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11 <br /> b) Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools; municipal <br /> departments and boards; <br /> c) Programs and activities sponsored by recognized civic and other <br /> organizations for public purposes located within Orange County; <br /> d) Activities and events for private functions held by individuals and groups <br /> who reside or work in Orange County. <br /> 2. The Board of County Commissioners may prohibit any organization from using <br /> County facilities. <br /> 3. Activities of a strictly business or commercial nature for profit are excluded. <br /> C. RESERVATIONS <br /> 1. Reservations are to be made through the appropriate responsible department. <br /> 2. Reservations are accepted no earlier than 90 days prior to the requested date of <br /> use, with the exception of reservations for weekend use of Efland-Cheeks <br /> Community Center and Homestead Community Center, which may be made up to <br /> 180 days in advance. <br /> 3. No group may reserve facilities continuously as to preclude the use of the facility <br /> by any other group or organization. <br /> 4. Parents or legal guardians must reserve the facility for anyone under 21 years of <br /> age and must assure adequate adult supervision for youth groups using any facility. <br /> D. GENERAL RULES FOR USE OF FACILITIES <br /> 1. The following shall be prohibited within or on the premises of the facility: <br /> a) Smoking (except in designated areas); <br /> b) Alcoholic beverages; <br /> c) All illegal drugs and other substances; <br /> d) Weapons of any kind except law enforcement officers in the execution of <br /> their duties or those associated with a Recreation and Parks Department <br /> sponsored program; <br /> e) Animals of any kind except those serving the needs of the handicapped or <br /> those associated with Recreation and Parks Department sponsored <br /> program; <br /> f) The use of profanity and profane gestures. <br /> 2. Persons/groups using the facility shall be responsible for the breakage, loss, or <br /> damage to the facility and equipment and shall bear the full replacement cost for <br /> such breakage, loss or damage. <br /> 3. All programs or activities in County facilities must conclude by 11 p.m., unless <br /> special permission from the responsible department is given. <br /> 4. The number of individuals attending functions in County facilities shall not exceed <br /> the limits as established by the County Fire Marshal. <br />