6.20.055 Unpermitted Special Events – Location – Cost Recovery.
(1) Location. Permitted events shall be given preference over unpermitted events.
(a) Unpermitted special events shall not interfere with permitted events nor with the use of public grounds by the general public.
(b) When organizers or participants hold an unpermitted special event held on public grounds which are already in use by a permit holder, or the unpermitted special event interferes with or excludes the use of that location by the general public, the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee may, to preserve public order, safety and health, designate an alternative location for the unpermitted event and direct participants to that location.
(2) Cost Recovery for Unpermitted Special Events. Within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the unpermitted event, the City shall mail or deliver to the event organizer an invoice for the cost of City services used for the event. Organizers of unpermitted special events shall be billed at the rates listed in Section 6.20.050(5), Provo City Code, or in the Consolidated Fee Schedule for:
(a) The ad hoc or improvised City support services used to keep the peace, protect public safety and property directly caused by the event organizer and participants of the unpermitted special event.
(b) The City’s cost of cleaning the unpermitted special event area of litter and debris and restoring any City property damaged in connection with the special event, if not adequately performed by the event organizer.
(c) The organizer of the unpermitted event shall not be billed for the cost of support services directly caused by a hostile reaction from observers or counterdemonstrators.
(d) The City shall also be entitled to recover from the organizer of an unpermitted special event any costs incurred by the City that are attributable to the unlawful conduct of the event organizer.
(3) Billing. Within a reasonable time after the unpermitted event, the City shall mail or otherwise deliver to the organizer an invoice for the cost of City support services for the unpermitted event. The organizer shall make payment for the full amount invoiced within thirty (30) days of the date the invoice was mailed.
(4) Appeal. An organizer of an unpermitted special event may appeal the amount or process of cost recovery. Appeals shall be made by following the administrative hearing process in Chapter 3.06, Provo City Code.