Piedmont Municipal Code § 3.8 Linda Beach Playfield Use Restrictions

use of the Linda Beach Playfield, subject to the provisions of this Section. The Recreation Director or the Director's designee shall make such rules and regulations and establish such procedures as are necessary to administer and supervise the use of the Linda Beach Playfield in order to provide a field for the use of the Piedmont community, Piedmont youth sports teams and Recreation Department programs and events in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below

a. “Group” means more than twelve (12) persons concurrently participating in the same activity(ies) or game(s).

b. “Scheduled Use” means any use authorized and scheduled by written permit issued by the City of Piedmont Recreation Department including but not limited to the youth activity of the Piedmont Soccer Club and the Piedmont Baseball Foundation. This term excludes special events sponsored by the Recreation Department from time to time.

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a. Hours of Use

(i) On weekdays, Linda Beach Playfield shall be open from 7:00 a.m. until dusk, except as permitted by City Council resolution 18-04 which allows use of field lighting for scheduled soccer until 9:00 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays for no more than 16 weeks in the fall.

(ii) On weekends, Linda Beach Playfield shall be open from 9:00 a.m. until dusk.

(iii) Linda Beach Playfield shall be closed to use by the public during Beach School hours regular or summer session] or any period when Recreation Department scheduled programs are being operated at Linda Beach Playfield.

b. Field Lighting. As originally adopted in City Council Resolution 141-88, the following use restrictions are established for Linda-Beach Playfield.

(i) Field lighting cannot operate past 8:00 p.m., except as provided in Section 3.8.3(a)(i)

(ii) Field lighting cannot exceed an average of 10 footcandles of

intensity.

(iii) Field lighting can be operated no more than sixteen (16) weeks per

year for soccer only.

(iv) Field lighting cannot be operated on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.

(v) Field lighting standards cannot exceed 50' in height.

c. Group Use. There shall be no group use without a written permit.

(i) No permit shall be issued for a use other than by youth.

(ii)
Permits shall only be issued for use during the hours the field is open as designated in Sec. 3.8.3 (a). On weekends, the Director shall not schedule use after 6:00p.m. unless, in his or her opinion, there are no alternate fields available within the City for this use to occur.

(iii) Use under a permit has priority over any other use.

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(iv) The Director shall ensure that at least four hours per weekend remain unscheduled and available for informal community use.

term or permanent basis, as an open/closed park that is locked during hours when the park is closed.

require written notice to the immediate neighborhood at least 10 days prior to consideration of any proposed changes by the City Council.

Section 3.8.1 et seq. or the rules and/or regulations established by the Recreation Director under the authority granted pursuant to this section shall be an infraction pursuant to Section 3.26 herein with the fine for such infractions established by Resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 729 N.S., 04/2017; Ord. 722 N.S., 05/2016; Ord. 710 N.S., 07/2013; Ord. 673 N.S., 11/2007; Ord. 646 N.S., 4/2004)