The provisions of this article shall not apply to the following:
(a) an event held in a location for which a certificate of occupancy has already been granted and/or a final inspection, as applicable, has already occurred, if the event complies with the certificate of occupancy and violates no federal, state or municipal law;
(b) non-profit organizations such as, by way of example only, but not limited to schools, churches, synagogues, or other places of worship, when the event is solely owned and operated by the non-profit entity and the event, including parking, is conducted exclusively on property belonging to the non-profit entity;
(c) neighborhood crime-watch meetings, or block parties;
(d) scheduled events held exclusively on property owned by the City of Longview and controlled by the City of Longview parks and recreation department, the City of Longview Community Services Department or the Longview Activity Center, when approval has been obtained from the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department, the Director of Community Services or the Manager of Operations of the Longview Activity Center, prior to the event; or,
(e) an event held exclusively on property owned by a county, such as Gregg County or Harrison County, when the event is held with permission of the county.
(Ord. No. 3162, § 3, 10-10-02; Ord. No. 3286, § 49, 1-22-04; Ord. No. 4036, §5, 2-11-16)