316.01 Definitions.
316.02 Permit required.
316.03 General considerations for issuance of special event permits.
316.04 Rules, guidelines, conditions and requirements for issuance of a special event permit.
316.05 Revocation of permit.
316.06 Guidelines for marches, demonstrations, assemblies or picketing.
316.07 Bonds.
CROSS REFERENCES
Disturbing a procession or gathering - see GEN. OFF. 509.04
(a) Carnival - An event requiring the closing of streets or the use of City right-of-way primarily for the purpose of mechanical rides, but also for other amusements, food vendors, or other for-profit ventures.
(b) Festival - An event requiring the closing of streets or the use of City right-of-way for amusements, food vending, displays, and other entertainment activities, for which the primary purpose is community enjoyment and charitable purposes, and the applicant is a non-profit agency.
(c) Marches, demonstrations, assemblies or picketing shall be defined as an organized walk or procession or assembly by a group of people for a specific cause or issue, that takes place on sidewalks or public right of way, excluding streets, alleys, roads, thoroughfares or highways.
(d) Parade - An event requiring the closing of streets or the use of City right-of-way for purposes of a procession of persons, groups, vehicles, animals, floats, and other conveyances.
(e) Race - Any competitive or non-competitive event traversing a prescribed course, which includes city streets, highways or rights-of-way, which requires closing some or all of the affected streets, to other traffic, or requires dedication of safety personnel for control or direction.
(f) Public Assembly - An event requiring the closing of streets or the use of City right-of-way for the purposes of assembly of persons for more than three hours.
(g) Special event - Any carnival, festival, parade, race, public assembly, or other event occurring on city streets, property or right-of-way, excluding city property regulated by the Department of Parks and Recreation, for which a permit is required by the provisions of this chapter.
(h) "Permit" means a Special Event Permit issued by the City Manager or his/her designee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(i) "Affected area" means that portion of a street, alley or roadway, as measured from intersection to intersection, intersection to dead-end or intersection to cul-de-sac as the case may be, which is the site of any block party or street assemblage or any intended or planned block party or street assemblage. When determining the extent of an affected area it shall be necessary to determine the furthermost point of intersection or intersections of the area where vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic is or will be blocked, hindered or impeded in any way with the area or areas where such traffic will not be so blocked, hindered or impeded.
The areas between such intersections or between such intersection and a dead-end or cul-de-sac is an affected area.
(j) "Affected property" means any parcel of land, any part of which borders on any affected area, as such is defined in subsection (d) hereof.
(k) "Affected resident" mean an adult who leases or owns affected property and resides thereon. For purposes of proving ownership under this section the identification of ownership as shown on the tax map maintained by the Portage County Tax Map Division of the County Engineer's Office shall be conclusive as of the time when an application for a permit is made. For purposes of proving a leasehold interest under this section it shall be necessary to produce a valid written lease wherein the alleged affected resident is clearly identified by name as a lessee thereunder or a signed letter from the owner of the affected property in which letter the alleged affected resident is clearly identified by name as a lessee under an oral lease of such property.
(l) “Applicant” shall mean a legally responsible representative or entity capable of meeting all requirements of this chapter.
(m) “Animal” shall mean any dog, cat, domestic animal, or other animal.
(Ord. 2025-005. Passed 1-22-25.)
(a) No person, group of persons or organization shall conduct or participate in any special event upon any street or highway or right-of-way, without first obtaining a permit from the City Manager.
Applications for such permits shall be made on such forms as may be prescribed and shall contain such information as is reasonably necessary consistent with this chapter to a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued. Applications shall be filed not less than sixty days before the time intended for such special event. An application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be due and payable to the city at such time as an application for a permit is filed with the City. Applicable bonds must be deposited with the City Manager's Officer in accordance with Section 316.07 prior to the issuance of an approved permit. The permit may be refused or canceled if:
(1) The time, place, size or conduct of the special event including the assembly areas and route of march would unreasonably interfere with the public convenience and safe use of the streets and highways.
(2) The special event would require the diversion of so great a number of police officers to properly police the line of movement, assembly area and areas contiguous thereto so as to deny normal police protection to the Municipality.
(3) The special event route of march or assembly areas would unreasonably interfere with the movement of police vehicles, fire-fighting equipment or ambulance service to other areas of the Municipality.
(4) The special event would unreasonably interfere with other scheduled civic events, or another event for which a permit has been issued.
(5) The information contained in the application is found to be false, misleading or incomplete in any material detail. An emergency such as a fire or storm would prevent the proper conduct of the event.
The permit or any order or memorandum accompanying it may limit or prescribe reasonable conditions, including the hours, the places of assembly and of dispersal, the route of march or travel and the streets, highways or portions thereof which may be used or occupied.
(b) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (Ord. 2025-005. Passed 1-22-25.)
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