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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 19. AMUSEMENTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION |
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Chapter 19-7. DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION |
Section 19-716. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES
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716.1Except for the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, this section establishes fees for use of Department property and equipment and registration in recreational activities offered by the Department.
716.2 The following table sets forth the permit fees for uses of Department ball fields, courts, and aquatic facilities:
TABLE A – PERMITTED USES OF BALL FIELDS, COURTS, GYMS AND AQUATIC LANES
Fee Category
Details
Unit
Resident
Ball Field Lights
Adults
Per Hour
$10
Ball Field
Grass Field (Adult)
Per Hour
$40
Ball Field
Turf/Synthetic Field (Adult)
Per Hour
$50
Ball Field
Grass Field (Youth)
Per Hour
$5
Ball Field
Turf/Synthetic Field (Youth)
Per Hour
$7
Indoor Court
Adult
Per Hour
$40
Indoor Court
Youth
Per Hour
$5
Outdoor Court
Adult
Per Hour
$25
Outdoor Court
Youth
Per Hour
$5
One-Time Indoor or Outdoor Court or Field Permit For Full Day Exclusive
Adult
6 Hours
$400
One-Time Indoor or Outdoor Court or Field Permit For Full Day Exclusive
Youth
6 Hours
$200
Aquatics - Lane
20 and 25 Yard Swimming Lane (Adult)
Per Lane/hr.
$15
Aquatics - Lane
20 and 25 Yard Swimming Lane (Youth)
Per Lane/hr.
$7
Aquatics - Lane
50 Meter Swimming Lane (Adult)
Per Lane/hr.
$20
Aquatics - Lane
50 Meter Swimming Lane (Youth)
Per Lane/hr.
$10
Aquatics - Pool
Full Facility Small Pool
Per Hour
$250
Aquatics-Pool
Full Facility Large Pool
Per Hour
$350
Pool and Room
Indoor Room fees
and additional aquatics employees fees also apply
Flat Fee
$25
per hour
716.3The following table sets forth the Department’s permit fees for use of park space, gardens, recreation rooms and transportation:
TABLE B – PERMITTED USE OF PARK SPACE AND FACILITIES
Fee Category
Details
Unit
Resident Applicant
Small Community Room
1-49 people
Per Hour
$25
Large Community Room
1-49 people
Per Hour
$35
Outdoor Picnic/Event Space
1-49 people
Per Hour
$25
Meeting Room or Open Field Space
Up to 25 people
Per Hour
$10
Indoor/Outdoor Special Event
50-99 person event
Per Hour
$50
Indoor/Outdoor Special Event
100-199 person event
Per Hour
$100
Indoor/Outdoor Special Event
200- 400 person event
Per Hour
$200
Indoor/Outdoor Special Event
401-700 person event
Per Hour
$300
Indoor/Outdoor Special Event
701-999 person event
Per Hour
$400
Indoor/Outdoor Special Event
1,000-1,200 person event
Per Hour
$500
Market
Per Vendor
Per Day
$10
Outdoor Lights
Special Events
Per Hour
$10
Special Event Transportation
Bus
Per Trip
(6 hour maximum)
$400
Special Event Transportation
Van
Per Trip
(6 hour maximum)
$200
Garden Space Fee
Small, Medium, or Large
Per Year
SM $25
M $50
L $75
716.4The following table sets forth the Department’s fee-based use fees for commercial activities.
TABLE C – FEE-BASED USE PERMIT FEES
Fee Category
Details and Units
Resident Applicant
Indoor Court
Youth League
Per Permit in Table A (§ 716.2)
$100
Indoor Court
Adult League
Per permit in Table A (§ 716.2)
$150
Outdoor Court
Youth League
Per Permit in Table A (§ 716.2)
$50
Outdoor Court
Adult League
Per Permit in Table A (§ 716.2)
$75
Indoor Room
Youth League
Per Permit in Table B (§ 716.3)
$100
Indoor Room
Adult League
Per permit in Table B (§ 716.3)
$150
Field
Youth League
Per permit in Table A (§ 716.2)
$100
Field
Adult League
Per Permit in Table A (§ 716.2)
$150
Instructional/Clinic/ Fitness
Special Event/Class
Per Permit in Table A (§ 716.2) or B (§ 716.3)
$25
Special Event Admission
Estimated Admission Fees
5%
Market Operator or Vendor
For SNAP or WIC program participants
Waived
Market/Special Event Operator
Vendors: 1-15
per permit in Table B (§ 716.3)
$75
Market/Special Event
Operator
Vendors: 16-25
per permit in Table B (§ 716.3)
$100
Market/Special Event
Operator
Vendors 26-50
per permit in Table B (§ 716.3)
$125
Vendor/Café/Table
Not Part of Market
Individual/Per Day
Small /Per Day
Large/Per Day
$20
$60
$80
Revenue Agreements
Revenue Share
Up to 20%
Summer Youth Camp
Indoor or Field
Per week
per permit in Table A or B
$200
716.5The table below sets forth the Department’s permit fees for use of Department equipment.
