[Adopted as §§ 9.18 and 9.20 of the former
City Code; amended in its entirety 12-4-2019 by Ord. No. 19-20]
[Amended 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 24-03]
Purpose. The City of Watertown recognizes that special events
organized by individuals, private organizations and nonprofits serve
an important role in enhancing the City's quality of life and
can provide benefits to the community. To treat all persons and groups
uniformly, to facilitate the successful staging of these special events
and to be mindful of the efficient use of available facilities and
resources, the City will commit staff time and facilities to ensure
that special events have an overall positive eff This article shall
apply to the City of Watertown ect upon the community and its resources.
The purpose of this section is to provide reasonable restrictions
for special events, in order to protect the public health, safety
and welfare from the potential adverse effects which may arise from
such special events, or the large number of persons attracted to such
events upon premises not regularly used for or developed to regularly
accommodate such events or gatherings. Such regulations are intended
to protect against traffic congestion, the overcrowding of lands,
the potential for fires, explosion, riot or disorder or other dangers
to persons or property, the diversion of public health, safety and
emergency services from regular necessary duties, and the additional
cost to the community of providing public services necessary to protect
the public health, safety and welfare arising from such temporary
special events; and to promote the preservation of public peace and
order, the furtherance of sanitation and the safeguarding of the public
health.
A.
APPLICANT
CITY PROPERTY
EXTRAORDINARY SERVICES
ORGANIZER
SPECIAL EVENT
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The person or authorized representative of the event organizer
who signs an application for a special event and who will be responsible
under the permit, if issued, for ensuring that the event will be conducted
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Where a purported
application is not a legal entity or organization, the applicant will
be the individual signing the permit application.
All municipal buildings, parks, athletic fields and complexes,
streets, and other rights-of-way, parking lots, boating and docking
facilities and any other property owned, leased or controlled by the
City of Watertown.
Reasonable and necessary services provided by the City which
specifically result from the special event. Extraordinary services
result in measurable financial costs which are above and beyond the
normal levels of public health and safety services on a nonevent day.
Extraordinary services will normally be those services requiring City
employees to be specifically assigned to tasks in support of the special
event and/or those services resulting in overtime pay or similar costs
which result from the event. Examples of extraordinary services may
include police protection, traffic control, fire monitoring, dedicated
paramedic service, park services, and other services necessary to
ensure the protection of participants and citizens, the proper functioning
of City services, and the proper administration of this ordinance
and policy.
The applicant and any other individual who assists in the
planning arrangement or organization of any special event.
A temporary planned occurrence on public or private property
and involves at least one of the circumstances listed below:
Produced or sponsored by a person or organization for which
the event is extraordinary in that it is not ordinarily conducted
on a daily or regular normal average use basis as a lawful use of
the premises upon which such event is to occur;
Exclusive use of all or part of City-owned facilities, within
the City boundaries, such as buildings, parks, open spaces, streets,
parking lots, athletic fields, etc., but does not include normal park
shelter rentals;
Cannot be held completely within the confines of an existing
building, park;
Will involve the temporary closing of a public street, alley,
parking lot or public right-of-way;
Will have over 300 people attending the event (or multiple events
as part of a series) on private property, except those situations
explained in Subsection C of this section;
Will require extraordinary services by any City department.
B.
Permit required. No person or entity acting as an event organizer shall set up for, hold or conduct a special event as defined in Subsection A within the municipal boundaries of the City of Watertown without first obtaining a special event permit.
C.
Exemptions.
(1)
The requirement under § 428-7 shall not apply to any regularly established place of worship, stadium, athletic field, arena, auditorium, coliseum or other permanently established place of assembly for special events for which it is reasonably anticipated that the number of persons attending will not exceed the maximum seating capacity of the structure where the assembly is held.
(2)
Funeral processions.
(3)
Special events for which the sole purpose is to celebrate a federally recognized holiday must comply with the requirements under § 428-7 however all fees will be waived and insurance for the event will be provided by the City of Watertown's General Liability Policy.
