§ 13.36.060. Approval or denial of application.

A.

The permit official shall approve or deny an application within twenty days of receipt in accordance with the standards set forth in this chapter. A notice of denial shall clearly set forth the grounds upon which the permit was denied and, where feasible, shall contain a proposal for measures by which the applicant may cure any defects in the application or otherwise procure a permit.

B.

Where an application is denied because the proposed event would conflict with another event that has or will be approved, the permit official shall propose an alternative place, if available for the same time, or an alternative time, if available for the same place.

C.

Where an application is denied because the proposed event would take place at a location that cannot reasonably accommodate all of the expected participants, the permit official shall propose an alternative place, if available for the same time, or request that the applicant appropriately reduce the number of participants.

D.

Where the police department has determined that all or a portion of the proposed route of a parade consisting of an athletic event such as a walk or foot or bicycle race creates significant inefficiencies in the use of law enforcement officers for traffic control purposes, the permit official in consultation with the police department may develop an alternate route to be used with the applicant's approval.

E.

Where the police department determines that the length of an event anticipated to be more than three hours, will result in the substantial interruption of the movement of traffic, the permit official when issuing the permit, may modify and change the starting time of the event as appropriate to a time not earlier than seven a.m. to reduce the impact of the event on traffic movement.

F.

If the applicant has requested the issuance of an amplification permit at the time of the submission of the application for a parade or public assembly permit, the permit official shall proceed to make a separate determination regarding the issuance of the amplification permit and may issue an amplification permit in conjunction with the parade or public assembly permit as permitted by and in accordance with the requirements established under Chapter 13.28 of this code.

G.

Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the permit official to deny a permit based upon political, social, or religious grounds or reasons, or based upon the content of the views expressed.

H.

The permit official may attach reasonable conditions to any permit approval as may be appropriate within the spirit and intent of this chapter.

(Ord. 16317 § 7, 2006)