Marysville, WA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Reservation required
- for events beyond routine facility use
- Annual reservation cap
- 12 times per person/group/nonprofit
- Application deadline
- at least 14 working days before the event
- Decision timeline
- within 7 calendar days before the event date
- Maximum civil infraction fine
- up to $500.00 per violation
Summary
Marysville Municipal Code § 6.82.090 requires a reservation for any community, special or private event that involves more than routine use of a city park or recreational facility, and caps any one person, group or nonprofit at 12 reservations per calendar year. Reservations run through a facility use permit under § 6.82.095.
City parks and recreational facilities are available for public use in accordance with this chapter and park rules and regulations. Reservations for use of these facilities is required for any community special or private event involving more than routine use of such facilities. Park facilities may only be reserved a total of 12 times within a calendar year by any person, group or nonprofit organization. ... A facility use permit may be obtained by submitting a written application and an executed facility use agreement to the director's office, at least 14 working days prior to the day of the intended use.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
090, city parks and recreational facilities are open for public use, but anyone planning a special or private event beyond routine use must reserve the facility, and the same person, group or nonprofit organization cannot reserve park facilities more than 12 times in a calendar year. 100. 100 or another applicable law. The director may instead approve a permit subject to reasonable conditions rather than denying it outright. 105 requires users to pay whatever fees the city has established by ordinance, resolution, regulation or policy for use of parks and recreation facilities.
Violations & Fines
Reserving or using a park facility without the required permit, or otherwise violating §§ 6.82.090, 6.82.095 or 6.82.105, is a civil infraction under MMC § 6.82.190(1), enforced under MMC § 4.02.040, with a fine that can run up to $500.00 per violation. The parks director can also deny future reservation requests where a past event violated the permit conditions or the 12-reservation annual cap.
Frequently Asked Questions
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