5-19.4 Application Procedure.
a. Except as otherwise provided herein, all applications for permits shall be filed with the City Clerk no later than thirty (30) days before the scheduled event.
b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City Manager shall consider an application that is filed after the filing deadline if:
1. The event involves an activity primarily in exercise of First Amendment rights;
2. A waiver is granted by the City Manager or City Council.
c. The City Manager shall, for good cause, consider an application that is filed after the filing deadline if there is sufficient time to process and investigate the application and obtain police and other City of Clearlake services for the special event. Good cause may be demonstrated by showing that the circumstances that gave rise to the permit application did not reasonably allow the participants to file an application within the time prescribed.
d. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable permit application fee in the amount set by City Council resolution. This nonrefundable fee shall cover the actual costs of processing and investigating special event applications and administering the special events permit program. (Ord. #2008-134, S3; Ord. #2012-153)