HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 20292-07-2012ORDINANCE NO. 20292 -07 -2012
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XII ENTITLED, "OUTDOOR
EVENTS," OF CHAPTER 20, "LICENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS
BUSINESS REGULATIONS" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TO AMEND VARIOUS DEFINITIONS RELATED TO
EVENTS; TO AMEND NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND PROCESS FOR EVENTS IN PUBLIC
PARKS; AND TO AMEND CLASSIFICATION OF' STREETS FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on August 3, 2010, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 19255 -08-
2010 regulating outdoor events in the City; and
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2010, Ordinance No. 19255 -08 -2010 regulating outdoor
events in the City was amended to assure that all activities related to the First Amendment are
without reference to content, are narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest,
and leave open ample alternative channels for communication of information; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the regulations is to provide a coordinated and comprehensive
process for the regulation of outdoor events on public or private property between the City of Fort
Worth and the event in order to ensure the health and safety of the participants, spectators and
attendees; and
WHEREAS, due to concerns raised by staff and applicants related to the application
submission process and neighborhood events, the City Council directed staff to review the
ordinance as it relates to process and bring back suggested revisions, if needed; and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2012 a public hearing was held at City Hall to receive public
comments;
WHEREAS, the draft ordinance was published on the City's web page and fumished by
e -mail to registered neighborhood associations and citizens were provided an opportunity to
comment on the draft proposal; and
WHEREAS, it is advisable to amend Ordinance No. 19255 -08 -2010 to amend
application and notification requirements to simplify the process; to amend application process
for events held in public parks; to amend the classification of some streets for Neighborhood
Events; and to amend various definitions related to the foregoing amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
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SECTION 1.
Section 20 -404 "Definitions" of Article XII, "Outdoor Events," to Chapter 20, "Licenses
and Miscellaneous Business Regulations," is hereby amended to revise the definition of Event
Calendar Committee and Neighborhood Event to read as follows:
Events Calendar Committee means the necessary representatives from City staff as determined by
the City Manager, two at -large members from residents of the City of Fort Worth as designated
by the Director of Public Events and one representative from each of the following organizations:
The T, The Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sundance Square, Downtown Fort
Worth Initiatives, Inc., the Cultural District, Near Southside and the Stockyards that are consulted
by the Outdoor Events Manager when setting-the calendar of Events in the City.
Neighborhood Event means outdoor gatherings or celebrations with less than 500 attendees at any
one time on a residential street, as defined by the City's current Master Thoroughfare Plan or as
approved as a residential street by the City Traffic Engineer or designee, that are sponsored by a
Neighborhood Association or by persons living on the block that requires the use, occupation or
full or partial closure of a street, sidewalk or public light -of -way. Neighborhood tours, such as
home or garden tours, shall not be considered a Neighborhood Event.
J,Valks, Runs and Races means their usual and customary usage and shall be treated as a Special
Event for purposes of review of the application_unless otherwise stated in this Article.
SECTION 2.
Section 20 -410, "Events Calendar" of Article XII, "Outdoor Events," to Chapter 20,
"Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations," is hereby amended to revise the Events
Calendar requirements for Special Events or Parades and to renumber the subsection to read as
follows:
Section 20 -410. Events Calendar
(a) The Outdoor Events Manager shall create an Events Calendar for each fiscal year
beginning in October for the purpose of setting the City's calendar for upcoming Special
Events and Parades in the City.
(b) A written application _to hold a Special Event or Parade shall be submitted to the Outdoor
Events Manager to be placed on the City's yearly Events Calendar no earlier than three
hundred sixty -five (365) days prior to a Special Event or Parade. The Outdoor Events
Manager may reduce the time frame required for an Applicant to submit an application as
authorized by the Director of Public Events or his /her designee.
(c) The Outdoor Events Manager may deny the application if the Applicant fails to submit a
completed application to hold a Special Event or Parade to be placed on the Events
Calendar as required by this ordinance.
(d) First Amendment Events and First Amendment Parades shall be exempt from this
Division.
SECTION 3.
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Section 20-411, "Events Calendar Committee Meeting" of Article X11, "Outdoor
Events," to Chapter 20, "Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations," is hereby amended
to revise the Events Calendar Committee process for Special Events or Parades to read as
follows:
See. 20-411. Events Calendar Committee
(a) The Outdoor Events Manager shall be responsible for notifying and requesting comments
of the Events Calendar Committee members of the applications for Events before placing
the Event on the yearly Events Calendar.
