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City of Osage Beach, MO
Camden County
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[R.O. 2006 §605.110; Code 1975 §53.020; CC 1985 §5-26; Ord. No. 14.44 §§1 — 2, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 17.27 § 1, 4-6-2017]
Special event, means any festival, concert, exhibition, or show the attendance of which may be expected to exceed one hundred (100) persons which is scheduled to be staged, operated and run continuously for a period exceeding three (3) hours and where the expected attendance exceeds the available parking spaces for the property and/or requires traffic control from the Osage Beach Police Department. When an event requires street closure or if the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages will be present at the event the applicant must comply with Section 600.075, Temporary Outdoor Consumption of Alcohol. When an event such as a parade or processions requires street closure the applicant must comply with Section 340.050, When Permits Required For Parades and Precessions.
[R.O. 2006 §605.120; CC 1985 §5-27; Ord. No. 14.44 §§1 — 2, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 17.27 § 1, 4-6-2017]
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the Police Chief and/or the City Administrator shall enforce this Article.
[R.O. 2006 §605.130; Code 1975 §§53.010, 53.030; CC 1985 §5-36; Ord. No. 14.44 §§1 — 2, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 17.27 § 1, 4-6-2017]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or the agents thereof, to conduct, stage, organize and operate any event to be held in any street, house or place in the City without a permit from the Police Chief and/or the City Administrator.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any promoter to allow, permit, encourage, promote, organize or advertise any event unless a valid City permit is obtained therefor. A separate permit shall be required for each event, concert, exhibition or show.
[R.O. 2006 §605.140; Code 1975 §§53.050 — 53.060; CC 1985 §5-37; Ord. No. 14.44 §§1 — 2, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 17.27 § 1, 4-6-2017]
A. 
The permit application shall be made in a form substantially similar to the attached Exhibit A, and the Police Chief and the City Administrator shall have the authority to amend the form as they deem necessary.
B. 
All applications under this Section shall be filled out and turned in ninety (90) days in advance of the date of the proposed event, although the Police Chief and the City Administrator shall have the authority to waive this requirement when they both agree.
[R.O. 2006 §605.150; Code 1975 §53.040; CC 1985 §5-38; Ord. No. 14.44 §§1 — 2, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 17.27 § 1, 4-6-2017]
A. 
An application for a permit for an event shall be conditionally approved or denied within twenty (20) days after the application has been filed. If the application for the permit is not approved and the permit is denied, the denial shall be in writing and shall specify the reasons for the denial. If, in the opinion of the Police Chief and/or the City Administrator, public safety requires additional measures, facilities or personnel, including but not limited to additional officers, stationing an ambulance and crew or a fire truck and crew at the event, the Police Chief and/or the City Administrator may condition the approval of the permit on the provision of those requirements at the expense of the sponsor of the event.
B. 
The permit shall be denied if the Police Chief and/or the City Administrator determines that the event:
1. 
Will endanger the public health and safety;
2. 
Will cause unreasonable traffic congestion;
3. 
Will not have adequate sanitation; or
4. 
Will not have adequate security.
C. 
The decision of the Chief of Police and/or the City Administrator shall be final.
[R.O. 2006 §605.180; CC 1985 §5-41; Ord. No. 90.15 §1, 5-17-1990; Ord. No. 14.44 §§1 — 2, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 17.27 § 1, 4-6-2017]
The applicant shall file with the City at the time of application, proof of general liability insurance insuring the event. The City shall be listed as additionally insured with a thirty-day notice of cancellation on such policy. The policy shall be in an amount determined by the Police Chief and/or the City Administrator as sufficient to protect the City's assets and liability, but in no event less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) or greater than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00). If the Police Chief and/or the City Administrator determine that two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) is insufficient to protect the City's assets and liability, the matter shall be referred to the Board of Aldermen at its next meeting.
[R.O. 2006 §605.190; Code 1975 §53.070; CC 1985 §5-42; Ord. No. 14.44 §§1 — 2, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 17.27 § 1, 4-6-2017]
An event permit shall not be sold, assigned, transferred or disposed of in any manner.
[R.O. 2006 §605.200; Code 1975 §53.070; CC 1985 §5-43; Ord. No. 14.44 §§1 — 2, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 17.27 § 1, 4-6-2017]
A permit holder under this Article shall be liable for any unlawful acts committed at the event, whether or not they are performed by the permit holder.
[R.O. 2006 §605.210; Ord. No. 97.18 §1, 4-3-1997; Ord. No. 14.44 §§1 — 2, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 17.27 § 1, 4-6-2017]
The Police Chief and/or the City Administrator may, upon receipt and review of the application, waive or reduce the requirements of Section 605.160, and the time requirements of Sections 605.140 and 605.150. In making the decision to waive the requirements, the Police Chief and/or the City Administrator may use such factors as previous experience with the applicant, references, and other matters which may be pertinent.