5.06.030 Definitions.
The following definitions apply to the terms used in this chapter:
“Director” means the director of the community development department, or the director’s designee.
“Event organizer” means the person or entity that is sponsoring or organizing a special event.
“Special event” means any temporary or ongoing activity (including, but not limited to, fun runs, roadway foot races, fundraising walks, auctions, bike-a-thons, parades, carnivals, shows, or exhibitions, filming/movie events, circuses, concerts, festivals, block parties, and fairs) conducted on:
(a) Public property or in a public right-of-way that causes the closure or limited use of streets, sidewalks, public parking, parks or other public venues normally accessible by the general public; or
(b) Private property and would have a direct significant impact on traffic congestion or traffic flow to and from the event over public streets or rights-of-way, would significantly impact public streets or rights-of-way near the event, would significantly impact the need for emergency services, or would create a nuisance per Chapter 7.16 SMC. It is presumed that an event with an estimated attendance of 50 or more people qualifies as a “special event.” (Ord. 1521 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023).