§ 14-29. Miscellaneous requirements.

The following requirements shall be discussed and approved in the planning meeting in regard to specific activities and/or operations related to the special event.

(a)

Protection of property. Prior to any special event in which beach dunes or state protected property may be impacted, applicant(s) shall obtain written permit approval from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and/or any other regulatory agency that may have jurisdiction over such matters. The permit shall be submitted in accordance with requirements set forth herein, under subsection (e), Permits—Other. The beach shall be considered as that area east of the ocean dune line. The dunes shall include any area east of the coastal construction setback line and west of the Atlantic Ocean. The dune area shall be protected from the special event by temporary barriers so that the patrons of the special event have no access to that area described as the dunes or dune vegetation. This shall require the temporary erection of fencing to channel persons to and across the dune crossovers that may be located within the area the special event is being held. The city shall determine the area(s) to be protected.

(b)

Turtle protection. Prior to any special event in which sea turtles and/or their nests may be impacted, applicant(s) shall obtain written permit approval from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and/or all other government agencies that have jurisdiction over such matters. The applicant(s) must strictly comply with all rules and regulations of the government agencies that pertain to turtles. The permit shall be submitted in accordance with requirements set forth herein, under subsection (e) Permits. All lighting requirements, in regard to sea turtle activities set forth by city and county ordinances and state statutes, shall be met. Applicant(s) of the special event shall be responsible to cover any and all costs associated with these requirements.

(c)

Notification of neighboring properties. At the planning meeting, for informational purposes only, new events applicant(s) only shall be required to provide written notification to all property owners located within one hundred fifty feet (150) feet of the property in which the special event will occur. This notification shall include the date, type and location of the event, estimated number of spectators for each day of event, proposed applicant(s) security measures and any other activities of the event that may impact the property owners of neighboring properties. The city may require applicant(s) to conduct a meeting with interested property owners to discuss management of the event. If a meeting is scheduled, it shall be conducted by the applicant(s) and held in a location designated by the city.

(d)

Inspections to ensure compliance. In addition to scheduled inspections designated in the planning meeting, the city may initiate safety and/or complaint inspections by the building or fire departments, per resolution. The inspections are to ensure compliance that safety requirements are being met by the applicant(s) and all associate participants. The inspectors may meet with the event applicant(s) designee regarding same.

(e)

Permits—Other. All federal, state, county and city required permits (Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, United States Coast Guard, turtle nesting, fire permits, etc.) shall be obtained and provided to the city before final approval for the event is granted. Written approved documentation shall be provided by the applicant(s).

(f)

Watercraft. If the special event requires the use of watercraft for competition, servicing, maintenance, safety or any other reason, they shall be permitted in approved, zoned areas only. Zones and access to waterway shall be established in the planning meeting. Temporary buoys and markers may be placed with approval from the United States Coast Guard.

If the special event involves watercraft competition, waterborne rescue and life-saving personnel and equipment shall be on-duty and prepared to act to protect competitors and spectators during all competition and practice. Appropriate locations for work areas for watercraft shall be designated and approved by the city prior to approval of the special event permit.

No vehicles, trailers or mobile equipment shall be permitted on the beach outside of the approved designated areas. Loading and unloading of watercraft from trailers, shall be permitted only in designated locations, determined in the planning meeting. No storage of vehicles or trailers shall be permitted in such areas. No fueling, refueling or storage of fuels shall be permitted on the beach, unless approved by the fire department and any other government entity that has jurisdiction over such matters.

Vehicles used for transporting trailers on the beach shall be approved by the city.

(g)

Helicopters, fixed, rotary wing or other aircraft. If helicopters, fixed or rotary winged aircraft, hot air balloons, ultra lights, seaplanes and/or any other type of aircraft are to be used in any aspect of the special event, the location of landing, activities and/or display site(s) shall be approved by the city. No refueling operations shall be permitted and the area(s) shall be appropriately marked and designated as "Aircraft Landing Zone". Times of landings, takeoff and all aircraft related activities shall be approved by the city. All aircraft landings shall be FAA approved.

(h)

City franchises. No special event activities, operations, vendors, concessions and/or temporary structures on the beach shall be permitted within thirty (30) feet of any approved city franchise(s), unless that franchise is a sponsor of the event.

(i)

Parking meters. If any special event requires the use of metered parking spaces or impacts an area that will result in a loss of revenue from parking meters or paid spaces due to the special event for a specific period of time, the applicant(s) shall be responsible to reimburse the city for the amount of the lost revenue. This shall be computed at the planning meeting.

The formula for determining the costs for the number of parking meters affected shall be the number of meters multiplied by the number of hours per day they are affected, times the number of days affected, at the current rate per hour.

The formula for determining the cost of paid spaces is as follows: Number of spaces multiplied by the current rate per day multiplied by number of days space is rented.

Consideration may be given to allowing the applicant(s) use of the parking spaces covered by the meters, provided public and emergency vehicle access is not affected.

(j)

Accessibility for the handicapped. All applicable laws and requirements for accessibility and accommodations for the handicapped shall be met by the applicant regarding structures, site locations and event activities.

(Ord. No. 1255, § 1, 11-2-2000; Ord. No. 1578, § 1, 3-20-2014)