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Request to Issue a Street Closing Permit for the Festival Latinoamericano.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council consider adopting a resolution to issue a Street Closing Permit Application submitted by El Centro Hispano, Inc. for the temporary closing and usage of W. Weaver Street from N. Greensboro Street to Elm Street from 12:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2023, for Festival Latinoamericano.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION:Dillon Dispennette, Streets & Grounds Supervisor, 919-918-7434, ddispennette@carrboronc.gov; Kristen Benoit, Assistant to Public Works Director, 919-918-7428, kbenoit@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
On April 24, 2018, Town Council approved revisions to Article III of Chapter 7 of the Town Code relating to regulation of street or other public events. The revised Town Code removed the requirement for a public hearing prior to approval of a street closing permit by the Town Council. Town Code requires:
Section 7-20 Staff Review - Upon receipt of the permit application, the administrator shall circulate it to the police chief, the fire chief, the public works director, and other appropriate persons, such as the Special Events Committee for their comment. The administrator may arrange to have a conference on the application with the applicant and one or more department heads.
Section 7-24: Street Closing in the Carrboro Town Code: "(a) If the[RW1] administrator finds that the permit should be issued and that, to conduct the event, it is necessary to close a street or to reroute traffic, the Town Council may pass a resolution authorizing this to be done. No such resolution shall be passed affecting streets that are part of the street system without the approval of the State Department of Transportation.
(b) The resolut...
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