12.02.030 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:
A. “Athletic event” means an organized competitive or recreational event in which a group of people collectively engage in a sport or form of physical exercise, including, but not limited to, running, jogging, walking, bicycling, or skating.
B. “Block party” means an outdoor party put on by the residents of a neighborhood that is located on a single block face, does not block an intersection, and requires temporarily closing down a city street, sidewalk, or property.
C. “Demonstration” means an organized event, not including an athletic event or entertainment event, having as its primary purpose the exercise of expressive activities, including, but not limited to, speechmaking, picketing, protesting, marching, demonstrating, or debating public issues.
D. “Entertainment event” means an organized event having as its primary purpose the entertainment or amusement of a group of people, including, but not limited to, parades, festivals, carnivals, fairs, concerts, block parties, or neighborhood gatherings.
E. “Events application coordinator” means the person responsible for administering the provisions of this chapter.
F. “Filming event” means the filming of a media broadcast (other than for news purposes), filming of a motion picture or television broadcast, or still commercial photography, in any case involving more than four human participants.
G. “Organizer” means the individual or organization responsible for special event arrangements and payment of support fees.
H. “Public forum” means a city street, sidewalk, or park, or any other city property that the city has opened for use by the public for free expression in general. “Public forum” does not include any and all property owned by the city.
I. “Special event” means any athletic event, entertainment event, filming event, demonstration, or other organized event, whether held for profit, nonprofit, or charitable purposes that requires the use of a city street, sidewalk, or property:
1. Involves fifty or more human participants;
2. If involving fewer than fifty human participants, involves use of a city street, sidewalk, park, or property in a way that does not comply with normal or usual traffic, pedestrian, park, or similar regulations or controls; or
3. The organizer desires to subject the event to the permit and other provisions of this chapter.
J. “Spontaneous event” means a special event that is occasioned by news or affairs coming into public knowledge fewer than fourteen days before the special event. (Ord. 2021-12 § 1 (Exh. A))