No person shall advertise, promote, sponsor, operate or conduct an assembly attended by more than 100 persons in any City park without the prior permission of the City Council. An assembly is deemed to be any event designed to attract the attendance of persons, including, but not limited to, a concert, show, exhibition, performance, speech, display or other form of entertainment. An assembly is deemed not to include Recreation Department games and events, Free Fairgrounds events arranged in and through the Free Fair Association, and events sponsored by the City of Ionia. Permission for an assembly shall be granted in the reasonable discretion of the City Council based on, but not limited to:
(a) The number of persons reasonably expected to attend such assembly;
(b) The nature of the assembly in terms of whether the assembly will be likely to interfere with residents in the area or the park or with the ordinary use of the park by the public; and
(c) The time of the assembly.
The City Council, in granting permission, may attach such conditions as it deems necessary for the public health, safety and welfare, including, but not limited to, conditions for sanitation, noise control and clean-up of the park. The City Council may, in its discretion, require an applicant for permission to obtain a public liability insurance policy and to post a cash or surety bond for the faithful performance by the applicant of such conditions as the City Council may require.
(Ord. 362. Passed 3-1-94.)