For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AMPLIFIED EVENT. Any special event that includes electronically amplified music and/or voices.
APPLICANT. Any person or organization who seeks a permit to conduct or sponsor a special event within the city.
NON-AMPLIFIED EVENT. Any special event that does not include electronically amplified music and/or voices.
SPECIAL EVENT. An outdoor gathering of at least 100 individuals whether on public or private property, assembled with a common purpose for a period of one hour or longer but may not exceed 12 hours in duration; except, that events held during the two-day Taco Daze community celebration shall be considered one event. SPECIAL EVENTS include, but are not limited to concerts, theatrical productions, public dances, fairs, carnivals, circuses, parades, flea markets, auctions, marathons, walkathons, festivals, races, bicycle events, celebrations, or any other gathering or events of similar nature. SPECIAL EVENTS do not include events that are not open to the public and held on private property such as graduation parties or social parties.
(Ord. 119, passed 9-1-2009)