Sec. 22-96Permit conditions
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.
Any special event permit issued by the city is subject to the following conditions and any other conditions determined to be reasonably necessary to protect the city's public safety, health, welfare, and good order:
(1) The permit is limited to the specific geographic area(s) within which the event is to take place. The applicant or other person designated is responsible for providing for security and sanitation services within the boundaries of the event until the area is cleared of all activities and structures related to the event.
(2) Except as needed for clearing the event area(s) of all activities and related structures, no special event shall continue beyond the time approved on the permit.
(3) The special event must comply with the city's noise and all other ordinances governing the conduct of the special event.
(4) The use of glass containers within the area designated for the special event is prohibited.
(5) The city shall have the right to require immediate termination or cessation of a special event if a determination is made that the special event or aspects of the special event create or present an imminent threat to the public's safety, health, welfare, and good order. Upon being notified that the special event or an aspect of the special event must cease, it shall be unlawful for the applicant and and/or its designee to allow such activity to continue.
(6) A permit issued under this chapter may not be assigned or transferred.
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_S22-96PECO
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH22BU_ARTVIIISPEVUSPR_S22-96PECO
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