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Council adopts multiple municipal code changes on parks fees, film permits, courts and scooters
Summary
Clark Township adopted a package of ordinances updating park and facility fees, film-permit rules to remain "film ready," tennis/pickleball court restrictions, motorized bicycle/scooter rules and a stop sign addition to the traffic code.
Clark Township Council adopted several municipal code changes on May 19 addressing fees, filming, recreational facilities and traffic rules.
The council approved Ordinance 25-14 to update Parks and Recreation facility fees, raising rates that had not been revised since 2009; the mayor's office and Business Administrator Jim Ulrich detailed the new proposed charges, including $700 per day for gym use, $400 for cafeteria rental, $200 per day for tennis courts, $300 per day for fields, $100 for Room 2 in the municipal building and $750 for pool rentals.
On film and media, the council adopted Ordinance 25-15 to amend the motion-picture provisions of the municipal code and align township processes with the state's film-ready criteria. Ulrich said the changes clarify permit criteria, turnaround times and fees to retain Clark's film-ready status.
To protect new court surfaces, the council adopted an ordinance regulating use of tennis and pickleball courts to exclude roller skating, skateboards and scooters that damage the surface. The council and recreation officials said the restriction is intended to preserve recently invested surfaces.
The council also adopted an ordinance (25-18) supplementing the Vehicles and Traffic chapter to add rules for motorized bicycles and scooters and to apply prohibitions to certain private properties (noted in meeting as Clark Commons, a nearby Starbucks and Target location). Councilman Steve Hunt and others said the intent is safety and to prevent hazardous behavior on public streets; Hunt recounted observing multiple youths riding motorized bicycles in a dangerous manner during a recent community event.
A separate traffic-related ordinance (25-13) added a stop sign on King Street and Bothell as a routine traffic control update.
Public process: each ordinance was opened for public comment during the meeting; no members of the public came forward on these items and all were adopted on roll-call votes. Officials said the film ordinance aligns the township to state guidance for production permits and that the parks fees update reflects market adjustments after many years without an update.
What happens next: the ordinances were adopted and will be codified; staff said signage, permit instructions and online scheduling pages will be updated to reflect fee and rule changes.
A motion to adopt the package passed on roll calls recorded at the meeting.
