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4. Chapter 28, Article I (In General) is hereby amended, as follows: Sec. 28-5. Temporary street closings generally. (a)The city rrraeager traffic engineer or city manager may permit the temporary use of any city right of-way i htof-way (including any street, on -street parking space(s), or sidewalk) for other than public purposes, and may close the rights-of-way to public use and travel during such temporary use, for a specified period of time, not to e_eeea f -t• eight (48) houfs, when he determines that such temporary closing will not be unduly injurious to the safety and convenience of the general public, that such closing is necessary because the event will impede traffic and/or pedestrian travel, and that, where any rights- of-way to be closed are extensions of the state primary highway system, adequate provision can be made to detour through traffic. Such temporary use shall be authorized by a written permit conditioned upon the temporary user's compliance with the following conditions: (1)No matter advertising any thing or business shall be displayed in or on the public rights-of- way in connection with such temporary use; and (2)The person so permitted to use the public rights-of-way shall furnish a public liability and property damage insurance contract insuring the liability of such person, firm, association, organization or corporation for personal injury or death, and for damages to property, resulting from such temporary use, in such amounts as shall be determined by the city manager. The city shall be named as an additional insured in the insurance contract. 3)The person so permitted to use the public rights-of-way shall be liable for damages to persons or property arising out of or on account of such use. • (41A11 objects and structures that will be located within a public right-of-way during an approved period of temporary use (including without limitation any equipment vehicles scaffolding, trailers containers etc) must be specifically listed within the permit issued by the city traffic engineer or city manager. (5)Temporary use of public rights-of-way for other than public purposes shall be limited to a period of forty-eight (48) hours; however, where an application seeks such temporary use in connection with construction activities on property adjacent to the right-of-way, the city traffic engineer may authorize the temporary use of a public right-of-way under this section for a longer period of time subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section below. (6)Compliance with any applicable permit requirement imposed by City Code section 5-57(b). (7)Such other reasonable conditions as are deemed necessary y the city traffic engineer or city manager to protect the public welfare, safety or convenience as set forth in writing within an approved permit. Should a permittee fail, at any time, to comply with any conditions set forth within this section or any applicable city regulations, then the permit -issuing authority may revoke the permit (b)The e it-. ...,.....ger is authorized to promulgate regulatios inel..A:__ the establishment -� reasonable �erizea b this seetion Application for a permit required pursuant to this section shall be made in writing to the city traffic engineer. Upon approval of any such permit the following fees shall be • charged for each day such permit is in effect Page 4 of 6