Santa Maria Municipal Code Art. 2 Other

The Director of Recreation and Parks may permit the use of recreational buildings or portions thereof by persons or organizations other than charitable and nonprofit organizations; provided, that such person or organization makes application in the manner provided in Article 1 of this chapter; and provided further, that such person or organization pays in advance a reasonable rental for the use of such building or portion thereof. A schedule of such rental rates shall be established by the Director and approved by the Recreation and Parks Commission.

(Prior Code § 2-90.1)

Personal property, including play or recreational equipment, may be issued to any group or individual, for a period not exceeding four consecutive days from the date of issuance, by the Director of Recreation and Parks or his subordinates, in accordance with regulations for the use and issuance of such equipment established by the Director.

(Prior Code § 2-90.2)

All persons proposing to erect or maintain a table, booth or similar structure, however temporary in nature, or whether or not portable in design, within a City park, and all groups of persons, other than picnickers using picnic tables provided in the park, exceeding 75 in number, and groups of picnickers exceeding 100 in number, shall obtain a permit from the Recreation and Parks Commission for the use of City facilities in the manner provided in Article 1 of this chapter. All persons in groups obtaining such permits shall comply with all state laws and local ordinances, and with all conditions imposed by the Recreation and Parks Commission in approving the permit. Failure or refusal to obtain the permit or to comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and permit conditions is a misdemeanor and is also grounds for the immediate revocation of the permit on the order of the Director of Recreation and Parks and, upon revocation of such permit, all such persons and all persons, members, guests, participants or spectators, whether as members of the group or as individuals, may be evicted from the park by any Police Officer of the City, or by the Director of Recreation and Parks, or his duly authorized representative, as provided in this title.

(Prior Code § 2-91.1)

(a) All commercial specialty structures operated on or placed upon City property or facilities shall be required to obtain an annual permit from the Director of Recreation and Parks. The permit fee shall be $250 per owner/vendor. The permit fee and requirements shall be reviewed annually and adjusted by the Recreation and Parks Commission.

(b) "Commercial specialty structure" means any structure including, but not limited to out-houses, portable restrooms, inflatable bounce houses or slides, tents and other similar structures.

(Ord. 2005-11, eff. 10/20/05)

(a) No person shall be present in a facility or park owned by the City of Santa Maria during the hours it is posted as provided in subsection (b). For the purpose of this section, "facility" means:

(i) A building owned by the City of Santa Maria;

(ii) Any park owned or operated by the City of Santa Maria that the Director of Recreation and Parks has designated as having restricted hours.

(iii) On any public park or recreational facility subject to this section, the supervising employee at such site may extend the closing time for up to two and one-half hours to accommodate any departmentally approved event.

(b) The posting of facilities and parks as provided in subsection (a) shall be made in letters at least one inch tall on signs in public view at each public entrance to the facility and shall read substantially as follows: "Entrance to, or remaining in this [facility or park] is prohibited between the hours of [insert hours]."

(c) This section does not apply to persons authorized to be present in a City building by reason of hiring, employment or permission granted by the City employee in charge of the facility.

(Ord. 2013-02, eff. 4/4/2013; Ord. 2015-13 § 1, eff. 12/17/15)