Legal Documents of Sweetwater

The city recorder or designated representative shall initially review the application for a carnival or fair permit to ensure that all required information has been included. The city recorder, with the advice of appropriate affected city operating departments, will then consider the application based on the following criteria:

1. Appropriateness of the location of the proposed event to the surrounding community.
2. Date and time of proposed event.
3. The length of the proposed event.
4. The impact on residential and commercial neighbors.
5. Other events previously scheduled in the city on the same dates.
6. The amount and availability of city personnel necessary to regulate and monitor the proposed event.
7. The interference with peak transportation periods, movement of emergency vehicles, or schedules of various construction projects.
8. Concerns about problems with parking, sanitation and dispersal routes at the proposed event at the time and location contemplated by the application.
9. Adequacy of the application and the information provided therein.
10. Any other relevant information pertaining to the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of and visitors to the city.
11. Past experience with the applicant or those associated with the applicant. Upon completion of this analysis, and within a reasonable time, the city recorder will determine whether or not the carnival or fair permit shall be issued to the applicant and shall advise the applicant of the decision. A permit may be used with or without additional conditions imposed by the city recorder. If the application for a carnival or fair permit is denied, the city recorder will provide the applicant an explanation in writing as to the reasons for the denial. The applicant has the right to appeal in writing the conditions placed on the issuance of a permit or the denial of a permit to the city recorder's office within ten (10) business days of the issuance of the conditional permit or of the date of the denial letter, as applicable, for submission to the city board for review. (as added by Ord. #845, April 2010)