TABLE D – PERMITTED USE OF EQUIPMENT
Fee Category
Details
Unit
Resident
Deposit
Aquatics - Equip. Rental
Timing System (Adult)
Up to 6 Hours
$175
N/A
Aquatics - Equip. Rental
Timing System (DCPS/Charter/DCSAA)
Up to 6 Hours
$75
N/A
Aquatics - Equip. Rental
Timing System (Youth)
Up to 6 Hours
$150
N/A
Equipment - Showmobile
Large Showmobile
Up to 6 Hours
$750
$300
Equipment - Showmobile
Medium Showmobile
Up to 6 Hours
$500
$200
Equipment - Showmobile
Small Showmobile
Up to 6 Hours
$400
$100
Equipment Rental
Large PA System
Up to 6 Hours
$150
$75
Equipment Rental
Small PA System
Up to 6 Hours
$100
$50
Equipment Rental
Platform
Up to 6 Hours
$35
$25
Equipment Rental
Podium
Up to 6 Hours
$35
$25
Equipment
Miscellaneous
Per Hour
$25
$25
Garden Tools
Various
Daily, Weekly, and Monthly
Garden Tool Guide
Garden Tool Guide
716.6The following table sets forth the Department’s admission fees for Department aquatic and fitness center facilities:
TABLE E – ADMISSION FEES
Fee Category
Details
Unit
Flat Fee For Residents
Aquatics - Pool
Indoor - Adult
Annual
$300
Aquatics - Pool
Indoor - Youth
Annual
$150
Aquatics - Pool
Family Indoor (up to four people)
Annual
$600
Aquatics - Pool
Outdoor - Adult
Seasonal
$150
Aquatics - Pool
Outdoor - Youth
Seasonal
$75
Aquatics - Pool
Outdoor
Family (up to four people)
Seasonal
$300
Aquatics - Pool
Indoor - Adult
Per Day
$5
Aquatics - Pool
Indoor - Youth
Per Day
$2
Aquatics - Pool
Outdoor - Adult
Per Day
$5
Aquatics - Pool
Outdoor - Youth
Per Day
$2
Aquatics - Pool
Indoor - Adult
Per Month
$40
Aquatics - Pool
Indoor - Youth
Per Month
$20
Aquatics-Pool
Groups Larger than 10
Admission
Per Person
$3
Fitness Centers
Family
Per Day
$10
Fitness Centers
Individual
Per Day
$5
Fitness Centers
Family
Per Month
$50
Fitness Centers
Individual
Per Month
$25
Fitness Centers
Family
Annual Pass
$200
Fitness Centers
Individual
Annual
Pass
$150
716.7The following table sets forth the amounts the Department can charge up-to for recreational activities and programs.
TABLE F – DPR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY FEES
Fee Category
Details
Unit
Maximum Fee for Resident
Indoor Fitness Class
Repeating
1 session
(approx. 12 weeks)
$40
Indoor Fitness Class
Drop In
1 occurrence
$5
Learn to Swim Class
Repeating
1 session
(approx. 12 weeks)
$25 youth
$50 adult
Swim Fitness Class
Repeating
1 session
(approx. 12 weeks)
$100
Enrichment/Arts Class
Repeating
1 session
(approx. 12 weeks)
$50
plus materials fees
Dance Class
Repeating
1 session
(approx. 12 weeks)
$100
Special Event Class
Drop In
1 occurrence
$10 plus materials fees
Weekly Camps
Repeating
Weekly
$200
Day Camps
One Time
Per Day
$25
Camping Overnight
At least two days
Per night
$100
Special Event Program or Event Admission
One time
Per Day
$100 plus materials fees
Field Trip
One time
Per Day
Costs of travel and trip
Leagues
Repeating
Per Season
$500
Tournament
One time
Per Day
$50
Early Childhood Cooperative Play
Annual (10 months)
Month
$250
Out-of-School Time Aftercare
Annual (10 months)
Month
$150
716.8Fees for non-residents are one and one half (1½) times the amounts set forth in Tables A, B, C, D and E in Subsections 716.2, 716.3, 716.4, 716.5 and 716.6. Fees for non-residents are an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost of the admission or an activity in Table F in Subsection 716.7.
