HomeMy WebLinkAbout2470 Pope Marine Building Use Regulations and Charges - To Allow One-Year Advance Reservations for Government Sponsored Special Public EventsOrdinance No, _~'q'70
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND AMENfiING
CHAPTER 3.37, POPE MARINE BUILDING USE REGULATIONS &
CHARGES, SECTION 010, TO ALLOW ONE-YEAR ADVANCE
RESERVATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED SPECIAL PUBLIC
EVENTS
WHEREAS, on May 2, 1994, the Port Townsend City Council adopted Chapter 3.37
PTMC to regulate the use of the Pope Marine BUilding; and
WHEREAS, PTMC 3.37.010 limits the abilitY to schedule public use of the facility
to 45 days in advance of the proposed date of use; and
WHEREAS, the Port Townsend Arts Commission desires to have the opportunity to
reserve the Pope Marine Building for several days during the calendar year in advance of the
45-day restriction, for government-sponsored special Public events; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance does not change the requirement that City government
may reserve the facility up to 45 days in advance of the date of use, but creates an exception
for special public events sponsored by the government,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, in regular
session assembled, does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 3.37.010 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
3.37.010 General use regulations.
It is the intention of this chapter to maximize the use of the Pope Marine Building
(sometimes referred to as "the facility" for convenience) on a "first-come, first-served" basis,
with priority being given to city of Port Townsend residents. This chapter is also intended to
encourage use of the facility by the visual and performing arts, and to allow for certain
recurring uses of the facility by local organizations.
To ensure that the Pope Marine Building is used in a manner consistent with these intentions,
the following general use regulations shall be applicable to users of the Pope Marine
Building:
A. Organizations based in Port Townsend and individuals with proof of residence in
Port Townsend may reserve the facility up to one year in advance of the proposed date of
use. This category includes government-sponsored special public events.
B. Use of the facility for the visual and performing arts is encouraged.
C. Organizations based outside Port Townsend and individuals not residing in Port
Townsend may reserve the facility up to 90 days in advance of the proposed date of use.
D. City government may reserve the facility up to 45 days in advance of the proposed
date of use.
E. The facility may be reserved for no more than three consecutive dayS and for no
more than six days per reservation.
F. The facility is hereby reserved for the use of the Wooden Boat Foundation during
the Wooden Boat Festival each September and during the Youth Sea SYmposium each June;
provided, however, that this right must be exercised no less than 90 days in advance of each
such annual use; and, provided further, that the limitations on length of use imposed in the
foregoing paragraph E do not apply to such uses by the Wooden Boat Foundation.
G. The following blocks of time are available each day: 1. 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
2. 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
3. 6:30 p.m. to midnight
H. The facility may be occuPied by no more than 78 people. The party reserving the
facility shall be financially liable for any and all damages to the facility, any fines imposed
for excess occupancy of the facility, and for any cleaning or other charge which may be
levied for failure to leave the facility as clean or cleaner than when the use pursuant to the
reservation commenced.
I. The public works director, in consultation with the parks commission, is hereby
authorized to develop additional rules and regulations regarding the facility.
(Ord.o,gqTo§ [ , 1995; Ord. 2403 § 1, 1994).
Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application
of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after the date of its passage,
approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Read for the first, second, and third times and passed by the City Council of the City
of Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meetin this 3rd day of July, 1995.
Attest:
Mfchael Hildt, ~(~ting City Clerk
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Clise, Mayor
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