Section 0240-05-03-.05 - DENIAL OF THE USE OF FACILITIES OR PROPERTYDenial of a request to access/use University Property and/or Facilities shall be based solely on factors related to reasonable regulations in light of the University's educational mission and the nature of the facility or property requested and rendered in a content/viewpoint neutral manner. Such reasons may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The Property or Facilities have been previously reserved by another group, organization or individual with equal or higher priority;(2) Frequency of previous use during an academic period in comparison to that of a contemporaneous applicant;(3) Use of the Property or Facilities requested would be impractical due to scheduled usage prior to or following the requested use, or due to other extenuating circumstances;(4) The applicant or sponsor of the activity has not provided accurate or complete information required on the application for registration;(5) The applicant or sponsor of the activity has been responsible for violation of University policy during a previously registered use of campus Property or Facilities;(6) The applicant has previously violated any conditions or assurances specified in a previous registration application;(7) The Facility or Property requested has not been designated as available for use for the time/date;(8) The anticipated size or attendance for the event will exceed building/fire codes, established safety standards, and/or the physical or other limitations for the Facility or Property requested;(9) The activity is of such nature or duration that it cannot reasonably be accommodated in the Facility or area for which application is made;(10) The size and/or location of the requested use would cause substantial disruption or interference with the normal activities of the University, the educational use of other facilities or services on campus or the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic;(11) The activity conflicts with existing contractual obligations of the University;(12) The activity presents a clear and present danger for physical harm, coercion, intimidation, or other invasion of lawful rights of the University's officials, faculty members, or students, the damage or destruction, or seizure and subversion, of the University's or school's buildings, other property, or for other campus disorder of a violent or destructive nature. In determining the existence of a clear and present danger, the responsible official may consider all relevant factors; or(13) The requested use would be contrary to local, state, or federal law, and regulation, or the University's rules, policies, regulations, procedures, or mission.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0240-05-03-.05
Original rules filed June 15, 2020; effective 9/13/2020.Authority: T.C.A. § 49-8-203(a)(1)(D); Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5; and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.