CHAPTER 5.30
OUTDOOR FESTIVALS
Sections
   5.30.010   Definitions.
   5.30.020   License - Requirement.
   5.30.030   License - Application - Filing.
   5.30.040   Festival plans.
   5.30.050   License - Application - Public hearing.
   5.30.060   License - Application - Consideration.
   5.30.070   License - Issuance - Transfer.
   5.30.080   License - Conditions.
   5.30.090   License - Denial.
   5.30.100   License - Complaint.
   5.30.110   License - Suspension, revocation - Cause.
   5.30.120   License - Revocation - Hearing.
   5.30.130   Exemptions.
   5.30.140   Variance.
   5.30.150   Violations.
5.30.010 Definitions.
   "Outdoor festival" means any music festival, dance festival, rock festival or similar musical activity at which music is provided by paid or amateur performers or by pre-recorded means, which is held at any place other than in a permanent building or permanent installation which has been constructed for the purpose of conducting such activities or similar activities and to which members of the public are invited or admitted for a charge or free of cost.
(`78 Code, § 5.30.010.)
5.30.020 License - Requirement.
   No persons shall operate, maintain, conduct, advertise or sell or furnish tickets for an outdoor festival in the city unless he or she first obtains a special use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.94 and a license from the city to operate or conduct such festival.
(`78 Code, § 5.30.020.)
5.30.030 License - Application - Filing.
   Application for a license to conduct an outdoor festival shall be made in writing to the City Clerk at least 60 days prior to the time indicated for the commencement of the planned activity and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable investigation fee of $500 and shall contain the following information:
   (A)   The name, age, residence and mailing address of the person making the application. If the application is made by a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners must appear. Where the applicant is a corporation, the application must be signed by the president, vice president and secretary thereof and must contain the addresses of the corporate officers and a certified copy of the articles of incorporation shall be submitted with the application;
   (B)   A statement of the kind, character or type of festival which the applicant proposes to conduct, operate or carry on;
     (C)   The address or legal description of the place where the proposed festival is to be conducted, operated or carried on. Additionally, the applicant must submit proof of ownership of the place where the festival is to be conducted or a statement signed by the owner of the premises indicating his or her consent that the site be used for the proposed festival;
   (D)   The date or dates and the hours during which the festival is to be conducted;
   (E)   An estimate of the number of customers, spectators, participants and other persons expected to attend the festival for each day it is conducted;
   (F)   The applicant shall provide names and addresses of anyone contributing, investing or having a financial interest in producing the festival;
   (G)   At the time of making application, the applicant shall arrange to be fingerprinted by office of the Chief of Police;
     (H)   A list of names of persons or corporations expected to operate concessions at the festival.
(`78 Code, § 5.30.030.)
5.30.040 Festival plans.
   A detailed explanation of the applicant’s plans to provide security and fire protections, water supply and facilities, food supply and facilities, sanitation facilities, medical facilities and services, vehicle parking space, vehicle access and on-site traffic control and, if it is proposed or expected that spectators or participants will remain at night or overnight, arrangements for illuminating the premises and for camping or similar facilities. The applicant’s plans shall include the provisions which shall be made for numbers of spectators in excess of the estimate, provisions for cleanup of the premises and removal of rubbish after the event has concluded. A plot plan showing arrangement of the facilities, including those for parking, egress and ingress, shall be submitted with the application.
(`78 Code, § 5.30.040.)
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