A special event permit will be issued when, based on information contained in the application and obtained from other sources, a finding is made that all of the following circumstances exist:
1. The special event permit application has been circulated to the following departments or agencies for their recommendations:
a. The Pima County Sheriff's Department.
b. The Pima County Risk Manager
c. The fire department(s) having jurisdiction.
d. The adjacent public lands manager, if applicable. This includes Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation and National Park Service
2. The applicant has obtained and provided written proof of the insurance, as required by Section 10.45.080.
3. The applicant has paid the special event permit fee in accordance with Section 10.45.090 of this ordinance.
4. If any state right-of-way is part of the area to be used for a special event, the applicant is responsible to obtain any and all necessary permits from the Arizona State Department of Transportation and the Arizona State Department of Public Safety
5. If the route passes through, or is on a road located on the boundary of an incorporated municipality, or municipalities, the applicant is responsible to obtain the pertinent permit required for the special event by each municipality.
6. Issuance of this special events permit does not relieve the applicant of the responsibility of acquiring any other permits required by law.
7. That the applicant has contracted with the Pima County Sheriff's Department or others approved by the Pima County Sheriff's Department to provide any additional law enforcement deemed necessary by the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
8. The applicant has contracted for the proper barricades and warning devices as required in the traffic control plan submitted to and approved by the Traffic Engineering Division of the Pima County Department of Transportation.
9. The applicant has not knowingly, or with intent to deceive, made any false, misleading or fraudulent statements of material fact in the application for a special event permit or in any other document required pursuant to this chapter.
10. The applicant has met the standards in this chapter and paid in advance any and all fees required, and agree to such conditions as are imposed in the special event permit.
11. The time, duration and size of the special event will not require the diversion of so great a number of police officers as to prevent the normal law enforcement protection.
12. The concentration of persons and/or equipment will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police protection, or ambulance service to special event area and areas contiguous to such special event.
13. The special event will not unduly interfere with the orderly operation and accessibility, to persons with and without disabilities, of public roadways, hospitals, parks, schools, or other public and quasi-public institutions in the county.
14. The applicant has provided reasonable means for informing all interested persons and all persons participating in the special event of the terms and conditions of such special event permit and applicable laws thereto.
15. The special event will not conflict with or interfere with another special event for which a permit has been previously granted.
16. The special event permit does not relieve the person obtaining the permit from conducting the event in a reasonably safe manner for the participants and the general public.
17. If a road closure is deemed necessary by the County Engineer or designated representative, the County Engineer is hereby authorized to establish a road closure of up to 30 days. A Resolution will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for their consideration and approval for a road closure greater than 30 days. All road closures approved by the County Engineer or Board of Supervisors shall take effect when and to the extent that proper signs are posted.
(Ord. 2020-42, § 1, 2020; Ord. 2007-114 § 1 (part), 2007)