(4)
Events organized solely by the City must apply, but all fees are
waived.
D.
Extraordinary services.
(1)
In addition to permit and license fees, applicant is responsible
for reimbursement of extraordinary services including, but not limited
to, personnel services, equipment and facilities provided for the
event when municipal services were increased or disrupted because
of the event. The Common Council will approve by resolution each year
a list of standard fees and charges by department which will be used
to determine the amount of charges attributed to extraordinary services
provided to special events by the City. The resolution may provide
for standard hourly charges or flat-fee charges for services provided
and may specify tasks that may or may not be subject to extraordinary
services charges.
(2)
Applicant is liable for and must pay to the City Clerk the actual
cost of all extraordinary services provided by the City. If the special
event has more than one person or entity organizer, then each of the
organizers are liable to the City for the total amount due, regardless
of how the multiple organizers may separately agree to divide these
expenses. If the City is a co-organizer of a special event, the cost
of the extraordinary services the City is responsible for will be
based upon the level of City involvement, and that amount will be
deducted from the total cost for the extraordinary services provided
by the City. The costs for extraordinary services charged to event
organizers must not exceed the actual costs of providing these services.
(3)
Prior to any approval of a special event permit, the Police and Fire
Departments, along with all other departments potentially affected
by the proposed special event, will review the application and report
to the City Clerk their respective findings as to an estimate of the
costs reasonably expected to be incurred by the City for providing
extraordinary services at or for the special event. Department estimates
will be provided to the Clerk's office within 30 days of the
Clerk providing notice of the event to the department heads. The City
will make reasonable efforts to adjust the schedules of employees
to minimize the requirement for overtime pay or other costs for extraordinary
services where sufficient advanced notice of the event is provided,
a minimum of 60 days. The special event application is required to
provide enough detail to allow the City departments and to determine
the level of extraordinary services required and their associated
costs for the special event. The estimates provided by City departments
will provide enough detail to allow the event organizer to reasonably
understand the extraordinary services that are expected to be necessary.
(4)
The applicant(s) is required to pay 50% of the estimated extraordinary
services prior to the special event. An itemized invoice will be sent
to the applicant(s) and such amount will be due to the City Clerk
on or before 10 business days prior to the special event. Failure
to pay 50% of the estimated extraordinary services voids the applicant's
special event permit.
(5)
Final cost incurred for extraordinary services, less the amount of
services already paid, will be itemized, invoiced, and mailed to the
applicant(s) within 30 days of the conclusion of the event with net
thirty-day terms. Failure to pay the final extraordinary services
amount will result in future special event applications being denied.
E.
Regulations.
(1)
Duration and hours of operation. The duration of any special event
must not exceed four consecutive days and any permit issued under
this section must specify the days upon which the event shall occur.
No special event is to be open to the public except between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on any day of the week, occurring within
the duration of the special event. Such permit must also specify the
hours during which pre-event setup and post-event takedown operations
may occur and no such operations may be conducted other than as so
specified.
(2)
Maximum attendance. A special event permit will specify the maximum
peak number of people to attend the special event. The permit holder
must not sell tickets to nor allow the attendance of more people at
the special event at any time than as specified in the permit. Any
tickets sold or advertisement made prior to the grant of a permit
under this section and the satisfaction of all conditions of such
permit will include therein in like medium, a statement that "the
occurrence of the (special event) remains subject to the approval
of the City of Watertown."
(3)
Parking on park property. Any special event that requires parking
on park property, other than a public roadway or parking area, must
apply to the Parks and Recreation Director as provided in Watertown
Municipal Code § § 1. 398-5B.
(4)
Sanitary facilities and potable water. All sanitary facilities and
potable water facilities will be provided for the special event by
the event organizer.
(5)
Solid waste. The event organizer is responsible for the holding,
collection and disposing of solid waste material.
(6)
Illumination. If the special event is to continue during hours of
darkness, illumination must be sufficient to light the entire area
of the event at the rate of at least five lumens, without the spillage
of such illumination unreasonably beyond the boundaries of the special
event premises.
