The Council of the City of Tacoma does hereby declare that it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Tacoma that the citizens be able to observe and enjoy boat racing, including limited and unlimited hydroplane racing, on Commencement Bay and, to the extent necessary for these purposes, that the City permit the closure of certain streets, parks, and other public areas to general pedestrian and vehicular access to provide appropriate traffic and crowd control and to minimize adverse effects on the surrounding neighborhood, and, further, authorizing admission and parking fees to provide revenue for the costs of operating and conducting the event and providing funds for other civic enterprises, including the acquisition of additional park or open space land or improvements thereto.
(Ord. 22759 § 1, 1982-08-10)
At such time as boat races, including limited and unlimited hydroplanes and related events, are scheduled to be held upon Commencement Bay, the City may provide for the limited closure of appropriate streets, highways, parks, open spaces, and other public areas to be devoted exclusively to use by spectators for viewing of races and the parking of spectators’ automobiles.
(Ord. 22759 § 1, 1982-08-10)
The City may, itself, or authorize a proper non-profit civic organization to, levy admission charges for spectators to view the hydroplane races from public property, including, but not limited to, portions of public parks and open spaces under City control; provided, however, that at all times the charges to be assessed for admission and parking shall be reviewed and approved as to reasonableness by appropriate officers of the City.
(Ord. 22759 § 1, 1982-08-10)
An organization authorized to conduct hydroplane or other boat races and utilize public property for parking and spectator viewing may, in addition, be granted authority to erect or locate bleachers, concession stands, and chemical toilets upon such public property subject to its assumption of the obligation to remove same within a reasonable time after the completion of the boat racing event. Such organization shall be required to post a bond or cash deposit guaranteeing the removal of its temporary improvements, the cleanup of garbage, litter, and debris, and the payment of all fees, taxes, and charges due the City of Tacoma.
(Ord. 22759 § 1, 1982-08-10)
In addition to tax liability under the general ordinances of the City of Tacoma, the City shall receive a proportionate share of the gross revenues produced by admission charges, the tie-up fees of pleasure craft to a log boom, and the sale of food, beverages, and novelties by the organization or a concessionaire employed by it. The organization shall account to the City with respect to such revenues generated by the event, which revenues shall be used exclusively for the reasonable expenses of conducting the event and other civic enterprises. The City shall use its portion of such proceeds for paying the additional expenses of City personnel and equipment required as a result of the event. To the extent that the City’s portion of the revenue exceeds that amount, the same shall be utilized for the acquisition or improvement of parks and open spaces.
(Ord. 22759 § 1, 1982-08-10)
(Noise ordinance exemption. Ord. 22759 § 1, 1982-08-10; repealed by Ord. 27673 § 9, 2008-02-19)