§ 11-13. Standards for permit issuance.

The city manager, or his designee, shall issue a permit as provided herein upon receipt of verification from the applicable city department directors that the following standards for issuance of the permit have been substantially satisfied or found not applicable to the requested permit:

(1)

The conduct of the event will not substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other pedestrians or vehicular traffic in or contiguous to the route or location of the event.

(2)

The conduct of the event will not require the diversion of so great a number of public safety personnel or equipment of the city to properly secure the event area and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent the current level of public safety services from being furnished to other parts of the city.

(3)

The event shall not take place until inspections by concerned departments, i.e., fire, parks and recreation, public works, community development, DDA (if applicable) and police have been conducted and a determination has been made that all codes and ordinances have been met and satisfied.

(4)

The concentration of persons, animals and/or vehicles at the event will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police protection or ambulance service to areas contiguous to the event area and other areas of the city.

(5)

The conduct of the assembly is not reasonably likely to cause injury or intended to cause injury to persons or property or to provide disorderly conduct as defined by state statutes, provided that under no circumstances may the building official deny a permit solely on the basis of the proposed content of speech or ideas of the group involved.

(6)

Adequate sanitation and other required health facilities are or will be made available in or adjacent to the event area and the applicant has agreed to clean the right-of-way or public property of rubbish and debris, returning it to its pre-event condition, within 24 hours of the conclusion of the event with the understanding that failure to do so will result in the city conducting the clean-up and charging the applicant with any and all costs associated with the clean-up.

(7)

The conduct of the assembly will not result in noise at a level inappropriate for the area(s) surrounding the event.

(8)

There are sufficient parking places near the event to accommodate the approximate number of automobiles reasonably expected to be driven to the assembly, such number to be estimated by the chief of police.

(9)

The applicant has secured parks and recreation, public works, police, fire and emergency medical services/protection, if any, required under this section and has prepaid the expenses therefore.

(10)

If the event is a parade, such parade is not to be held for the primary purpose of advertising any product, goods or event which is primarily for private profit, provided, however, that the prohibition against advertising any product, goods or event shall not apply to signs identifying organizations or sponsors furnishing or sponsoring exhibits or structures used to conduct the event.

(11)

If an event sponsored by an institution or corporate entity is to take place in any publicly owned or controlled property, public liability and property damage insurance with the city named as an additionally insured party shall be obtained in an amount of no less than $1,000,000.00 unless otherwise approved by the city risk manager.

(12)

If the event is a parade and if the parade will traverse a state or federal highway the persons or organization must also have a permit from the Georgia Department of Transportation; there must be 90 days' advance notice for state permits. Application for permits must be submitted to the chief of police before going to state headquarters.

(Ord. of 11-12-2012(1))