(7)
Noise. No permit holder is to permit any sound created by the special event activity to carry unreasonably beyond the boundaries of the special event premises in accordance with Watertown Municipal Code § 410-40E. Applicants must obtain necessary amplified sound permits from the Parks and Recreation Department.
(8)
Fire protection. A permit holder must provide all fire protection applicable to the special event activities and premises as required by the municipal Fire Prevention Code (Chapter 303) and the Wisconsin Administrative Code (DSPS 314), including alarms, extinguishing devices, fire lanes and fire escapes.
(9)
Compliance with other code provisions. No special event is to occur
unless all other necessary municipal permits, licenses and approvals
applicable to the special event activities have been granted and any
permit granted under this subsection must be conditioned upon the
applicant obtaining all such other licenses, permits and approvals.
(10)
Application submission. Submission of an application for a special
event permit is not a guarantee of approval for either the date or
location, nor is it automatic approval for the event.
F.
Permitting procedures.
(1)
Filing.
(a)
Event organizers must complete a special event permit and file
the application and associated nonrefundable fee as set forth in the
Watertown Fee Schedule with the office of the City Clerk. The permit
application fee is separate from other fees, licenses and from any
requirement to reimburse the City for the actual cost of extraordinary
services required for the permitted event or for damage or destruction
resulting from the event.
(b)
The application must be filed with the City Clerk, on forms
provided, no less than 45 days prior to the proposed event including
application for all other necessary permits and/or licenses related
to the event. If a complete application is not received before the
deadline, the application fee will double, and the City may deny the
permit. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications as far in
advance of an event as possible, but no application shall be accepted
more than one year prior to the proposed date of the event.
(c)
Applications will be filed in order of their receipt. Special
events must comply with all applicable City ordinances and requirements
and event organizers must use all reasonable efforts to ensure compliance
of participants/attendees with all applicable City ordinances.
(d)
Application contents and disclosures. The applicant shall submit
the special event application form which shall set forth the following
information:
[1]
The full name, address, telephone number and email address of
the applicant; or if the applicant is an organization, group, or association,
the name, address, home and business telephone numbers, and email
addresses of the authorized representatives of the organization who
will be responsible for the event.
[2]
The full name, address, telephone number and email address of
the event coordinator, if different from the applicant.
[3]
The nature of the event.
[4]
The date(s), hours of operation, and hours of set-up and clean-up
for the event.
[5]
The location of the proposed event, including proposed parking
locations, and streets to be used, if applicable.
[6]
Mapped routes. All permit applications for special events, including
road closures, runs, rides, walks, or parades, shall include a detailed
map of the proposed route. Routes for annual events must be submitted
with the application regardless of whether previously submitted. Alteration
of proposed routes may be made by the City prior to approval of the
permit. In the event that the organizers or sponsors of any special
event deviate from the route submitted without approval from the City,
the organizers or sponsors of such special events may be denied a
permit for the following calendar year.
[7]
Any plans for fencing the location of the special event and
the gates contained in such fence. Include a diagram, subject to change
by recommendation of the Police Department and Streets Department;
applicant must make arrangements with the appropriate departments
for services needed.
[8]
The maximum number of persons which the applicant will permit
to attend at any time, not to exceed the maximum number which can
reasonably assemble at the location of the special event in consideration
of the nature of the special event.
[9]
If selling or providing food or beverages at the event, the
applicant and/or food or beverage vendor must contact the Health Department
for food/beverage licensing.
[11]
Personal data. Each organizer must provide personal data information.
The Police Chief or designee will review to determine if the applicant(s)
pose a risk to the public. Upon receipt of the results of such investigation,
the City Clerk will report the findings to the Public Safety and Welfare
Committee.
[12]
Food vendors. A list of all food vendors must be included along
with the vendor's contact information, food permit ID and Wisconsin
Seller Permit number. A final list of food vendors must be submitted
to the City Clerk 10 business days prior to the event.
