§ 70-250. Definitions.

In this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:

Applicant means a person who has filed a written application for a special event or parade permit pursuant to section 70-254.

Chief of police means the chief of police of the City of Haltom City, or the chief's designated agent in the Haltom City Police Department.

Circus means an event that includes performers, animals or other such means of entertainment and is performed in the open, in a tent, or in any other temporary structure, but does not include performances held inside a permanent building or on government-owned property.

City means the City of Haltom City, Texas.

Day means calendar day, unless specifically stated otherwise in this article.

Demonstration means a public display of the attitude of assembled persons toward a person, cause, issue, or other matter.

Fireworks display means the display, exhibition, or lighting of any firecrackers, cannon crackers, sky rockets, torpedoes, roman candles, sparklers, or any other substance in whatever combination by any designated name intended for use in obtaining visible or audible pyrotechnic display, including without limitation all articles or substances within the commonly accepted meaning of fireworks, whether or not specifically designated herein.

Permit holder means a person who has received a permit for a special event or parade pursuant to this article.

Person means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity.

Sidewalk means that portion of a street intended for the use of pedestrians that is located between the curb lines, or lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines.

Street means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained, when any part is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

Parade means the assembly of ten or more pedestrians that will require special traffic controls, or five or more vehicles that will be operating at reduced speeds or require special traffic controls, for the common design and purpose of traveling or marching or otherwise traveling in procession from one location to any other location for the purpose of advertising, promoting, celebrating, or commemorating a thing, person, date, or event or point of view on political, religious or social issues.

Special event means a temporary event or gathering that involves one or more of the following activities:

(1)

Any occurrence that takes place wholly or partially on city property or right-of-way and could cause an interruption of traffic or parking on city streets in such a way that it requires the special attention or involvement of city personnel such as closing a street, directing traffic, or erecting barriers or other safety signs or devices; or

(2)

Use of loudspeakers or sound amplifiers in a place that is not completely enclosed in a building and is within 150 feet of a single-family, duplex, or multiple family dwelling; or

(3)

A fireworks display; or

(4)

A circus.

A special event does not include a parade.

(Ord. No. O-2001-031-04, § 1, 6-25-01)