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$2,000,000.00 per occurrence in the aggregate, using a Combined Single Limit for bodily injury and property damage;
and Workers Compensation insurance as required by Maryland law, with limits of at least $100,000.00 per accident
and $500,000.00 per occupational disease for each employee of the Applicant. Failure to maintain insurance
pursuant to this Paragraph, or any absence of insurance as permitted by Section 14.18.150
of the City Code,
as may be amended, shall not release or relieve the Applicant and/or any participant from responsibility for
injuries or damages to persons or property that arise from the use of, access to, and/or lease of City property
pursuant to the approval of this Application and the planning and operation of the Special Event. If the Special
Event shall result in damages to, or loss of, City property, in addition to any insurance and/or indemnification, the
Applicant shall be responsible for the full cost of repair and/or replacement of that City property within thirty (30)
calendar days of invoicing.
4. INDEMNIFICATION. Irregardless of any insurance which may be provided pursuant to this Application, and pursuant
to Section 14.18.130
of the City Code, as may be amended, the Applicant, for itself and its agents, employees,
volunteers, and contractors, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City and its elected officials, department
directors, and other employees and agents from all liability for any and all injuries or damages to persons or property
that arise from the use of, access to, and/or lease of City property pursuant to the approval of this Application and the
planning and operation of the Special Event, and for any attorneys’ fees and all other costs incurred in addressing and
defending any and all claims, demands, complaints, and lawsuits that seek to impose liability on the City or its elected
officials, department directors, and/or other employees and agents in connection therewith.
5. DELINQUENT OBLIGATIONS. This Application shall not be approved and the Special Event shall not be conducted if
the Applicant is delinquent on any City obligation, tax, payment, or other liability.
6. APPLICATION FEE. A $100.00 non-refundable Application fee shall
accompany each Application. The City shall not
review any Application until that Application fee is paid. Payment may be made by cash or by check payable to the
City of Annapolis and submitted in person or mailed to the City of Annapolis, Attn: Special Events Coordinator, 160
Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401, or by credit card by calling 410-263-7996.
7. LOCATION FEE, OTHER FEES & TAXES. The Application fee does not include a location fee (the “Location Fee”),
which may be assessed pursuant to Section 14.18.100
of the City Code, as may be amended, to capture the City’s
costs of constructing, maintaining, or upgrading infrastructure for the conduct of the Special Event. The Location Fee
shall be paid before the issuance of any Special Events Film Permit. The Application fee also does not include any
additional permit fees or taxes, including, but not limited to, an admissions and amusement charge, that are required
by the City and/or another governmental entity for the Special Event. The Applicant shall pay any and all such
additional permit fees and applicable taxes, including, but not limited to, an admissions and amusement charge,
directly to the appropriate governmental agency within the time period specified by that agency.
8. SERVICE FEE. The Application fee does not include any additional fees for any City services provided to the
Applicant or for the Special Event, and the Applicant shall pay any and all such additional fees for such services (the
“Service Fee”), as required by Section 6.04.210
(C) of the City Code, as may be amended. For a first time Special
Event, the Applicant shall pay seventy-five percent (75%) of the City-estimated Service Fee no later than fifteen (15)
calendar days after invoicing by the City, unless directed otherwise by the City, and the City shall invoice the Applicant
for the remainder of the Service Fee at the conclusion of the Special Event. For a non-first time Special Event, the
Applicant shall pay an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Service Fee incurred for the previous
special event no later than fifteen (15) calendar days
after invoicing by the City, unless directed otherwise by the City,
and the City shall invoice or reimburse the Applicant for the remainder of the Service Fee for the current Special
Event, as applicable. Annapolis community associations, neighborhood watch groups, or other neighborhood
associations and community groups which promote neighborhood pride, as determined by the City, shall not by
charged a Service Fee for the first $300.00 of City services that the City may provide for the Special Event.
9. LATE FEE. A 1.5% interest rate shall be applied by the City to any late payments required pursuant to this
Application, and the Applicant’s continued failure to pay the required payments, including any applicable interest, may
result in suspension or revocation of any permit approval or lease for the Special Event, approval of this Application,
and/or the Special Event at any time before or during the Special Event.