§ 17-24. Special event licenses; waivers and exemptions.

(a)

A special event license may be issued to persons or entities engaged in the sale of various products at parades, festivals, and other special events, all as recognized and approved by the city council. Application for said license shall be submitted to the police department along with a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Said licenses shall be displayed conspicuously at all times. All sales under this special event license will be limited only to the hours of the parade, festival or special event and shall be conducted where the parade, festival or special event is being held.

(b)

In the sole discretion of the city council, the application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) may be reduced to a nominal fee of one dollar ($1.00) and the licensing procedure be waived under subsection (a) when such reduction and waiver of the licensing procedure will help promote a special event which has been recognized and approved by city council as being beneficial to the entire community. In exercising its discretion, city council shall consider such factors as the cultural, education, artistic, humanistic, charitable, scientific, literary, historic, and other benefits of the special event to the community.

(c)

Any parade, festival, or other special event sponsored by the city shall be exempt from the provisions of ordinance chapter 17, except that the organization hired to do or individual vendors allowed to participate in the parade, festival or other special event shall maintain insurance coverage pursuant to ordinance section 17-23, and if the vendor is offering or selling any food or beverages, the vendor shall file an application with the Bristol-Burlington Health District, to obtain a food service certificate in compliance with the regulations of the Bristol-Burlington Health District and the public health code of the State of Connecticut. Food service facilities with certificates from the Bristol-Burlington Health District shall be exempt from additional fees for temporary events, but shall be required to apply for and receive a separate certificate for each event.

(Ord. of 7-12-16)