(b) The Events Calendar Committee shall provide comments within fifteen (15) days of
notification by the Outdoor Events Manager for the purpose of setting the City's Events
calendar for upcoming Special Events and Parades in the City. In setting the yearly
Events Calendar, the Events Calendar Committee shall consider the current submitted
applications to hold an event, other activities being held in the City and any conflicts
related to dates, times and location, Established Events, City resources, and space
capacity for the requested Special Event or Parade.
(c) All Applicants requesting a Permit for a Special Event or Parade must submit an
application to the Outdoor Events Manager. Applications for a Special Event or Parade
with an expected attendance of greater than 2,500 persons located in the Downtown
Outdoor Events District must submit an application no later than two hundred ten (210)
days before the date of the proposed Event. All other Special Event or Parade
applications Must submit an application no later than one hundred and twenty (120) days
before the date of the proposed Event. An application for a Parade with a procession of
less than 500 pedestrians or attendees must be submitted no later than sixty (60) days
before the date of the proposed Event. The Outdoor Events Manager may reduce the time
frame required for an Applicant to Submit an application for a Permit for a Special Event
or Parade as authorized by the Director of Public Events or his/her designee.
(d) In determining whether to place the Applicant's application for a Permit for a Special
Event or Parade on the yearly Events Calendar for the requested dates and times, the
Committee shall consider:
(1) Whether there are competing applications or other activities that are substantially
for the same time and place where both cannot logistically occur together;
(2) Whether there are competing applications that are substantially for the same time
arid/or place, each of which requires police, emergency services or fire protection
over and above what would normally be provided in that location and the Chief
of Police or Fire Chief has determined that there is not a sufficient quantity of
personnel to provide adequate coverage for each of the events; and
(3) The written comments received from property owners as shown by the current
tax roll and residents along all the block faces of the proposed Event as required
to be noticed by Section 20-413 and all Religious Institutions, schools and
registered neighborhood associations within one fourth ('/,) mile surrounding the
proposed Event. The Events Calendar Committee shall consider the failure of a
property owner to return written comments as non-opposition to the proposed
Special Event or Parade.
(e) In a case of competing Events for the sarne time and place, priority shall be given to an
Established Event, unless the location requested has been used in the three preceding
years by a non-Established Event. For a non- Established Event, priority shall be given to
the order in which the written application to hold an Event or Parade is received by
Outdoor Events Manager.
(f) The Events Calendar Committee shall have the authority to deny the Applicant a specific
date and time based on paragraph (c) above, provided however, they shall offer
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alternative dates, times and /or location for the requested Special Event or Parade. An
Applicant desiring to accept the alternative permit shall, within five (5) days after notice
of the action of the Outdoor Events Manager, file a written acceptance with the Outdoor
Events Manager. If the Applicant refuses the alternate date, time or location offered by
the Events Calendar Committee, the Committee shall recommend that the Outdoor
Events Manager deny the application for a Permit to hold a Special Event or Parade.
SECTION 4.
Section 20 -412, "Pre -Event Meeting" of Article XII, "Outdoor Events," to Chapter 20,
"Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations," is hereby amended to revise the Pre -Event
meeting requirements for Special Events or Parades to revise application submission timelines to
read as follows:
Sec. 20 -412. Pre -Event Meeting
(a) The Outdoor Events Manager shall be responsible for establishing the dates, times and
location of the Pre -Event meeting and notifying the Conunittee members and the
Applicants of the meetings.
(b) The Pre -Event Meeting shall be for the purpose of reviewing the application and all
required permits for compliance with this Article and all other applicable-ordinances and
any applicable policies approved by the City Manager.
(c) No Pre -Event Meeting shall be scheduled until a complete application is received by the
Outdoor Events Manager.
(d) All Applicants requesting a Special Event or Parade Permit in which the attendance is
expected to be greater than 2,500 must attend the Pre -Event Meeting no later than one
hundred twenty (120) days before the date of Event to review the application. All other
Applicants requesting a Special Event or Parade permit must attend the Pre -Event
Meeting no later than sixty (60) days before the date of the Event to review the
application.
