A. Application processing fee. The applicant shall pay a non-refundable application processing fee of $35.00 at the time the special event permit application is filed. The application processing fee shall not be credited against the user fee.
B. Late Fee. If the permit application is not submitted at least 15 days before the event, a non-refundable late fee of $250.00 shall be added to the application processing fee. The late fee shall not be credited against the user fee.
C. Fee Deposit. The applicant shall pay a fee deposit at least five (5) days before the special event. For special events that occur on an annual basis, the deposit shall be equal to 10% of the total fee charged for the event in the prior year, or $1,000, whichever is less. In all other instances, the fee deposit shall be the sum of the following amounts:
1. the charges set as provided in this Chapter for providing the detail or personnel requested by the applicant, or $250, whichever is less; and
2. the charges set as provided in this Chapter for providing the equipment requested by the applicant, or $250, whichever is less; and
3. the charges set as provided in this Chapter for the use of the Village property or rights-of-way requested by the applicant, or $250, whichever is less.
D. User Fee. Upon completion of the special event, the Village shall prepare a detailed account of all special services provided for the special event and shall set the final user fee using the rates, fees and charges established as provided in this Chapter, plus a ten percent (10%) non-refundable administrative fee. The Village shall provide the authorized and responsible person identified in the application with a copy of the detailed account of services and an invoice for the user fee, less the fee deposit. The balance of the user fee shall become due and payable immediately upon its receipt.
E. Use of Village Personnel. The rates charged for the use of Village personnel shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Village Council.
F. Use of Village Equipment. The rates charged for the use of Village equipment shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Village Council.
G. Use of Village Property or Rights-of-Way. The rates charged for the use of Village property shall be at the rates set forth in this section, based on the extent of interference with or disruption of the normal use and operation of the Village property or right-of-way.
1. For any use of the public safety building, public works building or water and electric plant at any time, or for use of any other public building during regular business hours, the cost shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day.
2. For use of any public building other than the public safety building, public works building or water and electric plant outside of regular business hours, the cost shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day.
3. For the total closure of any public street or right-of-way for any block or part of a block, the cost shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per hour.
4. For the partial closure or obstruction of any public street or right-of-way within any block, the cost shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per hour.
(MC-12-2007, Amended, 09/04/2007; MC-3-2007, Amended, 04/03/2007; MC-1-2006, Amended, 02/21/2006; MC-18-2002, Added, 01/07/2003; MC-04-2000, Added, 11/09/2000))