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AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 45. ARTICLE V, USE OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS; PARADES AND RACES, OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, AND ADOPTING A NEW ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 45 ENTITLED SPECIAL EVENTS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Chapter 45, Article V, of the Duluth City Code be repealed and replaced with the following:
Article V. Special Events
Sec. 45-47. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them by this Section 45-47:
(a) Applicant. The authorized agent of the sponsor who completes the application and acts as primary contact for the special event.
(b) Block party. A neighborhood gathering of persons residing in one city block or two adjacent city blocks where the street or alley sought to be closed for the gathering is completely residential in nature and where the area to be used for the gathering does not cover an area greater than one city block in length (two block faces adjoining one street constitutes one city block) and that is approved by all abutting property owners.
(c) Community festival. A public gathering of persons for social, recreational, or artistic purposes sponsored by a civic, charitable, educational, or other not-for-profit organization.
(d) Commercial film production. The filming, electronic, magnetic, digital, or other recording or a moving image by a person, business, or other entity for a market audience with the intent of generating income. Examples include, but are not limited to, feature film, videography, television broadcast, or documentary, or other similar projects. Commercial filming activities may include the advertisement of a product or service, or the use of actors, models, sets, or props. Commercial film production does not include non-commercial filming/photography conducted solely for personal or family use or for news purposes, unless the filming is impeding access t...
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