For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPLICANT. Any person or organization who seeks an outdoor entertainment permit to conduct or sponsor an outdoor entertainment event within the city.
OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT. A specific event or activity held in the open and not within an enclosed structure, including but not limited to events held outdoors or in temporary structures such as tents, sound stages, pavilions and amphitheaters during which sound waves are produced, either by voice or instruments, amplified or acoustic.
(1) OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT - COMMERCIAL. A specific outdoor entertainment event or activity conducted or sponsored by a commercial entity for profit or promotion of its business.
(2) OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT - NONPROFIT. A specific outdoor entertainment event or activity conducted or sponsored by a nonprofit community organization or club for the purpose of raising funds for charitable, educational, religious or other similar purposes.
(3) OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT - PUBLIC. A specific outdoor entertainment event or activity conducted or sponsored by the city or any of its boards or agencies and any event or activity conducted or sponsored by a public or private school.
(4) OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT - PRIVATE. A specific outdoor event or activity conducted or held on private property by the property owner or the owner’s lessee such as a wedding reception, private party, or similar family or social functions.
PERMITTEE. A person to whom an outdoor entertainment permit is issued.
PERSON. An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, trustee, association, or any body of persons whether incorporated or not. With respect to acts prohibited or required herein, PERSON shall include employees and licensees.
SCHOOL. An institution or place for instruction or education where 25 or more persons receive a full course of educational instruction with an organized body of teachers associated for pursuit and dissemination of knowledge.
(Ord. 527, passed 11-10-2003)