A.

Upon receipt of a completed application for a special event permit, the city manager or their designee shall determine if the proposed use requires "administrative review" or "city council review." The following criteria shall be considered by the city manager or their designee for such a determination:

1.

Parking (e.g., adequacy of number, location, circulation design, safety, etc.);

2.

Frequency (e.g., possible conflicts with other activities within the community);

3.

Nuisance issues (e.g., dust, noise, odor, etc.);

4.

Circulation (e.g., assurance of pedestrian and vehicular circulation safety);

5.

Public safety (e.g., assurance of providing and maintaining open fire lanes, providing on-site security personnel and on-site emergency care service);

6.

Lighting (e.g., assurance of adequate on-site lighting and limiting off-site light and glare);

7.

Attendance (e.g., number of attendees will affect public safety requirements, adequate number of restroom facilities, as well as many of the other listed criteria);

8.

Clean-up (e.g., assure removal of temporary structures, equipment, debris, etc.);

9.

Duration (e.g., assure appropriate hours of operation and length of the event);

10.

Location (e.g., assure compatibility with surrounding land uses and adequacy of pedestrian and vehicular access);

11.

Signage (e.g., assure size and location that does not obstruct required visibility at driveway locations);

12.

Public notice (e.g., assure standard public noticing of the event where wider impacts to the community may be involved);

13.

Other (e.g., criteria that may be unique to the proposed special event).

B.

The director shall notify the applicant of his/her determination within five working days of receiving a completed application.

(Ord. 373, §24, 2023)

The city manager or their designee shall prescribe the forms and documents to be filed for a special event permit. The forms and documents shall be filed with the city manager or their designee and accompanied, as required, by the following:

A.

A description of the site which may include a map drawn to scale showing lot lines and dimensions, ingress and egress points, improved areas, grading plans, parking, traffic control locations and a description, including location, of all signs;

B.

A fee as specified in the current city council fee resolution;

C.

Written authorization of the subject property owner or his/her designated representative agreeing to the special event;

D.

The names and mailing addresses of the property owners as shown on the last county equalized assessment roll for properties within three hundred feet of the special event site;

E.

A written explanation of the nature and duration of the special event;

F.

Such additional information as the city manager or their designee may require.

(Ord. 373, §24, 2023)

A.

Upon determination that the application will be processed as administrative review, the city manager or their designee shall review the application for its compliance with section 17.46.060. The city manager or their designee shall have the authority to, and shall take action to grant, grant with conditions, or deny the application based on the information contained in the application and any information obtained from the staff review of the project. The city manager or their designee shall render his/her decision in writing, setting forth the findings of fact supporting the decision, and shall serve the applicant with the written decision within ten days of the city manager or their designee 's determination. The decision is subject to a ten-day appeal period, and shall not become final until such time has expired.

The city manager or their designee may act on the application without initial prior notice to adjoining owners of property affected by the special event permit and without a hearing. If the city manager or their designee grants or conditionally grants the special event permit, he/she shall give notice of the action to those persons who would have received notice of a hearing before the planning commission had the application been for a conditional use permit. Such notice shall specify that any interested person, other than the applicant, may appeal the action of the city manager or their designee in the manner provided by section 18.50.080.

B.

For special events determined by the city manager or their designee to require city council review, a noticed public hearing shall be held by the city council. Noticing shall be consistent with the requirements of chapter 18.06. The notice shall include a description of the proposed use and its location, and the date, hour and place of the hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, the city council shall grant, grant with conditions, or deny the application. The decisions of the city council shall be in writing, setting forth the findings of facts supporting the decision, and shall be served on the applicant within ten days.

(Ord. 373, §24, 2023)