5.17.040 Special event permit required; authority of responsible official.
A. Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, no person shall conduct, promote, or manage a special event without a special event permit issued by the city manager or his/her designee (“responsible official”).
B. The responsible official is authorized to:
1. Issue, deny or revoke permits for special events occurring within the city limits, pursuant to the procedures established in this chapter.
2. Determine the special event venue, including the setting of reasonable boundaries for the special event venue, balancing the special event requirements and public health, safety, and welfare.
3. Coordinate the issuance of a special event permit with other local, state or federal public agencies in whose jurisdiction or on whose property the special event or portion thereof occurs and to issue a special event permit upon the concurrence of other public agencies involved.
4. Establish a non-refundable application fee to be paid by the event organizer at the time the special event permit application is first submitted to the responsible official.
5. Establish a special event permit fee, and damage and security deposits, to be paid by event organizers prior to the issuance of a special event permit. (Ord. M-3956 §1, 2010)