(A) Permission required for street exhibitions or community events. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or organization to hold any street fair or carnival, or give any show or exhibition, including community events and celebrations, upon the streets, except upon permission granted by the Council.
(B) Requirements for street exhibitions or community events.
(1) In addition to any other requirements deemed necessary by the Council, no person, firm, or organization shall be granted permission to conduct, sponsor, or otherwise participate in a street exhibition or community event upon the streets, including, but not limited to, a street or sidewalk stand of any kind, a mobile device, or other such vehicle used for the sale of merchandise, unless the person shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Provide the city with documentary evidence from an insurance carrier of insurance against liability in an amount which shall be determined by the Council, and further showing the city as an additional insured under the policy;
(b) Agree to maintain a clear passageway for emergency vehicle movements;
(c) Provide adequate sanitation facilities;
(d) Provide the city with at least 48-hours’ notice; and/or
(e) Provide the city a nonrefundable fee of $25 per day.
(2) The person, firm, or organization granted permission to conduct, sponsor, or otherwise participate in a street exhibition or community event upon the streets shall be solely responsible for placement and removal of all signs and barricades. Provided, however, the placement and removal shall be at the direction and under the supervision of the Chief of Police.
(C) Obstructions.
(1) Except as provided in division (C)(3) below, it shall be unlawful for any person to place, park, leave, deposit, or maintain any structure, barricade, or other obstruction such as building material or merchandise, other than lawfully parked vehicles, on any arterial or collector street, or in the travel lanes of residential streets, without first notifying the Mayor, or his or her designee, and obtaining his or her written permission.
(2) The Mayor, or his or her designee, may impose any reasonable conditions on hours of use, duration of use, barricading, lighting, or other marking which he or she deems necessary to protect the safety of persons and property in the vicinity, and to provide for the expeditious movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic around the obstruction.
(3) (a) No permission shall be required to place building material in the parking lanes of residential streets; provided, appropriate barricading and lighting are placed to protect the safety of persons and property in the vicinity, and the material is removed and the street cleaned within 30 days of the placement.
(b) In no event shall the material extend more than eight feet from the curb line.
(c) The Mayor, or his or her designee, may grant extensions of time in his or her discretion, upon request.
(Prior Code, § 91.03) (Ord. 93-452, passed 10-7-1992) Penalty, see § 10.99