[13]
Transient merchants. A list of all merchandise vendors must
be included along with contact information, Wisconsin Seller Permit
and type of goods for sale. A final list of transient merchants must
be submitted to the City Clerk 10 business days prior to the event.
[14]
Health, safety and security. Applicants must submit an Emergency
Action Plan. The plan will include response to Fire, Medical, Severe
Weather, Lost Child, Crowd Control, Pedestrian Safety, and other emergency
situations. Applicants must submit a list of the legal names of all
employees, volunteers, and hired/volunteer entertainers who are responsible
for the supervision or care of minors, or whose duties would require
close contact and/or alone time with minors at the event. The Applicant
will verify that names on the list have been checked against the online
national sex offender public website and disqualify anyone who is
listed in the registry. The verified list must be submitted to the
City Clerk no later than 10 days before the event.
[16]
If applying for a space rental at any City park, including the
Bentzin Family Town Square, the designated process and application
form for that venue must be filled out by the applicant through the
Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department.
(e)
No application shall be accepted as filed until the City Clerk's Office determines that the information in the application is complete and sufficient for filing purposes as required under this Subsection F. Upon filing, the City Clerk's Office will distribute copies of the application to the Police, Fire, Health, Street and Recreation Departments.
(f)
Review. The City's review of any permit application and/or
its subsequent issuance of a permit will not be construed as acceptance
by the City or its representatives of any liability or responsibility
for any injury or damage relating to the special event. Special event
permits are temporary in nature and do not vest any permanent rights.
(2)
Approval or denial of application. Applications for special event
permits will be processed in the order of their receipt.
(a)
Upon receiving an application for a special events permit, the
City Clerk will forward the application to the City departments for
review. The City departments may schedule a meeting or meetings involving
the applicant and any of the other affected City departments. The
purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the special event and its
potential impacts, the City services requested, and the City services
which may be required. Such a meeting will be held as soon as practical
after the application has been submitted.
(b)
As soon as practical after the special event permit application
is submitted, the City Clerk will present the special event application,
estimated extraordinary fees and supporting documents to the Public
Safety and Welfare Committee for review. After reviewing, the Public
Safety and Welfare Committee will move to approve, conditionally approve
or deny the application.
(c)
Public Safety and Welfare Committee may consult with City departments
as necessary and consider any other such information obtained by or
provided prior to acting on the application.
(d)
The Public Safety and Welfare Committee will approve all special
event applications submitted to them, unless by a 2/3 vote the members
vote to deny the permit.
(e)
To the extent permitted by law, the Public Safety and Welfare
Committee may deny an application for a permit if the applicant has
on prior occasions made material misrepresentations regarding the
nature or scope of any event or activity previously permitted, has
held prior special events without proper permitting or licensing,
or has violated the terms of a prior permit issued to or on behalf
the applicant. A permit may be denied, or conditions placed thereon,
based upon considerations of the health, safety, and welfare of the
community, and of the anticipated costs of holding such an event.
Additionally, the Public Safety and Welfare Committee may base their
decision on one or more of the following grounds:
[1]
The application is not fully completed and/or fails to include
necessary attachments.
[2]
The applicant asserts that they cannot or will not pay the application
fee.
[3]
The applicant asserts that they cannot or will not pay the cost
for extraordinary services.
[4]
The application for permit contains misleading statements, material
falsehoods, or misrepresentations.
[5]
The applicant is not legally competent to sign a contract, or
to be held responsible for its actions.
[6]
The applicant has, on prior occasions, been required to pay
for extraordinary expenses or damages to City property and has not
paid in full for such expenses or damages.
[7]
A special event permit application for the same time and place,
or utilizing extraordinary City resources, has previously been received,
and a permit for such previous application has been or will be granted
which will authorize uses or activities which does not reasonably
permit the multiple occupancy of City facilities or would result in
a utilization of City resources which would adversely affect the health,
safety, and welfare of the community.
[8]
The special event use or activities intended by the applicant
would conflict with previously planned events and programs which have
been organized by others either through the use of City facilities
or the unavailability of sufficient City resources for the proposed
event.
