(A) Permit required. It is unlawful for any person to participate in a public gathering without a permit therefor from the city. For the purpose of this section, a PUBLIC GATHERING means carnivals, community celebrations, gatherings of 15 or more persons, including picnics and political gatherings, contests and exhibitions (including, among other things, those requesting exclusive use of charging admission).
(B) Application. All applications for a permit shall be made at the office of the City Administrator upon forms that have been formulated by the city for that purpose, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) The name and address of the person, persons, corporation or association sponsoring the activity, if any;
(3) The day and hours for which the permit is desired;
(4) The park or portions thereof for which the permit is desired;
(5) An estimate of the anticipated attendance;
(6) Whether alcohol is proposed to be served; and
(7) Other information as the Council shall deem necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit should be issued hereunder.
(C) Action. The City Administrator shall issue a permit if it is found that:
(1) The proposed activity or use of the park will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the general public enjoyment of the park;
(2) The proposed activity or use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the promotion of public health, welfare, safety and recreation. This should not give right to exclusive use of the park facilities;
(3) The proposed activity or use is not reasonably anticipated to incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct;
(4) The proposed activity will not entail unusual, extraordinary or burdensome expense for police operation by the city; and
(5) The facilities desired have not been reserved for some other use at the date and hour required in the application.
(D) Refusal and revocation. The City Administrator may, for reasonable cause, refuse to grant the application, and shall, within five days after receipt of the application, notify the applicant in writing of his or her reasons for refusing the permit. Any aggrieved person shall have the right to appeal in writing within five days of mailed notice to the Council, which shall consider the application under the standards set forth above, and sustain or overrule the City Administrator's decision within 14 days. The decision of the Council shall be final. The City Administrator shall have authority to revoke a permit upon a finding of violation of any rule or provision of the city code, or upon good cause shown.
(Prior Code, § 10.33, Subd. 29) (Ord. 60, effective 8-23-1985) Penalty, see § 10.99