Legal Documents of Rocky Top

It shall be unlawful for any individual, group or organization to hold any parade, foot or bicycle race, assembly or other event on the public streets of the City of Rocky Top without securing a permit to conduct such activities. The granting or denial of such permits shall be regulated as follows:

1. Any group, club or organization seeking to conduct a parade, foot or bicycle race, assembly or other activity shall obtain an application from the city hall with approval of city council and shall fully complete said application and return it to city hall.
2. The city manager, with the approval of city council shall be authorized to issue permits for parades, foot or bicycle races, assemblies or other such events.
3. Permits shall not be issued for multiple events occurring at the same time unless in the opinion of the city manager the events can be conducted without interfering with each other, without unduly burdening the Rocky Top Police Department and/or unduly interfering with traffic. In the event multiple applications are submitted for a particular date, priority shall be given to events being conducted by the City of Rocky Top, its various departments and the Rocky Top Chamber of Commerce.
4. In the event an application is denied the applicant may appeal to the board of mayor and city council by providing written notice of the applicant's intention to do so to the city manager.
5. At the time the application is presented, the applicant shall provide a current driver's license as part of the application.
6. The city manager shall have the authority and responsibility to deny or revoke any parade or event application if, in his or her opinion, conditions are unsafe for the conduction of such activities, violation(s) of any ordinance or event rules or regulations have occurred or for any other reason he or she deems it in the best interest of the community to do so.
7. Any group, club or organization obtaining an application under this section shall be responsible for immediately cleaning all litter left on the streets, sidewalks and surrounding areas as a result of the activity, and the failure to do so shall be unlawful. In the event a group, club or organization fails to clean litter associated with its activity and it becomes necessary for employees of the City of Rocky Top to conduct such cleaning activities, the group, club or organization that failed to clean such litter shall be liable to the City of Rocky Top for the costs associated with having its employees perform such cleaning. The failure of a group club or organization to adequately clean litter shall be an appropriate consideration in future applications by such groups.
8. Applications shall not be made more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the proposed event.
9. No more than one (1) application per year shall be issued for a specific event to any group, club or organization. (Ord. #581, Dec. 2023)