Amending Chapter 14 New Article 10 Enlitled Block Park Regulations

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Block Party Procedure Ordinance Page 2 (b) Non-Residential Block Party: A public assembly sponsored primarily by business(es) including non-profits, having an enterprise(s) on a non-residential street for the benefit of the public. (c) Residential Block Party: A public assembly sponsored solely by and limited to the actual residents of a block(s) on a certain street. Sec. 14-64 Application and Fee Required to be Filed With the Board of Public Works; Limited Circumstances for Waiver of Fees. (a) At least four(4) weeks prior to a proposed residential block party or non-residential block party, an "Application for the Use of and Blocking of Access to Public Right-of-Way for a Block Party" must be properly completed and filed by an applicant per Board of Public Works procedures, which are on file in the Department of Public Works and the Office of the City Clerk. (b) The Board of Public Works is authorized to and shall charge and collect not less than the following fees for any application filed requesting the closing of a public right-of-way to vehicular traffic for purposes of holding a residential block party or non-residential block party: (1) Non-Residential Block Party Fee $ 125.00 (2) Residential Block Party Fee $ 50.00 Unless the applicant is a nonprofit organization recognized as exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Each nonprofit organization who applies must file a copy of the document certifying their 501(c)(3) status received from the Internal Revenue Service, along with the nonprofit organization's most recent copy of Form 990 or Form 990-EZ, with copies also being filed with the Office of the City Clerk. All other regulations of the Board of Public Works and this Article apply to such nonprofit applicants, upon the waiver of fees being approved by the Board. (c) All applications approved by the Board of Public Works shall be subject to the Board's "Instruction Sheet" then in effect and a "Permit/Agreement" detailing the governing rights and responsibilities of the parties. Sec. 14-65 Electronic Annual Filing With the Office of the City Clerk. The Clerk to the Board of Public Works shall be required to file electronically with the Office of the City Clerk a summary of all applications approved or disapproved by listing: the date each application was filed; type of block party; location; disposition; fee charged; and fees waived; with such filing due by the last business day of each calendar year.