Piedmont Municipal Code § 3.10 Piedmont Sports Field (hampton Field) Use Restrictions

any use authorized and scheduled by the City of Piedmont Recreation Department including but not limited to the activity of the Piedmont Soccer Club and the Piedmont Baseball and Softball Foundation. This term excludes special events sponsored by the Recreation Department from time to time.

a. General. No person shall use Piedmont sports Field before dawn or after dark.

b. Basketball Court. No person shall use the basketball court before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. weekdays. On Saturday and Sunday, no person shall use the basketball court before 9 a.m. or after 7 p.m.

c. Tennis Courts. No person shall use the tennis courts before 8 a.m. and after 8 p.m., except that any set starting before 8 p.m. may finish.

d. Tennis Backstop. No person shall use the tennis backstop before 8 a.m. and after 8 p.m. weekdays. On Saturday and Sunday, no person shall use the tennis backstop before 9 a.m. or after 7 p.m.

e. Organized Sports and Games. Organized use of Piedmont Sports Field shall be governed by the following regulations.

i. Hours of play and practice. Monday through Friday, games and practices shall begin no earlier than 8 a.m. nor end later than 8 p.m.
On Saturday, games and practices shall begin no earlier than 9 a.m.
On Sunday, games and practices shall begin no earlier than noon.
Games and practices shall end at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 6 p.m. on Sunday. On all days, any baseball or softball inning started before closing time shall be permitted to finish.

ii. Player preparation. Players may warm up on Saturday no earlier than 8:30 a.m. and no earlier than 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.

iii. Field preparation. Field preparation on Saturday shall begin no earlier than 8 a.m.; on Sunday, field preparation shall begin no earlier than 11 a.m.

supervise use of the basketball court to enforce permitted hours of use and to eliminate unnecessary noise and inappropriate behavior.

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governed by the following regulations.

a. Childcare Use. Piedmont Playschool, the City Department of Recreation, and youth groups authorized by the City, but no other person or organization, may use the building which is proposed to be built for joint Playschool/City purposes. The building shall not be used for childcare before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m. The fenced area adjacent to the building shall be used exclusively for Playschool purposes during Playschool hours. At all other times, the fenced area shall be available for use by the general public.

b. Evening Use. Piedmont Playschool may use the building after 6 p.m. no more than four times a calendar year, in coordination with the City. The City may use the building after 6 p.m. as necessary for emergency preparedness purposes and as otherwise approved by the City Council by resolution. Prior notice for uses approved by Council resolution shall be given under section 3.10.7 below.

c. Limitation - Number and Age of Children. Use of the new building shall be limited to a maximum of twenty-two children, 12 years of age or younger at any one time.

d. Use by General Public Prohibited. Leasing, renting and other use of the Playschool/City building by the general public is prohibited, except that restrooms in the building may be used by the general public.

e. Concurrent Uses. Rights to exclusive use of the Playschool/city building and the adjacent fenced area shall not extend to the rest of the park, which shall be available to members of the public in accordance with these rules and regulations.

f. Outdoor Lighting. Lighting on and around the building shall be at a low level, for security purposes only, and shall exclude overhead lighting.

places at Piedmont Sports Field, with the exceptions listed in this paragraph. Sound amplification includes but it not limited to megaphones, bullhorns (electrified or not), electronic equipment, radios, CD and tape players, “boom boxes”, and the like. The following are exceptions to this prohibition.

a. Whistles. Sound amplification shall exclude whistles used reasonably by coaches during practices and by referees during games.

b. Disaster Preparedness. City disaster preparedness operations, including drills, are not subject to the restriction on amplified noise.

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c. City Council Approval. Sound amplification may be used with prior City Council approval, after a public hearing. Notice shall be given under section 3.10.7 below.

calendar days in advance to all those requesting notice in writing and to all residents whose properties are at any point within 300 feet of any point on the boundary of Piedmont Sports field.

restrictions in prominent places at Piedmont Sports Field. From time to time the City will also publish these restrictions.