716.9In accordance with Section 725, applicants required to obtain both a permit and a fee-based use permit shall pay the relevant fee amounts in Tables A or B and Table C in Subsections 716.2, 716.3, and 716.4.
716.10Individual vendors selling goods who are not part of a market operation shall be required to pay the relevant fees in Table C in Subsection 716.4 only. The Department has discretion to charge the applicant the per diem fee or the revenue share fee based on based on the length and time of permit.
716.11If an applicant requests multiple sites under a permit or fee-based use permit, then the fees in Tables A, B and C in Subsections 716.2, 716.3 and 716.4 shall be calculated separately for usage at each desired location.
716.12Permit applicants deemed eligible for use of property outside the Department’s hours of operation may be required to pay a premium fee per hour to cover the cost of staff.
716.13A deposit in the amount of forty percent (40%) of the total cost of a permit for special events and equipment usage is required along with the total costs at the time of payment is due. Deposits will be returned upon satisfaction that no repair or additional clean-up in the permitted area is needed.
716.14Payment of fees is due fourteen (14) calendar days after the date the invoice is issued unless otherwise agreed to by the Department. If a permit is applied for less than thirty (30) days before the date of the requested use, and DPR determines that the permit may be issued notwithstanding Subsection 725.7, then payment will be due upon the date determined by DPR, which may be less than fourteen (14) days after the date of invoice.
716.15As provided by Section 4 of the Recreation Act of 1994, effective March 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-246; D.C. Official Code § 10-303), all fees collected pursuant to this chapter will be placed into the general fund, and a direct appropriation of the amounts collected is authorized into the Department’s enterprise fund. The enterprise fund is created for the collection of fees, concessions, and services and payments by developers seeking relief from zoning laws by way of the planned unit development process, considered part of the required community benefits package of the proposed planned unit development. Revenue deposited into the enterprise fund shall be expended by the Department for the administration, improvement, and maintenance of property and programs managed by the Department.
716.16An applicant who is a resident of the District may apply for a permit fee discount if the applicant demonstrates that it meets one (1) of the following requirements:
(a)Fifty percent (50%) discount of the total fees for individuals or non-profit corporations in good standing that serve fewer than one hundred (100) total youth participants and that principally serve District residents. The corporation must demonstrate through financial documents that the fees collected by the corporation from participants is not generating income to pay salaries, benefit sponsors, fund other aspects of the corporation’s operations, or make charitable donations.
(b)Fifty percent (50%) discount for local District agencies or public officials so long as the planned activities meet a government purpose as determined pursuant to standards established by Department policy.
(c)One hundred percent (100%) waiver of fees for Department partners with valid written partnership agreements that do not charge fees for participation.
(d)One hundred percent (100%) waiver of fees for District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”), District public charter schools, and the District of Columbia State Athletic Association (“DCSAA”) for athletic league play only. A fifty percent (50%) waiver may be available for these groups for school day activities involving a government purpose as determined pursuant to standards established by Department policy. All required fees shall be paid for these groups pursuant to these regulations for other activities such as special events or after school activities.
(e)One hundred percent (100%) waiver of fees for meetings held by Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, Police Service Area Officers, civic associations, and the District of Columbia Housing Authority if the planned meetings meet a government purpose as determined pursuant to standards established by Department policy.
(f)Twenty-five percent (25%) waiver of fees for senior citizens who are District residents and a complete fee waiver for senior citizens who are income eligible to registration may be applied for recreational activities.
(g)One hundred percent (100%) waiver of fees for farmers’ market operators and vendors if they sell food through a federal food assistance program.
(h) DPR may offer a credit of up to fifty percent (50%) of permit fees for field or facility improvements made by an organization that has a written adopt-a-park/facility agreement with DPR. The amount of the credit shall be set forth in the agreement.
716.17The waivers set forth in § 716.16 apply to permit fees only and do not apply to staff or other costs.
716.18Park space under the jurisdiction and control of National Park Service (NPS) is subject to fees and regulations set by the NPS.
716.19The Department may waive the fees in this chapter if an applicant can reasonably demonstrate:
(a)A financial hardship of the participants in paying the fees;
(b)A significant public need for the activity;
(c)That the activity aligns with the mission of the Department; and
(d)That the applicant does not charge its participants or only charges a fee for incidental costs for materials or supplies.
716.20Fees for services provided by the Department for therapeutic recreation services under Medicaid will be charged pursuant to the amounts allowed under Medicaid.