(A) Within no less than 14 calendar days prior to an event, the person or persons associated in fact, whether or not a legally recognized entity, who wish to conduct an event requiring a permit, as set forth herein, shall apply to the Police Chief for such permit. Such application shall at a minimum include:
(1) The name, address, gender, and birth date of the applicant. If the applicant is an association of persons in fact or in law, the application shall contain a description of the entity; the name of said entity, if named; the registered or recognized address of the entity, if any; the name of the person making the application on behalf of or as a representative of said entity; such person's relationship to said entity; and some demonstration or recitation of the authority of the person making the application to act on behalf of the entity.
(2) A plan for review by the Police Chief, which plan will include:
a. The anticipated number of persons participating in the event;
b. The date or dates of the event;
c. The hours of each day the event will be conducted;
d. The exact location of said event, or, if the event is processional or mobile, the route of the event;
e. Whether sound amplification equipment will be employed;
f. Whether artificial lighting will be employed;
g. Whether temporary static structures will be constructed or employed, whether vehicles will be employed, and if so, a description of same sufficient to permit the Police Chief to evaluate the permitting factors set out hereinafter;
h. A description of the anticipated need for safety, police, medical, sanitation, and other required personnel and equipment, with the anticipated needed numbers and posting by location and time of such personnel and equipment;
i. A description of provisions necessary to the safety and welfare of the participants in the event and members of the public in the area where the event will be conducted and routes of access thereto and therefrom;
j. Whether the event will require that the public spaces or facilities to be used or burdened, or the routes and means of access thereto and therefrom, be temporarily diverted from their dedicated or customary uses, or the public or private users thereof be diverted or excluded from, or limited in their use or enjoyment of, or their access to or through, said spaces or facilities, before, during, or after the event; and
k. Whether a sign(s) or any other kind of display, post, placard, or banner will be used, and if used, the size, material, and components of the sign(s), and whether such will be handheld or not; and
l. Whether the event will use, ignite, light, discharge, or fire any fireworks, explosives, firecrackers, sparklers, glowworms, noise makers, poppers, or snappers or any device which discharges a projectile by any means, and if so, a description of the contemplated and proposed use of same sufficient to permit the Police Chief to evaluate the permitting factors set out hereinafter.
(3) A disclosure as to whether the applicant or entity for whom the application is being made has in the past conducted or participated in an event of a substantially similar nature to that which is the subject to the instant application, and, if so, where and when such prior event(s) took place, and whether as a result of such event(s) the applicant or entity became the subject, whether or not then operating under the same name, as plaintiff or defendant, of any legal action, civil, criminal, or administrative.
(4) A disclosure as to whether the applicant or entity for whom the application is being made has defaulted upon or is in arrears as to any judgment civil, criminal, or administrative rendered against the applicant or entity, or is in violation of any injunction or restraining order entered against the applicant or entity, whether or not then operating under the same name, as a result of participation in any prior event(s) of a substantially similar nature to that which is the subject to the instant application, and if so, a description of said judgment or order and an explanation for non-compliance.
(5) Payment of rent for the property being requested if the city has an established fee for its use. Payment shall be in the form of cash, certified funds, or U.S. postal money orders. In lieu of submitting payment with an application, payment may be made at any time up to 5:00 p.m. on the day of the event so long as applicant gives a statement of assurance to this effect.
(B) If, as a direct consequence of exigent, unanticipated, or other circumstances beyond the control of the applicant, applicant is unable to file an application not less than 14 calendar days before an event, nothing herein shall be construed as precluding the filing of an application at a later time, but in such case the time limits for review of an application by the Police Chief and for review of an appeal of a denial of a permit to the City Administrator shall remain the same.
(C) Where an event conducted on, over, upon, or burdening public properties, or employing the facilities thereon, which is also to substantially involve or take place partly or wholly upon private property with the consent of the owner(s) thereof, such owner(s) or their authorized representatives must join as an applicant for any permit for such event.
(D) There shall be paid at the time of the filing of the application for a permit a fee of $25.
(Ord. 10-2, passed 5-20-10)