§ 3-1-38. Guidelines.

The city administrator or his designated representative, when considering the granting or denial of a permit as provided for in this division shall make his decision applying the following guidelines:

(1)

Any restrictions contained in a permit shall be limited to reasonable time, place and manner.

(2)

If the applicant requests a permit specifying the time, place or manner that, in the opinion of the city administrator or his representative would interfere with the safe, normal usage of the city streets by the public, alternate time, place and manner shall be discussed with the permit applicant.

(3)

A permit may be refused only if, after discussions with the permit applicant, it appears that the activity would present a clear and present danger of serious interference with the normal use of the streets even after exploring alternative time, place and manner restrictions.

(4)

The possibility of mere public inconvenience, annoyance or unrest shall not be deemed sufficient grounds for denial of a permit.

(5)

Special event requests that include any of the following conditions shall be presented to city council for consideration:

a.

Any special event, except city-sponsored events, that exceeds three days in duration.

b.

Public consumption of alcohol.

c.

Closure of all or any part of a city park to the public.

d.

Temporary closure of major street(s).

e.

The attachment of items to public property.

f.

Any special event request that will require a waiver of the city's noise. ordinance.

g.

Any special event request that, in the opinion of the city administrator, should be decided by city council.

(6)

Exceptions for recurring events: The city administrator or his designated representative may make a decision on recurring special event requests, including those with conditions listed in subsection 3-1-38(5), items a—f, provided the request for the initial event was approved by council and there are no significant changes.

(Ord. No. 2010-03-22(A), 4/12/10; Ord. No. 2015-09-21(B), 9/21/15)