The Police Chief or the Chief’s designee shall issue a permit as provided for hereunder when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as otherwise obtained, he or she finds that:
(A) All the addresses within the block party perimeter/boundary and all addresses affected by the neighborhood block party have been informed about the block party and have signed an event notification sheet;
(B) Street closure requires the approval of the Police Chief or the Chief’s designee. MUTCD approved signs, barricades, cones, and the like shall be used for all street closures and must be obtained from the Parks Department of the city. If the Parks Department of the city is unable to supply the approved signs, barricades, cones, and the like, because of other uses or because of other neighborhood block parties, then the Police Chief or the Chief’s designee shall deny the applied for permit for that date;
(C) Neighborhood block parties shall only be approved on local residential streets. Arterials, collectors, emergency snow routes, or other streets necessary for traffic safety cannot be blocked;
(D) Emergency vehicle access must be maintained at all times. Participants in the neighborhood block party shall not park cars or place other obstructions, including fireworks, which prevent emergency vehicle access;
(E) On-street parking shall not block driveways, fire hydrants, or travel lanes at any time;
(F) If legal fireworks are used in the neighborhood block party, they must comply with all ordinance and code requirements of the city;
(G) No open fires shall be allowed. Fires may be used for cooking only and must be screened. Smoke must be minimalized so as not to be deemed a nuisance; if deemed a nuisance, the fire shall be extinguished;
(H) Amplified music shall not be permitted unless a noise permit is obtained pursuant to the municipal code. Applicants must contact the City Clerk for a noise permit;
(I) Tents and canopies shall not be allowed on public property, streets, or right-of-way;
(J) Alcoholic beverages may be consumed on private property only. Alcoholic beverages cannot be sold at the neighborhood block party;
(K) Block parties shall end at 10:00 p.m. on weekdays and at 12:01 a.m. on the weekends and holidays;
(L) Traffic barricades shall be removed and all party refuse, materials, and garbage shall be cleaned from the streets, sidewalks, and front yards within one hour of the end of the party. If the city is required to clean any neighborhood block party area, the applicant or applicants shall be charged a $250 cleaning fee;
(M) No activity shall be conducted that conflicts with federal, state, county, and/or city ordinances or regulations;
(N) Applicants agree that the city and its official representatives shall not be held responsible for any and all claims or losses, which may occur as a result of the neighborhood block party;
(O) The city will evaluate the conformance to these standards, which may affect future applications for a neighborhood block party at any applied for location;
(P) The issued neighborhood block party permit shall be available on-site upon demand from any city official, police officer, or firefighter. Failure to do so shall terminate and revoke any permit for a neighborhood block party immediately; and
(Q) The city has the right to revoke the permit for any neighborhood block party if it is determined that the neighborhood block party is detrimental to public morals or public welfare.