13-Amending Chapter 24 Article II Special Events of the Code of Ordinances

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concerns may be a cause for permit denial. (c) No special event permit shall be approved unless safe and adequate provisions have been made for parking, loading, restrooms, trash containers, electrical connections and any other item deemed necessary by the special events committee. (d) No special event permit shall be approved if any plan required by this article is deemed inadequate by the members of the special events committee and such inadequacy is not remedied at least twenty (20) days prior to the event. "Sec. 24-75. Issuance. (a) If, upon hearing, it shall appear to the city manager that the statements contained in an application for a permit under this article are true, that all plans have been approved, that insurance has been obtained, that the correct cash bond has been posted, that proper identification has been presented, that the applicant has conformed with all the requirements of this article, that the applicant has the right, under the constitution and the laws of this state and under the ordinances of the City of Paris, to engage in business, and that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony or a violation of similar itinerant vendors' ordinances of the cities of the state, then the city manager shall issue such permit to the applicant. (b) Every member of the committee will sign the permit showing his approval of the issuance of the same. (c) If a state maintained street or highway is involved, issuance of a permit is conditioned upon approval by the State of Texas, acting by and through the Texas Department of Transportation. "Sec. 24-76. Term. (a) Any permit issued under this article shall be valid for twenty-four (24) hours, or for such longer time period as set out in the permit. Preparation for the event and clean-up after the event shall be included in this twenty-four (24) hours. (b) A maximum of four (4) events is allowed at a location during a calendar year, and a maximum of two (2) permits issued to any person or group is allowed during a calendar year. "Sec. 24-77. Permit revocation; appeal. (a) Failure to comply with any of requirements established by this article shall constitute grounds for revocation of a permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this article. Written notice of revocation shall be given to such person by registered or certified mail. (b) Should a person have a permit revoked, he may appeal that action to the city manager, or his designated representative, by submitting a letter to the city manager within ten (10) days of the revocation. A hearing shall be held within fifteen (15) days of the appeal. The city manager, or his 13 66