As used in this chapter:
APPLICANT, PROMOTER, OR SPONSOR: The person making an application for a permit to plan and operate a special event within the city of Bonners Ferry. As used herein, the applicant, promoter, and sponsor may be used interchangeably and the requirements of this chapter and any administrative regulations shall be enforced against the applicant, promotor, or sponsor.
EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCES: Government, public health and safety personnel, equipment, or other resources which would not, in the absence of the special event, be required or expended.
INSURANCE: A general liability policy for each permitted event in the amount designated within this chapter written by an insurer authorized by the state of Idaho to write insurance policies and kept continuously in force for the full term of the permit.
PERMITTEE: A person having a city issued permit in full force and effect issued hereunder to plan and operate a special event within the city of Bonners Ferry.
PERSON: Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.
PROJECTED ATTENDEES AND PARTICIPANTS: The estimated number of persons who will attend or participate, are reasonably likely to attend or participate, or are expected to attend or participate in a special event. The number estimate should consider the type and format of the special event, the size and location of the event, any prior events which were similar, including the special event history itself if it is an annual event or part of a series of gatherings or events, and the entertainment, if any, planned.
SIDEWALK: Any area or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of pedestrian traffic, whether or not it is paved.
SPECIAL EVENT: A preplanned gathering, event, or series of related consecutive events of an entertainment, cultural, recreational, educational, political, religious, or sporting nature, or any other nature that:
A. Is expected to draw fifty (50) or more persons at any session as participants or spectators;
B. Impacts city streets, sidewalks, parks, common areas, or utilizes city resources;
C. Requires special city services beyond normal functions including, but not limited to: street closure, increased police or fire protection; or
D. Intends to broadcast amplified sound or generate unusual noise.
Examples of special events include, by way of illustration and without limitation, the following types of events: concerts, dances, assemblages, processions, parades, circuses, fairs, festivals, block parties, community events, mass participation sports such as running events, bicycle races, or sports tournaments, or other organized activity conducted for a common and collective use.
STREET: Any place or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic including any berm or shoulder, right of way, or median strip thereof. (Ord. 557, 9-20-2016)