The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Mass gathering means the congregation or assembly in which admission is charged in reasonable contemplation of profit of more than 4,000 people but less than 5,000 people for a continuous period of more than 24 hours or more than 4,000 people for a continuous period of at least six hours but less than 24 hours. The term "mass gathering" shall include gatherings in open space, open air, or in permanent structures or buildings designed or intended for use by a large number of people but assemblies in a permanent building or structure shall include only those which by reason of their size, the county health director determines to be likely to pose a threat to public health, safety or welfare through unsatisfactory provisions of public safety, fire and sanitary facilities. The period of duration of the gathering or assembly shall be interpreted as commencing when people begin to assemble on the premises and ending when all people have left the premises.
Permittee means any person who is issued a permit under this article by the county health director.
(Ord. of 4-6-1987(1), § 2)
Cross reference—Definitions generally, § 1-2.