HomeMy WebLinkAbout2841ORDINANCE NO. 2841
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, regulating the use of the Port
Angeles Senior Services and Community Center and
amending Ordinances 2398, 2405, 2770 and 2805
and Chapter 12.08 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance 2398, Section 1 of
Ordinance 2405, Section 1 of Ordinance 2770, Section 1 of Ordinance
2805, and Chapter 12.08 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are
hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 12.08
VERN BURTON MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER
AND
SENIOR SERVICES AND COMMUNITY CENTER
Sections:
12.08.010 Applicability.
12.08.020 Permitted Activities.
12.08.030 Use Regulations.
12.08.040 Permit - Applications.
12.08.050 Permit - Issuance Prerequisites.
12.08.060 Fee Schedule.
12.08.070 Permit - Revocation.
12.08.080 Permit - Assignment.
12.08.090 Right of Inspection.
12.08.100 Temporary Alterations.
12.08.110 Prohibited Activities.
12.08.115 Scheduling of Permitted Activities.
12.08.120 Violation - Penalty.
12.08.010 Applicability. This Chapter shall apply to the
use of the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center, located at 308
East 4th Street in the City, and to the use of the Port Angeles
Senior Services and Community Center, located at 328 East 7th
Street in the City, and to any use of the surrounding grounds
whenever said use is in conjunction with the use of the either
building as governed by this Chapter. This These Community Centers
4s are provided by the City for social, educational, and
recreational activities, which require a structure with the size
and characteristics of the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center or
the Port Angeles Senior Services and Community Center.
12.08.020 Permitted Activities. Subject to the provisions
of all other Sections of this Chapter, the following activities are
permitted in the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center and the Port
Angeles Senior Services and Community Center:
A. Social functions, including banquets;
B. Exhibitions, including, but not limited to, boat,
auto, or other product displays;
C. Conventions, conference and other business gatherings;
D. Concerts;
E. Civic events;
F. Professional and /or semi - professional events;—and
G. Recreational Activitics;
H. Educational; and
I. Senior Services.
12.08.030 Use Regulations. The following regulations
shall apply to the use of the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center
and the Port Angeles Senior Services and Community Center:
A. The hours of operations shall be from 5:00 AM to 2:00
AM.
B. The sale or use of liquor, including beer and wine,
shall be permitted at activities allowed in the Vern Burton
Memorial Community Center and the Port Angeles Senior Services and
Community Center, provided that the applicant for the permit to use
the facility shall furnish proof that all permits required by the
Washington State Liquor Control Board have been obtained and that
the provisions outlined in PAMC 12.08.050 A -F have been complied
with.
C. All applicable Federal, State and local laws, codes
and regulations shall be complied with.
D. The Parks and Recreation Director shall recommend such
other regulations as are necessary for use of the facility, which
regulations shall be adopted by the City Council.
E. The above use regulations may be modified only by
special permission of the City Manager with the right of appeal to
the City Council.
12.08.040 Permit - Applications.
A. An applicant for a permit to use the facility shall
file an application with the Director of Parks and Recreation or
his designee at least fifteen days prior to the date sought for use
of the facility, or at least thirty days prior to the date sought
for the use of the facility if special arrangements such as floor
covering, seating, or other such arrangements are required, unless
the Director waives such notice requirements in circumstances that
he deems appropriate, and shall provide the following information:
1. Sponsor of the activity;
2. Nature of the event;
3. Date of the event;
4. Expected attendance;
5. All other such information as may be required by
the Director of Parks and Recreation.
B. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall review the
application for sufficiency and consistency with the terms and
conditions of this Chapter, the rules adopted pursuant to the
authority of this Chapter, and all other applicable Federal, State,
and City laws, codes, and regulations.
C. The Director shall determine whether a permit for the
activity requested shall be issued. In appropriate circumstances,
the Director may issue a permit for an activity that varies from
the terms and conditions of this Chapter, provided that the public
health, public safety, public property and public peace are
adequately protected. The Director may place such terms and
conditions on the permit as he deems necessary and appropriate for
the proper administration and enforcement of this Chapter.
D. The decision of the Director may be appealed to the
Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission, by filing an
appeal with the Director within ten days of his decision.
12.08.050 Permit - Issuance Prerequisites.
A. After approval of the permit application, and before
issuance of the permit, the applicant shall deposit with the City
a cash deposit or a surety bond, in an amount calculated to pay
costs or charges for cleanup and /or damage, but in no event to
exceed $1,000. This bond or deposit shall be used to pay costs or
charges incurred to repair damages to the City facility, or to
clean up the facility after its use if the same is not done by the
applicant within a reasonable time, as determined by the Director
of Parks and Recreation. This bond or other deposit, or a portion
thereof, shall be returned to the applicant when the City is
satisfied that any damages incurred during the use of the facility
by the applicant have been repaired and that the facility has been
cleaned to the same condition as when delivered to the applicant.
This bond or other deposit may be used by the City for repair or
clean up if such is not done by the applicant. The requirement for
deposit or bond may be waived if the applicant is a non - profit,
governmental or regulatory agency, in the discretion of the
Director of Parks and Recreation.
B. After approval of a permit application, and before
issuance of the permit, the applicant for any use that is either
sponsored by a corporate entity or is a special event with
significant potential liability exposure as determined by the City
shall furnish to the City evidence of liability coverage in an
amount and form satisfactory to the Risk Manager, naming the City
as an additional insured.