[9]
The conduct of the proposed special event will likely substantially
interrupt normal flow of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic in the
proposed location and cannot be reasonably accommodated by the City.
[10]
The proposed special event is of such a size or nature requiring
the diversion of so great a number of police officers or other emergency
services as to deny reasonable emergency services to the City as a
whole.
[11]
The intended special event use or activity would present a grave
or unreasonable danger to the health or safety of the persons expected
to participate in the event, the neighborhood in which the event will
occur, the community as a whole, or City property and resources required
to be involved with the proposed event.
[12]
The number of persons expected to participate in the special
event would result in a concentration of persons, vehicles, or things
which cannot be supported at the requested time or location due to
a lack of sufficient open area, streets, offsite parking, or traffic
controls.
[13]
Activities reasonably expected to occur at the intended special
event are prohibited by law.
[14]
Upon receipt of the results of the investigation from the Police
Chief deeming the applicant(s) a risk to the public.
(3)
Issuance. The Public Safety and Welfare Committee will approve or
deny special event permit applications and place conditions upon any
permit. Applicants will be notified of the decision within 10 business
days.
G.
Indemnity. The special event permit application will contain a statement
that: "The applicant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City
from and against all liabilities, claims, demands, judgments, losses
and all suits at law or in equity, costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorney fees, for injury or death of any person or loss or damage
to the property of any person, firm, organization or corporation,
arising in any way as a consequence of the granting of a permit for
a special event." No permit may be issued unless the applicant has
agreed to the terms of this statement on the written application.
H.
Insurance. Each applicant for a special event permit that includes
at least one of the following: alcohol, more than 200 people per day
or involves a road closure must furnish to the City, no later than
10 days prior to the special event, a certificate of insurance written
by a company licensed in the State of Wisconsin, approved by the City
Attorney and covering any and all liability or obligations which may
result from the operations by the applicant's employees, agents,
contractors or subcontractors, and including workers' compensation
coverage in accordance with Ch. 102, Wis. Stats. The certificate must
provide that the company will furnish the City with a ten-day prior
written notice of cancellation, nonrenewal or material change. The
insurance must be written in comprehensive form and must protect the
applicant and City against claims arising from injuries to members
of the public or damage to property of others arising out of any act
or omission of the applicant, its employees, agents, contractors and
subcontractors. The policy of insurance must provide minimum combined
single limits for bodily injury and property damage of at least $1,000,000
per person/aggregate.
I.
Event cancellation. The Mayor, or in their absence the Police Chief
and Fire Chief jointly, may cancel a special event, regardless of
whether or not a permit has been issued, without prior notice for
any significant change in conditions which would or may adversely
affect the public health or safety of the community, such as Act of
God, war or pandemic, or if applicant's proposed activities would
place facilities, grounds, or other natural resources at risk of damage
or destruction if the event were permitted to take place.
J.
Appeal of application denial or modification. Any applicant who has
been denied a special event permit or has been granted a permit which
has been modified may seek review of the decision by the Common Council
by filing a request for review of the denial with the City Clerk within
30 days of the Public Safety and Welfare Committee's decision.
Any applicant can seek a judicial review of the denial in the form
of certiorari review to the Jefferson or Dodge County Circuit Court
within 30 days of the Common Council's decision.
K.
Enforcement. Any person who violates any provision of this section
or who violates any condition upon which a special event permit is
granted will be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000. Each day of violation will be considered a separate
offense. In addition, the City may enforce this section by way of
injunctive relief and all other remedies available at law and in equity.
[Added 3-3-2020 by Ord.
No. 20-8]
A.
EVENT LICENSED PREMISES or EVENT LICENSEE
OPEN CONTAINER
OUTDOOR OPEN CONTAINER ENTERTAINMENT EVENT
Definitions. All terms or phrases for the purposes of this section
shall have the meanings provided in Wis. Stats., § 125.02,
except as described below:
A paper or plastic cup which does not exceed 16 fluid ounces
in size, bearing the "outdoor open container entertainment event's"
printed name and/or logo, located within the "outdoor open container
entertainment event" boundaries.
