5.05.080 Action by city manager.

(A) The city manager is authorized to issue special event and temporary outdoor promotion permits pursuant to the procedures established in this chapter.

(B) Notwithstanding any provision in the American Canyon Municipal Code to the contrary, the city manager is authorized to close any street, or portion thereof, as part of the issuance of a special event permit or temporary outdoor promotion permit when necessary to further the purpose of the underlying event and protect the health and safety of the public.

(C) Upon the filing of a completed application, the city manager shall refer the application to such appropriate city departments, as he or she deems necessary from the nature of the application, for review, evaluation, investigation and recommendations by the departments regarding approval or disapproval of the application and the estimated number of hours of service that will be incurred by each department in connection with the special event or temporary outdoor promotion.

(D) In determining whether to approve an application, no consideration may be given to the message of the event, the content of speech, the identity or associational relationships of the applicant, or to any assumptions or predictions as to the level or nature of emotion which may be aroused in the public by the content of speech or message conveyed by the event.

(E) Within ten working days of the filing of a completed application, the investigation shall be completed, and the city manager shall issue a special event or temporary outdoor promotion, unless denial of the special event or temporary outdoor promotion is mandated under Section 5.05.090. The city manager shall notify the applicant of his or her action pursuant to Section 5.05.100.

(F) The city manager shall impose conditions on any special event issued pursuant to this chapter to coordinate multiple uses of public property, assure preservation of public property and public places, prevent dangerous, unlawful or impermissible uses, and protect the safety of persons and property and to control vehicular and pedestrian traffic in and around the venue. The city manager shall impose conditions on the temporary outdoor promotion permit to prevent negative impacts to surrounding persons and properties and to ensure compliance with provisions of the municipal code. The conditions on a special events permit shall be reasonable time, place and manner restrictions only and shall not be imposed in a manner that will unreasonably restrict activities or conduct protected by the California or United States Constitutions. Conditions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) The establishment of an alternate assembly or disbanding area for a parade, or similar event, within the predesignated event routes established by the city council pursuant to Section 5.05.130;

(2) The accommodation of a special event's pedestrian and vehicular traffic, including restricting special events to city sidewalks, portions of a city street, or other public right-of-way;

(3) Conditions designed to avoid or lessen interference with public safety functions and/or emergency service access;

(4) The event shall comply with all applicable accessibility requirements, including, but not limited to, parking, walkways, ingress, egress, restrooms, ramps, seeing and hearing devices, etc.;

(5) The number and type of vehicles, animals, or structures to be displayed or used in the special event or temporary outdoor promotion;

(6) The inspection and approval by city personnel of stages, booths, floats, structures, vehicles or equipment to be used or operated in the special event or temporary outdoor promotion to ensure that such structures or vehicles are safely constructed and can be safely operated, and conform to the requirements of all applicable codes;

(7) The provision and use of traffic cones or barricades in a manner and number established by standard conditions adopted by a separate city council resolution;

(8) The provision or operation of first aid stations or sanitary facilities, including handicap accessible sanitary facilities, in a manner and number established by standard conditions adopted by a separate city council resolution;

(9) The provision of a waste management plan, and the clean-up and restoration of the special event or temporary outdoor promotion venue, as established by standard conditions adopted by a separate city council resolution;

(10) Restrictions consistent with the city's noise ordinance on the use of sound amplification equipment, and restrictions on the amount of noise generated by motors and other equipment used in the course of the special event or temporary outdoor promotion;

(11) The manner of providing notice of the special event or temporary outdoor promotion conditions to special event or temporary outdoor promotion participants and those businesses or residents who may be directly affected by the conduct of the special event or temporary outdoor promotion;

(12) The provision or use of emergency services;

(13) The obtaining of all applicable permits and licenses, including, but not limited to, building and electrical permits, American Canyon fire protection district approval, health department, department of alcohol and beverage control, etc.;

(14) The manner by which alcohol sales and service, if any, shall be conducted at the event;

(15) No special event permit or temporary outdoor promotion permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable or movable to another venue or another applicant.