§ 13.36.090. Permits—Conditions/denial—Appeal.  


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  • (A)

    The Director may deny or condition the issuance of any permit applied for pursuant to LVMC 13.36.080 in order to:

    (1)

    Protect the use and enjoyment of the park or facility for other members of the public;

    (2)

    Protect the health and safety of all persons who visit the park or facility;

    (3)

    Ensure that there is adequate parking and sanitary facilities to accommodate all persons who use the park or facility;

    (4)

    Protect the grounds, equipment, vegetation, buildings, fences and other amenities of the park or facility from damage, overuse or destruction;

    (5)

    Provide that the park or facility and the surrounding area is kept clean and free from debris;

    (6)

    Ensure that the group use does not disturb persons who occupy land which is nearby such park or facility.

    (B)

    The Director may deny a permit if an application is incomplete or contains inaccurate or misleading information.

    (C)

    In connection with the approval of a permit, the Director may require the applicant to:

    (1)

    Pay the additional costs that the City incurs, in excess of those that it incurs in connection with its normal maintenance of the park or facility in which the event is held, as the direct result of the event for which such permit is issued. In connection with such requirement, the City shall provide an estimate of such additional costs, which the applicant shall pay in advance of the permit being issued. The additional costs for which the permittee shall be responsible shall include without limitation the City's expenditures that are associated with the personnel and equipment that it uses in preparing for, supervising and cleaning up after such event. Any of such additional costs that exceeds the City's estimate thereof shall be enumerated in writing, and an invoice therefor will be forwarded to the permittee for payment.

    (2)

    Provide insurance coverage for the event in accordance with LVMC 13.36 100. Such insurance may be required whenever the risks associated with the event indicate that insurance coverage should be required, including without limitation the following types of events:

    (a)

    An event at which at least two hundred fifty persons are expected to attend;

    (b)

    An event open to the general public;

    (c)

    An event where admission is charged;

    (d)

    An event where alcoholic beverages are sold;

    (e)

    An event at which goods or services are sold or other types of commercial activity takes place; or

    (f)

    An event at which any potentially hazardous activity takes place, such as weapons, fireworks, mechanical rides, tents, bleachers, scaffolding or staging.

    (D)

    Any person who is aggrieved by the failure to issue such a permit or by a condition which is placed upon such a permit may appeal the same to the City Manager or a designee by written request filed with the Director. The Director shall forthwith provide a copy of the written appeal to the City Manager or designee, who shall provide written notice of the decision to sustain or deny the appeal within ten days after receipt of the written appeal.

    (E)

    The following may revoke or condition a permit for good cause, including without limitation that the activity or event authorized by the permit is being conducted in violation of this Chapter or represents a nuisance or a threat to the public health or safety:

    (1)

    The Director; or

    (2)

    The Director of Public Safety or a designee.

(Ord. No. 6518, § 22, 4-6-16; Ord. No. 6226, § 2, 12-5-12)