Temple, TX Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Authority
- City Manager sets rules, not Council
- Covers
- Pavilions, ball fields, convention center
- Fee schedule
- Updated annually each September
- Carve-out
- Sammons Park Golf Course excluded
Summary
Temple delegates park and facility use fees, rental rates, and reservation policies to the City Manager rather than setting them by ordinance.
The City Council authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to establish usage fees, rental rates, and policies and regulations governing the use of all facilities, property, equipment or programs managed or operated by the Parks and Leisure Services Department now or in the future, including but not limited to...picnic pavilions...and recreational or athletic equipment, except where the City Council has specifically retained rate making or use regulating authority (e.g., Sammons Park Golf Course).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Reformat).
Full Breakdown
Instead of fixing reservation rules in the city code itself, Temple's City Council hands that job to the City Manager (or a designee), who sets usage fees, rental rates, and the policies governing reservations for picnic pavilions, ball fields, tennis courts, the Mayborn Civic and Convention Center, the Gober House, and other Parks and Leisure Services facilities. Staff must bring the Council an updated fee schedule each September. Sammons Park Golf Course is carved out. Council keeps direct rate-setting power there.
Violations & Fines
Not a criminal offense on its own; using a reservable facility outside the Parks and Leisure Services Department's adopted usage rules or without paying required fees can result in the reservation being denied or revoked under the department's administrative policies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Temple's City Council set park reservation fees directly?
Where do I find current picnic pavilion rental rates?
Sources & Official References
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