Dana Point Municipal Code Ch. 8.08 Tent Code

The "Tent Code" is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Dana Point for the purpose of prescribing regulations for the erection, maintenance and control of tents.

(a) No person shall erect, operate or maintain a tent without a permit. Tents used exclusively for camping purposes shall be exempt from the above requirement. The Building Official may upon application made and approved as hereinafter provided, grant permission to erect a tent to remain for a period of not more than 30 days subject to the following conditions:

(1) No goods, wares or merchandise shall be stored or held for sale in any tent, except in one occupied for the purpose of conducting and holding a circus, carnival, Wild West show, rodeo or other similar show or exhibition. Nor shall the provisions of this Section apply to cases where the sale or storage of such goods, wares or merchandise is merely incidental to the chief purpose for which such tent is erected or used.

(2) The owner or agent shall furnish an affidavit that all tents to be used which are covered by said permit have been treated by flameproofing solution so as to render them resistant to the action of fire.

(3) The Fire Chief or his duly authorized deputy may take samples of the proposed tent fabric for the purpose of making flame tests.

(4) The flameproofing solution or process shall be of a type approved and listed by the California State Fire Marshal.

(5) Exit requirements as required by the Fire Chief or his duly authorized deputy shall be provided and maintained in accordance with laws enforced by the City of Dana Point and the Orange County Fire Authority.

(6) Fire hose lines and the auxiliary fire equipment shall be maintained in such numbers sizes as may be required by the Fire Chief or his duly authorized deputy.

(7) All electric wiring must conform to the ordinances of the City of Dana Point and must be approved by the Building Official.

(8) No lighting shall be used except incandescent lamps.

(9) All heating or cooking appliances must be approved by the Fire Chief or his duly authorized deputy.

(b) Every application for permission to erect a tent in the City of Dana Point shall be in writing and in such form as may be required by the Building Official. In addition to any other information that the Building Official may require, such application shall state the approximate dimensions of the proposed tent, the location at which it is proposed to be erected, its distance from the nearest structure and the purpose for which it is to be used. Such application shall be signed both by the applicant and the owner of the property upon which it is proposed to erect such tent, or their duly authorized representatives. All applicable City ordinances shall be complied with.

(c) The application shall be filed with the Building Official. The Building Official and the Fire Chief or his duly authorized deputy shall thereupon make such investigation as may be required to determine whether the proposed tent will create an unreasonable hazard to life or property and whether the erection or maintenance thereof will injuriously affect adjacent or nearby property or the residents of the neighborhood. The Building Official and the Fire Chief or his duly authorized deputy shall each by appropriate endorsement upon such application and in accordance with their determination as aforesaid approve or disapprove such application.

(d) The fee for a tent permit shall be established by resolution by the City Council.

(e) The Building Official may revoke any permit granted for the erection and maintenance of a tent within the City at any time prior to the expiration of the 30 day time limit for the violation of any condition upon which the permit is issued or when in its opinion, the health, welfare, safety and morals of the residents of the City or any portion thereof are adversely affected by the continued presence of such tent. Upon the revocation of any such permit, the person to whom the permit was granted shall, within the time specified by the Building Official, remove such tent.

(Added by Ord. 02-12, 9/24/02)