Number
191574
Version
SUBSTITUTE 4
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to special event permits.
Section
81-114.6-1 rn
81-114.6-1 cr
81-114.6-2 rn
81-114.6-3 rn
81-114.6-4 rn
81-114.6-5 rn
105-55.5-1-a rn
105-55.5-1-a cr
105-55.5-1-b rn
105-55.5-1-b am
105-55.5-1-c rn
105-55.5-1-d rn
105-55.5-1-e rn
105-55.5-1-f rc
105-55.5-2-a am
105-55.5-2-c-0 am
105-55.5-2-d am
105-55.5-4-b-1 am
Analysis
This ordinance revises the definition of “special event” to describe a broader array of activities and events. It also defines a new class of special event, the “Class AA event,” which is an event authorized by the common council and mayor by separate agreement or resolution for purposes of safely facilitating large public gatherings of people by restricting vehicular and pedestrian access and use within a designated area larger than one contiguous city block and within a defined timeframe in excess of 2 days, and that requires more than 150 hours of services as determined by the police department and the department of public works based on the size, nature and location of the event. There shall be no specific permit fee for a Class AA special event; rather, the applicant shall pay the actual hourly cost for police and public works services, as documented by the chief of police and commissioner of public works.
This ordinance also makes the following changes to the special event permit procedures:
1. Determination of the classification of a special event shall be made by the police department in consultation with the commissioner of public works and the local common council member or members, rather than solely by the police department.
2. The application period for a Class A, B or C special event permit (other than for a Class A, B or C downtown special event) is redefined as an application “window” between 365 and 60 days prior to the event.
3. The application period for a Class AA special event permit, or...
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