For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "City Manager." The City Manager or city employee designated by the City Manager to act on his/her behalf.
(2) "City Sponsored Event." Any event solely planned, administered, coordinated, held, and paid for by the City of Cookeville.
(3) "Co-sponsored Event." Any event planned, administered, coordinated, held, and paid for in conjunction with another event sponsor and the City of Cookeville.
(4) "Event." Any public gathering to be conducted on public or private property within the City of Cookeville.
(5) "Event Sponsor." Any organizer, promoter, coordinator, person, group, corporation, partnership, governing body, association, or any other public or private organization, or owner of property that is responsible for the event requiring a temporary street closure.
(6) "Financial Assurance." Liability insurance which shall indemnify and hold harmless the City of Cookeville and its agents, officers, and employees from any liability or causes of action which might arise by reason of granting a temporary street closure permit, and from any cost incurred in clean-up of the event.
(7) "Independent Event." Any event not co-sponsored or sponsored by the City of Cookeville.
(8) "Permit." An approved temporary street closure permit application.
(9) "Private Gathering." Any event held on private property and is not open to the public. A private gathering shall not be subject to the requirements of this chapter unless a street closure is requested.
(10) "Public Gathering." Any public activity to be conducted within or on any public property and conducted within any street or intersection with the City of Cookeville.
(11) "Temporary Street Closure." A condition created by an event, private gathering, or public gathering to be conducted within or on any street or intersection within the City of Cookeville that requires one or more lanes of travel to be closed for a public safety purpose.
(Ord. #O22-12-29, December 2022)