Sports

Overview May 13, 2019

Sports

The application season for the Winter/Spring 2024-2025 season begins on September 1st through September 15th, 2024. – Click Here

If you have any questions or need assistance with the field rental application process, please contact the Facilities and Community Service Department, Recreation Division located at 111 W. Lugonia Avenue, Redlands, CA 92374, by phone at 909-307-7322 or by email at Redlandssports@cityofredlands.org

Resolution No. 8210 establishes a field allocation system to maximize use of available City owned sports fields to users. To learn more about the field allocation policy: Click Here!

City of Redlands Field Allocation Municipal Codes:

12.44.282: RESERVATIONS; SPORTS FIELDS FEES: Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the City’s sports field reservation process, and the application, field usage, and associated facilities fees, shall be established by resolution of the City Council. Any person, entity, or organization who violates any provision of any resolution adopted pursuant to this section shall be deemed guilty of either a misdemeanor or infraction, as set forth in chapter 1.20 of this Code. (Ord. 2927 § 2, 2021)

1.20.010: VIOLATIONS; MISDEMEANOR: Unless a different penalty is prescribed for violation of a specific provision of this code, every act prohibited or declared unlawful and every failure to perform an act made mandatory by this code is punishable as a misdemeanor. Every person who causes, aids, abets or conceals a violation of this code is guilty of violating this code. Each person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which any violation of any provision of this code is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation and shall be punishable therefor as provided in this section and section 1.20.020 of this chapter. (Ord. 1940 § 1, 1986: prior code § 10301)

1.20.020: GENERAL PENALTIES: Except in cases where a different punishment is specifically prescribed elsewhere in this code, every misdemeanor offense is punishable by imprisonment in the city jail or in the San Bernardino County jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by both; provided, that where the city attorney determines that such action would be in the interests of justice, the city attorney may specify in the accusatory pleadings that the offense shall be an infraction. Except as otherwise prescribed elsewhere in this code, every offense specifically declared to be an infraction is punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation, a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same provision within one year, and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same provision within one year. An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment. A person charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to a trial by jury and shall not be entitled to have the public defender or other counsel appointed at public expense to represent him unless he is arrested and not released on his written promise to appear, his own recognizance, or a deposit of bail. (Ord. 1940 § 1, 1986: prior code § 10302)

Post May 20, 2022

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if the weather is poor?

The City of Redlands Athletic Fields weather policy is as follows:

WEATHER POLICY

If field permits have been canceled due to weather, a phone call and email will be sent out to the permit holder’s organization and a refund or credit will be given for any dates that are effected. The City of Redlands weather policy follows reports from https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/redlands/92373/hourly-weather-forecast/331975.

Rain Policy: Staff will determine if a permit will be cancelled due to rain by monitoring the evening’s forecast on the AccuWeather website the day before at noon. If the forecast predicts a 60% chance of rain during the hours of the permit, the permit will be cancelled. Should the weather defy the forecast, Redlands Recreation Staff will cancel the permit if is raining before the start of the permit and/or if the permit area is significantly wet and unsafe for participants.

Excessive Heat Policy: Permit holders will be notified if an Extreme Heat Warning has been issued by the City of Redlands during permit hours.

High Wind Policy: Staff will determine if an event will be cancelled due to high winds by monitoring the forecast on the AccuWeather website the day before at noon. If winds are predicted to average 40 miles per hour or greater, or if wind gusts are expected at 58 miles per hour or greater during the hours of the permit, the permit will be cancelled. In addition if trees and power lines are blown down in the surrounding area, the permit will also be cancelled.

Post August 17, 2020