A special event in a defined area of the City which, because of adjacent zoning, includes, but is not limited to, any combination of retail shops, galleries, bars, restaurants, entertainment venues and related businesses, located in any public area, including the streets, sidewalks and rights-of-way located within the City of Watertown, where the possession and consumption of "fermented malt beverages" and/or "wine" from an open container is permitted subject to an approved application, the regulations contained within this section and Chapter 125 of the Wisconsin State Statutes.
B.
Outdoor open container entertainment event. During dates, times and locations within areas of the City designated for an outdoor open container entertainment event, the possession and consumption of fermented malt beverages and/or wine purchased from an event licensed premises in an open container are permitted, notwithstanding § 410-52 of the City of Watertown Municipal Code of Ordinances.
C.
Application.
(1)
Application for the outdoor open container entertainment event shall comply with the requirements of § 428-7E, and in addition the application shall contain and disclose:
(a)
A detailed description of the location of the outdoor open container
entertainment event, including a proposed map detailing the location.
(b)
A detailed event security plan.
[1]
The applicant may use a private security firm or the City of
Watertown Police Department.
(c)
A specific plan indicating where patrons will be permitted to
carry the fermented malt beverages and/or wine.
(d)
Street closure. Identify any proposed street closure, including
proposed time and locations.
(f)
Such other reasonable and pertinent information as the Common
Council or the Licensing Board may require.
(2)
Application fee. The fee for an outdoor open container entertainment
event shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time of application submission.
The fees shall be established by the Common Council and may from time
to time be modified by resolution. A schedule of the fees established
by the Common Council shall be available for review in City Hall.
[Amended 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-63]
F.
Applicant's responsibility.
(1)
Boundaries/signs. The applicant(s) shall be responsible for providing
open and notorious notice of the event boundaries to all participants
throughout the event by use of signs, barricades or other approved
means.
(2)
Cleanup. The applicant shall maintain the event area in a clean,
sanitary, neat and orderly appearance at all times during the event.
Applicants shall ensure that any event refuse is removed from the
event area no later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the event.
(3)
Security. The applicant shall provide security as detailed in the
application security plan. All security personnel for an event shall
be clearly identified by approved uniform.
(4)
Nonalcoholic beverages. Applicants shall be responsible for providing
an equal number of premises dispensing nonalcoholic beverages to premises
dispensing fermented malt beverages and/or wine (1:1 ratio).
(5)
Other permits. The applicant shall secure any other permits required
by the City of Watertown Municipal Code of Ordinances for associated
event activities.
G.
Operational requirements. Outdoor open container entertainment events
shall be subject to the following regulations:
(1)
Sale for event consumption. An event licensed premises licensed to
dispense fermented malt beverages and/or wine by the drink for consumption
on the event licensed premises is authorized to dispense fermented
malt beverages and/or wine in an open container to a person of legal
drinking age for removal from an event licensed premises; provided,
however, that no event licensee shall dispense to any person more
than one such fermented malt beverage and/or wine at a time for removal
from the event licensed premises, and no person shall remove at one
time more than one such fermented malt beverage and/or wine from the
event licensed premises.
(2)
Source of fermented malt beverage and/or wine.
(a)
The permit holder shall purchase its alcohol from a source authorized under Wis. Stats., Ch. 125.
(b)
Open containers of fermented malt beverages and/or wine within
an outdoor open container entertainment event must be purchased/dispensed
from an event licensee at an event licensed premises within the outdoor
open container entertainment event boundaries. Alcohol in an open
container within an outdoor open container entertainment event which
has not been purchased from an event licensed premises is prohibited.
(3)
Open container. No container in which a fermented malt beverage is
dispensed and removed from the event licensed premises shall exceed
16 fluid ounces in size. No container in which wine is dispensed and
removed from an event licensed premises shall contain more than 6.5
fluid ounces of wine. The container shall bear the outdoor open container
entertainment event's printed name and/or logo.
