§2-12 Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Cricket, Roller Hockey and Volleyball
(a) Permit Applications
(1) Those who wish to reserve a court, rink or ballfield ("sports facility") under the jurisdiction or management of the Department for the sports of basketball, baseball, softball, cricket, roller hockey, and volleyball must obtain a written permit from the Department. If an individual is applying for a permit on behalf of a group or athletic league, he or she must so designate on the permit. Only one individual may apply for a permit per group or athletic league.
(2) The completed application must be received by the Department no later than March 1 of each year. Later applications will be filled on a space available basis.
(3) The completed application must include a list of all sports facilities requested.
(4) The Department reserves the
right to require a clean up bond and/or personal liability
insurance for the event/game, naming the City of New
York as co-insured. The factors to be considered in
requiring a bond and/or insurance are:
(i) estimated number of spectators to attend sessions,
(ii) involvement of vendors (where permitted by the
Department),
(iii) past history of league/event.
(5) Admission tickets, refreshments or any other articles may not be sold or offered for sale within or adjacent to any park area without the prior written authorization of the Department.
(b) Permits
(1) The permittee must confine sports activities to the locations and times specified on the permit.
(2) The permittee shall remain subject to the Rules of the Department, the specific terms of the permit, and to all rules, regulations and laws of all City, State and Federal departments insofar as applicable.
(3) The permittee must clean and restore the premises after each session.
(4) Pamphlets, handbills, or advertising material of any kind may not be posted, placed or distributed at the courts or ballfields, unless written permission is granted by the Department.
(5) The permittee must have in his/her possession at the time and site of the reserved session the permit for the use of the sports facility and any other permits or documents required by the Department or any other City agency for proposed activities at the session.
(6) The permittee is liable for all damage or injury to property or persons that may occur or be caused by the use of the permit, and by accepting the permit the permittee agrees to save the City of New York and the Department harmless from any claim whatsoever which may result from such use.
(7) Any transfer of permits requires the approval of the athletic permit coordinator of the borough in which the sports facilities are located. Such transfer, if approved, must take place in the office of the athletic permit coordinator of the relevant borough with both transferor and transferee present. The permit is not otherwise transferable.
(8) The permit is revocable at
any time at the discretion of the Commissioner, or
his or her representative. The reasons for revocation
include, but are not limited to:
(i) providing incorrect information on an application
form,
(ii) failure to adhere to the rules of the Department
or the conditions of the permit, and
(iii) the use of a permit issued to a youth organization
by adults. If a reserved session is cancelled by the
Department for administrative reasons, the session
may be rescheduled where feasible. The permittee has
the right to appeal the revocation of a permit to
the Chairperson of the Department's Ballfield Task
Force within 10 days immediately following the mailing
of notice of revocation by the Department. Such appeal
must be in writing. The decision of the Chairperson
of the Ballfield Task Force shall be final.
(9) The maximum number of reserved sessions that any adult single permit-holder or league may control is limited to sixteen sessions per week, per park. The maximum length of any permit is six months. Exceptions may be made by the Commissioner or his or her representative. Youth leagues shall not be subject to the 16 session per week, per park limit.
(10) The Department may review the practices of all leagues and tournaments to determine whether the permittee should receive the requested number of reserved sessions. If the Department determines that sports facility space is in high demand and that the permittee does not reasonably need all of the session time requested, the Department may approve the permit in part, granting to the permittee some fraction of the field or court time applied for.
(11) The Department may inspect the site to determine if the permittee is utilizing all of the reserved time requested. In the event that the Department determines that the permittee is not using all of the time requested, the Department may reduce the number of permitted sessions.
(12) Due to space limitations, the Department will not allow the reservation of sports facility space for practice sessions.