (5) days after completion of the clinic. If the actual number of hours is less than the fee paid, the applicant shall receive a pro rata refund. The application forms and all fees must be in the park office at least one (1) week before the clinic is scheduled to begin.
(b) 
No person shall operate a sports clinic in a city park without registration with the parks department. A registration fee established by appropriate city council resolution shall be required with an application to conduct a sports clinic. The registration fee must be paid at least three business days prior to the operation of the sports clinic. The person registered to operate a sports clinic shall submit a roster of participants at least one week prior to the operation of the sports clinic. At least 51% of its participants listed on the roster shall be city residents. “Seasonal rental period” is March, April, May, June and July. Field rentals for sports clinics will be allowed only during the seasonal rental period, and may only operate in Burleson, Caruth and Coffee parks.
(c) 
Amplified music and bullhorns are prohibited in a city park, except for authorized city programs. Interruption of another person’s park use or reservation is prohibited. The use of signs or banners to advertise on park property is prohibited. The use of profanity in the parks is prohibited. The use of tennis courts for sports clinic activities is prohibited. Using fields during inclement weather closure is prohibited. The city reserves the right to reschedule any reservation due to maintenance requirements. Any violation of this section by a registered sports clinic operator may result in the cancellation of his or her registration.
(1996 Code, sec. 13.503; Ordinance 13/022, sec. 2, adopted 7/2/13)