(A) The Director shall be charged with the responsibility of determining whether or not a particular applicant shall be entitled to a special event permit pursuant to this chapter. In determining whether to grant or deny a particular application, the Director shall take into account the effect the proposed special event will have upon the city’s resources and the public health and safety. The Director shall take into account the frequency with which such events are held and the convenience of the public in relation thereto. In no event shall the Director issue any special event permit until such time as the city’s Fire Marshal approves the application in writing indicating the Fire Department’s approval that all relevant fire and life safety issues have been adequately addressed. In addition, the Director shall not issue any special event permit until the appropriate departments and divisions have approved the application. In addition to the above criteria, in making the decision whether to grant the special event permit, the Director shall also take the following matters into consideration:
(1) Whether the applicant for a special event permit is capable or incapable of executing the planned special event;
(2) Whether any inconvenience which may be suffered by the general public is outweighed by the potential benefit to the community as a whole;
(3) Whether budgetary considerations at the time of the application create such a heavy burden upon the city’s financial resources that it would not be practical to hold the proposed special event at the time requested;
(4) Whether the holding of the special event as planned would create an undue burden upon the staff resources of the city;
(5) Whether the public safety would be compromised substantially;
(6) The timing of the proposed special event;
(7) Whether the applicant producing the special event is profit-making or for charitable “non-profit” purposes only; and
(8) The historical experience, if any, of the special event in the past years.
(B) The Director shall refrain from issuing a special event permit when the Director in good faith believes that the proposed special event will endanger the public health, safety, welfare or other property. The Director shall revoke an special event permit when the Director in good faith believes that allowing the continuation of the proposed special event shall endanger the public health, safety or welfare or other property.
(Ord. O-91-02, passed 1-3-91; Am. Ord. O-98-07, passed 5-6-98; Am. Ord. O-2011-15, passed 5-4-11; Am. Ord. O-2015-27, passed 10-21-15)