716. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES

716 ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES 716.1 Except 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 716.3 The 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 $75 716.4 The 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 $200 716.5 The 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 716.6 The 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 $150 716.7 The 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 $150 716.8 Fees 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. 716.9 In 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. 716.10 Individual 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. 716.11 If 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. 716.12 Permit 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. 716.13 A 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. 716.14 Payment 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. 716.15 As 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. 716.16 An 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. 716.17 The waivers set forth in § 716.16 apply to permit fees only and do not apply to staff or other costs. 716.18 Park space under the jurisdiction and control of National Park Service (NPS) is subject to fees and regulations set by the NPS. 716.19 The 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. 716.20 Fees for services provided by the Department for therapeutic recreation services under Medicaid will be charged pursuant to the amounts allowed under Medicaid. SOURCE: 15 DCRR § 4.2 (August 10, 1970 and December 23, 1970); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 2231 (April 22, 1994); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 370 (January 20, 1995); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 43 DCR 2899 (May 31, 1996); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 43 DCR 5780 (October 25, 1996); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 5249 (June 11, 1999); as amended by the Notification of Adjustments to Fees and Fines, effective January 1, 2003, published at 49 DCR 11562 (December 20, 2002), pursuant to the fine adjustments found Title XII of the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Amendment Act of 2002, effective June 5, 2003 (D.C. Law14-307; 49 DCR 11664 (December 27, 2002)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 8248 (June 10, 2016). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Amusements, Parks, and Recreation 19 DCMR § 716