(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 is sponsored by a non-profit agency for charitable purposes.
(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) "Sponsor" shall mean a legally responsible adult, who may be a representative of an organization, who is capable of meeting all requirements of this chapter.
(m) “Animal” shall mean any dog, cat, domestic animal, or other animal.
(Ord. 2006-45. Passed 4-19-06.)