The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicated a different meaning:
ATHLETIC EVENTS: | An athletic activity involving walking, running, and/or cycling and associated activities conducted over, upon, and/or across a public right-of-way. |
CARNIVAL: | Any public amusement show including rides, games, and/or shows. |
FESTIVAL: | A public celebration featuring cultural exhibitions, competitions, performances, art, merchandise, and/or vendor sales. |
MINOR EVENTS: | Any event that meets all of the following criteria: A. Involves the closing of less than one city block; B. Is less than twenty-four hours in duration, including setup and tear down times; C. Involves less than two hundred participants; and D. Has no impact on city services. |
MAJOR EVENT: | Any event other than an approved minor event. |
ORGANIZER: | The person or entity in charge of organizing and conducting a permitted special event. |
PRIVATE PROPERTY: | Events conducted solely on private property, not open to the public, and not requiring the use of any right-of-way. |
PARADE: | A organized procession upon a festival or ceremonial occasion. |
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY: | Any street, sidewalk, alley, and/or easement dedicated. |
OUTDOOR SPECIAL EVENT OR EVENT: | A temporary public assembly outside the confines of an enclosed structure on public property, including by not limited to, carnivals, festivals, parades, and athletic events. |
SITE PLAN: | A diagram approximately to scale depicting all public right-of- ways sought to be closed and utilized for the conduct of the event, the location of any structure, stand, tent, vehicle, sign, restaurant facilities, trash reciprocals and/or displays to used while conducting the event. |
SPECIAL EVENT SITE: | Geographic limits of all activities conducted as a part of the special event. For special events, it includes the route of the event. |
VENDOR: | Any person or entity engaged in the provision of merchandise, services, or food and beverages for a fee at any special events must comply. |
SPECIAL EVENT OR PERMIT REGULATIONS: | Those regulations adopted by the City Council providing rules and regulations to which all special events must comply. (Ord. 2023-2, - -2023) |