ARTICLE V. - PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS

Footnotes:

--- (8) --- Cross reference— Carousel park commission, § 2-51 et seq.; depositing litter in parks, § 7-58; operation of vehicles on parks, playgrounds, etc., generally, § 18-225.

State Law reference— Metropolitan park district of Providence Plantations established, G.L. 1956, § 32-2-1 et seq.; authority to establish and regulate, G.L. 1956, § 32-3-1 et seq.

DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY#

Sec. 13-176. - Rental of Pierce Memorial Field.#

(a)

The rental fees for the use of Pierce Memorial Field by any person except as provided in subsection (b) of this section are hereby fixed as follows:

(1)

Minimum fee, per day, shall be $1,000.00 or $500.00 plus ten percent of gross ticket sales, after taxes, whichever is greater.

(2)

Minimum fee, per night, shall be $1,000.00 plus ten percent of gross ticket sales, after taxes, whichever is greater.

(b)

The rental fees for the use of Pierce Memorial Field by charitable organizations are hereby fixed as follows:

(1)

Per day .....$500.00

(2)

Per night .....500.00

(c)

Whenever a license or permit is granted for the sale of food, beverages, etc., there shall be a fee based upon the percentage of receipts from the sale of such items, and such percentage shall be fixed by the recreation board at the time of the granting of such license or permit, subject to approval by the city council.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-121; Ch. 543, § I, 1-3-12)

Sec. 13-177. - Recreation center fees.#

The recreation center membership fees are hereby fixed as follows: (1)

Adult membership .....$50.00

(2)

Child membership (under age 18) .....25.00

The recreation director may waive the annual fee upon a finding of financial hardship.

(Ch. 275, § I, 9-2-03; Ch. 543, § I, 1-3-12)

Sec. 13-178. - Non-transferability of facility permits.#

(a)

No person or entity shall transfer or assign a facility permit granted by the recreation or parks division pursuant to their rules and regulations.

(b)

Any person or entity who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined by the director of recreation in the following manner:

(1)

First offense .....$200.00

(2)

Second offense .....$350.00

(3)

Third offense .....$500.00 and the revocation of any and all permits issued for the remainder of the current season.

(c)

All violations will be prosecuted in East Providence Municipal Court.

(Ch. 871, § I, 4-18-23)

Secs. 13-179—13-190. - Reserved.#

DIVISION 2. - RESERVED#

Footnotes:

--- (9) --- Editor's note— Chapter 877, § XII, adopted June 6, 2023, repealed art. V, div. 2, §§ 13-191—13-199. Former div. 2 pertained to the advisory recreation board and derived from §§ 13-136—13-144 of the Rev. Ords of 1987 and Ch. 115, § I, adopted March 21, 2000.

Secs. 13-191—13-215. - Reserved.#

DIVISION 3. - DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION#

Footnotes:

--- (10) --- Cross reference— Officers and employees, § 2-207 et seq.

Sec. 13-216. - Established; appointment of director of recreation as administrative head; qualifications of director.#

There shall be a department of recreation, the head of which shall be known as the director of recreation, who shall be appointed by the mayor and shall be qualified by special training and experience in the field of recreation.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-156; Ch. 877, § I, 6-6-23)

Sec. 13-217. - Duties of director of recreation.#

The director of recreation shall be the administrative head of the department of recreation who, in addition to other duties fixed by the mayor of the city council, shall prepare in cooperation with the recreation board a fiscal department budget and recreation program for presentation to the mayor, which budget shall set forth necessary funds for the department of recreation.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-157; Ch. 877, § I, 6-6-23)

Secs. 13-218—13-230. - Reserved.#

DIVISION 4. - SOUTHEAST DRAINAGE DISTRICT RECREATION AREA#

Sec. 13-231. - Recreational area established.#

It is hereby established as the policy of the city that the area designated as the southeast drainage district shall be used exclusively by the city as a recreational area upon completion of the sanitary landfill operation.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-171)

Sec. 13-232. - Entrances and exits.#

There shall be no entrances or exits on the property referred to in section 13-231, except from Forbes Street.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-172)

Sec. 13-233. - Buffer strip.#

The city shall establish a satisfactory buffer strip between the land referred to in section 13-231 and surrounding residential property.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-173)