12.02.050 Exemption from permit requirement.
A. A special event permit is not required for the following:
1. Spontaneous events conducted in a manner that does not unduly disrupt or inconvenience the public in the use of property involved; provided, that the organizer of a spontaneous event is encouraged to give as much advance notice as reasonably possible to permit the city to provide services necessary for the spontaneous event;
2. Activities lawfully conducted wholly by a governmental entity within the scope of its authority; or
3. Activities that are organized or sponsored by any entity that:
a. Has a written contract with the city to rent or lease or use city-owned property; and
b. The event is a permitted activity stated in the contract.
B. Because spontaneous events and activities conducted wholly by a governmental entity are not required to get a permit, they may not reserve a location for their events unless they get a permit. A governmental entity may reserve a location if it voluntarily subjects itself to the permit and other provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2021-12 § 1 (Exh. A))