A. Permit Required: Any person or organization desiring to hold a special event in the city must first obtain a special event permit from the city in addition to any other permits required for the event by state law or city ordinance.
B. Exception: A permit is not required for:
1. Wedding ceremonies, funeral ceremonies and funeral processions;
2. Any event attended by fewer than three hundred (300) persons at one time which does not require any special services and does not involve the sale of alcohol;
3. Any event that is otherwise regulated by the city through the use of another regulatory manner, such as an interim use permit or conditional use permit; and
4. The use of traditional public forums as alternative channels of communication by the public, provided that such use is for the free exercise of constitutionally protected activities and does not disrupt or interfere with traffic on public streets or the use of public places by other members of the public.
C. Approval: Approval of a special event is at the sole discretion of the City. Approval of an event does not require the City to approve similar events or even the repeat of the same event. Each event will be reviewed separately. (Ord. 2014-07, 4-1-2014; amd. Ord. 2023-003, 2-7-2023)