A special events application is required for formal use or rental of city park pavilions, the Performance Shell at the park, the Railroad Depot and the Depot Grounds and other facilities as the city may later designate through the City Manager’s Office or by City Commission formal action.
 
A special event is a program or activity requiring authorized use of any city-owned property including parks, public streets, parking lots or other public facilities that may or may not require city services. Programs exclusively sponsored by the city are exempt from this definition.
 
Special events include, but are not limited to, concerts, parades, festivals, certain kinds of athletic events (e.g. running races on public streets), marches, large group picnics, religious ceremonies, block parties, and the like.