It is the intent of this chapter to establish a uniform procedure for evaluating and permitting both commercial and non-commercial special events, which are to be wholly, or partially held within the city of Lawndale. The city council desires to establish such a procedure to ensure the broadest range of special events are held within the city in a safe and orderly manner which causes the least disruption or inconvenience to every day life. It is also the purpose of this chapter to provide a procedure to both evaluate the level of municipal services required by any special event and to pass that cost on to the special event's organizers. Finally, it is the intent of the city council to protect the rights of the people to engage in protected free speech and assembly, yet allow for such activities to be undertaken in a safe manner with the least restrictive reasonable time, place, and manner regulations. (Ord. 849-98 § 1 (part))