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 desiring to hold a special event who has made timely application for a special event permit.
APPLICATION. A written request on forms supplied by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts which set forth the information required to be provided by this chapter.
APPLICATION FEE. The nonrefundable fee paid in connection with an application made pursuant to this chapter.
CITY-SPONSORED EVENT. An event that offers a specific, defined benefit to the local community, in whole or in part, and that is approved by the City Manager, or his or her designee, as a city-sponsored event. Examples of city-sponsored events include the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and business workshops, conferences, expos, trade shows and networking events.
DIRECTOR. Unless otherwise designated, the Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts of the city.
EXTRA PERSONNEL HOURS. The total of the number of all hours worked by all city employees in the particular city departments in connection with the production of the special event in question, to the extent such hours exceed the total number of hours which would have been worked by those same city employees in the same location had the special event not taken place.
POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION. A public gathering, procession or parade, the primary purpose of which is the exercise of the rights of assembly and free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The fact that such event may be advertised as a “festival” does not in and of itself bring such a demonstration within the scope of this chapter.
SPECIAL EVENT. Concerts, festivals, athletic events, including races, walks, runs, triathalons, fundraising events, circuses, carnivals, shows, exhibitions, public amusement events by an organization, and other events, whether operated totally outdoors, on stage, under tents or with the use of temporary buildings or structures, to which members of the public are invited as participants or spectators, and which may include entertainment, dancing, music, dramatic presentations, art exhibitions, parades, or the sale of merchandise, food, or alcohol, or any combination of the foregoing; and/or which of necessity requires for its successful execution the provision and coordination of municipal services to a degree over and above that which the city routinely provides under ordinary everyday circumstances. The definition of SPECIAL EVENT, used in this chapter, does not include events that are solely political demonstrations, unless a political demonstration is proposed as an integral part of a larger event, as defined herein.
(Ord. O-91-02, passed 1-3-91; Am. Ord. O-96-38, passed 9-26-96; Am. Ord. O-97-37, passed 10-15-97; Am. Ord. O-98-07, passed 5-6-98; Am. Ord. O-2010-10, passed 4-7-10; Am. Ord. O-2015-27, passed 10-21-15)