Chapter 12.03
BLOCK PARTIES
Sections:
12.03.020 Block party permit required.
12.03.040 Application process.
12.03.010 Definitions.
(1) “Applicant” means a person who files a written application for a block party permit.
(2) “Block party” means a single-day, small scale neighborhood event such as a potluck dinner or barbeque that involves the closure of a limited portion of a single local public street, usually residential, that has attendance of not more than fifty (50) people, and does not include an admission charge, the sale or distribution of alcohol, or, on city property and the public right-of-way, the consumption of alcohol.
(3) “Block party permit” means written approval from the City Administrator to hold a block party.
(4) “City Administrator” means the City Administrator of the city of Gladstone or designee.
(5) “Permittee” means the person to whom a block party permit is granted pursuant to this chapter.
(6) “Person” means an individual, organization, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity.
Statutory Reference: ORS 221.410
History: Ord. 1397, 2008.
12.03.020 Block party permit required.
(1) A person desiring to hold a block party shall apply for a block party permit by filing with the City Administrator a written application upon a form available from the City for that purpose.
(2) The deadline for submittal of a block party permit application is no less than twenty-five (25) working days prior to the proposed day of the block party. An application submitted less than twenty-five (25) working days prior may be denied as untimely.
(3) There shall be a permit fee set by City Council Resolution.
Statutory Reference: ORS 221.410
History: Ord. 1397, 2008.
12.03.030 Requirements.
In addition to the application requirements, the following requirements apply and control when in direct conflict with the terms of the application:
(1) City code requirements, including noise and nuisance laws, remain applicable in the block party area.
(2) The block party must be available to the community at large without charge for admission.
(3) An access lane with a width of at least twelve (12) feet must be available for emergency vehicle access to the closed portion of the street. Access may be restricted only by the use of A-frame barricades.
(4) The affected public rights-of-way including the roadway must be cleaned and left free of litter and debris immediately after the block party.
(5) The applicant may be required to notify affected and adjoining residents of the block party and collect those residents’ signatures as consent to the block party on a certain date and at a certain time.
(6) Applicants agree to hold harmless the City, its officers and agents from any liability arising from the activity permitted.
Statutory Reference: ORS 221.410
History: Ord. 1397, 2008.
12.03.040 Application process.
(1) The application shall be referred to the City police and fire departments and the public works department for review and comment on any perceived potential impacts on the City by the proposed block party.
(2) Based on staff review and comments, if the City Administrator determines that the application meets the criteria as provided in Section 12.03.050, the permit shall be issued to allow the block party on a certain date and for a certain time period there stated.
(3) An applicant may appeal the denial of an application to the City Council which may conduct a public hearing. The City Council may affirm or reverse the decision of the City Administrator and direct the City Administrator to issue the permit, with conditions, if the City Council finds the application meets the criteria in Section 12.03.050. This appeal is the final decision of the city.
Statutory Reference: ORS 221.410
History: Ord. 1397, 2008.
12.03.050 Standards.
The City Administrator may refuse to issue a permit or revoke a permit if the City Administrator determines that closure of a street would significantly impede traffic, jeopardize the public’s safety, or cause undue interference with City operations, or be in violation of any administrative rule, the City Code, or state law.
Statutory Reference: ORS 221.410
History: Ord. 1397, 2008.