§ 32-325. Indemnification and insurance.

(a)

The applicant for a permit shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the unified government, its servants, agents and employees, for any and all claims caused by or arising out of the activities permitted. Further, prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant shall be required to furnish a certificate of public liability insurance and property damage insurance, including products liability coverage written by an insurance company acceptable to the unified government in the minimum amount of $500,000.00 naming the unified government, its agents, employees and representatives as additional insureds.

(b)

The chief of police may waive the requirement for insurance set out in subsection (a) of this section when the following occur:

(1)

The sponsor, promoter or organizer of the marathon, walkathon, bikeathon, or other organized similar event secures waivers and releases of liability to the unified government, its employees, servants and agents on forms approved by the legal department five days prior to the scheduled event; and

(2)

When the event does not necessitate the barricading, patrolling or supervision of any streets or intersections or when participants in the event will obey all traffic control devices while using the public right-of-way or when the event is to be contained entirely within a city park and does not involve the use of public streets or rights-of-way.

(Code 1964, § 24A-29; Code 1988, § 32-319; Ord. No. 64854, § 9, 8-15-1985)