9.70.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms are defined as: (1)

"Large party, gathering or event" means a group of persons who have assembled or are assembling for a social occasion or for any activity on private residential, industrial, institutional or commercial property, including but not limited to, single family or multi-family residential dwelling units, motels, hotels, other rental housing units, saloons, bars, nightclubs, card clubs, pool halls, restaurants, fast food eating establishments, theaters, social clubs, social halls, religious facilities, auditoriums or amphitheaters.

(2)

"Disturbance call" means a citizen call for police assistance where there is unlawful conduct; conduct creating any disturbing or loud noise or sound; any conduct which disrupts the peace and quiet of a neighborhood; or any conduct that interferes with the quiet enjoyment of the neighboring properties by persons lawfully thereon.

(3)

"Police services fee" may mean either a flat fee as specified in Section 9.07.040, or a fully itemized fee based upon the cost of all police personnel, facilities and/or equipment reasonably attributed to official police activities in response to a disturbance call and including storage costs for any impounded evidence. Such services will include the salaries of the police officers, or other public safety personnel for the amount of time actually spent responding to or remaining at the party, gathering, disturbance or event, the actual costs of any medical treatment to injured officers, or other public safety personnel and the cost of repairing any damaged city equipment or property.

(4)

"Person responsible for the event" shall mean the person who owns the property where the party, gathering, disturbance or event takes place; the person in charge of the premises and/or the person who organized the event or caused the disturbance. If the person responsible for the event is a minor, then the parents or guardians of that minor shall be jointly and severally liable for the costs incurred for police services.

(5)

"Police response" means any police actions reasonably necessary to control the threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare of the community. This may include quelling any disturbances, terminating the gathering, arresting and/or citing law violators, directing traffic, citing illegally parked vehicles or otherwise responding to the situation to restore order and calm to the community.

(6)

"Special security assignment" means the assignment of police officers, services and equipment during a second or subsequent response to location, party, gathering or event after the distribution of a written notice to the person responsible that a fee may be imposed for costs incurred by the city for any subsequent police response to disturbances at that location.

(Ord. No. 629, § 1, 11-16-2010)