All special events, including, but not limited to, pedestrian, bicycle or vehicular
races, that require participants to pay an entry fee and which the applicant believes
will consist of more than twenty-five (25) persons, that interferes with the normal
flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic upon the streets, sidewalks, parks or other
public property owned by or under the control of the City of Danbury shall comply
with the provisions of this article. In addition, the Chief of Police shall determine
whether and to what extent additional police protection is reasonably necessary for
traffic control and public safety. The Chief of Police shall base this decision on
the size, location, duration, time and date of the event, the expected sale or service
of alcoholic beverages, the number of streets and intersections blocked, and the need
to detour or preempt citizen travel and use of the streets, and sidewalks, parks or
other public property owned by or under the control of the City of Danbury. If possible
without disruption of ordinary police services or compromise of public safety, regularly
scheduled on-duty personnel will police the event. If additional police protection
for the parade or public assembly is deemed necessary by the Chief of Police, he shall
so inform the applicant. The applicant then shall have the duty to secure the police
protection deemed necessary by the Chief of Police at the sole expense of the applicant.
