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2na Substitute Bill No. 44-07: Special Events in Residentially Zoned Area Ordinance Page 11 1St violation $ 50.00 fine 2nd violation $100.00 fine 3rd violation and every subsequent violation $200.00 fine (b) Each violation of this Article shall be deemed a separate offense. (c) Dedication of Fines Paid: Fifty percent (50%) of all monies collected and retained by the city for any violation of this Article shall be deposited into the Law Enforcement Continuing Education Fund (Fund #220). Such monies shall be used for the purposes designated for such fund, as well as for items including but not limited to developing and printing of educational brochures aimed at fostering information exchange and ongoing communication; training sessions on the regulations; statistical reporting on the regulations; and hosting community public safety educational forums on the regulations set forth in this Chapter. (d) Public Nuisance and Dispersal Order: Any special event held at a boarding house where twenty-five (25) or more persons are invited to attend and who would have access to alcoholic beverages of any kind is, by reason of the conduct of those persons in attendance, results in more than one (1) of the following conditions or events occurring on the subject property, neighboring public or private property: public intoxication; public urination or defecation; the unlawful sale, furnishing, or consumption of alcoholic beverages of any kind; the unlawful deposit of trash or litter; the destruction of property; the obstruction of vehicular or pedestrian traffic; noise which disturbs the comfort, quiet or repose of the immediate neighborhood; or conduct resulting in injury or which endangers the safety or health of the persons in attendance or the neighborhood residents, is declared to be an unlawful public nuisance. If, in the opinion of the responding police officer(s) the circumstances present an immediate threat to the public health, safety or welfare, or if the sponsor is not in compliance with all conditions of the Conditional Use Permit for a Special Event at a Boarding House, said police officer(s) may issue a dispersal order. (e) Responsibilities of the Legal Department: The Office of the City Attorney is authorized to seek fines and injunctive relief not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for chronic violations of this Article. The Office of the City Attorney shall provide a summary of such actions to the Council's Community Relations Committee and the Council's Residential Neighborhoods Committee at the times set forth in Section 14-60. (f) Failure to File Required Application for Special Events at a Boarding House: Any sponsor who hosts, sponsors or permits a special event at a boarding house where twenty-five (25) or more persons are invited to attend and would have access to alcoholic beverages of any kind, without filing an application as required by this Article shall be issued a citation subjecting the violator to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the first violation, with all subsequent violations be subject to a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) each. (g) Payment of Fines: Any person issued a citation for violating any provision of this Article with a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or less shall make payment through the Ordinance Violations Bureau. Failure to make payment within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such a citation shall result in the assessment of a late fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). All fines greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) which are not paid within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such a citation shall result in a late fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).