(1) It is the intent of Provo City in this Chapter to regulate, consistent with the provisions of the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Utah, special events, public assemblies, and other expressive activities within Provo City in order to preserve the privacy of individual residences, and to protect the health, safety and welfare of all persons within the City, residents and visitors alike. It is the policy of Provo City to accommodate public assemblies and other expressive activities subject to reasonable time, place and manner restrictions.

(2) The issuance or nonissuance of a permit described in this Chapter is intended to be an action immune from suit as described in the Utah Governmental Immunity Act, Utah Code Section 63G-7-301(5)(c), as amended.

(3) If a provision of the ordinance codified in this Chapter conflicts with a provision of a previously adopted ordinance, the ordinance codified in this Chapter shall prevail.

(4) The ordinance codified in this Chapter and its various sections, clauses and paragraphs are hereby declared to be severable. If any part, sentence, clause or phrase is adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, the reminder of the ordinance shall not be affected thereby.