Monroe Township (Middlesex County), NJ Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

Section 3-52.2 of the Monroe Township Code (Middlesex County), added by the Township Council on 5-7-12 as Ord. No. O-5-2012-010, sets the policies for using Township parks and recreation facilities. Applications are picked up at the Monroe Community Center, 120 Monmouth Road. The code requires one for organized programs, games, contests, picnics, sports activities and any other organized gathering, so a casual visit is not covered but a planned group event is.

The applicant must be an adult 21 years of age or older. When requests compete, the Recreation Department reviews them in a printed order: Recreation sponsored organization programs for Township residents come first, then travel teams affiliated with Township based organizations, then nonaffiliated Monroe Township travel teams in existence before April 1, 2012, then nonaffiliated teams established after that date, and finally other private or nonresident individuals and organizations, which are subject to a facility charge payable to the Township. An affiliated travel team must have at least 80% Township residents on its roster, with a floor of 50% where staff authorize an exception, and Jamesburg participants count as residents while the sending-receiving relationship with Monroe Township High School continues.

The Recreation Department alone schedules every Township recreation facility. Every organization signs the required contract and pays any rental charges and fees at least seven days before the event, and gives seven days notice to cancel. Formal organizations must furnish bylaws and annual financial statements, and must carry a Certificate of Insurance naming the Township of Monroe as additional insured at not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit. Each organization provides responsible adult supervision, leaves the facility clean and orderly, and is billed for damage, with written notice from the Recreation Department within 24 hours after the event ends. The Department may charge a fee when an event needs staff outside regular working hours. The recreation fee schedule just before this section lists facility fees of $100.00 per day for James Monroe Park and for Pop Warner Stadium, and field lighting at $15.00 per hour.