The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
DANCE: Includes a dance which is open to the public, or for which admission is charged directly or indirectly.
PERSON: Includes the singular and plural and any individual, firm, corporation, association, club, copartnership or society or any other organization.
SOCIAL CLUBS: Includes civic organizations containing a permanent bar such as Eagle's Lodge, Elks, Senior Center, etc.
SPECIAL EVENT: Includes any activity which is likely to attract at any one time an assembly of persons, conducted for a specified period at one or more locations within the city under the auspices of, and subject to the supervision and direction of, a single person, including, but not limited to, festivals, fairs, shows, exhibitions, auctions, city or regional celebrations, athletic events, rodeos, concerts and public dances.
TRANSIENT MERCHANT: Includes any person who offers food, beverages, produce, merchandise, a service, or other thing of value for sale within the city on a temporary or seasonal basis. The following classes of transient merchants are hereby established:
A. Class 1: A transient merchant requiring direct connection to city operated utilities for preparation or storage of that which is being offered for sale. "Utilities" includes water, storm sewer or sanitary sewer. A permit to a class 1 transient merchant is issued for a single period per calendar year, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days, with no renewals or extensions.
B. Class 2: A transient merchant not requiring direct connection to city operated utilities for the preparation or storage of that which is being offered for sale. A permit to a class 2 transient merchant is issued for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days, with a maximum of five (5) renewals per calendar year (maximum 180 days). (Ord. 631-11, 8-9-2011)