WAC 495C-141-040. Expressive activities — Use of facilities

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 495C › Chapter 495C-141 › Section 495C-141-040

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(1) Clover Park Technical College designates the common pedestrian walkways, pathways, thoroughfares, and grassy fields as public use limited forum areas subject to the reasonable time, place, and manner limitations set forth in this chapter. Subject to the regulations and requirements of this chapter, both college and noncollege groups may use the campus limited forums for expressive activities Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

(2) College groups that seek to engage in expressive conduct in a public use area are encouraged to notify the office of the approving authority no later than twenty-four hours in advance of the event.

(3) Noncollege groups that seek to engage in conduct in a public use area are encouraged to provide notice to the approving authority no later than twenty-four hours in advance of the event.

(4) Notification of a planned event should include:

(a) The name, address and telephone number of the contact person for the individual, group, entity or organization sponsoring the event;

(b) The date, time and requested location of the event;

(c) The nature and purpose of the event; and

(d) The estimated number of people expected to attend the event.

(5) Unscheduled events are permitted. Scheduled events shall have priority of use over unscheduled events.

(6) Sound amplification devices, musical instruments, and other noise generating devices must be used at a volume that does not disrupt or disturb the normal use of classrooms, offices, or laboratories, or any previously scheduled college event or activity.

(7) Public areas used for expressive activities shall be cleaned up by the sponsoring group and left in their original condition and may be subject to inspection by a representative of the college after the event. Reasonable charges may be assessed against the sponsoring group for the costs of extraordinary cleanup or for the repair of damaged property.

viously scheduled college event or activity.

(7) Public areas used for expressive activities shall be cleaned up by the sponsoring group and left in their original condition and may be subject to inspection by a representative of the college after the event. Reasonable charges may be assessed against the sponsoring group for the costs of extraordinary cleanup or for the repair of damaged property.

(8) All applicable health and safety regulations shall be obeyed. The college cannot and will not provide utility connections or hook-ups for purposes of expressive activities conducted pursuant to this chapter.

(9) The event must not be conducted in such a manner to obstruct vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian, or other traffic or otherwise interfere with ingress or egress to the college, or to college buildings or facilities, or to college activities or events. The event must not create safety hazards or pose unreasonable safety risks to college students, employees, or the general public.

(10) The event must not materially interfere with educational activities inside or outside any college building or otherwise prevent the college from fulfilling its mission and achieving its primary purpose of providing an education to its students. The event must not materially infringe on the rights and privileges of college students, employees, or the general public.

(11) There shall be no overnight camping on college facilities or grounds, unless specifically permitted by the college and within the specifications and limits prescribed by the college. Camping is defined to include sleeping, carrying on cooking activities, or storing personal belongings, for personal habitation, or the erection of tents or other shelters or structures used for purposes of personal habitation.

(12) The event must be conducted in accordance with any other applicable college policies and regulations, local ordinances and state or federal laws.

ribed by the college. Camping is defined to include sleeping, carrying on cooking activities, or storing personal belongings, for personal habitation, or the erection of tents or other shelters or structures used for purposes of personal habitation.

(12) The event must be conducted in accordance with any other applicable college policies and regulations, local ordinances and state or federal laws.

(13) College facilities may not be used for commercial sales, solicitations, advertising or promotional activities, unless:

(a) Such activities serve educational purposes of the college; and

(b) Such activities are under the sponsorship of or at the request of a college department or office or officially chartered student club or organization which are not in conflict with chapter 42.52 RCW.

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