12-1519 City Code Special Events Code UpdateCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. /~ ~ / S/ ~}
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE
SECTION 3-4-3(A)(6)(d), RELATING TO TEMPORARY USE PERMITS; AMENDING
MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 3-4-3(C)(6), RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR
SPECIAL EVENTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, by the adoption of Ordinance nos. 08-1354, 08-1371, 08-1356, 09-1430,10-
1453,10-1464, and 12-1506, the City Council of the City of Meridian has instituted a procedure by
which outdoor sales and temporary uses occurring in the City of Meridian are required to meet
minimum standards for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of Meridian
residents and other participants in such outdoor sales and temporary uses;
WHEREAS, the permitting procedure and standards have been found to encourage outdoor
sales and temporary uses that complement permanent City of Meridian businesses; that are safe,
attractive, and desirable; that add variety to the shopping and/or dining opportunities available in
Meridian; and that support and facilitate community events and celebrations;
WHEREAS, the changes to the Outdoor Sales and Temporary Uses ordinance set forth
herein are intended to improve and refine the processes and standards established therein,
specifically, to require submission of complete temporary use permit applications and materials for
proposed special events;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Meridian City Code section 3-4-3(A)(6)(d) is hereby amended to read as
follows:
d. The city clerk shall deny an application for a temporary use permit where:
(1) The application is incomplete or required application materials or fees have not been
timely_submitted;
Section 2. That Meridian City Code section 3-4-3(C}(6) is hereby amended to read as
follows:
6. Standards For Special Events:
a. A complete application for a Temporary Use Permit for a Special Event shall be
submitted to the City Clerk at least thirt~(30~da~prior to the first da, o~proposed
Special Event.
b. ~It shall be unlawful for an organizer of a special event, or any person, to conduct, allow,
organize, advertise, promote, or cause to be advertised or promoted a special event without
the following:
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(1) A city of Meridian temporary use permit.
(2) A city of Meridian citizen's use permit, where applicable.
(3) Any and all applicable licenses, permits, inspections, and/or certifications from
the Central District health department.
(4) Any and all applicable licenses, permits, inspections, and/or certifications from
the Idaho tax commission.
,~ Any and all licenses, permits, inspections, and/or certifications required by Title
3 of this code, including, but not limited to: Server Training Certification, and
Private Security Services Licenses.
{-~ Any and all licenses, permits, inspections, and/or certifications required by
title 10 of this code.
~ Any and all licenses, permits, inspections, and/or certifications required by
title 13 of this code and/or the policies of the Meridian parks and recreation
department.
{~-} Written consent of the owner(s) of any and all property or properties on which
the special event is to occur.
,(~ ~S-} Proof of an insurance policy, issued by an insurance company licensed to do
business in Idaho, protecting the applicant and/or any employees and/or agents
thereof from all claims for damages to property and bodily injury, including death,
which may arise from operations under or in connection with the special event. Such
insurance shall name the city as additional insured, and shall provide that the policy
shall not terminate or be canceled prior to the expiration date without thirty (30)
days' advance written notice to the city. Such insurance shall afford minimum limits
of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00} per person bodily injury, five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) per occurrence bodily injury, and five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) per occurrence property damage.
c. ~-No provision of this subsection shall preclude the application of any and all other
licensing and/or other applicable provisions of local, state, or federal law to any special
event organizer, nor exempt any vendor or participant in a special event from compliance
with any and all other licensing or other applicable provisions of local, state, or federal law,
except that where a special event includes vendors or participants that would otherwise
require city of Meridian licenses or permits to operate as mobile sales units or temporary
sales units, such vendors and/or participants shall be exempt from such requirement,
provided that this exemption shall apply only to vendors and/or participants represented on
the site plan(s) or map(s) submitted by the organizer; and further provided that such
exemption shall apply only for the time, at the place, and in the manner specified for such
special event in a validly issued city of Meridian temporary use permit.
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d. Special events shall be allowed for a period not to exceed fourteen (14) days within any
ninety (90) day period.
e. ~It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, allow, or organize a special event in a
residential district, except that:
(1) Neighborhood events or block parties shall be permitted in residential districts
without a temporary use permit, although a city of Meridian citizen's use permit may
be required.
(2) Special events involving a route, such as races, parades, or marches maybe
permitted in residential districts, so long as such special events both start and end in
nonresidential districts.
f. e: The following provisions shall apply to any and all temporary signs related to a special
event:
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to install, erect, post, or display or to allow or
cause the installation, erection, posting, or display of a temporary sign or temporary
signs where the quantity or dimensions thereof exceed the limitations set forth in this
subsection. No more than two hundred (200) temporary signs with an area not to
exceed six (6) square feet shall be installed, erected, posted, or displayed for the
purpose of identifying, promoting, advertising, or directing patrons to a special
event. No more than twelve (12) temporary signs with an area not to exceed thirty
two (32) square feet shall be installed, erected, posted, or displayed for the purpose
of identifying, promoting, advertising, or directing patrons to a special event.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to install, erect, post, or display or to allow or
cause the installation, erection, posting, or display of any temporary sign identifying,
promoting, advertising, or directing patrons to a special event upon any property
without the permission of the owner of such property.
(3) Any and all temporary signs identifying, promoting, advertising, or directing
patrons to a special event shall be removed within twenty four (24) hours of the
conclusion or close of such special event.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 3rd day of July, 2012.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 3rd day of July, 2012.
APPROVED:
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE N0. 12- I ~ l9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE
SECTION 3-4-3(A)(6)(d), RELATING TO TEMPORARY USE PERMITS; AMENDING
MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 3-4-3(C)(6), RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR
SPECIAL EVENTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this ordinance is available for inspection at City Hall, City of Meridian, 33 East
Broadway, Meridian, Idaho. T ' ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and
publication. ~
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First Reading: ^7 ~ ~' l,o~ f ~b ~ r ~ ~ "$°
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to
Idaho Code § 50-902: YES / NO
Second Reading: '-'
Third Reading: ~---
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO
ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 12- I S /
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho, hereby certifies
that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached Ordinance no.12-
l S 1 of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has found the same to be true and complete and
provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A(3).
DATED this day of 012.
William. L.M. Nary, City Attorney
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