§ 142-83. Additional considerations regarding approval of assembly permit.

The assembly permit shall be granted-at the discretion of the chief of staff after her/his consideration of the factors set forth in section 142-12 above, but only after s/he receives a security plan approved by the chief of police or her/his designee, an emergency services and fire safety plan approved by the fire chief or her/his designee, and a recommendation from the commissioner of the department of watershed management, the department of public works and/or the department of parks and recreation, or any of their designees, as may be appropriate. In considering whether to grant the assembly permit, the chief of staff, the police and fire chiefs, and the commissioners mentioned above shall evaluate the public safety, traffic, and sanitation effects of such closing, and shall require that reasonable steps be taken, where possible, to minimize the adverse effect such closings may have upon the public. To minimize impact upon public safety and traffic, the police chief or her/his designee shall recommend denial of assembly requests where the outdoor event is to occur on a weekday that is not a federal holiday, unless s/he reasonably determines that the outdoor event will create negligible traffic delays and public safety concerns. Upon granting the assembly permit, the chief of staff shall authorize the closure of the appropriate city streets, sidewalks, rights of way, and/or parks, or portions thereof, to accommodate the assembly.

(Ord. No. 2009-04(08-O-2030), § 1, 1-31-09; Ord. No. 2009-33(09-O-0805), § 9, 6-23-09; Ord. No. 2013-27(13-O-1088), § 4, 6-26-13)