HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 5-26-76ORDINANCE NO. 5-26-76
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, DUVAL COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE IX, CITY FEES, BY
CREATING A NEW DIVISION 6, PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITY
FEES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSOLIDATING CITY FEES INTO A
SINGLE CHAPTER OF THE CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 5, BEACHES,
PARKS, AND RECREATION, SECTION 5-32, USER FEES FOR PARKS AND
RECREATION FACILITIES, TO REMOVE THE EXISTING FEE
SCHEDULE, AND REFERENCE THE NEW FEE LOCATION IN CHAPTER 2;
PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT, CODIFICATION, APPLICABILITY,
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach Code of Ordinances currently contains fees set forth in
multiple chapters, which can create confusion and inefficiency in administration and public
understanding; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach desires to relocate fees when updating fees currently set
forth in various sections of the Code into a single, centralized location within Chapter 2 as such Code
sections are amended and updated; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach owns, operates, and maintains recreational facilities and
amenities that provide valuable opportunities for community recreation, events, programs, and public
gatherings; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to providing residents, organizations, and visitors with safe,
clean, and well-maintained recreational facilities that enhance the quality of life within the community;
and
WHEREAS, the current recreational facility rental fee schedule has remained unchanged since
2012 despite substantial increases in operational and maintenance costs over the past decade; and
WHEREAS, the costs associated with labor, utilities, maintenance materials, facility repairs,
programming, custodial services, and overall facility upkeep have increased significantly since the current
fee schedule was established; and
WHEREAS, periodic review and adjustment of user fees are necessary to ensure that rental rates
more accurately reflect the costs incurred by the City in providing and maintaining recreational facilities
and services; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fee adjustments are intended to improve cost recovery for the
operation, maintenance, preservation, and long-term sustainability of the City's recreational assets while
continuing to provide access to high-quality public amenities; and
WHEREAS, the proposed revisions will help support ongoing investments in facility
maintenance, cleanliness, safety, customer service, and capital preservation efforts that benefit facility
users and the community as a whole.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Regulations Amended. The fees found in Chapter 5 Beaches, Parks and Recreation
Section 5-32 are being updated and relocated to a new Division 6 in Chapter 2 Administration, as more
fully set forth and described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made part hereof, and hereby adopted to
read as shown in said Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this Ordinance are to update parks
and recreation facility fees and move fees into Chapter 2.
SECTION 3. Conflict. All ordinances, resolutions, official determinations or parts thereof
previously adopted or entered by the City or any of its officials and in conflict with this Ordinance are
repealed to the extent inconsistent herewith.
SECTION 4. Severability. If a Court of competent jurisdiction at any time finds any provision of
this Ordinance to be unlawful, illegal, or unenforceable, the offending provision shall be deemed severable
and removed from the remaining provisions of this Ordinance which shall remain in full force and intact.
SECTION 5. Codification and Scrivener's Errors. The publisher of the City of Atlantic Beach's
Code of Ordinances, the Municipal Code Corporation, is hereby directed to incorporate the changes to
Chapter 2 (Exhibit A) into the City's Code of Ordinances. Sections of the Chapter may be renumbered or
re -lettered and scrivener's errors, formatting and typographical errors and other minor, inadvertent
graphical errors in Chapters 2 and 5 which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City Manager
and City Attorney without the need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or re -codified copy of same
with the City Clerk.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon final reading and approval.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 22nd day of June, 2026.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this PA day of
2026.
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Attest:
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Donna L. Bartle, City Clerk
Approved as to form and correctness:
Jason "'�riel,"'GO Attorney
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DIVISION 6. - PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES FEES
Sec. 2-600. Schedule of user fees for parks and recreation facilities.
The use of public parks and recreation facilities within the city and fees for such use shall be as set forth
within this section.
(a) One-time events at the Jordan Park Community Center or Donner Park Community Center.
(1) One hundred forty dollars ($140.00) for four (4) hours and thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each
additional hour.
(2) Deposit required: Two hundred dollars ($200.00), refundable if no damage to facility, the facility is
cleaned after use and no violation of park rules or city ordinances. (b) Recurring use of any city
facility or park by 501(c)(3) not-for-profit groups, neighborhood or homeowner associations with
approved user agreement for six (6) or more times per year during nonpremium hours.
