Any person seeking issuance of a special event permit shall
file an application with the city secretary or his designee on forms
provided by such officer, which shall be signed by the applicant with
the contents thereof sworn to as of the date the application is presented.
(1990 Code, sec. 17-31)
An application for a special event permit shall be filed with
the city secretary or his designee not less than seventy-two (72)
hours nor more than thirty (30) days before the date on which it is
proposed to conduct the function.
(1990 Code, sec. 17-32)
The application for a special event permit shall contain the
following information:
(1)
The
name, address and telephone number of the person seeking to conduct
the function.
(2)
If
the function is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf of, or by
an organization, the name, address and telephone number of the headquarters
of the organization, and of the authorized and responsible heads of
such organization.
(3)
The
name, address and telephone number of the person who will be the chairman
and who will be responsible for its conduct.
(4)
The
date when the function is to be conducted and any acceptable alternate.
(5)
The
route to be traveled, the starting point and the termination point;
any acceptable routes; if stops are planned during the function, whether
any speech-making is scheduled during such stops.
(6)
The
hours when such function will start and terminate; whether any stops
are planned, and, if so, where.
(7)
A
statement as to whether the function will occupy all or only a portion
of the width of the streets proposed to be traveled.
(8)
The
location by streets of any assembly (pre special event) areas for
such function and disassembly (post special event) areas and the estimated
times of assembly and disassembly.
(1990 Code, sec. 17-33)
The city secretary or his designee, where good cause is shown
therefor, shall have the authority to consider, but no duty to do
so, any special event permit application hereunder which is filed
less then seventy-two (72) hours before the date such function is
proposed to be conducted.
(1990 Code, sec. 17-34)
The city secretary or his designee shall issue a special event
permit as provided for hereunder when, from a consideration of the
application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained,
he finds that:
(1)
The
conduct of the function will not substantially interrupt the safe
and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route.
(2)
The
conduct of the function will not require the diversion of so great
a number of police officers of the city to properly police the line
of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal
police protection to the city.
(3)
The
conduct of such function will not require the diversion of so great
a number of ambulances as to prevent normal ambulance service to portions
of the city other than that to be occupied by the proposed line of
march and areas contiguous thereto.
(4)
The
concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points
of the function will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police
protection of or ambulance service to areas contiguous to such assembly
areas or disassembly areas.
(5)
The
conduct of such function will not interfere with the movement of firefighting
personnel or apparatus en route to a fire.
(6)
The
conduct of the function will not create a clear and present danger
to persons or property.
(7)
The
function is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point
of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route.
(1990 Code, sec. 17-35)
(b)
If
the city secretary or his designee refuses the application for a function
permit the chief of police must have available for inspection by the
applicant or his agent a written list of reasons for refusal based
on the application information or other identified source of information
within forty-eight (48) hours of the filing of the completed application.
He shall either deliver the refusal notice and reasons personally
to the applicant or mail the notice and reasons by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, to the name and address as the applicant
shall specify in his application. Notice shall be deemed given at
the time of personal delivery or as of the day following posting by
mail, whichever the case may be. The failure of the city secretary
or his designee to issue the statement of reasons or notice within
the time prescribed shall not operate as any grant of permission to
hold the function.
(c)
The
applicant may appeal any denial of permit to the city council if he
so desires.
(1990 Code, sec. 17-36)
