The City of Enid recognizes that special events in the City help create a community that is engaged with both its civic and private leaders. The City understands that in order to better serve the community, a streamlined and efficient application and permit process is necessary to allocate the proper resources for each event. These resources allocated to the health, safety, welfare, and environment of the community may become strained and affect the community if not coordinated between the operators of the special event and the City. The City wishes to prevent situations which exceed the City's capacity to provide adequately for security, public safety, health, sanitation, parking, water, medical care, lodging and waste disposal. Further, the City desires to protect sensitive environmental areas and prevent noise, congestion, and other nuisances which interfere with the inhabitants' peaceful enjoyment of their homes, businesses, and property. It is the intent of this chapter to regulate special events and improve quality of life in the community by mitigating any adverse effects special events may cause. (Ord. 2016-15, 7-7-2016)