(A) Generally. No sponsor, owner of property or person in charge of property shall initiate, organize, promote, permit, conduct or cause to be advertised a public assembly unless a permit has been obtained as required by this chapter. A separate permit shall be required for each public assembly for the period of time designated by the permit.
(Prior Code, § 6.10.030)
(B) Permit requirements.
(1) No public assembly may be held unless the sponsor, the owner of property and the person in charge of property upon which the assembly will be conducted jointly apply for a permit.
(2) A permit shall not be available for a period of more than 60 hours duration unless the application and the permit specifically allow for an extension of that period.
(3) Each applicant shall be 21 years of age or older.
(4) A permit may not be transferred or assigned.
(5) In case of dispute over the number of people reasonably anticipated to attend a public assembly, the decision of the Council shall control.
(Prior Code, § 6.10.040)
(C) Application.
(1) Written application for each public assembly shall be made to the Council 40 days or more prior to the first day upon which the public assembly is to begin.
(2) Application shall be made on forms specified by the Council and shall contain at least the following information:
(a) The full legal names and addresses of all sponsors;
(b) The full legal name and address of the owner and of the person in charge of the property to be used for the public assembly;
(c) If a sponsor applicant is a partnership or joint venture, all parties shall sign as applicants. If a sponsor applicant is a corporation, copies of the articles of incorporation, bylaws and resolution authorizing the application may be required;
(d) The location and address of the property to be used for the public assembly;
(e) The program for the public assembly or, if no program is prepared, a narrative statement of the purpose for which the public assembly is to be conducted;
(f) If facilities are to be erected on the premises, or food services are to be provided, a written, comprehensive plan of location and manner of erection of the facilities;
(g) Evidence that all permits and licenses required by state law have been obtained;
(i) The applicants’ statement that he, she or they will abide by the terms and provisions of this chapter and all state and city laws.
(3) Applicants may be subject to a police records review. A record of conviction of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude of an applicant may be grounds for denial of the permit.
(4) Each application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable cash fee to cover the cost of inspection, investigation, issuance and administration of the permit as established by resolution of the City Council.
(5) The Council shall grant or deny the permit not less than 25 days before the commencement of the proposed public assembly.
(Prior Code, § 6.10.050)
(D) Indemnity bond; insurance.
(1) The applicants shall submit with their applications a corporate indemnity bond in a form approved by the City Attorney or a cash deposit, to be used, if necessary, to restore the premises where the public assembly is held to a sanitary condition and to pay all charges and losses for damages to the streets, pavement, bridges and other city and county property.
(2) If the public assembly necessitates the use of city personnel or the employment of additional personnel, the added expense shall be recoverable from the principal and the indemnitor. The cash deposit or its balance shall be returned to the applicants upon final audit of the city as to what damages, if any, occurred and what employment of personnel, if any, was necessitated.
(3) The corporate bond of indemnity or cash deposit shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(4) The property owner or person in charge of the property making application shall sign as an additional indemnitor to insure against damage to streets, pavement, bridges, road signs and all other city property and to ensure that the property will be restored to a sanitary condition. The amount of the bond shall become a lien against the property if the indemnification bond is not sufficient to meet the costs incurred by the city. The procedure for assessment and enforcement shall be as provided by ORS 223.505 to 223.650.
(Prior Code, § 6.10.060)
(E) Conditions of approval. A permit shall not be issued by the Council unless all of the conditions prescribed by this chapter have been met.
(Prior Code, § 6.10.070) (Ord. 106, passed 8-17-1981)