Community Use of School and Other Public Facilities
COMCOR 44.00.01
Chapter 44. Schools and Camps - Regulations
Montgomery County, Md., COMCOR § 44.00.01.01 (2026)
44.00.01.01 PurposeLinkCopy Citation
The purpose of this regulation is to make available to the community the use of schools and other public facilities designated by the Chief Administrative Officer.
Montgomery County, Md., COMCOR § 44.00.01.02 (2026)
44.00.01.02 DefinitionsLinkCopy Citation
(A)
Activity means the use a User engages in within a Facility.
(B)
Agreement means a completed and fully executed Facility Use License Agreement.
(C)
Applicant means any person who files a completed Facility Use Application with the Office of Community Use of Public Facilities.
(D)
Application means a Facility Use Application, and any other forms designated by CUPF, that an Applicant must complete in order to apply for community use of a Facility.
(E)
County Code means the Montgomery County Code (1994), as amended.
(F)
CUPF or Office means the Montgomery County Office of Community Use of Public Facilities established under County Code § 2-64M.
(G)
Director means the Director of the Office of Community Use of Public Facilities.
(H)
Facility means the school, County building, or outdoor area used by a User under an Agreement.
(I)
ICB or Board means the Interagency Coordinating Board for Community Use of Public Facilities established under County Code § 44-3.
(J)
Person means an individual or a legal entity.
(K)
User means an Applicant who has received permission from the Montgomery County Office of Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) to use a Facility for community use, as evidenced by an Agreement.
Montgomery County, Md., COMCOR § 44.00.01.03 (2026)
44.00.01.03 ApplicationLinkCopy Citation
Any person wishing to use a Facility for an Activity must submit a completed Application to CUPF.
Montgomery County, Md., COMCOR § 44.00.01.04 (2026)
44.00.01.04 AgreementLinkCopy Citation
(A)
Every Agreement between the County and a User must require the User to:
(1)
certify the accuracy of information provided to CUPF;
(2)
acknowledge that State law requires all Activities to be open to the public;
(3)
comply with all applicable laws and CUPF guidelines;
(4)
pay any applicable fee as established in the fee schedule;
(5)
restore the Facility to its prior condition at the conclusion of the Activity;
(6)
promptly notify the County (and the Board of Education in the case of a school Facility) of any accidents upon, or damage to, the Facility;
(7)
accept responsibility for accidents or damage and indemnity the County and the Board of Education; and
(8)
maintain certain minimum insurance requirements sufficient to meet its obligations.
(B)
The Agreement may contain other provisions necessary or convenient to fulfill ICB’s or CUPF’s purposes as set out in State law, the County Code, and this regulation.
Montgomery County, Md., COMCOR § 44.00.01.05 (2026)
44.00.01.05 Priority of Use ScheduleLinkCopy Citation
CUPF may establish a priority of use schedule consistent with state law.