A. Permits, when required by this chapter, shall be applied for through the director unless otherwise provided. The granting or denying of permits shall be based upon the policies and standards set forth in this chapter. Where fees are required by the city for the issuance of permits, payment of such fees will be required before permits are issued. No fee shall be imposed when prohibited by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, or Article I, Section 3, 4, 5, or 11 of the Washington Constitution other than a fee based on the cost of processing the application. Political or religious activity intended primarily for the communication or expression of ideas shall be presumed to be a constitutionally protected event. Factors that may be considered in evaluating whether or not the fee applies include the nature of the event; the extent of commercial activity, such as the sales of food, goods, and services; product advertising or promotion, or other business participation in the event; the use or application of any funds raised; if part of an annual tradition or a series, previous events in the sequence; and the public perception of the event.

B. All permits issued by the city shall be subject to other applicable city ordinances and park regulations. The persons to whom such permits are issued (“permittees”) shall be bound by said rules, regulations, and ordinances as fully as though the same were contained in such permits. A permittee shall be liable for any loss, damage, or injury sustained by any person by reason of the negligence of the permittee, as well as for any breach of such rules, regulations, or ordinances, to the person or persons so suffering damages or injury.

C. Permits issued for musical acts or bands shall specify that the noise/sound level emitting from such act or band shall be no greater than 90 decibels at or beyond 50 feet.

Any person claiming to have a permit from the city must produce and exhibit such permit upon the request of any authorized person who may desire to inspect the same.

D. Violation of this section constitutes a Class 1 civil infraction pursuant to Chapter 7.80 RCW. (Ord. 6747 § 1 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 6465 § 1, 2013.)