El Paso |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 13. STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES |
Chapter 13.32. TEMPORARY EVENTS |
§ 13.32.010. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
"Appeals official" means the city manager or a deputy city manager as designated by the city manager.
"Noise disturbance" means the causation or existence of noise of such volume or duration as to unreasonably interfere with the safe and orderly movement of traffic or pedestrians or so as to unreasonably discomfort persons of ordinary sensibilities living nearby, or noise at a decibel level not permitted under the city's noise ordinance, Chapter 9.40 of this code.
"Permit official" means the person or persons designated by the city manager as being responsible for issuing permits under this article. The city manager may designate different persons as the permit official for different categories of permitted events and for different facilities or locations.
"Street" means that portion of public right-of-way improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic.
"Temporary event" means any bazaar, block party, street dance, sidewalk sale, show exhibition, local special event, festival, celebration or any similar occurrence to last twenty-four hours or less that will be conducted on a street or alley within an area not exceeding one city block or one intersection, at least two-thirds of which area is residentially zoned and which is sponsored solely by the owners, residents or tenants in the area or their organization, or an event to last twenty hours or less that will be conducted on all or a portion of scenic drive.
(Ord. 16315 § 1, 2006)