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1. When is a Special Event Permit not needed?

No permits shall be required under this section for the following:

1. Private party upon private property when no public property or right-of-way is used.
2. Public school district sponsored and supervised events when school property is used.
3. The Armed Forces of the United States of America, the military forces of the state, political subdivisions of the state, and the forces of the police and fire departments acting within the scope of their duties.

2. Are additional permits required?

Potentially, if any of the following are true:

1. Tent permits, building permits, electrical permits, food establishment and handing permits, sign permits and all other permits and licenses required by ordinance or other law for specific activities conducted in conjunction with or as a part of the special event must be applied for separately.
2. Approval of a special event permit authorizes the city departments to issue permits for locations where the activity would otherwise be prohibited by ordinance.

3. Is security, crowd control and traffic control required?

An applicant shall provide police officers for security, crowd control and traffic control at the parade or special event in accordance with the following schedule:

Number of Participants or Spectators	Minimum Number of Officers
0 to 75	0
76 to 250	1
251 to 1,500	2
1.501 to 3,000	4
3,001 to 5,000	6
Over 5,000	6 plus 1 for every 1,000