§ 10-30. Definition.

(a)

As used in this article, special event shall mean any preplanned festival, activity, parade, or gathering of a group of persons, animals or vehicles or a combination thereof, having a common purpose on any public/private street, sidewalk, alley, park, lake or other public/private property or building, that substantially inhibits the usual flow of pedestrian or vehicular travel or which occupies any public/private property or building so as to preempt normal use of property by the general public or which deviates from the established use of property as permitted in that specific zoning classification. All events meeting the definition of special event require a special event permit.

(b)

As used in this article, operator means an individual or entity that owns, operates, conducts, manages, hosts, or arranges an event, including a special event.

(Ord. No. 88-44, § 2, 11-15-88; Ord. No. 06-34, § 1, 11-21-06; Ord. No. 10-17, § 1, 8-3-2010; Ord. No. 17-26, § 1, 10-17-2017)