Community Garden Rules And
Procedures
As of February 2009
The City of Fontana Community
Garden is designed for the gardening activities of the residents of Fontana. Pursuant
to the City Mission, no use will be in conflict with City or State ordinances. The
City of Fontana reserves the right to cancel the Community Garden Use Permit without
notice due to unforeseen circumstances or non-compliance to the rules and procedures.
Application And Payment Of
Fees
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Applications will be
accepted at the February 25, 2009 Community Garden Meeting and payments will be
taken beginning March 1. Individuals who would like to lease a garden plot after
the February 25 meeting may do so at the Civic Auditorium with the Facilities Coordinator
between the hours of 9:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Availability
of the garden plots may be limited. Garden plots are assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. In the event that all the garden plots are in use, a waiting
list will be maintained. The Civic Auditorium is located at 9460 Sierra Ave., Fontana.
For more information on availability, lease agreements, garden rules and procedures
contact the Facilities Coordinator at (909) 349-6900.
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Participants must
be residents of the City of Fontana. Proof of residency required at time of application
(i.e. utility bill, CA I.D. or CA drivers license).
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Waiting list participants
will be contacted either by phone or mail when a garden plot becomes available.
Once the City has initiated contact, participants will have one (1) week to decide
if they would like to lease a garden plot. After one (1) week has expired, the
next participant on the waiting list will be contacted.
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Contacts for current
participants or list members with incorrect addresses or phone numbers will be
considered unavailable.
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There is a limit of
one (1) garden plot per household. Schools, group homes or other non-profit agencies
are limited to two (2) plots based on availability. Garden plots measure approximately
24 X 32, 18 X 32 and 12 X 32 with two (2) ADA plots also available. Fees
for these plots are as follows:
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Plot
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Fee
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Key Deposit
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Total
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24’
X 32’
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$25
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$10
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$35
|
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18’
X 32’
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$20
|
$10
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$30
|
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12’
X 32’
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$15
|
$10
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$25
|
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ADA Plots
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$15
|
$10
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$25
|
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A key deposit will
be refunded only after the key has been returned to the Facilities Coordinator.
Failure to return the assigned Do Not Duplicate key on or before March 1 will result
in loss of key deposit (replacement key $10).
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Once a participant
has been contacted regarding an available garden plot, the participant must pay
all applicable fees for the lease to take effect. Garden plots are considered leased
only after payment of all fees has been received. Garden plots are not prorated.
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Fees are paid annually
on or before March 16 of each year. Failure to pay the annual fee by March 16 will
result in the garden plot being leased to another participant. Participants will
be notified to pay their annual fees by mail or phone two weeks prior to March
16 as a courtesy.
Please review the following
PDF documents. You will need to submit a complete set of signed documents to reserve
a garden plot
Rules
and Procedures
Termination
Procedure
Community
Garden Activity Form and Waiver of Liability
Complete
Set of Documents to Print
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