11.57.020 - Application—Provisions.
(A) In order to stage a motorized racing event on any public street within the City, the applicant must first obtain a permit approved by Metro and the City Manager. The application for a permit must be filed at least sixty days prior to the date scheduled for the racing event.
(B) At the time an application for a permit is submitted pursuant to Subsection (A), the applicant must submit a traffic control plan to Metro and to the City Traffic Engineer. The traffic control plan shall describe the proposed placement of any temporary barricades, temporary traffic signs or similar traffic control devices. The approval of a permit shall be contingent on:
(1) The approval of the traffic control plan by Metro and the City Traffic Engineer;
(2) The provision of liability insurance in accordance with LVMC 11.56.030, subject to the minimum policy limits listed therein or such higher limits as Metro and the City may require; and
(3) Compliance with any special requirements imposed by Metro, the City Manager or the City Traffic Engineer.
(C) The City may close public streets in connection with the staging of a motorized racing event for which a permit has been approved under this Section. Such action may take the form of a resolution adopted by the City Council, or the Council may delegate to the City Traffic Engineer the authority to close such streets by means of a street closure order.
(D) In connection with a motorized racing event for which a permit has been approved and streets have been closed pursuant to this Section, certain provisions of City ordinances and the Municipal Code which otherwise would prohibit, or be violated by, the motorized racing event shall be deemed suspended for the period of time specified in the street closure resolution or order. The suspension shall include the following regulations, as well as any others specified in the resolution or order:
(1) Any traffic regulations set forth in LVMC Title 11 that would prohibit or unduly interfere with conducting the event.
(2) Any noise regulations set forth in LVMC Chapter 9.16 that would prohibit or limit the noise emanating from the vehicles participating in the event.
(3) Any fueling regulations set forth in the Fire Code adopted pursuant to LVMC Chapter 16.16 that would prohibit the outdoor fueling activities, including the storage and dispensing of methanol and other fuels at the racing track, paddock area, pit row or any other fueling site required for the racing event, provided that event participants and sponsors have complied with the conditions and requirements imposed by the Fire Chief for the safety of spectators, event participants and owners of neighboring properties.
(Ord. 5877 § 1 (part), 2006)