(e) Failure of the Applicant to attend the scheduled Pre -Event Meeting shall be grounds for
denial of the Permit.
(f) The Pre -Event Committee shall recommend that the Outdoor Events Manager deny the
application if the Applicant is unwilling or unable to comply with all the requirements of
the Ordinance or any other applicable ordinances.
(g) First Amendment Event and First Amendment Parade applicants are not required to
attend a Pre -Event Meeting.
SECTION 5.
Section 20 -413, "Notification Requirements" of Article XII, "Outdoor Events," to
Chapter 20, "Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations," is hereby amended to revise the
notification requirements in subsections (a), (b) and (d) for Special Events or Parades to read as
follows (subsection (c) remains unchanged):
Sec. 20 -413. Notification Requirements
(a) Events Outside the Downtown Outdoor Events District
(1) Notification
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a. Special Events, Parades, :Runs or Walks. No later than 5 (5) days after
the filing of an application for a Special Event, Parade, Walk, Run or
Race Permit, the Applicant shall provide written notice, at Applicant's
expense, to all registered Neighborhood Associations, Religious
Institutions and schools within '/•, mile surrounding the Event, and all
owners of property, as shown by the current tax roll, along all the block
faces of the Event or Walk, Run or Race. Notice shall also be sent to the
Outdoor Events Manager. Notice may be provided by U.S. Mail or by
electronic mail. Notice shall include language indicating that failure of a
property owner to return written comments to the Outdoor Events
Manager within ten (10) days shall be considered as non - opposition to
the proposed Special Event or Parade. The notice must state the date,
tune and location of Event, the type of Event, the dates(s) of Event, the
specific street closures and the time the streets will be closed.
b. For condominiums, hotels or high rise residential buildings, notice may
be provided to the property manager or the Homeowners Association.
Notice shall include language indicating that failure of a property
manager or Homeowner's Association to return written conitnents within
ten (10) days shall be considered as non - opposition to the proposed
Special Event or Parade.
(b) Events Inside the Downtown Outdoor Events District
(1) Notification
a. Special Events, Parades, Runs and Walks. At least five (5) days after
filing an application for a Special Event, Parade, Walk, Run or Race
Permit, the Applicant shall provide written notice, at Applicant's
expense, to all registered Neighborhood Associations, Religious
Institutions and schools within % mile surrounding the Event or the
Walk, Run or Race, The T, the Convention and Visitors Bureau,
Sundanee Square, Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. and all owners of
property, as shown by the current tax roll, along all the block faces of the
:vent. Notice may be provided by U.S. Mail or electronic mail. The
notice must state the date, time and location of Event, the type of Event,
the dates(s) of Event, the specific street closures and the time the streets
will be closed.
b. For condominiums, hotels or high -rise residential buildings, notice may
be provided to the property manager or the Homeowners Association.
(d) Compliance and Response
(1) The Applicant shall file an affidavit with the Outdoor Events Manager within
five days following the filing of the application and no later than thirty days prior
to the Event showing that notice has been provided as required above. Submittal
of the affidavit to the Outdoor Events Manager shall be proof of notification
required in this Article and the Outdoor Events Manager shall not be responsible
f'or verifying the information submitted by the Applicant.
(2) At the request of the Outdoor Events Manager, any questions or concerns from
residents, business or property owners shall be addressed by the Applicant prior
to issuance of a Permit.
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(3) The Outdoor Events Manager shall notify the Mayor and the Councilrncrnber for
the District in which the Event is being held no later than one week before the
event.
SECTION 6.
Section 20-414, "Special Event Permit Process" of Article X11, "Outdoor Events," to
Chapter 20, "Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations," is hereby amended to amend
subsections (b) and (c.] and c.2) to revise the permit process for Special Events or Parades and to
renumber the subsections accordingly, to read as follows:
Sec. 20-414. Special Event Permit Process
(b) Mandatory Requirements for the Issuance of a Special Event Permit
Compliance with the following shall be required before the Outdoor Events Manager may
issue a pen-nit:
(1) Submission of a completed application:
a. two hundred ten (210) days prior to a Special Event in the Downtown
Outdoor Events District with anticipated attendance over 2,500;
b. one hundred twenty (120) days prior to a Special Event outside of the
Downtown Outdoor Events District or for events inside the Downtown
Outdoor Events District with anticipated attendance of over 500 but less than
2,500;
c. sixty (60) days prior to to Walk, Run or Race with anticipated attendance of
less than 500.
