6211-97&I
ORDINANCE NO. 6291-97
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, RELATING TO SPECIAL EVENTS; AMENDING
SECTION 22.83, CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO
PARADES; TO PERMIT PARADE PARTICIPANTS TO
TOSS CANDY, MEDALLIONS AND SIMILAR MATTER;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 22.83, Code of Ordinances, is amended to read:
Sec. 22.83. Conditions.
Permits issued pursuant to this division shall be subject to the following
conditions:
(1) A permit may be revoked upon discovery by the city manager that any of
the conditions set forth in section 22.85 exist.
(2) Special events may only be approved for daylight hours except in areas
possessing appropriate artificial light.
(3) The chief of police may stop a special event where a breach of the peace
is occurring or an activity in the nature of a riot has occurred.
(4) The public forum area is to be left clean and undamaged following any
special event.
(5) The city manager shall have the authority to restrict, limit or prohibit the
use or construction of platforms, chairs, or other equipment if he finds that their use
would result in damage to city property or constitute a hazard to safety or would block
or infringe upon some other lawful use of the public property.
(6) The grant of the permit shall not entitle the applicant to violate any other
general park rules or regulations, or regulations applicable to the use of public property
adopted by ordinance.
(7) A deposit may be required where a request is made to use city services or
equipment.
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OIR. The conduct of the event will not substantially interrupt the safe and
orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route.
(%043) The conduct of the event will not require the diversion of so great a
number of police officers of the city to properly police the line of movement and the
areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal police protection to the city.
tO" The conduct of the event will not require the diversion of so great a
number of ambulances and fire rescue units as to prevent normal ambulance and
rescue service to portions of the city other than that to be occupied by the proposed line
of march and areas contiguous thereto.
M11(2-} The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points
of the event will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police protection of or
ambulance service to areas contiguous to the assembly areas.
LU2 (443) The conduct of the event will not interfere with the movement of
firefighting equipment en route to a fire.
JU3 (44) The conduct of the event is not reasonably likely to cause injury to
persons or property, to provoke disorderly conduct or create a disturbance.
J!41(44} The event is scheduled to move from its point of origin to the point of
termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route.
L!51(46) Reimbursement to the city for expenses and fees charged for a prior
such event or parade.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
Approved as to form:
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Pamela K. Akin, City Attorney
November 20, 1997
Rita Garvey, Mayor-C missioner
Attest:
Cyn# i E. Goudeau, City Clerk
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