(A) Except as otherwise provided by federal, state, or local laws, or other City Council authorized restrictions, all fees applicable to this chapter including, without limitation, fees for using public property, will be established by City Council resolution.
(B) Charges will be imposed for city services provided to a permittee other than public safety and emergency services. Such charges will be determined by the applicable servicing city department(s) and will be based on the actual cost incurred by the city in providing such services. Such service charges will include, without limitation, charges for labor, supervision, overhead, administration and the use of any and all city equipment, supplies, and the like. Additional charges may be imposed to cover the cost of extraordinary permit investigation and staff costs, if the Director determines this necessary.
(C) Traffic control fee. Permittee will pay the city a fee in an amount equal to the city's total estimated costs for providing all of the personnel and materials, including, without limitation, public safety personnel, necessary to control and monitor pedestrian and vehicular traffic for such event. Such fee will be paid by the permittee before the director issues a permit. The Director for any permit authorizing an event involving an exercise of free speech rights may waive the traffic control fee. Such waiver may be granted only upon a showing of the applicant's inability to pay, which will be supported by a financial declaration.
(D) Fee waivers. Upon an applicant's request, the Director may, but is not required to, seek a fee waiver from the City Council for an event. Fees may only be waived for the following applicants:
(1) Non-profit groups with current Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) status, government agencies, and public schools; or
(2) Community service groups or organizations without current Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) or 501(c) status where the City Council, by resolution, determines that the proposed event provides services that meet community needs and it is in the public interest to waive such fees.
(Ord. 1129, passed 12-20-04)