§ 8-8-1 PURPOSE AND INTENT.
   This article is intended to regulate community and civic events for the benefit of its citizens and visitors which enable the city to:
   (A)   Protect life, health, property and general welfare of the city;
   (B)   Minimize expenditures of public funds for community and civic events;
   (C)   Minimize business interruptions during events while promoting business growth and economic development;
   (D)   Implement a high profile, proactive approach to local economic development through public/private partnerships;
   (E)   Provide a range of community and civic events open to everyone to improve the quality of life in the city;
   (F)   Facilitate the redevelopment and revitalization of the downtown and older commercial areas;
   (G)   Assist the city in implementing its overall economic development goals;
   (H)   Provide a consistent set of standards for community and civic events;
   (I)   Compete on an equal basis with other communities for tourism and other economic development projects.
(Ord. 1450, passed 9-19-2017)