§ 4-104. Submission of application to the city; application fees.

(a)

Whenever a special event requiring a permit is planned to be held within the city, a special events application form provided by the city must be completed by the applicant at least sixty (60) days prior to the event. An application for a major event must be brought to the city commission at least sixty (60) days prior, and will only be considered for a special events permit if the city commission has voted to approve the event as an agenda item. A check, made payable to the city for a special event application fee, will also be required at time of application. The fee will be in the amount set forth in the resolution, or as otherwise set by ordinance. If the application is denied approval, fifty (50) percent of the application fee shall be returned by the city.

(b)

All special event applications will be submitted through the city clerks office. A copy of the special events ordinance and a sample SEP/IML vendor permit shall be available at city hall or on the city web site for any member of the public. The applicant(s) shall be responsible to obtain and to provide the SEP/IML permit form to each vendor, concession, business, and itinerant merchant who will be participating during the event with copies and payment to the city within three (3) business days before the event, and if alcohol is to be served, applicant shall make special reference to alcohol liability.

(c)

The special event applicant must provide to the city a certificate of insurance in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) and name the city as additionally insured thirty (30) days prior to the event. If the event(s) include pyrotechnics/fireworks a certificate of insurance in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) naming the city as additionally insured will be required thirty (30) days prior to the event.

(Ord. No. 2014-06, § 1, 3-13-14)

Editor's note

At the direction of the city, as a part of Supp. No. 28, subsection (d) was removed in its entirety.