Sec. 22-94Application required for permit
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This is the chapter for anyone running a business in town: the yearly occupation tax (the city's business license), plus special rules for pawn shops, phone companies, arcades and coin-operated machines, fireworks stands, food trucks, and permits for special events on city property like festivals, parades and big cookouts in the park. Several parts are fairly recent (2015-2025), but some, like the pawnshop rules, are older and still describe paper record books.
Not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days prior to the special event, an application for a special event permit shall be submitted to the city manager and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of each applicant and, if a corporation, partnership, or other entity, the name, address, email address, and telephone number of a person designated as responsible for compliance with all provisions of this article and other applicable chapters.
(2) A description of the proposed event.
(3) The date(s), location(s), and hours of operation proposed for the special event.
(4) A schedule, however tentative, of proposed activities.
(5) An estimate of the projected attendance. The applicant is required to promptly update the city on any significant changes or anticipated changes in these figures.
(6) A description of any services anticipated as being needed from the city. The applicant is required to promptly update this description and notify the city at the earliest opportunity as any need or anticipated need for services changes.
(7) A description of any of the following elements contemplated for use or need in conducting the special event: closing (full or partial) of a public street; blocking or obstructing public property; the erection, use, or installation of a tent, canopy, stage, trailer, grandstand, bleachers, or other structure; pyrotechnics or sound amplification devices; placement and use of portable toilets; and signage.
(8) A plan for parking along with plans for restroom facilities and the collection and removal of rubbish, garbage, and any other waste byproducts generated by the special event. An acceptable plan must provide for the immediate removal of all rubbish, garbage, and any other waste byproducts generated by the special event upon the conclusion of the special event.
(9) Any other information the city manager may deem necessary and appropriate to determine whether the permit meets the requirements of this article.
The permit shall not waive the requirements of complying with other sections of this Code, including, but not limited to, regulations on alcoholic beverages, business licenses, fire safety, zoning and signs. The 30—90 day time window for application may be waived upon order from the city manager upon a showing of clear and compelling need of immediate action. Among other reasons, ignorance of the permit requirement shall not establish clear and convincing need. Unless expressly provided elsewhere in this article, no permit shall be issued for applications submitted less than three days before an event.
History: (Ord. No. 2022-5, § 1(Exh. A), 10-6-2022)
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH22BU_ARTVIIISPEVUSPR_S22-94APREPE
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH22BU_ARTVIIISPEVUSPR_S22-94APREPE
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