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2na Substitute Bill No. 44-07, As Amended: Special Events in Residentially Zoned Area Ordinance Page 2 Article 9. Regulations Addressing Special Events In Residentially Zoned Areas. Sec. 14-50 Intent and Purpose.l (a) The Common Council believes that reasonable regulations are needed to protect the quality of life in residential neighborhoods by controlling of large parties or gatherings held at boarding houses, particularly when there are twenty-five (25) or more individuals who have access to alcoholic beverages of any type. Regulations which protect the peace, health, safety or general welfare of the general public and the persons attending such gatherings are necessary. The Common Council believes that the sponsor(s) of such gatherings should be responsible for managing such special events while reasonably balancing the rights of those hosting such events with the rights of quiet enjoyment of the surrounding neighbors. The regulations are enacted pursuant to the City's police powers given to it by state law to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. (b) The Common Council believes that the sharing and discussion of information and data about off-campus special events on a regular and routine basis with the city residents, city officials, and the college and university communities, will strengthen such partnerships, and will further enhance the health and public safety of all concerned. By such collaboration, and by enacting pro-active measures, there is a greater potential to help reduce the costs of providing police, fire and emergency medical response services to loud and unruly special events. (c) The Common Council further believes that in limited situations, motor vehicle(s) may need to be parked, on a temporary basis on residential lawns. The regulations set forth a procedure permitting such limited temporary parking. Sec. 14-51 Definitions? For purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply: Alcoholic beverage: See definition in Indiana Code § 7.1-1-3-5. Approved parking area: Land meeting the requirements of Sections 18-41, 18-42 and 21-11.02 of this Code. Boarding House: A building located in a residentially zoned area of the city where more than two (2) persons, who are not related by blood, legal adoption or marriage, live together. Chronic violation: Violation of this Article more than two (2) times by the same person. 1 The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services' Publication No. 39 (February 2006) entitled Student Party Riots notes that useful measures result in "reduced number and severity of offenses committed; reduced number of student/police confrontations; reduced amount of property damage; reduced number and severity of injuries; reduced number of calls to the police concerning student disturbances; improved perceptions of police actions by students and the community; and improved perceptions of university involvement by students and the community". z Many of the definitions set forth in this section and Section 14-41 are identical to or similar to those set forth in Section 21- 11.02 of the Zoning Chapter of the South Bend Municipal Code.