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CITY OF LAKE EL MO RESOLUTION NO 2011-052 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-054, an ordinance to regulate Special Events within the City of Lake Elmo to promote the orderly, compatible, and safe use of property for temporary special events and to assure adequate provision of parking, traffic, sanitary facilities, utilities, public safety services, and peace and tranquility of residential neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the ordinance is lengthy; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, section 412.191, subd. 4, allows publication by title and summary in the case of lengthy ordinances or those containing charts or maps; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the following summary would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE, SOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, that the City Administrator shall cause the following summary of Ordinance No. 08-054 to be published in the official newspaper in lieu of the entire ordinance: Wft11ff13U1=. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-054. The ordinance amends Title XI of the City Code, Business Regulations, and adds a new section concerning Special Events to Chapter 110 — General Licensing Provisions. Any activity defined as a Special Event will need to secure a Special Event Permit from the City in accordance with the ordinance. The Ordinance defines a Special Event as either: 1) any temporary, privately-sponsored event, typically conducted outdoors, open to the general public and held on public or privately owned property, that will be attended by over 100 people within a 24-hour period, where such event would not otherwise be permitted under the City's zoning regulations, or 2) an Agricultural Sales Business as defined in Section 11.01 that is conducted for less than three months in any calendar year. Other provisions in the Ordinance include a list of exceptions, permit requirements, application procedures, process for granting a permit, and enforcement and penalties.