§ 82-44.206. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:

(a)

"Event" means an occasion on private property organized for a particular and limited purpose and time and is an organized outdoor assemblage that exceeds seventy-five persons at a venue in a residential zoning district or at a residence in any other zoning district, or exceeds one hundred fifty persons at a venue in any other zoning district. Events include athletic events, arts and crafts shows, garden parties, carnivals, circuses, fairs, festivals, musical concerts and other cultural or live entertainment events, and swap meets. "Persons at a venue" means the total of all attendees, invitees, caterers, event monitors, security, and all other persons who are at an event venue. An outdoor assemblage of seventy-five or fewer people at a venue in a residential zoning district or at a residence in any other zoning district, or one hundred fifty or fewer people at a venue in any other zoning district, is not an "event" for purposes of this ordinance.

(b)

"Commercial event" means an event intended to generate financial gain for the sponsors of the event, or to advertise products, goods or services. An event sponsored by or intended to benefit any organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or Section 501(c)(4) of the United States Internal Revenue Code is not a commercial event.

(c)

"Noise level" means the "A" weighed sound pressure level in decibels obtained by using a sound level meter at slow meter response with a reference pressure of twenty micropascals.

(d)

"Parade" means a march or procession of people on any county street or right-of-way that obstructs, delays, or interferes with the normal flow of vehicular traffic, or does not comply with traffic laws or controls.

(e)

"Sound level meter" means an instrument that meets or exceeds American National Standard Institute's Standard S1.4-1971 for Type 2 sound level meters, or an instrument and the associated recording and analyzing equipment that will provide equivalent data.

(f)

"Temporary event" means an event that occurs for up to one day at a residence or in a residential zoning district, or up to three consecutive days at any other location.

(g)

"Venue" means the site, lot, parcel, contiguous lots or parcels under common ownership, location, area, or facility for which an event is held or is proposed to be held.

(Ord. No. 2010-11, § II, 7-13-10; Ord. 2005-25 § 2).

Article 82-44.4. Permits