(a) No person shall knowingly publicly promote, or advertise, sponsor, engage in, conduct or participate in, any special event unless a permit therefor has first been applied for or obtained according to the provisions of this chapter.
(b) For recurring special events that take place on a weekly or monthly basis during a specified period of time, only one permit shall be required per calendar year. Each special event shall occur on a separate occasion. A single event for an indefinite duration shall not be permitted under this chapter.
(Ord. 95-13. Passed 4-3-95.)
(c) The applicant for a special event permit shall submit an application to the City Clerk at least thirty days prior to the date of the event, upon forms provided by the City, provided, however, that an applicant for a residential block event shall submit an application to the City Clerk at least ten days prior to the date of the event. The time period shall be counted so as to exclude the day the application is submitted and the day the special event will begin.
(d) The application shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the sponsor and the name, address and telephone number of the sponsor's representatives who will manage or direct the special event and who will be present during any such event;
(2) The date of the event and the hours during which the applicant proposes to conduct the event;
(3) The proposed location of the event and, if it is a parade, the route to be followed and a statement as to whether a State highway is included in the route;
(4) A reproducible diagram showing the proposed layout of the event, including proposed, and if provided, restrooms, first aid facilities, emergency vehicle access, tents or temporary structures, utility lines, lighting and area restriction devices (including barricades or screening);
(5) A narrative description of the event;
(6) The number of persons expected to attend;
(7) The number of vendors, merchants, exhibitors and units expected to participate and the facilities expected to accommodate them;
(8) A statement as to whether tents or other temporary structures will be used;
(9) A statement as to whether or not electricity and water will be needed and the manner in which they are to be provided;
(10) A statement as to other types of licenses and permits, including liquor licenses, that have been or will be applied for;
(11) The number and type of sound amplification devices proposed to be used as part of the event activities; and
(12) A general statement as to the number and type of musicians or musical presentations proposed to be a part of the event.
(e) Each application for a special event under this chapter shall be accompanied by an application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), unless such event is sponsored by or held in conjunction with a governmental entity, in which case such fee shall be waived.
(Ord. 94-69. Passed 9-6-94; Ord. 2001-48. Passed 11-5-01; Ord. 2008-61. Passed 11-17-08.)