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(A) The City Clerk shall issue a Special Event Permit under this Chapter if the City Clerk finds that the issuance of the permit, with or without conditions, meets all of the following criteria:

(1) The Special Event application has not been denied for any of the conditions for denial as set forth in Section 26-2-2(B) below.

(2) The issuance of a Special Event Permit will not violate any of the requirements of this Chapter, the City of Goodyear Zoning Ordinance, or any other applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and/or regulations.

(3) All conditions imposed during the application process for the issuance of a Special Event Permit have been met.

(4) The expected attendance at the event will not exceed the lawful capacity of the Special Event venue site under the City’s fire code.

(5) There is adequate parking available to accommodate the expected attendance at the Special Event.

(6) The Special Event will not have an unreasonable adverse impact upon nearby residential neighborhoods or businesses for such things as traffic circulation, parking shortages, excessive noise levels or other nuisances.

(7) The Special Event will not substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic within the City.

(8) The Special Event will not require the diversion of public safety or other City employees from their normal duties so as to unreasonably reduce adequate levels of service to any other area of the City.

(9) The Special Event will not unreasonably interfere with access to police or fire stations, or other public safety facilities or will not unreasonably interfere with the movement of police, fire, ambulances, and other public safety or emergency vehicles on the streets.

(10) The Special Event will not present an unreasonable danger to the health or safety of the Applicant, spectators, City employees, or members of the public.

(11) The Special Event will not conflict with construction or development in the public right-of-way or at a public facility.

(12) The Special Event will not unreasonably interfere with any other special event for which a permit has already been granted or with the provision of City services in support of other scheduled events or scheduled government functions.

(13) The Special Event will not have a significant adverse environmental impact.

(B) The City Clerk shall deny any application for a Special Event Permit if the City Clerk finds any of the following conditions exist:

(1) If any of the criteria set forth in Section 26-2-2(A) above have not been met; or

(2) If the Special Event application is incomplete and the Applicant failed to provide any additional information requested; and/or if the application contains a false or material misrepresentation; or

(3) If the Applicant, Promoter, and/or Special Event Sponsor fails to comply with all requirements of this Chapter including, but not limited to, failing to provide proof of insurance and/or an indemnification agreement as required by this Chapter; failing to pay all applicable fees and costs; failing to obtain additional permits as may be required; or

(4) The proposed time and place for the Special Event conflicts with another earlier application for a Special Event Permit that will be issued; or

(5) Required insurance coverage is not available on an occurrence basis and the Risk Manager, in his/her discretion, concludes that the lack of an occurrence policy presents an undue risk of liability to the City.

(C) The City Clerk may deny any application for a Special Event Permit if the City Clerk finds any of the following conditions exist:

(1) If there has been a history of significant complaints generated from similar prior Special Events; or

(2) The Applicant, Promoter and/or the Special Event Sponsor have, on prior occasions, damaged City property and has not paid in full for such damage, or has other outstanding and unpaid debts to the City.

(3) If the Special Event application was not received within the time frames set forth in Section 26-2-1. (Ord. 14-1301, passed 6-23-2014; Ord. 15-1322, passed 5-11-2015)