14.55.060 Application for permit - Form and consent.

   Applications for a permit authorizing an athletic event shall be filed on a form prescribed by the director and shall contain all of the following information:

   A.   The name, home and business addresses, and home and business telephone numbers of the person filing the application;

   B.   If the event is to be conducted by an organization, the name, addresses and telephone numbers of the organization, the name, home and business addresses, and home and business telephone numbers of the president or other head of the organization, and documentation of the authority under which the applicant is applying for the permit on behalf of the organization;

   C.   The name, home and business addresses, and home and business telephone numbers of the person who will be present and in charge of the event on the day of the event and any pager or cell phone numbers at which that person can be reached during the event;

   D.   The area of public streets to be closed;

   E.   The proposed date and the starting and estimated ending time of the event;

   F.   The proposed location of the event, including its boundaries;

   G.   The estimated number of participants in the event;

   H.   A description of any sound amplification equipment proposed to be used;

   I.   The parking requirements for the event;

   J.   The location of any water and first aid stations to be provided at the event; and

   K.   The type and number of any vendors who will sell food or beverages at the event pursuant to a permit issued in the manner provided for in Title 5 of this code.

   L.   Such other information as the director may reasonably require.

(Ord. 2275, Ord. 2364 §195)

14.55.070 Application for permit - Application fee.

   Every application for an athletic event permit shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 2275)

14.55.080 Application for permit - Review by chief of police.

   Upon the filing of an application for a permit authorizing an athletic event, the director shall immediately forward the application to the chief of police and fire chief. Following the receipt of an application, the chief of police shall review and evaluate the application and report back to the director the number, type, and estimated hours of employment of all police department personnel which will be necessary to control traffic during the event in order to enable the director to compute a traffic control fee for the event.

(Ord. 2275, Ord. 2364 §196)

14.55.090 Action on permit application - Time for taking action.

   Upon the receipt of a completed application for a permit authorizing an athletic event, the director shall approve or deny the application not later than the fifteenth city business day after the date the application was filed.

(Ord. 2275, Ord. 2364 §197)

14.55.100 Action on permit application - Approval and issuance of permit.

   When the director determines that a completed application has been filed for a permit for an athletic event and that there are no grounds for denying such permit, the director shall approve the permit subject to all the general conditions required by this chapter, plus any special conditions authorized by this chapter and determined by the director to be applicable to the event. Upon approving an application for a permit, the director shall promptly cause a notice of such action to be served on the applicant and provide copies of the notice to the city manager, chief of police and fire chief. The director shall issue a permit authorizing the event to the person or organization designated as the applicant on the application after the applicant has executed an indemnification agreement, provided proof of insurance coverage and paid a traffic control fee, all as required by this chapter as conditions precedent to the issuance of permit for an athletic event.

(Ord. 2275, Ord. 2364 §198)   

14.55.110 Action on permit application - Denial of permit.

   A.   Grounds for Denial. The director shall deny an application for a permit if the director determines that:

      1.   The application is incomplete;

      2.   The information contained in the application is false in any material respect;

      3.   An application for another event to be held on the same date and in the same location as requested by the applicant has been previously approved or has been previously filed and may be approved.

      4.   A license, franchise or other permit has previously been granted to another person for the use of the same location on the same date;

      5.   The location or concentration of participants at the site of the event or at the site of an assembly or disbanding area around the event will prevent proper police, fire or ambulance services to the event or areas contiguous to the event; or

      6.   The location of the event will substantially interfere with construction or maintenance work previously scheduled to take place on or along the city street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way to be occupied by the event.

   B.   Notice of Denial. If the director denies an application for a permit, the director shall promptly serve a notice of that determination on the applicant and shall provide copies of such notice to the city manager, city attorney, chief of police and fire chief. The notice shall set forth, with particularity, the reasons for the denial.

(Ord. 2275, Ord. 2364 §199)