Glendale City Code ch. 29.2, art. III — GENERAL PROVISIONS | Code of the City of Glendale, Arizona (Supp. No. 115: codified through Ordinance No. O26-19, adopted April 14, 2026) — City of Glendale

Glendale City Code § 29.2-8 Permit requirement.

Sec. 29.2-8. - Permit requirement. Any event on a public facility shall require a permit. (Ord. No. 2591, § 3, 10-9-07)

Glendale City Code § 29.2-9 Permit applications.

Sec. 29.2-9. - Permit applications. (a) Any person seeking the issuance of a permit for an event shall make application with the city in a form prescribed by the city manager. (b) The application shall be filed at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the first day of the event. Applications involving a political march or rally, or other exercise of rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or Article II, Section 6, of the Arizona Constitution, shall be filed at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the first day of the event. (c) There shall be a non-refundable application fee for each application. All application fees shall be assessed under a schedule of fees as determined by city manager regulations. (d) Permits are specific to the time, place and manner authorized by the city. A permit is only applicable to that event set forth in the application and is subject to the conditions on which the permit is issued. (Ord. No. 2591, § 3, 10-9-07)

Glendale City Code § 29.2-10 Application processing.

Sec. 29.2-10. - Application processing. (a) Applications for permits shall be processed in order of receipt and the use of a particular public facility or part thereof shall be allocated in order of receipt of a permit application accompanied by the application fee. After submission of the application, the city may request supplemental information which may include but not be limited to: a schedule of planned activities or performances; a parking map/plan; a traffic operations plan; a detailed parade or road race route; a map of the event layout; and the location and size of tentage, generators fencing and designated entries and exits. (b) An application will not considered to be completed until all requirements listed in paragraph (a) above have been fulfilled. (c) Applicants shall obtain any required permits or licenses from state or county agencies. Applicants shall also obtain other permits or licenses as required by the city such as transportation, building safety or fire permits or business licenses. No event permit shall be issued unless all applicable city fees, permits, licenses and agreements have been obtained and executed and all timelines met as prescribed under this chapter or by administrative regulation. (d) The city shall issue either a permit or denial of application within ten (10) calendar days of a completed application. Provided, however, the city may extend the period of review for an additional five (5) calendar days by issuance of a written notice of extension. (e) The city shall issue a permit when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained, upon a finding that: (1) The conduct of the event is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property or create a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the public; (2) The conduct of the event will not substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its location or route; (3) The conduct of the event will not require the diversion of an amount of public safety personnel and resources that would impede normal and routine operations for public safety; (4) The concentration of persons, animals or vehicles at the event will not unduly interfere with public safety in the areas or the event or contiguous to the location or route of the event; or (5) The conduct of such event will not interfere with the movement of public safety personnel responding to calls for service. (f) Any denial of an application for permit shall clearly set forth the grounds upon which the permit was denied. To the extent permitted by law, the city may deny an application for a permit if the applicant or the person on whose behalf the application for permit was made, has on prior occasions made material misrepresentations regarding the nature or scope of an event or activity previously permitted or has violated the terms of prior permits issued to or on behalf of the applicant. The city may also deny an application for an event permit on any of the following grounds: (1) The application for permit, including any required attachments and submissions, is not fully completed and executed; (2) The applicant has not tendered the required application fee with the application or any required deposit, indemnification or user agreement, insurance certificate or surety within the prescribed time; (3) The application for permit contains a material falsehood or misrepresentation; (4) The applicant is legally incompetent to contract or to sue and be sued; (5) The applicant or the person on whose behalf the application for permit was made has on prior occasions damaged city property, or has other outstanding and unpaid debts to the city; (6) A prior application for permit for the same time and place has been received, and a permit has been or will be granted to a prior applicant authorizing uses or activities which do not reasonably permit multiple occupancy of the public facility or part thereof; (7) The use or activity intended by the applicant would conflict with previously-planned programs organized and conducted by the city and previously scheduled for the same time and place; (8) The proposed use or activity is inconsistent with the type of public facility; (9) The use or activity intended by the applicant would present an unreasonable danger to the health or safety of the applicant, of other users of the public facility, of city employees, or of the public; (10) The applicant has not complied or cannot comply with applicable licensure requirements, codes or regulations of the city concerning the sale or offering for sale of any goods or services; (11) The use or activity intended by the applicant is prohibited by law, by Glendale City Code or by the regulations of the city manager; (12) The event will substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of aerial navigation, or of public transportation or other vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the area of the event, will cause conflicts with construction or development in public rights-of-way or at the public facility where the event is held; or will close streets or significantly restrict the number of traffic lanes during peak commuter hours on weekdays between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. or between 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; or (13) The expected attendance at the event will exceed the lawful capacity of the public facility under the city's fire code or the parking available at the public facility will be inadequate to accommodate the expected attendance at the event. (g) Written notice of denial or notice of extension of time for the city to review an application shall be served on the applicant by personal delivery or by deposit in United States mail, with proper postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the name and address set forth on the application for permit. Appeal of a denial under this section shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of Section 29.2-41 herein. (h) Any substantive amendment or revision of an application or permit for purposes of determining the priority of the application for permit or for determining the time in which the city shall grant or deny the application for permit and serve notice of such grant or denial, shall be computed from the date of the amendment or revision. (Ord. No. 2591, § 3, 10-9-07)

Glendale City Code § 29.2-11 Attendance estimates.

Sec. 29.2-11. - Attendance estimates. For purposes of this chapter, attendance estimates by the permit applicant shall be accompanied by an affidavit for the basis of the estimate. Each estimate shall be based upon all the relevant factors known at the time, including, without limitation, past attendance at similar functions having the same and similar performers, both in the city and comparable communities, the price of admission, and the extent of advertising and promotion planned. The city may accept the applicant's affidavit if it appears to be based on realistic and appropriate information. If the city rejects the attendance estimates, the city shall substitute a reasonably determined estimate for the applicant and the applicant shall be responsible for all attendant costs and requirements associated with the revised estimate. If, for unforeseen reasons, an estimate did not in fact reflect the actual and necessary resources for the event, the city may seek cost recovery from the applicant in such amounts as determined by the city manager. (Ord. No. 2591, § 3, 10-9-07)

Glendale City Code § 29.2-12 Application deadline.

Sec. 29.2-12. - Application deadline. The city manager, upon good cause and in the best interests of the city, has the authority to consider any application not filed within the timeframes as required by Section 29.2-9(b) herein. (Ord. No. 2591, § 3, 10-9-07)

Glendale City Code § 29.2-13 Rules and regulations.

Sec. 29.2-13. - Rules and regulations. The city manager may, from time to time, establish reasonable rules and regulations which may include, but not be limited to: application fees, processes, cost recovery for public safety, sanitation and transportation personnel, resources, surety and insurance requirements. Such rules and regulations shall be based on due regard for public health, safety, and welfare of citizens and event attendees. (Ord. No. 2591, § 3, 10-9-07)