§ 5-17.14. Special permit conditions.

Grounds for special permit conditions. When acting on a permit authorizing an event, the Chief of Police, after reviewing the facts, may condition such permit or the issuance thereof upon the permittee's compliance with reasonable requirements concerning the time, place or manner of conducting such event which are necessary to protect the safety of persons and property, or to control vehicular and pedestrian traffic in and around the site of the event, provided that such requirements shall not be imposed in a manner which will unreasonably restrict the exercise of free speech rights. Such conditions may include, but shall not be limited to, requirements concerning the following:

(a)

The assembly or disbanding area for a parade occurring along a route;

(b)

The accommodation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in and around the site of an event, including restricting an event to a City sidewalk, or only a portion of a City street, parking facility, or other public right-of-way;

(c)

The number and type of vehicles, animals, or structures to be displayed or used in the event;

(d)

The inspection and approval by City personnel of stages, booths, floats and other structures or vehicles to be used or operated in the event in order to ensure that such structures or vehicles have been safely constructed and can be safely operated;

(e)

The deposit of a sum of money, as and for a cleanup deposit, where the event will include the erection of structures, the display or use of horses or other large animals, the operation of water aid stations, or the sale of food or beverages pursuant to a hawking and peddling permit issued in a manner provided for by Chapter 12 of Title 5 this code;

(f)

The provision and use of traffic cones and barricades;

(g)

The provision and operation of first aid stations or sanitary facilities, including handicap-accessible sanitary facilities;

(h)

The provision and use of garbage containers, and the cleanup and restoration of the site of the event at the termination of the event;

(i)

The use of sound amplification equipment, and the amount of noise generated by motors and other equipment used in the course of the event;

(j)

The provision of a notice of permit conditions to event participants; and

(k)

Alternate sites, times, dates or modes of the exercise of free speech rights.

(§ 2, Ord. 781, eff. August 24, 1992)