(A) Generally. Any person, group, organization or entity wishing to use city-owned or publicly-maintained property (“city property”) to hold or conduct an event, block party or performance (“event”) shall be required to file an application (“application”) with the City Manager, or his or her designee, for an event permit (“permit”). The City Manager may authorize a city official to administer this section. Upon receipt of the application, the city official shall notify the appropriate staff members who will make a recommendation to the City Manager whether to accept the application. The City Manager, or his or her designee, shall act upon the application as expeditiously as possible. If the application is disapproved, the reasons therefor shall be set out in writing.
(B) Filing period, processing fee. An application must be signed by the applicant and accompanied by a nonrefundable processing fee in accordance with the schedule of permit fees as fixed from time to time by City Council. The application shall be filed not less than 30 days before the event date. An application for an event held for two or more consecutive days shall be filed not less than 60 days before the first date of the event. However, where good cause is shown, the City Manager, or his or her designee, shall have the authority to consider an application filed after these deadlines.
(C) Contents. The application, in the form and format designated by the City Manager, shall be signed by the applicant or other responsible party.
(Ord. 10-003, passed 2-4-10; Am. Ord. 2022-020, passed 9-27-22)