6.46.070 Park event permit--Content--Restrictions--Limitations.
A. A park event permit shall contain the information given in the application and may impose reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions to ensure that the park event will not pose a traffic or safety hazard or unreasonably interfere with fire or police protection services. The restrictions shall be in conformity with the requirements of this chapter and shall provide only for such modification of the proposed park event as is necessary to achieve compliance with this chapter. Such restrictions may include, but are not limited to, requiring the applicant to:
1. Maintain a twelve foot wide emergency access lane at all times;
2. Provide first aid stations and teams within the closed-off area to provide emergency medical aid to participants;
3. Provide portable sanitation facilities and other equipment and services;
4. Provide barricades to close off streets or other areas;
5. Provide sufficient signs and directional arrows to divert traffic and arrange for A.C. Transit and other public transit detours, subject to the approval of the City Traffic Engineer;
6. Provide monitors for crowd control and security at the rate of one unarmed security person per twenty-five (25) attendees and establish liaison with the police department concerning security. Security shall only be required for major park events;
7. Distribute flyers throughout the surrounding areas in advance of the park event, notifying the affected residents and business people of any street closure associated with the park event;
8. Clean all debris and litter from the park, street and sidewalk area within four hours after the conclusion of the event;
9. If an amplified sound permit is granted, provide and utilize a sound level meter to monitor compliance with Chapter 13.40 of the Berkeley Municipal Code;
10. If alcoholic beverages are to be sold at the event, obtain the appropriate license from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, follow responsible beverage service practices and provide security adequate to maintain order, as determined by the Chief of Police.
11. Include in all advertisements about the event a notice that parking in the area of the event is limited, encouraging attendees to take public transit, and notifying them of relevant public transit information.
B. Applicants shall carry the permit during the park event and shall show it, upon demand, to any City employee.
C. The City Manager may require as a condition of a permit that park events involving over 100 persons may be monitored by City staff, provided that this condition is not imposed on the basis of any communicative characteristic of the proposed park event.
D. Parks in which park events occur shall remain open to the public during the park event, to the extent consistent with the park’s capacity and to the maximum extent feasible given the nature of the park event. No park shall be closed to the public during a park event absent express permission to do so in a permit issued under this chapter.
E. All park events shall end no later than 10:00 p.m.
F. Permittees shall ensure that accessibility for persons with disabilities is not impaired by the park event. (Ord. 6579-NS § 2, 2000)