HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd #048-3rd Ser/Amending code re: parades/special events ORDINANCE NO. 48, THIRD SERIES
CITY OF ORONO
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORONO CITY CODE CONCERNING
PARADES AND SPECIAL EVENTS �
THE'CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORONO ORDAIl�TS:
SECTION 1. Section 66-191 (Parades and Special Events—Definitions) of the Orono
City Code is amended to read as follows:
Private event means any private function or special event that exceeds normal levels of
city public service and requires special service from city departments and/or mutual-aid
agreements.
Special event means any marathon run, block party, fishing contest,parachute jump, hot-
air balloon event, carnival, or any other activity or event which in some way impedes or affects
the free and unobstru�t�d flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, generates parking needs for
more than 20 vehicles off the site at any one time on residential streets, not including a public
access to Lake Minnetonka, or requires the posting of no parking signs to maintain compliance
with traffic laws and regulations.
SECTION 2. Section 66-221 (Required)of the Orono City Code is amended to read as
follows:
A permit shall be obtained from the city by any person who will be holding or sponsoring
a parade,private event or special event. The permit requirements set forth in chapter 38, article
V, apply in addition to all licensing requirements.
SECTION 3. Section 66-222 (Exceptions) of the Orono City Code is amended to read as
follows:
The following are not required to apply for permits under this division:
(1) Funeral processions;
(2) A governmental agency acting within the scope of its functions;
(3) An occasional private party that is held on private residential lots that does not
require special service from a city department.
SECTION 4. Section 66-226 (Payment of Expenses) of the Orono City Code is
amended to read as follows:
The applicant for a parade, a special event, or a private event permit shall pay a service
charge for the governmental services provided to enforce this article; and the city may, as a
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condition of approval of the permit, require that the applicant deposit money with the city in a
sum equal to the estimated service charge to be incurred by the city. Service charges include all
city staff time or city consultant time necessary. The City may certify to the County Auditor any
unpaid service charges which shall be collected together with property taxes levied against the
property.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be effective following its passage and publication.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Orono,Minnesota this 25th day of
August, 2008.
CITY OF ORONO
BY: a,r�c2..-m• ��'
es M. White, Mayor
ATTEST
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Linda S. Vee;City Clerk
Published the week of September 25, 2008 in the �un Sailor newspapers.
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