A. The public works director may issue a permit exempting from the requirements of this chapter any special event conducted on public property at which noise is produced by any mechanical or amplifying equipment which will, or is likely to, exceed the noise limits imposed by this chapter if the director determines that:
1. The event is of interest to a substantial number of persons residing in the city;
2. The event is open to all persons residing in the city, subject only to the payment of a reasonable fee, if any, by those persons attending the event; and
3. Compliance with this chapter would unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the event.
B. Applications for a permit under this section shall be filed with the director at least 14 days prior to the date the special event is to take place. Such application shall be in the form prescribed by the director and shall contain the name of the person or persons sponsoring the event, a description of the event, the date and times the event is scheduled to take place, and such other information as may be required by the director.
C. Following the filing of an application for a permit under this section, the director shall issue a permit granting such exemption if the director finds that such special event complies with all the requirements of this section. However, in approving and issuing such permit the director may impose reasonable conditions on the conduct of the special event, including limitations on the dates and times during which the event may take place, limitations on the level of noise produced at the event which shall not be more stringent than the limitations on noise produced on public property hereinbefore provided by this chapter, and a requirement that the permittee take reasonable measures as may be prescribed by the director to mitigate the adverse effect of the noise produced at the event.
(Prior code §28.8, Ord. 1106 (part), Ord. 1499 §4, Ord. 2054, Ord. 2136 §3, Ord. 2195, Ord. 2364 §99, Ord. 2439 §73)