55-18 Amendment adding Article 14 to Chapter 14 to address Special Events in the Public Right of Way

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Special Event and Parade Regulations Ordinance Page 18 soonest agenda. A request for review shall contain a short, plain, reasonably clear statement of why the Committee's decision should be reversed or amended.A request for review should be filed electronically. Sec. 14-135 Limited exception to Special Event Permit requirements. (a) A special event permit is not required for: (1) Funeral processions 14; (2) Activities conducted by a governmental agency acting within the scope of its authority, (3) Lawful picketing on sidewalks15; (4) Demonstrations which do not involve the use of motor vehicles, animals, fireworks; or pyrotechnics provided that: (i) No fee or donation is charged or required as a condition of participation in or attendance at such Demonstration; and (ii) The Chief of Police of the South Bend Police Department,or his official designee, is notified at least seventy-two(72)hours in advance of the commencement of the Demonstration, as further addressed in Section 14-140; (5) Fireworks display involving the assembly of people gathered on public property for the primary purpose of watching such fireworks display; (6) Any parades, exhibitions, or meetings governed by the Board of Park Commissioners pursuant to South Bend Municipal Code §19-48 et seq. However, the special event application forms used by the Board of Park Commissioners shall be nearly identical in substance to the forms used by the Special Event Committee. (7) A civic sponsored event. However, such event shall comply with any and all other regulations in this Article or as prescribed by the Special Event Committee or the Board of Public Works.The organizers of such event shall provide notice of the event to the Special Event Committee within the deadlines required in this Article along with event plans, and shall meet with the Special Event Committee for recommendation as to public safety and logistics. Sec. 14-136 Filing deadline and fee for special event applications; waiver of strict flung deadline. (a) No application for a Tier II or Tier III Special Event will be accepted if filed in less than 30 days of the date the special event is to take place, and no application for a Tier I(neighborhood) Special Event will be accepted if filed in less than fourteen(14) days before the special event is to take place. Nor shall any application for any Tier of special event be accepted if filed more than 180 days before the date the special event is to take place. In requesting special event permits, applicants are encouraged to file their application in advance of the required deadlines set forth below to best assure that their special event will not conflict with another special event. (b) Fully completed applications for all Tier II and Tier III special events should be filed no less than 60 days before the special event is to take place. 14"Funeral processions"are governed by Indiana Code§9-21-13. is"Picketing"and"assembly"are addressed in Indiana Code§22-6-1-4.