Article II. Public Place and Public Property Permits
18.15.030 Public place or public property use permit.
(a) No person may use any public place or public property without first applying for and obtaining a permit from the City. This permit is in addition to and not in lieu of any other permit or approval which may be required under local, State or Federal law. The City Manager shall establish procedures not inconsistent with this section for issuance of the permits and shall be responsible for the administration thereof.
(b) A person who desires to use a public place or public property shall submit an application to the City Clerk and pay the fee, if any, set forth in the schedule of fees and penalties established by the City Manager and approved by the Council. The City Clerk shall log in the application, and shall forward a copy of the application to the appropriate City departments (as determined by the City Clerk) for the purpose of obtaining comments and recommendations regarding approval, denial or requests for additional information. Upon receipt of such information from each of the departments identified by the City Clerk, all such materials shall be forwarded to the City Manager for final review. The City Manager may request additional information including but not limited to the following:
(1) If the use involves constructing temporary or permanent facilities within the public place, (i) a complete set of plans and specifications prepared and signed by a licensed engineer fully describing the completed project and use and not merely a portion or phase thereof, (ii) a survey by a licensed surveyor identifying the proposed location of the use, and (iii) a detailed plan and schedule for the construction of the project; and
(2) Copies of all permits or approvals required under other local, State, and Federal laws for the use.
(c) The City Manager may impose conditions in any permit issued under this section as necessary for the protection of the public place and/or public property and other users of it including, but not limited to, provisions for a performance bond, limitations on the time and location of use, warning signs and barriers, improvements of existing facilities, the provision of surveys and as-built drawings to the City Public Works Department upon completion, and requiring the public place and/or public property to be restored to its pre-use condition.
(d) All permit fees shall be nonrefundable and nontransferable.
(e) The issuance of a permit under this chapter shall not be construed to be authorization to violate any provision of local, State, or Federal law. The issuance of a permit shall not prevent the City from thereafter requiring the correction of any errors or compliance with any requirement thereafter discovered.
(f) Permits may be revoked by the City Manager when necessary for the protection of the public place and/or public property and other users. [Code 1979 § 13.02.010.]