(A) No permit shall be denied nor shall the applicant for a permit be given less favorable treatment as to time, manner, or place on account of any message or viewpoint that may be conveyed at a festival, or on account of the identity or associational relationships of the applicant.
(B) No applicant for, or recipient of, an special event permit shall be required to provide for, or pay for the cost of, public safety personnel necessary to provide for the protection of a festival and its attendees from hostile members of the public or counter-demonstrators, or for general law enforcement in the vicinity of the festival because of hostility or counter demonstrators. Notwithstanding the preceding, the event applicant shall be required to provide a plan for internal security, as that term is defined in this chapter, for the festival assembly area, and, absent a specific finding of City Council to the contrary, shall be required to provide and pay for off duty police officers and private security guards for such internal security purposes.
(C) The City Council may deny a special event permit to an applicant who has not:
(1) Provided a sufficient traffic plan or for sufficient traffic controls by persons
appropriately trained, certified or appointed pursuant to state law which enables the control of traffic; or,
(2) Provided an adequate parking plan; or,
(3) Provided sufficient monitors and a security plan for crowd control and safety; or,
(4) Provided sufficient safety, health or sanitation equipment, services or facilities that are reasonably necessary to ensure that the event will be conducted with due regard for public safety and sanitation; or,
(5) Provided sufficient off-site parking or shuttle service, or both, when required to minimize any substantial adverse impacts on general parking and traffic circulation in the vicinity of the event; or,
(6) Provided sufficient signage information upon which approval can be granted; or,
(7) Met all of the requirements for submitting an application for a special event permit; or,
(8) Demonstrated an ability or willingness to conduct an event pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter; or,
(9) Not conducted a previously authorized or exempted special event in any jurisdiction in accordance with law or the terms of a permit, or both; or,
(10) Not obtained approval of any other public agency within whose jurisdiction the special event or portion thereof will occur; or,
(11) Provided an adequate internal security, first aid or emergency medical services plant based on event risk factors; or,
(12) Not complied with any term of this chapter, or with any condition of a special event permit previously issued to the applicant.
(D) The City Council may also deny a special event permit when:
(1) Due to the inadequate internal security or deficient security plan of the event organizer given the projected attendance, or the time, place or manner of conducting the event, the event will create the imminent possibility of violent disorderly conduct likely to endanger public safety or to result in significant property damage; or,
(2) The event, as proposed, will violate public health or safety laws; or,
(3) The event fails to conform to the requirements of law; or,
(4) The City Council, in its sole discretion, determines that the number of such events occurring at or near the same date creates an unreasonable demand on city staff and services.
(Ord. 02-2018, passed 2-13-18)