“Athletic, competitive or festival events” means any event to which the members of the public are invited, with or without charge, to be conducted upon the public right-of-way, public parks, places or facilities for the purpose of athletic events, such as but not limited to foot races, walk-a-thons, bicycle races, sponsored walks; mechanical competitions including, but not limited to, auto racing, auto-cross, motor-cross or vehicle racing; and festivals or celebrations, including but not limited to food festivals, craft shows, art shows and special events celebration.

“Concert” means any music festival, dance festival, rock festival or similar musical activity to which music is provided by paid or amateur performers or by prerecorded means, and to which members of the public are invited or admitted with or without charge, membership fee or donation.

“Dance hall” means any privately owned place in which a public dance is conducted, operated, or maintained or made available on a periodic or reoccurring basis and includes the premises in which the public dance is conducted, operated, or maintained, including but not limited to all public parking areas, hallways, bathrooms, and other adjoining areas on the premises accessible to the public during the dance.

“Demonstration” means a gathering or assembly of 50 or more people upon the public right-of-way, public park, place or facility for the purpose of demonstrating, protesting, informing or persuading a political or ideological point of view.

“Outdoor music festival” means any concert to be held outdoors or outside of a walled and covered structure for the primary purpose of presenting live or recorded music or other amplified sounds for entertainment.

“Parade” means an informal or formal march or procession or movement of a body of people, vehicles or things marshaled in succession upon the public right-of-way or public parks, places or facilities.

“Promoter” means any person, group of persons, association, partnership, corporation, or firm engaged in the business of providing to any vendor, directly or indirectly, sales areas within a temporary special event location for the purpose of using such location during the term of a temporary event permit, or sponsor of an athletic, competitive or festival event, concert, outdoor music festival, public dance, demonstration or parade.

“Public dance” means any dance held in a dance hall that is open to the public and which permits the entry of any person with or without the payment of an admission fee, membership fee or donation from any of the persons admitted; or any dance not held open to the public, but to which 100 or more people are invited or attend, except for the following:

(1) A dance operated, held and sponsored by and for the licensees of premises licensed for dancing pursuant to PMC 5.35.020, provided the dance is in conjunction with the licensee’s regular business;

(2) A dance operated, held and sponsored by a fraternal, veteran, service or charitable organization which is generally recognized as such and is registered as a nonprofit organization in the State of Washington, by a bona fide church, or by a political party organization eligible to be on the ballot in Washington State which is held on premises owned or regularly leased by the organization, or which is generally limited to members of the organization when held on premises licensed for dancing pursuant to PMC 5.35.020 not owned or regularly leased by the organization;

(3) A dance operated, held, or sponsored by a generally recognized nonprofit organization registered as such in the State of Washington when held on premises licensed for dancing pursuant to PMC 5.35.020 and which is part of a special function of said organization and is not held primarily for the purposes of being a public dance;

(4) A dance operated, held or sponsored by an educational institution either in or not in conjunction with a recognized student group which is held on the premises of the institution, attendance to which is restricted to students and members of the educational institution and individual guests thereof. This exception is not applicable to dances open to members of another school not cosponsoring it as a joint activity or open to members of the public.

The determination of nonprofit status for organizations seeking exemption under subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall be consistent with the applicable definitions and process contained in Chapter 3.05 PMC.

“Sales area” means any stall, booth, stand, space, section, unit or specified floor area within any temporary special event location where goods or services are offered or displayed by a vendor for the purpose of sale, trade, barter, exchange or advertisement.

“Temporary special sales event” means the congregation of one or more vendors who rent, lease, purchase or otherwise obtain a temporary sales area for the purpose of selling, bartering, exchanging, trading or displaying goods or services at an event which is open to the public for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive calendar days.

“Temporary special sales location” means an area open to the public, wherein one or more vendors locate for the purpose of participating in a temporary special sales event.

“Vendor” means any person, association, group, partnership, corporation or firm who exhibits goods or services in a temporary special sales event location for the purpose of selling, bartering, trading, exchanging or advertising such goods or services. [Ord. 3764 § 4, 2006; Ord. 3524 § 4, 2001; Code 1970 § 5.25.020.]