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 122 (iii) name and contact information for parade organizer (iv) parade website address (v) dates and times of the proposed parade (vi) location of the parade (vii) projected attendance/participants (viii) participation fee(s), if any (ix) additional public contacts (x) community outreach efforts (xi) Fees, costs,and charges incurred (6) Non-refundable application fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00)made payable to the City. Sec. 14-165 Special Event application for parades--review criteria u (a) Application Review: Applications filed with the Special Event Coordinator shall be referred to the appropriate City Departments including but not limited to the South Bend Police Department, the South Bend Fire Department, and the Department of Public Works' Division of Transportation23, and when applicable to the Board of Park Commissioners, for review and advisory recommendations back to the Special Event Committee. Upon receipt of all internal reviews, the Special Event Committee shall determine whether a special event permit for a parade should be issued based on the following criteria: (1) Whether the information contained in the application required by this Division is complete, whether it is incomplete in any required item, or contains misleading or false information; (2) Whether there is adequate traffic management based on the time, place, or size of the proposed parade, including the assembly area(s) around route of the parade, will unreasonably interfere with the safe and expeditious movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic,ingress or egress to or use of adjoining private property,or unreasonably disrupt the use of a street when it is usually subject to significant traffic congestion; (3) Whether there are sufficient parking places near the location of the parade to accommodate the number of vehicles reasonably expected; (4) Whether the proposed parade would present an unreasonable danger to the health or safety of the parade participants or other members of the public, or cause damage to public or private property; (5) Whether the conduct of the proposed parade will require the deployment of sworn members of the Police Department resulting in a substantial public service being delivered by that 22 Top 12 Things to Include in Parade Safety Plans-A Guide for Cities,Counties and Local Governments published by the National League of Cities is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and was used in the drafting of these regulations. 2s The Division of Transportation consists of four(4)bureaus,namely the Bureau of Streets,Bureau of Traffic and Lighting,Bureau of Municipal Service and Building Maintenance,and Bureau of Sewers.