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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to keep the Laurel Municipal Code current by
modifying and updating Chapters, Sections, and Subsections to address situations and problems
within the City and to remain in accordance with Montana law;
WHEREAS, City Staff prepared, reviewed, and approved the following amendments to
the existing LMC § 12.18 et al, as noted herein, and hereby recommends the same to the City
Council for their frill approval; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes to the existing LMC § 12.18.010 and 12.18.060 are
attached hereto and hereby fully incorporated herein. See attached revised Chapters and
proposed Ordinance changes.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final passage by the City
Council and approved by the Mayor.
Introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the
141h day of November 2023, upon Motion by Council Member Mize.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second reading on the 28"' day
of November 2023, upon Motion by Council Member Sparks.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR on the 28th day of November 2023.
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411yer, Clerk -Treasurer
CITY OF LAUREL
Dave Waggoner, Mayor
Ordinance No. 023-04 Amend Title 12, Chapter 12.18 (Special Events Permits)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Mic Tele L. Braukmann, Civil City Attorney
Ordinance No. 023-04 Amend Title 12, Chapter 12.18 (Special Events Permits)
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12.18.010 Requirement to obtain special event permit.
A. It is unlawful for any person to conduct any event in or upon any public street, highway, sidewalk, alley, or
other public way owned, controlled, or maintained by or within the city, or knowingly participate in any such
event, unless and until a special event permit to conduct such event has been obtained from the city.
B. It is unlawful for any person to conduct any event in or upon property owned, controlled, or maintained by
the city, or knowingly participate in any such event, unless and until a special event permit to conduct such
event has been obtained from the city if:
1. The event involves more than f -fWe people;
2. The event involves the consumption of alcoholic beverages;
3. The event involves the physical alteration to city property;
4. The event involves vending/solicitation; or
S. If fees are to be collected by the permittee for the event.
C. The following activities are exempt from the special event permit requirement: funeral processions, lawful
picketing on sidewalks when the number of participants does not substantially impede, obstruct, impair, or
interfere with the free use of the sidewalk or the conduct of business, and activities conducted by a
governmental agency acting within its scope of authority.
(Ord. 07-03 (part), 2007)
(Ord. No. 022-06, 11-8-2022)
12.18.060 Insurance and indemnity.
Sponsoring persons, organizations, companies, corporations, or other entities applying for a special event
permit shall hold the city harmless and indemnify from any and all claims, damages, loses and expenses arising
from the special event. Applicants for a special event permit shall agree in writing to hold harmless and indemnify
the city for any and all claims, lawsuits, or liability, including attorney's fees and costs allegedly arising out of the
loss, damage, or injury to persons or personal or public property occurring during the course of or pertaining to the
special event caused by the events sponsoring organizations, companies, corporations, or other entities, their
officers, employees, or agents.
The sponsoring organization shall carry appropriate insurance as required by the city, including
comprehensive general liability, automobile liability and/or designated premises liability in the minimum amount
of one# -ave million dollars per occurrence and twofer million dollars aggregate per event or location and when
deemed necessary, the City can require more insurance coverage for higher -exposure events. The city must be
named as an additional named insured.
The mayor has the authority to waive the requirements contained in this section. Additionally, the mayor
may require insurance coverage in a higher or lower amount based upon the type of special event, the number of
persons anticipated to attend the special event, or the anticipated number of persons participating in the special
event.
(Supp. No. 20)
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Each applicant shall execute a hold harmless agreement in a form approved by the city agreeing to defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless the city against losses and liabilities incurred from the conduct of the applicant or its
officers, employees, and agents. The agreement must be submitted to the mayor with the application for a special
event permit.
(Ord. 07-03 (part), 2007)
(Ord. No. 014-02, 7-15-2014; Ord. No. 022-06, 11-8-2022)
(Supp. No. 20)
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