For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:
ATHLETIC EVENT: An organized competitive or recreational event in which a group of people collectively engage in a sport or form of physical exercise, including, but not limited to, running, jogging, walking, bicycling, or skating, on any city street or other city property.
BLOCK PARTY: An outdoor party put on by the residents of a neighborhood that is located on a single block face, does not block an intersection, and requires temporarily closing down a city street, sidewalk, or other city property.
DEMONSTRATION: An organized event, not including an athletic event or entertainment event, having as its primary purpose the exercise of expressive activities, including, but not limited to, speechmaking, picketing, protesting, marching, demonstrating, or debating public issues on any city street or other city property.
ENTERTAINMENT EVENT: An organized event having as its primary purpose the entertainment or amusement of a group of people, including, but not limited to, parades, festivals, carnivals, fairs, concerts, block parties, or neighborhood gatherings on any city street or other city property.
EVENTS COORDINATOR: The city employee designated by the mayor to administer the provisions of this chapter.
FILMING EVENT: Filming of a media broadcast (other than for news purposes), filming of a motion picture or television broadcast, or still commercial photography, in any case involving more than four (4) human participants.
ORGANIZER: The individual or organization responsible for special event arrangements and payment of support fees.
PUBLIC FORUM: A city street, sidewalk, or park, or any other city property that the city has opened for use by the public for free expression in general.
SPECIAL EVENT: Any athletic event, entertainment event, filming event, demonstration, or other organized event, whether held for profit, nonprofit, or charitable purposes, a) involving fifty (50) or more human participants or b) if involving fewer than fifty (50) human participants, that 1) involves use of streets, sidewalks, parks, or other city property in a way that does not comply with normal or usual traffic, pedestrian, park, or similar regulations or controls or 2) whose organizer desires to subject the event to the permit and other provisions of this chapter.
SPONTANEOUS EVENT: A special event that is occasioned by news or affairs coming into public knowledge fewer than fourteen (14) days before the special event. (Ord. 9-15, 2015)