C. As deemed necessary and appropriate, the Director of
Parks and Recreation may require that the applicant execute a hold
harmless in favor of the City for any and all claims arising out of
the permitted use, except for claims caused by the sole negligence
of the City.
D. Within 48 hours of the event, the applicant must meet
with a representative of the Parks and Recreation Department for a
thorough review of the facilities, available equipment, security
procedures and the issuance of keys.
E. The Director of Parks and Recreation may place other
conditions and requirements upon the use of the Vern Burton
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Memorial Community Center or the Port Angeles Senior Services and
Community Center as are deemed necessary and appropriate to assure
the safety and security of the public and the facility.
F. After approval of the permit application, and before
issuance of the permit, the applicant shall present written
confirmation of conformance with any other condition or requirement
placed upon the proposed activity.
12.08.060 Fee Schedule. The Director of Parks and
Recreation shall prepare a schedule of fees for the use of the Vern
Burton Memorial Community Center and the Port Angeles Senior
Services and Community Center, which shall be sublect to adoption
by ordinance of the City Council. This cchcdulc shall be approved
by the City Council by resolution.
12.08.070 Permit - Revocation. Any permit issued pursuant
to the terms of this Chapter may be revoked in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 5.04.150 through 5.04.220.
12.08.080 Permit - Assignment. No permit issued pursuant
to this Chapter may be assigned.
12.08.090 Right of Inspection. The Director of Parks and
Recreation, his designee, or any peace officer of the State shall
have the right to enter and inspect any activity at the Vern Burton
Memorial Community Center and the Port Angeles Senior Services and
Community Center at any time.
12.08.100 Temporary Alterations. Any applicant for a
permit may make application for, and may receive approval for,
temporary alterations to the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center
and the Port Angeles Senior Services and Community Center; provided
that all such alterations shall be immediately removed from the
structure at the conclusion of the activity, and the structure
shall be returned to the condition existing before the alteration.
12.08.110 Prohibited Activities. It is unlawful for any
user or other person to commit any of the following offenses on the
premises of, or in connection with the use of the Vern Burton
Memorial Community Center and the Port Angeles Senior Services and
Community Center:
A. Interference with any individual or group engaged in
lawful use of the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center or the Port
Angeles Senior Services and Community Center;
B. Soliciting, interfering with, accosting other people
for selling, begging, immoral acts or other similar purposes is not
permitted in any park or attendant facility;
C. Wilfully marking, marring, defacing, disfiguring,
injuring, tampering with or displacing, removing, burning, cutting,
carving, digging up or damaging any City property and attendant
facilities or any plants, trees or shrubs, or attaching any rope,
wire or other contrivance to a tree, plant, shrub or structure.
12.08.115 Scheduling of Permitted Activities. The
scheduling of activities permitted pursuant to this Chapter shall
be in accordance with the following requirements:
A. Conference and Convention Events. Conferences,
conventions and other events which attract visitors to Port Angeles
shall be eligible for reservations for an unlimited period in
advance of the event. Once the event is scheduled, there shall be
no cancellation by the City without approval of the event sponsor.
B. Annual Community Events. Events that are annual, open
to the community, and significant to the community in general shall
be eligible for reservations up to nine months in advance of the
event. Once the event is scheduled, there shall be no cancellation
by the City without approval of the event sponsor. Annual
community events include, but are not limited to, fund raising
events of local non- profit corporations.
C. Private Events. Events that are scheduled for a
single occasion, are not significant to the community in general,
and are by invitation only shall be eligible for reservations up to
nine months in advance of the event; provided, however, that such
events cannot be displaced by conference and convention events
within 120 days of the event date. If no conference and convention
event displaces a private event up to 120 days before the event
date, the private event advance reservation shall be deemed con-
firmed. Private events include, but are not limited to, weddings
and receptions, private parties, and similar occasions. In the
event a private event is displaced, the Parks and Recreation De-
partment will attempt to relocate or reschedule the private event.
D. Scheduling Information. On a regular basis the Parks
and Recreation Department will furnish to the North Olympic
Peninsula Visitors and Convention Bureau and the Port Angeles
Chamber of Commerce an updated schedule of activities that have
been scheduled at the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center and the
Port Angeles Senior Services and Community Center. By request such
schedule will also be provided to other interested parties.
12.08.120 Violation - Penalty. Any person violating any
of the provisions of Section 12.08.110 is guilty of a misdemeanor,
and may be punished by a fine of up to $500 for each offense.
Section 2 - Severability. If any provisions of this
Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances, is
held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the
provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is
not affected.
Section 3 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect five days after publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at
a regular meeting of said Council held on the 4th day of Oct. ,
1994.
ATTEST:
4CO_Sol4 �d
Becky J .Upt n, Ci y Cler
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
raig D. Knutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: October 9, 1994
(By Summary)
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M A Y O R (
Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on October 4, 1994
Ordinance No. 2839
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles amends Ordinance 1709, as amended,
and Section 17.08.060(I) of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to the
definition of lot width, which is the horizontal distance between side lot lines
measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and
rear lot lines, or at the front setback line, provided the average horizontal distance
between side lot lines must also meet or exceed the minimum lot width required.
Ordinance No. 2841
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles regulates the use of the Port Angeles
Senior Services and Community Center and amends Ordinances 2398, 2405, 2770
and 2805 and Chapter 12.08 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2842
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles establishes a fee schedule for use of
the Port Angeles Senior Services and Community Center and codifies this fee
schedule in Chapter 3.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be
mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
These Ordinances shall take effect five days after the date of publication of these summaries.
Publish: October 9. 1994
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk