For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the stated meaning unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
ADMINISTRATION. The Mayor of the City of Albuquerque or the Mayor's designee.
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER. The City Hearing Officer, as defined by the Independent Office of Hearings Ordinance (§§ 2-7-8-1 et seq. ROA 1994), who conducts hearings of the propriety of a denial of a permit application under this article.
APPLICANT. Any person or agent who submits an application for a special event permit pursuant to this article.
CITY. The City of Albuquerque.
CIVIC PLAZA. The park more particularly described as the city property within the area bounded on the east by Third Street, on the north by Marquette Avenue, on the west by Fifth Street, and on the south by Tijeras Avenue.
COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION. Selling, offering for sale, selling and delivering, bartering, exchanging, peddling or hawking any goods, wares, food, merchandise, property either real or personal, tangible or intangible, or services.
COMPLETED APPLICATION. An application submitted by an applicant that contains all of the information needed by the Administration to review and act upon the application, including all special event information and applicant acknowledgments and any permits or permissions, agreements, insurance or fees required by city departments for conducting the special event.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS). The sanctioned services rendered by New Mexico licensed providers in response to an individual's immediate need for medical care to prevent loss of life or aggravation of
physical or psychological illness or injury.
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA). The Association that develops, publishes, and disseminates consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks.
PARADE. Any march, procession, or similar activity consisting of persons, animals, vehicles, or bicycles, or a combination thereof, upon the streets, parks, or other public grounds.
PARK OR OPEN SPACE.
(1) Lands and facilities owned or managed by the Parks and Recreation Department.
(2) Lands and facilities designated in the adopted Plan for Major Public Open Space and acquired by the city.
(3) Any other lands so designated as parks or major public open space at the time of acquisition or subsequently.
PERMIT. The document issued by the Administration that authorizes a person to conduct a special event.
PERMITTEE. An applicant who is issued a special event permit.
PERSON. Any individual, agent, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, organization, or entity of any kind.
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY. Any meeting, parade, protest, march, vigil, demonstration, picket line, rally, or similar activity in a public forum for a common purpose, the primary purpose of which is the communication or expression of views or grievances.
PUBLIC FORUM. Places which by long tradition, by government fiat, or by policy and practice have been devoted to assembly and debate, including streets, sidewalks, and parks, or the current definition under Supreme Court of the United States precedent.
PUBLIC GROUNDS. All public grounds owned and under the control of the city or any other governmental agency that are open to the use of the public.
PUBLIC SIDEWALK. Any area or way the city or other public body or entity has set aside for the general public for purposes of pedestrian traffic.
SPECIAL EVENT. A special event is any organized public gathering, parade, public assembly, or similar activity that requires at least three prearranged city services, permits or other approvals from city departments, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(1) Street closures;
(2) Barricades;
(3) Solid waste services;
(4) Structures;
(5) Public parking arrangements not part of regular, day-to-day city operations;
(6) Electrical service arrangements not part of regular, day-to-day city operations;
(7) Food license;
(8) Noise permit;
(9) Liquor license;
(10) Police protection;
(11) Emergency medical services and/or fire protection; or
(12) Any other approval or service required by law, ordinance, rule or policy.
SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. A permit as required by this article.
SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT AREA. The physical area within which a special event is conducted.
STREET. Any place or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic, including any berm or shoulder parkway, right-of-way, or median strip thereof.
STRUCTURE. A structure shall mean and include props and displays (such as, but not limited to: crates, theaters, cages, and statues); furniture and furnishings (such as desks, chairs, tables, bookcases, cabinets, platforms, podiums and lecterns); shelters (such as tents, boxes, inflatables, booths and other enclosures); wagons and carts; and all other similar types of property which might tend to harm city land or street areas.
(Ord. 35-2005; Am. Ord. 31-2007; Am. Ord. 2013-001; Am. Ord. 2023-019)