Washington Administrative Code › Title 132X - South Puget Sound Community College › Chapter 132X-30 - Use of college facilities › Section 132X-30-040 - Use of facilities for first amendment activities

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Subject to the regulations and
			 requirements of this rule, both college and noncollege groups may use the
			 campus limited forum areas for first amendment activities between the hours of
			 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(2) Signs
			 shall be no larger than three feet by five feet and no individual may carry
			 more than one sign.
(3) Any sound
			 amplification device may only be used at a volume which does not disrupt or
			 disturb the normal use of classrooms, offices or laboratories or any previously
			 scheduled college event or activity.
(4) College groups are encouraged to notify
			 the campus security department no later than forty-eight hours in advance of an
			 event. However, unscheduled events are permitted so long as the event does not
			 interfere with any other function occurring at the facility.
(5) College group events shall not last
			 longer than eight hours from beginning to end.
(6) All sites used for first amendment
			 activities should be cleaned up 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 organization for the
			 costs of extraordinary cleanup or for the repair of damaged property.
(7) All fire, safety, sanitation or special
			 regulations specified for the event are to be obeyed. The college cannot and
			 will not provide utility connections or hook-ups for purposes of first
			 amendment activities conducted pursuant to this rule.
(8) 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 invitees to the college.
(9) The
			 event must not 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 invitees to the college.
(10) There shall be no overnight camping on
			 college facilities or grounds. 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.
(11) College
			 facilities may not be used for commercial sales, solicitations, advertising or
			 promotional activities, unless:
(a) Such
			 activities service educational purposes of the college; and
(b) Such activities are under the sponsorship
			 of a college department or office or officially recognized student
			 organization.