Burbank Municipal Code Art. 2 Auto and Motorcycle Racing

As used in this article:

AUTOMOBILE MANEUVERING EVENT OR EVENTS: A noncompetitive amateur recreational activity held during daylight hours strictly for the entertainment of the participants and other spectators, for which there is no admission charge or any financial award to any participant or spectator; on open and unobstructed land, such as a parking lot, which tests only the skills of drivers who possess valid California drivers’ licenses, to maneuver their vehicles through a measured course of tight turns.

COURSE: The route along which vehicles participating in an automobile maneuvering event operate.

NONCOMPETITIVE: No two (2) or more vehicles are maneuvered on a course simultaneously with each other. [Formerly numbered Section 5-13; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall conduct, operate, or sponsor an automobile maneuvering event or allow an automobile maneuvering event to be held unless a permit to conduct, operate, and sponsor such event has been obtained from the Community Development Department. [Formerly numbered Section 5-14; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12.]

No person may secure a permit to conduct, operate, or sponsor any automobile maneuvering event except an adult duly authorized to represent a nonprofit corporation of this State, some or all of whose members are residents of the City, and whose main purpose is to sponsor, coordinate, and operate activities relating to vehicles licensed by the State to operate on public highways, but not whose sole purpose is to conduct, operate, and sponsor the automobile maneuvering event for which a permit is sought under this article. [Formerly numbered Section 5-15; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

An application for a permit required by Section 3-3-202 of this article and an application fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) shall be filed with the Community Development Department no less than twenty (20) days before the date of the proposed event. The application shall be under oath and in duplicate and shall contain in addition to the information required by Section 3-6-202 of this title:

A. The date on which the proposed event is to be held;

B. The time at which the event is to begin and end;

C. The address of the place where the event is to be held;

D. Written authorization from the owner of the place where the event is to be held, specifically granting permission to hold the event at the time, date, and place designated in the application;

E. A plan showing the layout of the course and what precautions are to be taken to protect private and public property;

F. A certificate of the applicant stating that the course on which the proposed event will be held is reasonably safe; that before and during the event, safety equipment, including fire extinguishers, will be available; that any oil on the course will be adequately covered with absorbent powder; and that properly maintained and safe areas for spectators of the event, adequately separated from the vehicle course for reasonable safety, will be provided;

G. A certificate of the applicant stating that only motor vehicles equipped with seat belts and brakes in safe operating condition, licensed by the State Department of Motor Vehicles to operate on public highways, and which comply with the provisions of Sections 27150 and 27151 of the State Vehicle Code, will be permitted to participate in the event; and

H. A certificate of the applicant stating that the applicant assumes full and complete responsibility for the event, its direction and any expenditure of funds connected therewith, and that the applicant will not hold the City liable in any way for any damage, loss, or injury either to person or property resulting from or caused by the event. [Formerly numbered Section 5-16; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12.]

A. Chief of Police to Handle Applications: The Community Development Director shall refer all applications filed pursuant to Section 3-3-204 of this article to the Chief of Police.

B. Chief of Police to Make Investigation: The Chief of Police shall cause to be made such investigation as they deem necessary, and if the Chief of Police shall find that the holding of the event at the place set forth in the application, will not violate any ordinance of the City or law of the State, or constitute a menace to the peace, health, safety, or welfare of the community, and the officers and members of the applicant nonprofit corporation are of good moral character, then the Community Development Director shall issue a permit to the applicant, which permit shall contain as conditions the certifications of applicant required by Section 3-3-204 of this article.

C. Decision on Application Within Seven Days: Within seven (7) calendar days from the date of application, the Community Development Director shall cause notice of the granting or refusal of such permit to be given the applicant. [Formerly numbered Section 5-17; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. 3828, eff. 8/24/12.]

Except as provided in this article, no person shall construct, engage in, or operate a track, enclosure, or other place for a race, trial, or contest of speed for vehicles which are self-propelled. [Formerly numbered Section 5-18; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Except as provided in this article, no person shall engage in a race, trial, or contest of speed or exhibition of speed with a vehicle which is self-propelled. [Formerly numbered Section 5-19; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]