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Home My WebLink AboutOrd #057-3rd Ser/Amending code re: parades/special events ORDINANCE NO. 57 CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORONO CITY CODE CONCERNING PARADES AND SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORONO, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: Section 1. Orono City Code Section 66-191 is amended to add the underlined language: Special event means any marathon run,block party, fishing contest,parachute jump, hot- air balloon event, carnival, open house held as part of a home tour, or any other activity or event which in some way impedes or affects the free and unobstructed 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. Orono City Code Sections 66-223 to 66-225 are amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the s�lc��language: Sec. 66-223. Application. (a) Application for a parade or special event permit shall be made to the city at least b8 14 days in advance of the date on which the parade or special event is to occur unless waived by the se�s�city administrator or desiQnee if, after due consideration of the date time place and nature of the narade or special event the anticinated number of participants and the city services required in connection with the event the citv administrator or designee determines that the waiver will not nresent a hazard to public safet� (b) The applicant shall fill out a form provided by the city administrator or desigr�ee, stating the: (1) Applicant's name, address, and telephone number(includinQ the telephone number(s) in which the applicant can be reached on the da o�the parade or snecial eventl; (2) Proposedparade�route or location of special event; {�} Time of commencement and termination_and date when the parade or special event is to occur; a� (4) es�er�Anticipated number of varticipants; (5) Shuttle bus vlan for participants and location of off-site ap rking for open houses• 144532 1 (6) Site plan locatinQ buildings drivewavs local streets arkin�location temporary structures (includin size), temporary restrooms or anv cordoned off area(s) for special events; (7) Signature of the owner of the property on which the special event is to be held• � �81 Proof of written notice to all�ropertv owners within 350 feet of the location on which a special event is to be held at least 10 davs prior to the special event The notice must contain the date, time, and location of the special event• and (9) Proof of nossession of anv license or nermit which under federal state or local laws or reQulations,the applicant is reauired to have in order to conduct the parade or special event, or which under anv such law or regulation would exempt the applicant from the . licensin�requirements of this article. (c) The application shall be executed by the individual applying for the permit or the duly authorized agent or representative of the sponsoring organization. The permit requirements set forth in this section apply in addition to all�grequirements in section 38-802. Sec. 66-224. . Application Review and Issuance. �The city administrator or designee shall forthwith refer all applications for parades and special events to the police chief or designee and to other citv deparhnents as deemed necessar� . �The police chief or designee shall review each application ' to determine whether and to what extent additional police protection is reasonably necessary and to what extent the parade or special event will interfere with the safe and orderly movement of vehicular and pedestrian movement on nublic streets. If an application involves state trunk highways, the police chief or desi�nee shall ma.ke necessary arrangements with the state department of public safety for alternative routes or whatever may be necessary. _�n�� , , , , , , �c) The citv administrator or desi�nee shall issue the permit as provided for herein unless Qrounds exist for denving the permit under section 66-225 Sec. 66-225. . Denial of Permit. �� .,ae ,.,.� o ..i � •« a i+ �7,, ,,�7 � rr y� va oYv" ,��.v...o�.4.r*..4;�.. 4.._tYiP-Fi�'�'F'i*'[YC7TO'�'��TZ'��R2AT"1170�'Yt�GLLCLi� xr-cv 144532 2 . , . � ri� r�or..+t,o,.o,...,.,;+. � i�� r,-,,,,�+�.o� ,-.,.,;+. o � !21 r,-�„r�l,e„ ,-,,,;� ., „a;*;,,., �1,.,� ., .,1+0,..,.,�o a.,�o �;.�.o „ „�o .. � Ei�-6�@I�� The citv administrator or designee may refuse to issue a parade or special event permit to the applicant for any of the following reasons: (1) The conduct of the parade or special event will substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other pedestrian or vehicular traffic contiguous to its route or location. (2) The conduct of the parade or special event will require the diversion of so re�at a. number of citv police officers to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal op lice protection of the Cit� �3 The proposed special event violates the Zonin�Ordinance. (4) The parade is not scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point of termination expeditiouslv and without unreasonable delavs en route. (5) Adeguate sanitation and other required health facilities are or will not be available. (6) Sufficient parking near the site of the parade or special event has not been�rovided to accommodate the number of vehicles reasonably expected or the applicant has not provided a plan that is sufficient to shuttle visitors to and from a special event. (7) The application fails to com,plv with relevant provisions of section 38-802. (8) An investi�ation revealed that the applicant falsified information on the application (9) Failure of the applicant to�ay the reQuired fee. (10) Failure of the applicant or the owner of the ro e�rty on which the special event is to be held to si�,n the application. {b) The citv administrator or desi�nee shall act prom�tl�pon a timelv filed application for a parade or special event permit,but in no event shall Qrant or den�permit less than 48 hours prior to the parade or special event and shall include reasons for denial. An�pplicant shall have the ri�ht to appeal the denial of a parade or special event permit to the city council The anpeal shall be filed within 5 davs after receipt of the denial to the citv clerk. The city 144532 3 � . , J council shall act upon the aupeal at the next scheduled meeting following receipt of the notice of a�peal• Section 3. Orono City Code Sections 66-228 to 66-229 are added to read: Sec. 66-228. Prohibitions. The following prohibitions shall apply to all parades and special events: (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to stage,present, or conduct any parade or special event without first having obtained a permit as herein provided. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in a parade or special event in which the person knows a permit has not been granted. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of, or responsible for the conduct of, a duly licensed parade or special event to knowingly fail to comply with any condition of the permit. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any parade or special event that would constitute a substantial hazard to the public safety or that would materially interfere with or endanger the public peace or rights of residents to the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of their property. Sec. 66-229. Revocation of permit. The city administrator or designee shall have the authority to revoke a parade or special event permit instantly upon violation of the conditions or standards for issuance as set forth in this article or when a public emergency arises where the police resources required for that emergency are so great that deployment of police services for the parade or special event would have an immediate and adverse effect upon the welfare and safety of persons or property. Section 4. Effective date. This ordinance is effective immediately upon adoption and publication according to law. ADOPTED this 27th day of April, 2009,by the City Council of the City of Orono. CITY OF ORONO By: �r (,J1� James M. White, Mayor ATTEST: , / �,�G�.. Lin a S. Vee, City Clerk Published the week of May 7, 2009 in the Sun Sailor newspapers. 144532 4