Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/27/2007

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7.07 Music Festivals Subdivision 1. Defmition. For the purpose of this Section: Music Festivals - shall mean and include any gathering of individuals for the purpose of participating in or attending a musical carnival, "rock" festival, or like musical activity at which vocal or instrumental or both vocal and instrumental music is provided by professional or amateur performers, or by prerecorded means, and to which gatherings, members of the public are invited or admitted with or without the payment of admission charges in any form. Subd.2. License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person, group of persons, or entity to operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, sell or furnish tickets or other types of written authority to admission to a music festival in the City unless a license to operate or conduct such festival shall have been issued in the manner hereinafter described in this Section. Subd. 3. S7.01.10 of this Chapter. Fees. The permit fee and expiration date shall be as provided in Subd. 4~ Applica(ion. Application for a license to conduct a music festival shall be made in writing to the Admmistrator at least sixty (60) days prior to the time indicated for the commencement of the music festival. The application shali be accompanied by a non- refundable application fee in the amountof$50.00, which filing fee shall be paid to the City, and which said application shall contain thefollowing information: . a. The name (including alias), age, residence, mailing address, and telephone . numbers of each person making the application; if the application is filed by a partnership, the name (including alias)" age, residence, mailing address, and telephone numbers of each partner shall be included; if the applicant is a corporation or a common law or Mas'sachusetts Trust, the application shall be signed by"the president of secretary thereof, and in each instance shall' contain ,their residences, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers, the telephone numbers, mailing addresses, and street addresses of the principal place of business of the corporation or trust and, in the case ofllie corporation, shall also include a certified cQPY .of the articles of corporation and, in the case of a common law of Massachusetts Trust, shall include a certified copy of the trust indenture; b. The.location and legal description of the premises where the music festival is proposed to be conducted, including all lands to be used for automobile parking and other incidental uses. The applicant shall submit proof of ,ownership of said premises and the written consent of all owners thereof for the proposed use; c. The date or dates and the hours during which the festival is to be conducted;