(2) Payment of all fees at the time of submission of the completed application;
(3) Attendance of the Applicant at the Pre -Event Meeting;
(4) Submission of all required plans;
(5) Notice to the surrounding property owners for meetings as required by this
Article;
(6) Execution of a user agreement; and
(7) Submission of all insurance and other requirements under this Article.
(c) Application Process
(1) A person seeking to hold a Special Event shall apply for a Special Event permit
by filing with the Outdoor Events Manager a written application upon a form provided by
the City. Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as adopted by
the City Council.
(2) An application Must be filed no less than:
a. two hundred ter) (210) days prior to a Special Event in the Downtown
Outdoor Events District with anticipated attendance of over 2,500-1
b. one hundred twenty (120) days prior to a Special Event outside of the
Downtown Outdoor Events District or for events inside the Downtown
Outdoor Events District with anticipated attendance more than 500 but less
than 2,500;
c. sixty (60) days prior to a Walk, Run or Race for events with anticipated
attendance less than 500.
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SECTION 7.
Section 20-415, "Parade Permit Process" of Article Xff, "Outdoor Events," to Chapter
20, "Licenses and Miscellaneous Business RegL1 ]at ions," is hereby amended to arriend Subsections
(b) and (c. I ) to revise the permit process for Parades and to renumber the subsections
accordingly, to read as follows:
See. 20-415. Parade Permit Process
(b) Mandatory Requirements for issuance of a Parade Permit
(1) Submission of a completed application no later than:
a. two hundred ten (210) days prior to a Parade in the Downtown Outdoor
Events District with participation or' attendance anticipated over 2,500;
b. one hundred twenty (120) days prior to a Parade outside of the Downtown
Outdoor Events District or inside the Downtown Outdoor Events District
with anticipated attendance of over 500 but less than 2,500;
c. sixty (60) days prior to a Parade with participation or attendance anticipated
to be less than 500.
(2) Payment of all fees at the time of the submission of the completed application,
(3) Attendance by the Applicant at the Pre-Event Meeting.
(4) Submission of all the required plans.
(5) notice to surrounding property owners for the Events Calendar and the Pre-Event
Meetings as required by this Article;
(6) Execution of a user agreement; and
(7) Submission of all insurance and other requirements under this Article.
(c) Application Process
(1) A person seeking a permit for a Parade shall rite an application in writing on a
form to be provided by the Outdoor Events Manager. An application for a Parade Permit
with participation or attendance anticipated to be greater than 500 persons shall be filed
with the Outdoor Events Manner no less than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days
before the date of the proposed Parade except for exempt Parades and events in the
Downtown Outdoor Events District with participation or attendance more than 2,500 as
provided above. An application for a Parade Permit for a Parade with anticipated
attendance or participation of less than 500 persons shall be filed with the Outdoor Events
Manager no less than sixty (60) days before the date of the proposed Parade.
SECTION 8.
Division 4. "Public Park Events," Section 20-418, "Permit Required" of Article X11,
"Outdoor Events," to Chapter 20, "Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations," is hereby
amended to revise the process to obtain a permit for an Event held in a public park, to read as
follows:
DIVISION 4. PUBLIC PARK EVENTS
See. 20-418. Permit Process
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(a) Permit Required
(1) General:
All events with one person or greater that require the use of a park outdoor
facility, such as a park pavilion, shall file a facility reservation application with
the Park and Community Services Department. Provided however the following
locations shall be administered by other City departments or contractors, they are
as follows: General Worth Square shalt be administered by the Public Events
Department and Burnett Park shall be administered by Downtown Fort Worth,
Inc. Park reservation applications are not required to be submitted to the Public
Events Department and all processing of the application will be administered by
the Parks and Community Services Department.
(2) Trinity Park
a. Events with an expected attendance of five hundred (500) or more
persons shalt be required to comply with the provisions of this Article,
including placement of the Event on the Events Calendar and attendance
at the Pre -Event meeting. The Pre -Event Cornrnittee review shall be
limited to the impact of the Event outside the park system. The Parks
and Community Services Department shall coordinate all permitting with
the Outdoor Events Manager, and the Applicant. Issuance of the permit
shall be by the Parks and Community Services Department.
b. Events with an expected attendance of less than five hundred (500)
persons that are contained within Trinity Park and associated park
system, including Trinity Trails, and do not require a closure of a street
exterior to the park shall also be administered and permit_issued_by the
Parks and Community Services Department.