(a)
Nonalcoholic beverage containers shall bear the outdoor open
container entertainment event's printed name and/or logo. The nonalcoholic
beverage container shall be a different hue (color) than the open
container for fermented malt beverages and/or wine.
(4)
Event dates. Events shall be limited to the date(s) of the approved
permits. An event may last no more than four days.
(5)
Hours of operation. Open containers of fermented malt beverages and/or
wine shall not be permitted within an outdoor open container entertainment
event between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. An event licensee
shall not allow the removal of alcohol in an open container for the
consumption of alcohol off an event licensed premises between the
hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(6)
Possession or consumption of open containers of alcoholic beverages
within or upon any parking lot, parking facility or motor vehicle
within the outdoor open container entertainment event shall be prohibited
unless otherwise permitted by Wisconsin State Statute.
(7)
Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by an underage person
within an outdoor open container entertainment event is prohibited
at all times except as otherwise permitted by law. All individuals
wishing to possess or consume a fermented malt beverage and/or wine
within an outdoor open container event must have a wristband with
the outdoor open container entertainment event's printed name and/or
logo issued by an authorized event licensee which sold the fermented
malt beverage and/or wine to the individual.
(8)
This section shall not be construed to prohibit the sale of alcoholic
beverages in the original, unopened containers for off-premises consumption.
However, consumption of alcoholic beverages sold in original, unopened
containers for off-premises consumption shall not be permitted during
the outdoor open container entertainment event.
(9)
Consumption of alcohol within an outdoor open container entertainment
event from a can, bottle or a container which is not authorized pursuant
to this section is prohibited.
(10)
Event licensees shall not permit patrons to enter event licensed
premises with fermented malt beverages and/or wine acquired from outside
the outdoor open container entertainment event boundaries or a non-event
licensed premises.
(11)
Any event licensee permitting patrons to remove a fermented
malt beverage and/or wine from an event licensed premises for consumption
during the outdoor open container entertainment event shall employ
a person to monitor all exits of the event licensed premises to ensure
that all beverages are removed in accordance with this section.
(12)
Neither event licensees nor patrons shall refill an open container
with alcoholic beverages not purchased from an event licensed premises
from which the open container originated.
(13)
No person shall exit a designated outdoor open container entertainment
event boundary with fermented malt beverages and/or wine purchased
in an open container for consumption within the outdoor open container
entertainment event boundary.
(14)
Special events and areas temporarily licensed pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 125 occurring within boundaries of the outdoor open container entertainment event shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
(15)
Event-specific operational requirements upon which approval
of the application was conditional when approved by the Common Council.
(16)
Outdoor open container entertainment events are prohibited within
residential zoning districts, nor shall the boundaries of an outdoor
open container event abut a residential zoning district.
(17)
Operators, including provisional or temporary operators, shall
not imbibe alcoholic beverages while working or volunteering at an
event licensed premises during the outdoor open container entertainment
event.
H.
Approval or denial of application. Shall conform to Wis. Stats.,
§ 125.12.
I.
Appeal of application denial or modification. Shall conform to Wis.
Stats., § 125.12.
J.
Enforcement. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of the City of Watertown General Code. Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. This action shall not preclude the City from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of this section.
[Added 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 24-03]
B.
Application. An applicant for a parade that is organized solely for
the purpose of celebrating a federally recognized holiday may apply
to become a City sponsored parade subject to § 428-7M.
C.
Waiver of fees. All fees for a special event permit for a City sponsored
parade will be waived.
D.
Insurance coverage. The City will provide insurance coverage for
all City sponsored parades, provided the parade organizers comply
with all requirements from City departments.
E.
City department services. At least 90 days prior to the date of a
City sponsore parade the parade organizers must meet with any City
department they would like to request to provide services for the
City sponsored parade. City departments will confirm what services
are available at least 45 days prior to the date of the parade. No
City department will charge City sponsored parades for services provided.
