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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDAINING CHAPTER 18 (PARKS AND RECREATION) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE III ENTITLED “PERMITS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS” BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that Chapter 18 (Parks and Recreation) of the Code of the City of Charlottesville, 1990, as amended, is hereby amended and reordained by adding a new Article III entitled “Permits for Special Events and Demonstrati ons”, which Article shall read as follows: ARTICLE III. PERMITS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Sec. 18 -21. Purpose. The purposes of this Article are to: (a) To establish procedures and standards governing the use of public property by non -City organizations and individuals for the purpose of conducting events, and to ensure the preservation of public convenience in the use of city streets and outdoor areas, the preservation of public order and safety, and the defraying of administrative expense s associ ated with certain types of uses; and , (b) To protect the right of persons and groups to organize and participate in peaceful assemblies to express their political, social, religious, or other views on City streets, sidewalks, other public ways, p arks, and other public lands, subject to reasonable restrictions designed to protect public safety, persons, and property, and to accommodate the interest of persons not participating in such assemblies in not having their ability to use City streets, side walks, and other public ways to travel to their intended destinations, City parks for recreational purposes, and other City lands for their intended purposes unreasonably impaired. (c) The application of the provisions of this Article , and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to these provisions, shall be without regard to the content of the beliefs expressed or anticipated to be expressed during any permitted event. Sec. 18 -22. Definitions. “Community event” shall mean the events listed in Sec. 28 -29(c) of the City Code, and such other events designated by City Council as “community events” from time to time.