(3) Public parks other than Trinity Park
a. Events with an expected attendance of one thousand (1,000) or more
persons shall be required to comply with the provisions of this Article,
including placement of the Event on the Events Calendar and attendance
at the Pre -Event meeting. The Pre -Event Committee review shall be
limited to the impact of the Event outside the park system. The Parks
and Community Services Department shall coordinate all permitting of
the event with the Outdoor Events Manager, and the Applicant. Issuance
of the permit shall be by the Parks and Community Services Department.
b. Events with an expected attendance of less than one thousand (1,000)
persons that are contained within the park system, including Trinity
"Trails, and do not require closure of a street shall also be administered
and permit issued by the Parks and Community Services Department.
(4) Any Event requiring a street closure external to the park or park system shall be
administered and permitted by the Outdoor Events Manager in coordination with
the Parks and Community Services Department.
(5) This Article shall not apply to Mayfest or Concerts in the Garden.
(6) The Parks and Community Services Department shall maintain written
procedures for obtaining a park facility reservation permit, and said procedures
shall be placed in the department's policies and procedures manual, a copy
thereof to be provided to the Outdoor Events Manager, and able to be to
the public upon request.
(7) All Gated Events located in a City park shall be regulated by the Department of
Parks and Community Services in consultation with the Chief of Police and the
Fire Chief. No Gated Event in a public park shall be approved until the
Applicant certifies that admission will not be denied based on race, color, creed,
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religion, gender, parental status, familial status, sexual orientation, national
origin, political affiliation or gender identity.
(8) After a facility reservation application has been processed by the Parks and
Community Services Department, the Department, shall forward the processed
application and permit, if any, to the Outdoor ,Events Manager for informational
and calendaring purposes and the Outdoor Events Manager shall maintain the file
on such Event.
(9) Other than Events requiring a street closure external to the park or park system,
the decision of whether to grant or deny a park permit shall be made by the
Director of Parks and Community Services Department, which shall be final.
The denial or revocation of a Permit for Events requiring a street closure external
to the park or park system may be appealed pursuant to Sec.40 -437.
SECTION 9.
Section 20 -434, "Issuance of Permit" of Article XII, "Outdoor Events," to Chapter 20,
"Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations," is hereby amended to revise subsection (a)
to revise the number of days to issue or deny a permit, to read as follows:
Sec. 20 -434. Issuance of Permit.
(a) The Outdoor Events Manager shall issue either a Permit or a denial of a Special Event or
Parade application within forty -five (45) calendar days of a completed application subject to all
requirements being met. The Outdoor Events Manager may extend the period of review for an
additional fifteen (15) calendar days upon a written notice of extension.
SECTION 10.
Division 9. "Neighborhood Events and Neighborhood Parades," Section 20 -438, "Permit
Process" of Article XII, "Outdoor Events," to Chapter 20, "Licenses and Miscellaneous Business
Regulations," is hereby amended to revise subsection (a) to provide that the classification of a
residential street shall be determined by the Master Throughfare Plan or the City Traffic Engineer
or desginee, to read as follows:
DIVISION 9. NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARADES
Sec. 20 -438. Permit Process
(a) Permit Required
(1) It shall be unlawful for anyone to hold, sponsor or cause to be held a
Neighborhood Event or Neighborhood Parade without first having obtained a
Neighborhood Event or Neighborhood Parade Permit from the Outdoor Events
Manager.
(2) All Neighborhood Events or Neighborhood Parades must be sponsored by a
Neighborhood Association or by persons living on the block.
(3) A Neighborhood Parade must be located on a residential street as defined by the
City's current Master Thoroughfare Plan or as approved as a residential street by
the City Traffic Engineer and take no longer than two hours to complete.
(4) Traffic movement will be the primary determining factor in the approval or
denial of a Neighborhood Event or Neighborhood Parade. Street closures will be
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reviewed and may be approved by the City's Traffic Engineer or designee. No
interference with public safety vehicles will be permitted.
