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

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(a) No special event shall be conducted upon or within the right-of-way of any street or road designated by the State of Texas as a state highway or farm-to-market road except upon the written approval of the State of Texas. (b) In the event that use of a state highway is requested, the special events committee shall, upon approval of the application and plans, submit to the city council a contract with the State of Texas for the use of such street. Use of state highways is subject to final approval by the State of Texas. (c) Use of streets shall not be allowed if such use will interfere with the public use of the street or sidewalk or that will create a dangerous condition on the street or sidewalk. (d) Such event shall be conducted only during hours of daylight, and shall be conducted no more than two (2) consecutive twenty-four (24) hour periods each year per organization. (e) Persons conducting or taking part in an event shall, at all times during which the event is being conducted, wear orange traffic safety vests. (f) Each person or organization conducting an event upon public rights-of-way shall designate a person to be in charge of and responsible for each intersection and/or portion of public right-of-way upon which such event is to be conducted. (g) Each person or group taking part in an event upon public rights-of-way shall execute a hold harmless agreement in the form provided by the City, and an applicant for a permit under this article may be subject to a fine and the immediate revocation of a permit if any person who has not executed a hold harmless agreement is found to be taking part in such event. (h) Signs giving adequate notice of the nature of the event to travelers shall be posted at least one (1) block prior to the location of the event and at the beginning location of the event. (i) An adequate number of orange traffic cones must be placed in the area for which use is requested in order to insure that persons standing within such area are protected from injury by moving vehicular traffic. (j) Staking in asphalt, concrete surfaces, grass areas or shrub beds is prohibited. "Sec. 24-67. Qualifications for obtaining a permit. No permit under this article shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of the commission of a felony in a court of competent jurisdiction within three (3) years of the date of the application, to any person who has been on probation or parole as a result of a felony within one (1) year of the date of the application, or to any person who has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of fact in the permit application. A permit shall not be issued to 6 59