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OR 2003-1027 Non-athletic facilitiesAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 2003-1027 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9-11-7 (D) TO PROVIDE REFERENCE TO ALL NON- ATHLETIC FACILITIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-11-7(F) TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSED OR RESERVED ATHLETIC FACILITIES FOR GAME AND PRACTICE FIELD ASSIGNMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-11-7 BY PROVIDING A NEW SUBSECTION (G) WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR TO GRANT LICENSES OR RESERVE FACILITIES FOR CITY-SPONSORED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, AND BY MOVING THE CURRENT SUBSECTION (G) TO SUBSECTION (H) WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES; BY RENUMBERING THE CURRENT SUBSECTIONS (H), (I), AND (J) ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas be, and the same is hereby amended by amending Chapter 9, Section 9-11-7 (D) to provide for non-athletic facilities, by amending subsection (F) to provide for licensed or reserved athletic facilities game and practice field assignments, by adding a new subsection (G) to provide for the granting of licenses or reserving of facilities by the Parks and Recreation Director for City-sponsored community activities and events, by moving the current subsection (G) to a new subsection (H) to provide for the establishment of fees, and to renumber the current subsection (H), (I) and (J) accordingly, which shall read as follows: "Sec. 9-11-7. Facility Scheduling. Requests for reservations for any of the facilities in any of the parks must be made through the parks and recreation department. Such reservations must be requested in writing no later than three working days prior to the date for which the reservation is requested. Such written requests must state the facility for which the reservation is requested, the time or times and date or dates for which the reservation is requested, the person or persons who intend to utilize such facilities, and the person or persons requesting such reservations. The director or a duly authorized representative of the director should make every effort to act upon the request within two working days of receipt of such request. The director has the right to refuse or deny any request for reservation for reasonable cause. The director further has the right and obligation to cancel or suspend any such reservation previously issued if, in the opinion of the director, such cancellation or suspension is in the best interests of the citizens of Coppell and/or is necessary for the maintenance and control of facilities under the responsibility of the Parks and Recreation Department. At the conclusion of the reservation of any facility, the facility must be left in a clean and orderly condition. All applicants agree, as a condition of receiving such reservation, to pay the cost of repairing any damage to park property incurred by the group using the facility as determined by the Parks and Recreation Department. All non-athletic facilities, or athletic facilities not under a license or use agreement, that are not reserved are available for use by the general public on a first come, first served basis in accordance with this Section. A listing of reserved facilities, including the time of reservation and the part holding such reservation, will be maintained by the secretary of the Parks and Recreation Department and will be available for inspection during regular working hours. Park pavilions. All park picnic pavilions can be reserved only by Coppell residents. Reservations will be granted for a pavilion between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and sunset. Thirty minutes will be allowed between reservations. Reservations will only be accepted for a reasonable increment of time. Athletic facilities. Field assignments for games or practices at city park athletic facilities that have been licensed or reserved can only be made by a licensed or reserved person, association, group or other entity. Such requests must be made by and through such person in accordance with the guidelines of the licensed facility and use agreement. The person making the field assignment request may be required to produce a list of members, including their residence, for determination of eligibility. The field assignment for a playing athletic facility may be granted for a reasonable period of time during those times when the parks are open. The Parks and Recreation Director my grant a license or reserve facilities of city- sponsored community activities and events and may enter into a reservation agreement of one (1) day or less. Fees shall be established by license agreement or fee schedule authorized by the City Council. The director of Parks and Recreation or his/her designee has the authority to cancel or suspend use of any athletic facility if, in the opinion of the director of Parks and Recreation, such cancellation or suspension is in the best interest of the citizens and/or is necessary for the maintenance and control of the facilities. Game fields; designation. The director of Parks and Recreation is authorized to post signs on fields and to post fields for appropriate designation or use as designated by the Parks and Recreation Board as game fields. "Game Field - No practices or unauthorized games." 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, sponsor or participate in any unauthorized game, tournament, practice or athletic event on any designated game field. Closed fields; designation. The director of Parks and Recreation is authorized to post a sign on fields designated by the director as closed fields for purpose of maintenance or to protect the surface of the playing field. Such sign shall state: "Field Closed for Public Use." SECTION 2. Texas, in conflict with all other provisions not effect. SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to go upon any field which has been designated as a closed field except for the purpose of performing maintenance." That all provisions of the ordinances and resolutions of the City of Coppell, the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or phrase of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole. SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and publication, as the law and charter is such cases provide. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the ff,~ ~%(~ day of ROBERT E. HAGEi~TY ATTORNEY CA~~A~~O~ ATTEST: II LmBY BAL~C~ SEC~T~Y