Division 4. Use Permits—Parks  


§ 18-121. Picnic shelters.
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Reservations for picnic shelters or park pavilions and the appurtenances thereto must be obtained in advance and must be for a specific time and duration for each such facility and shall be subject to the conditions and provisions contained in the use permit. Applications for reserved use of picnic shelters or park pavilions shall be made on forms provided by the city and in accordance with procedures promulgated by the recreation department. Reservations shall be made no less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance and no more than six (6) months in advance. Use permits shall be issued only after payment of a damage deposit and fees as may be required by section 18-182 of this article.

(Ord. No. 2006-48, § 1, 12-19-06)

§ 18-122. Special photography.
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(a) A permit must be first obtained from the city manager for the making of still or moving pictures that involve the use of special settings, structures or apparatus, or the performance of a cast of persons, whether amateur or professional, or the posing of professional models. Reservations shall be made no less than forty-five (45) days in advance and no more than six (6) months in advance. Filming for commercial purposes will require special event approval by the city commission if such filming will, in the opinion of the city manager, require a significant amount of city services or closure of any city street. The city manager may waive all or a portion of the advance reservation requirement if the filming will entail no unusual, extraordinary or burdensome expense for supervision, maintenance, cleanup or police protection by the city.

(b) A permit for special photography on city park property shall be granted only when such activities will be in full compliance with all laws and regulations of the United States, the state, the county and the city, and will in no way interfere with the normal use of park facilities by the general public. The provisions of this section do not in any way restrict the use of cameras, whether by amateur photographers or professionals who are not using such settings, scenery, casts or models.

(c) Bona fide newspaper press, association, newsreel or television news department personnel advertised by press cards or press papers and assigned by their representative editors to make photographs for use of their respective communication media will be regarded as persons performing a task involving the freedom of the press as set forth in the Constitution of the United States of America.

(Ord. No. 2006-48, § 1, 12-19-06)

§ 18-123. Public demonstrations, meetings and other public assemblies.
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(a) No band procession, military company or any company or group with flags, banners and transparencies shall be allowed upon any park or parkway or within any park without a permit issued by the city manager or his designee. Such permits shall clearly define the nature of the activity and the limit of its scope and time, and shall set forth such other restrictions and requirements as the city manager or his designee may deem necessary. Applications for permits shall be submitted no less than two (2) weeks in advance of the date of the activity and no more than six (6) months in advance.

(b) No entertainment, concert, exhibition or performance by any musical, theatrical or circus group shall be given in any park or recreation area and no electronic microphones or amplifying devices shall be used in connection therewith, except in accordance with a special event permit approved by the city manager in accordance with Lake Wales Chapter 14. Applications for special event permits shall be submitted no less than forty-five (45) days in advance of the date of the activity and no more than six (6) months in advance.

(c) No public meeting of any kind, or any public speaking by any person, representative of any political party, social group or society, official aspirant, organized church, religious sect, or other public assemblage shall be held in any park, parkway, playground or other recreational area without a permit issued by the city manager. Applications for permits shall be submitted no less than two (2) weeks in advance of the date of the activity and no more than six (6) months in advance.

(d) No person will perform any acrobatic act or feat, dance or gyrations, or make any display or exhibit or carry on any performances or do anything that will cause numbers of persons to congregate to the interference or obstruction of traffic or to other proper use of a park or recreational area under any circumstances.

(e) No person shall initiate, sponsor, organize, promote, conduct or advertise a public assembly to be gathered in a park or recreational area unless a permit has been obtained from the city manager. A separate permit shall be required for each such assembly and the period of time for which applicable shall be clearly stated.

(Ord. No. 2006-48, § 1, 12-19-06)