3-10-2: DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be defined as set forth in this section.
APPLICANT: The individual event organizer and the organization responsible for the event and the payment of fees.
ATHLETIC EVENT: An organized competitive or recreational event in which a group of people collectively engage in a sport or form of physical exercise, including, but not limited to, running, jogging, walking, bicycling, or skating, racing, or fighting held on any public or private property, including events occurring at a venue specifically designed for the purpose of that sport or activity such as baseball/softball, soccer, tennis, pickleball, rodeo, etc.
CELEBRATION EVENT: An event celebrating a wedding, birthday, anniversary, graduation, funeral, or other milestone that qualifies as a special event as defined.
CITY EVENT: An event of any variety that is planned, organized, and operated by the city, whether directly or by contract with a third-party operator.
CITY PARTNER EVENT: As defined in section 3-11-1.
CITY-SPONSORED EVENT: A special event for which the city council has agreed to provide financial, in-kind, or other support or remuneration in exchange for the city’s name and logo to be added as a sponsor of the event in all print, video, or internet publications, advertising, or signs. The use of the city’s name or logo without sponsorship is prohibited.
COMPLETED APPLICATION: An application will be considered complete when all information and documents necessary for review and approval have been provided to the city, including all application fees paid, site layouts, security plans, venue, and vendor information, etc. An insurance certificate and a facility use agreement are not required prior to review by ERC but shall be required prior to any permit being issued.
DIRECTOR: The community development director.
ENCROACHMENT PERMIT: As defined in section 3-11-1.
FEE WAIVER: A decision by the city council to waive some or all application fees or facility use fees requested by applicants for a special event. The grant of a fee waiver alone does not act as a sponsorship for the event.
FILMING EVENT: As defined in section 3-11-1.
GATHERING EVENT: An event consisting of the gathering of people at a location for the purpose of amusement, display or demonstration of goods, whether or not for sale, or similar activities such as, but not limited to, fairs, carnivals, parades, block parties, or outdoor sales events.
MARKET EVENT: An event designed and organized to create primarily a sales marketplace for the vendors, but which may have other food or entertainment included as well, such as but not limited to farmers’ markets.
OUTDOOR SALES EVENT: An organized event in which a group of people or an organization engages in the sale of product including, but not limited to, displays and exhibitions, craft fairs, outdoor sales, tent sales and other similar activities.
PARADE EVENT: As defined in section 3-11-1.
PERFORMANCE EVENT: A one (1) time event consisting of a gathering of people at a location for the purpose of live performance entertainment through the participation in or observation of a performance such as but not limited to live talent shows, dancing, recitals, theatrical, dramatic, or musical concerts or events.
PERMITTEE: The “applicant,” as defined herein, becomes a “permittee” upon approval and issuance of a special event permit. As the permit holder, a permittee becomes the sole proprietor and responsible party for the event, including all fees, insurance provisions, and violations.
PERSON: Any individual, natural human being, partnership, corporation, firm, company, association, society, or group.
PROTEST ZONE: A geographic area in the vicinity of an event, voluntarily established by the event, specifically designated for protestors or demonstrators to exercise their free speech rights.
SPECIAL EVENT: An event which impacts the city by involving the use of or having an impact on public property or facilities, including rights-of-way, or which requires city licensing, land use approval, or services beyond the scope of normal business and/or special liquor regulations, or creates public impact through bringing a group of people together in one or more locations for a limited period of time for a particular activity, including:
1. Any athletic event, entertainment event, carnival, circus, dance, musical event, rodeo event, fighting event, racing event, live shows, fairs, concerts, or outdoor sales event, whether held for profit, nonprofit or charitable purposes held on public property within the city, other than specific venue events.
2. Any gathering event at any public park, public square, or other city property which uses more services, amusement devices such as stages, inflatable devices, temporary structures, tables, lighting, or equipment, whether provided by the city or a third party, than normally provided to groups which reserve park facilities or other city-owned facilities.
3. Use or creation of amplified sound.
4. Events on private property which are not consistent with the allowed uses of the property’s zoning designation.
5. Any event which requires an event permit or license from the Utah Department of Alcohol and Beverage Services as set forth in Utah Code Title 32B, Chapter 9.
6. The following are not considered special events but may require other permitting as set forth in chapter 11 of this title:
a. An event held on private property or within a structure that is a business location with a current annual business license as an event business;
b. An event held in any building with an assembly group classification under the International Building Code, as adopted by the state, so long as the event does not exceed the posted occupancy load as approved by the city; and
c. A city event or city partner event (see section 3-11-4).
d. Specific venue events (see section 3-11-5).
e. Filming events (see section 3-11-2).
f. Parade events (see section 3-11-3).
SPECIFIC VENUE EVENT: As defined in section 3-11-1.
SPONSOR: A person, group, or business which has contracted to provide financial or logistical support to any special event. The sponsor agreement may provide for advertising rights, product promotion, logo promotion, exclusivity of rights, products, or logos.
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE: Any change to a previously held special event or new permit application which adds:
1. Additional security;
2. Amplified sound;
3. Sale of alcohol;
4. More than three hundred (300) additional participants;
5. Additional road closures or other encroachments;
6. Inclusion of artificial lighting or other aspects that present the potential for nuisance or impact to neighboring property owners; or
7. Change of venue requested by the applicant.
VENDOR(S): A person engaging in business at a permitted special event, city event, or city-sponsored event.
VENUE: The location or locations at which a special event is held, which may include the ingress and egress route, protest zones, or other affiliated areas as approved in the special event permit. (Ord. 2023-017, 8-31-2023)