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(1) An application for a special event permit may be denied for any of the following reasons:

(a) The event will disrupt traffic within the city of Stanwood beyond practical solution;

(b) The event will protrude into the public space open to vehicle or pedestrian travel in such a manner as to create a likelihood of endangering the public;

(c) The event will interfere with access to emergency services;

(d) The location or time of the special event will cause undue hardship or excessive noise levels to adjacent businesses or residents;

(e) The event will require the diversion of so many city employees that it would unreasonably affect other city services;

(f) The application contains incomplete or false information;

(g) The applicant fails to provide proof of insurance;

(h) The applicant fails to obtain local, county, state, or federal permits as required;

(i) The applicant fails to complete the application or to supply other required information or documents, or the applicant declares or shows an unwillingness or inability to comply with the reasonable terms or conditions contained in the proposed permit;

(j) The proposed event would conflict with another proximate event, interfere with construction or maintenance work in the immediate vicinity, or unreasonably infringe upon the rights of abutting property;

(k) The proposed event would unreasonably disrupt the orderly or safe circulation of traffic and would present an unreasonable risk of injury or damage to the public;

(l) There are not sufficient safety personnel or other necessary city staff to accommodate the event.

(2) In the event subsection (1)(j), (k), or (l) of this section applies, the city must offer the applicant the opportunity to submit an alternative date or place for the proposed event before denying the application. (Ord. 1521 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023).