(1) Monday through Thursday Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per event or activity with a maximum daily
rate of $380.
(2) Friday through Sunday, seventy dollars ($70) per event or activity with a maximum daily rate of
780.
(2) Deposit required: Fifty dollars ($50.00), refundable if no damage to facility, the facility is cleaned
after use and no violation of park rules or city ordinances.
(3) "Premium hours" are identified as:
Friday 5:00 p.m. or later
Saturday All day
Sunday Noon or later
A repetitive use not-for-profit, homeowner, or neighborhood association may request usage of
premium days/times at the thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per event rate. However, within seven (7) days
of the scheduled event, if another group wishes to rent the facility at the full usage rate, then the
repetitive use not-for-profit. homeowner, or neighborhood association may be relocated to another
facility.
If a repetitive use not-for-profit, homeowner, or neighborhood association wishes to secure the facility
for premium days/times, then they will be required to pay the full usage fees for the rental.
(c) Private events at the Adele Grage Cultural Center, Monday through Thursday:
(1) Fifty dollars ($50.00) per hour with a maximum daily fee of four hundred dollars ($400.00).
(2) Deposit required: Two hundred dollars ($200.00), refundable if no damage to facility, the facility
is cleaned after use and no violation of park rules or city ordinances.
(d) Individual events at the Adele Grage Cultural Center and Marsh Oaks Community Center, Monday
through Thursday, by 501(c)(3) not-for-profit groups, neighborhood or homeowner associations:
(1) Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per hour with a maximum daily fee of three hundred eighty dollars
($380.00).
(2) Deposit required: Two hundred dollars ($200.00), refundable if no damage to facility, the facility
is cleaned after use and no violation of park rules or city ordinances.
Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 5-26-76
el Private events at the Adele Grage Cultural Center and Marsh Oaks Community Center, Friday through
Sunday:
(1) Four hundred dollars ($400.00) for four (4) hours and one hundred dollars ($100) for each
additional hour.
(2) Deposit required: Two hundred dollars ($200.00), refundable if no damage to facility, the facility
is cleaned after use and no violation of park rules or city ordinances.
(f) Individual events at the Adele Grage Cultural Center and Marsh Oaks Community Center, Friday
through Sunday by 501(c)(3) not-for-profit groups, neighborhood or homeowner associations:
(1) Seventy dollars ($70.00) per hour with a maximum daily fee of seven hundred eighty dollars
($780.00).
(2) Deposit required: Two hundred dollars ($200.00), refundable if no damage to facility, the facility
is cleaned after use and no violation of park rules or city ordinances.
(e) For events or activities at anv city facilitv involving the use of alcoholic beverages. The provisions of
chapter 3 of this Code shall also a
(1) Six hundred dollars ($600.00) for four (4) hours and one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for each
additional hour for any event serving beer, wine or any type of alcoholic beverages.
(2) Requires off-duty police officer paid by rental party at prevailing hourly rate.
(3) Must receive prior approval of a special event permit from the city manager.
(4) Use of alcoholic beverages is not permitted in city parks or on the beach, and alcoholic beverages
must be contained within the building approved to host such event.
(5) No fee, ticket or other type of compensation shall be charged for alcoholic beverages at any
activity at city facilities.
(6) Violation of these rules may [be] cause for forfeiture of any deposits.
(h) Lost key card charge: Twenty dollars ($20.00).
(i) Camping at Dutton Island Preserve.
(1) Thirty five dollars ($35.00) per campsite. (1) Events at any city facility put on by any unit of federal, state
or local government shall be exempt from any of the fees required in this section.
(m) All special events requests not previously addressed in this section of the City Code will be assessed a thirty-
five dollar ($35.00) application fee when submitted for processing.
(n) Sales tax for the rental of city facilities shall be the responsibility of the renters.
(o) Park pavilions
(1) Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per pavilion (4 hours) and $10 per additional hour
(2) No deposit is required
(Ord. No. 95-03-82, § 1, 1-27-03; Ord. No. 95-05-89, § 1, 4-11-05; Ord. No. 95-07-93, § 1, 2-26-07; Ord. No. 95-10-
100, § 1, 5-10-10; Ord. No. 95-12-105, § 1, 5-14-12)
Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 5-26-76
Sec. 5-32. User fees for parks and recreation facilities.
Pursuant to fees in Chapter 2.
Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 5-26-76
Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 5-26-76