A. The City Council or the City Manager may approve permits to be issued that authorize merchandise or services to be sold in a park and that authorize concessions to be operated in park. No person shall sell or attempt to sell merchandise or services or operate concessions in a park without a permit. Permits shall only be issued if the merchandise, services, and concessions are reasonable and are in the best interests of the city.

B. All requests for permits from profit-making groups or organizations shall be reviewed by the City Council, and the requests shall be either approved or denied by the City Council. All requests for permits from non-profit groups or organizations shall be reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Director and the Parks and Recreation Director shall make recommendations to the City Manager. The City Manager shall either approve or deny the request. If an application for a permit is denied by the City Manager, the applicant may appeal the decision to the City Council. The City Council shall hear the appeal at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting if the appeal request is submitted by the applicant to the City Manager prior to the Thursday before the Council meeting.

C. The City Council or the City Manager may place conditions on the permit and the city may revoke the permit if the conditions of the permit are violated. Persons who hold a valid permit shall adhere to all of the conditions stated on the permit. The City Council may deny permits to persons who have violated the conditions of a permit within the previous year.