Pageland, SC Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Advance application required
- At least 30 days before the event
- Decision deadline
- At least 10 days before the requested use
- Approving authority
- Town administrator (§ 24-43)
- Nonprofit waiver
- 501(c)(3) groups may get the fee waived
- General penalty if unspecified
- Up to $500 fine or 30 days jail
Summary
Pageland requires a written application to the town administrator before anyone reserves Moore's Park for an event, filed at least 30 days in advance under Town Code section 24-43. The administrator must approve or deny the request and notify the applicant at least ten days before the planned date. A fee and refundable damage deposit apply under section 24-44.
The town administrator shall approve, or not approve, an application for reserved use of Moore's Park for an event or activity requested to be held at Moore's Park. An application must be in writing specifying the date and time and the type of event of activity planned. Unless approved otherwise by the town council, no change or variance different from those in this section shall be implied or granted. An application must be requested no less than 30 days in advance of the requested use. Notification of the approval or disapproval shall be given by the administrator no less than ten days in advance of the requested use. ... A fee shall be charged to reserve and use Moore's Park. In addition, a deposit shall be required which shall be refunded, when in the opinion of the administrator and/or public works director no damages or littering are present immediately following use of the park facilities. Fees and deposits shall be in amounts as established from time to time by the town council. Repairs for damages and removal of litter shall be the responsibility of the applicant.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 1).
Full Breakdown
Moore's Park operates under Town Code chapter 24, article II, which the town council adopted specifically to give every resident equal access to the facility. Reservations are handled administratively rather than by the council itself: section 24-43 puts approval or disapproval in the hands of the town administrator, who must receive a written application specifying the date, time and type of event at least 30 days before the requested use and must issue a decision, written notification of approval or disapproval, no less than ten days before that date.
Section 24-43 also bars any change or variance from these procedures unless the town council itself approves it. Once approved, section 24-44 requires the applicant to pay a reservation fee plus a damage deposit, both set from time to time by the town council rather than fixed in the code. The deposit is refunded only after the administrator or the public works director inspects the park and finds no damage or litter left behind; if either turns up, the applicant is billed for repairs and cleanup instead of getting the deposit back.
Section 24-45 lets the town waive the fee under 24-44 for other government agencies, churches and organizations recognized under 501(c)(3), though it specifies no fee may be charged for any Moore's Park activity unless the money is passed through for use by a public nonprofit agency. under section 24-42, on a first-come, first-served basis absent a council-approved reservation, and any activity there that is unlawful or a public nuisance is barred outright under section 24-46.
Violations & Fines
Holding an unpermitted or unlawful event at Moore's Park, or one the town deems a public nuisance, violates section 24-46. Damage or litter left after a reserved event forfeits the deposit required by section 24-44 and leaves the applicant billed for repairs and cleanup. Because chapter 24 sets no separate fine for these provisions, a violation falls back on the town's general penalty in section 1-7: a fine up to $500.00, imprisonment up to 30 days, or both, with each day of a continuing violation charged as a separate offense.
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