(5) Any Neighborhood Event or Neighborhood Parade with an expected attendance
of Five hundred (500) or more at any one time shall be treated as a Special Event
or Parade and must meet the requirements of a Special Event or Parade Permit.
SECTION I L
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth
and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such ordinances, except in those instances where
provisions of such ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 12.
That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any
and all violations of the City Code, or any amendments thereto that have accrued at the time of the
effective date of this ordinance; and as to such accrued violations, and all pending litigation, both
civil or criminal, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final
disposition by the courts.
SECTION 13.
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective or
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
voidness, ineffectiveness or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation herein of any such void, ineffective or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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SECTION 14.
That any pormon, firm orcorporation who violates, disobeys, omits' neglects or refuses to
comply with or who resists the enforcement ofany of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined
not more than Two Thousand Dollars (B2880D0) for each offense. Each Jay dbu/ u vio|x6uo exists
shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 15.
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas io hereby directed to publish this
ordinance for two <2i days io the offioia|newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized
6y\/IC.A. Local Government Code Subsection 52.0l3.
SECTION 16.
This ordinance shall take effect after adoption and publication, uo required bylaw.
APPROVED /\STOFORM Al\DLBGALlT\':
By:
Assistant City Attorney
Adopted: j/ulyl7.20\2
Effective.
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COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 7/17/2012 ~Ordinance No. 20292-O7~2012
DATE: Tueuday, Ju|y17. 2012 REFERENCE NO.: G-17632
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Amending ArtideX|| "Outdoor Events" of Chapter 2O. "Licenses and Miscellaneous
BuninonsReou|aUons^oftheCodeoftheCih/ofFnrtVVorthtoAmandVahousDefiniUVnn.Amend
Notification and Application Requirements, Amend Process for Events in Public Parks and Amend
C|emsificotionofStneeisforNeighborhoodEventsA\LLC[)UNC|LD|STR|CTS\
RECOMMENDATION:
kis recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending Article XII "Outdoor
Events" of Chapter 2U'"Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations" of the Code of the City ofFort
Worth to amend various definitions, amend notification and application uaquiremenhs, amend process for
DISCUSSION: events in public parks and amend classification of streets for neighborhood events.
On August 3, 2010, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 19255-08-2010 regulating outdoor events in
the City. The ordinance was amended on September 28.2010 (Ordinance 19373-OQ-2O1O) tVaddress
First Amendment activities. The City Council directed Staff to review the ordinance as it relates to process
and bring back suggested revisions, ifneeded.
To mwmx the ordinance, Staff met with multiple stakehn|ders, committee members. neighborhood
associations and City department representatives and reviewed feedback collected from citizens and
applicants since the implementation of the ordinance. Based on the input, Staff proposed amendments to
the ordinance with the goal n[strnam|iningand expediting the permitting process and developed a
communication plan to expand public engagement in the ordinance amendment process.
The proposed amendments were published on the City's web page and furnished by e-mail and regular
mail to registered neighborhood associations and past applicants. Citizens were provided an opportunity
to comment on the proposed amendments via an interactive grid on the web page and at a public hearing
held in the Pre-Council Chambers on March 19' 2012. The draft ordinance was available for review on the
vvebmite for one month.
The proposed attached amendments will (1) modify the review process by the Calendar Committee to a
virtual review process, (2) change the lead time requirements from 210 day to 120 days to include events
on the City calendar, except for events with over 2,500 attendees in the Downtown Outdoor Events District
which would remain at 210 days due to the high density and traffic impact, (3) change the lead time
requirements for runs, vvo|ko and parades with attendance less than 500 from 120 days to 80 days, (4)
modifvihonnUficationnequirementnhminc|udoo'moi|noUficahonandmatab|ishaverificahonprocasa'(5)
amendtheprocesshzrparkmventshoe|iminutevedundancy.(S)outho/izmOexibi|ity/orareduced|eadtime
and street classification for neighborhoods in certain situations and (7) eliminate the Notice of Intent. The
timeline for Neighborhood and First Amendment Events will not Change.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City
funds.
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund /Account/Centers
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by:
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
FROM F u ndlAccou nt/C enters
Susan Alanis (8180)
Kirk Slaughter (2501)
Betty Tanner (2502)
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