1030.03 PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW.

   (a)   Upon receipt of a completed application for the permit required by this chapter, the City Clerk shall immediately forward copies thereof to the following City officers or their designees, so that such officers or designees can determine and report their findings as to compliance with applicable City ordinances, the effect of the event on City resources and the anticipated effect of the event on public health and safety:

      (1)   The Police Chief;

      (2)   The Fire Chief;

      (3)   The Public Works Director; and

      (4)   The City Legal Counsel.

   If the special event is a parade and a State highway is involved in the parade route, the City Clerk shall submit a resolution for passage by Council, pursuant to Section 5/4-408 of the State Road and Bridges Act (605 ILCS 5/4-408), which will authorize said parade.

   (b)   Within thirty days after the receipt of a completed application, or within ten days in the case of a residential block event, the City Clerk shall notify the applicant that he or she:

      (1)   Will grant the permit contingent upon submission of evidence of insurance required by Section 1030.05(b) and upon the payment of twenty-five percent of the estimated cost, if any, of additional police and public works services required by Section 1030.07(c);

      (2)   Will deny the permit based upon criteria set forth in subsection (c) hereof;

      (3)   Requires a conference with the applicant to seek clarification or to offer suggestions as to alterations in the permit application.

   (c)   The City Clerk is empowered to deny a permit for an event only if the event, based upon the completed application and such clarification or alteration of the application received by the City Clerk from the applicant:

      (1)   Will fail to comply with noise, health or safety regulations of the City or otherwise violate applicable ordinances or State statutes;

      (2)   Will unreasonably interfere with or restrict the delivery of City or emergency services or business or residential activity within the proposed event area, on the proposed event area, on the proposed event route or in other areas of the City;

      (3)   Will unreasonably conflict in time or location with other permitted activities in the proposed event area or proposed event route; or

      (4)   Will damage or destroy City property.

   In addition, the City Clerk may deny a permit if the applicant fails to attend a conference as required by paragraph (b)(3) hereof or has repeatedly violated the ordinances of the City with respect to special events within the past twelve-month period.

   (d)   Failure to pay to the City the twenty-five percent deposit required by Section 1030.07(c) shall render the permit void.

(Ord. 94-69. Passed 9-6-94; Ord. 2002-36. Passed 6-3-02; Ord. 2017-56. Passed 7-17-17; Ord. 2019-03. Passed 1-14-19.)