1981-101 NO ~ ~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15 "PARKS AND RECREATION" BY
ADDING A NEW SECTION 15-14 1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR USER FEES FOR CERTAIN PARKS
AND RECREATION FACILITIES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, It is recognized that the costs of providing and
maintaining facilities and programs for park and recreational
purposes of the type and quality the citizens of Denton desire
and deserve have steadily ~ncreased, and
WHEREAS, despite such increasing costs, the City Council
believes it important to continue to provide a certain level of
park and recreational services to the citizens of the city, and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that a fair and equitable
alternative to providing a lower level of services for parks and
recreational purposes is to impose certain minimal user fees for
certain facilities,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON
HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That Chapter 15 "Parks and Recreation" is hereby amended by
adding a new Section 15-4 1 to read as follows
"Section 15-4 1 Facility Fees
The following fees shall be charged and collected for the
use of the city's parks and recreational facilities ~n
accordance wlth the schedule set forth here~n Additional fees
for facility supervision or police services may be charged in
addition to these fees
1 SWIMMING POOL
a Season Pass $20 00 per person or $40 00 per family
b General Admission $1 00 per adult, $0 50 per child
$0 50 per senior citizen (60 years of
age or older & spouse)
Children 2 years and under free
c Pool Rental $10 00 per hour
(5 hours or more per week)
$15 00 per hour (3-4 hours week)
$20 00 per hour (1-2 hours week)
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2 TENNIS CENTER
a Season Pass $20 00 per person or $40 00 per
family
b General Admission (during posted hours)
Singles $ 1 00 per adult $ 0 50 per child
Doubles $ 0 75 per adult $ 0 50 per child
3 CIVIC CENTER
a Meeting Room Rental
1 Non-Proflt
(during open hours) No Charge
2 Non-Profit
(all other t~mes) $ 5 00 per hour or $ 20 00 per day
3 Professlonal/Prlvate $ 7 50 per hour or $ 40 00 Der day
4 Commercial $12 50 per hour or $ 60 00 per day
5 Non-Denton (add) $ 2 50 per hour or $ 10 00 per day
b Assembly Room Rental
1 Non-Profit $10 00 per hour or $ 60 00 per day
2 Professlonal/Prlvate $15 00 per hour or $120 00 per day
3 Commercial $25 00 per hour or $180 00 per day
4 Non-Denton (add) $ 5 00 per hour or $ 30 00 per day
4 RECREATION CENTERS
a Meeting Rooms
1 Non-Profit
(during open hours) No Charge
2 Non-Profit
(all other times) $ 5 00 per hour or $ 20 00 per day
3 Profess~onal/Prlvate $ 7 50 per hour or $ 40 00 per day
4 Non-Denton (add) $ 2 50 per hour or $ 10 00 per day
b Gyms/Multi-purpose Room
1 Non-Proflt $ 10 00 per hour or $ 60 00 per day
2 Professional/Private $ 15 00 per hour or $120 00 per day
3 Non-Denton $ 5 00 per hour or $ 30 00 per day
4 Game Room $ 5 00 per hour
5 ATHLETIC FIELDS
a Llght Fee $ 10 00 per 1-1/2 hours
b Field Rental $ 25 00 per 1/2 day
c Concession Stand Rental $ 25 00 per day
$ 15 00 per half day
6 SHELTER RESERVATIONS $ 10 00 per day"
SECTION II
That ~f any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word ~n th~s ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or c~rcumstances ~s held ~nvalld by any court of competent
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jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and the C~ty Council of the
C~ty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such
remainIng portions despite any such ~nval~d~ty
SECTION III
That th~s ordinance shall become effective from and after ~ts
date of passage ~_~d ~/_~
PASSED AND APPRO~D this the ay of ~ , 1981
~d~A-R~ ~ ~TEWN~, ~YOR ~'
CIT~ OF DE~ON, TEXAS
ATTEST
BROOKS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FO~
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
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