Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 2 Operation Requirements

The licensee shall operate the outdoor festival only on those days and during the hours specified on the license.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3249, 1951.)

The licensee shall not admit, and shall prevent the entrance of, to the premises on which the outdoor festival is held, any person who does not possess a ticket, except a peace officer or other public officer in the performance of his duties. Admission shall be by ticket only. The licensee shall not sell, give, or distribute a greater number of tickets than the number which the license permits to attend. The licensee shall not admit any person to an outdoor festival if such admission would result in a greater number of persons present than permitted by the license.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3250, 1951.)

A person shall not advertise or announce by any means or medium, including but not confined to pamphlets, handbills, newspapers, radio and television, the holding of an outdoor festival prior to the granting of a license permitting such outdoor festival. The licensee or other person shall not print, distribute, broadcast or use any such advertising or announcement, or any other advertising of the outdoor festival which has not first been approved by the commission. The commission shall approve such advertising if it states that admission is by ticket only, if all statements are true, and if there is no statement which might imply any conclusion contrary to fact.

(Ord 9962 § 4 (part) 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3251, 1951.)

A person shall not advertise or sell any ticket to any outdoor festival regardless of where situated, whether in this state or otherwise, in any manner contrary to any statute, ordinance or regulation of the jurisdiction in which the festival is to be held.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3252, 1951.)

While any premises are being prepared for use for an outdoor festival or for parking or other uses in incidental thereto, such premises shall be deemed a "construction job site" as those words are used in Section 539 of said Ordinance 7583 (set out in Title 11 of this code) and in such site preparation all persons shall comply with said Section 539.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3255, 1951.)

The licensee shall provide all exterior and interior access ways which the sheriff and county engineer find necessary for the use of participants at the festival. All exterior and interior access ways shall be clearly delineated by means of curbs or buffers on the ground. A person shall not occupy any such access way except for the purpose of access or to cross the same.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3256, 1951.)

Every premises on which an outdoor festival is conducted shall have on such premises or contiguous thereto automobile parking spaces equal to one-fifth of the number of persons which the license permits to attend the said outdoor festival unless the county engineer finds that a smaller number is sufficient, in which case the licensee shall provide such lesser number. Such automobile parking spaces shall be graded, marked and separated by a physical barrier from the area where the patrons will watch the performance. At all times between one hour before the beginning of the outdoor festival and one hour after its termination, the licensee shall provide parking attendants at all entrances, exits and within the parking lots.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3243, 1951.)

The licensee shall install and at all times during which the outdoor festival is in progress maintain an emergency communications system which both the sheriff and county forester and fire warden find adequate for fire and police protection.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3248, 1951.)

The licensee shall provide all fire protection and fire safety measures as the county forester and fire warden find necessary to protect those attending the outdoor festival.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3245, 1951.)

A.

At every outdoor festival one male security guard, either approved by the commission or supplied by a private patrol operator whose name and address is stated in the application and who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, for each 200 persons which the license permits to attend, whether actually present or not, shall be constantly in attendance during the entire time the outdoor festival is in progress, and shall devote his entire time and attention to keeping order, and observing and enforcing all applicable statutes and ordinances, including the ordinance codified in this chapter.

B.

The commission shall approve a security guard unless it finds, as a ground of disapproval, any ground set forth in Section 7.08.080 of this title.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3244, 1951.)

A.

The licensee shall provide drinking water which the health officer first finds complies with Section 507 of Ordinance 7583 entitled, "An ordinance adopting a Health Code," set forth in Title 11 of this code and adopted August 25, 1959 by providing drinking fountains as follows:

One drinking fountain for the first 100 persons;

Two drinking fountains for more than 100 but less than 500 persons;

One additional drinking fountain for each additional 500 persons or fraction thereof.

B.

If the health officer finds that lesser or different facilities are sufficient instead of the above, the licensee shall provide such facilities.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3241, 1951.)

A.

The licensee shall provide at least one water closet and one urinal for every 200 males and one water closet for every 100 females, or major fraction of such number, permitted to attend, unless the health officer finds that a lesser number is sufficient, in which case he shall provide such number. If a compartment contains one water closet and one urinal, the licensee may count it as one water closet or as one urinal but not as both. Such sanitary facilities shall first be approved by the health officer. The health officer shall approve such facilities if he finds that they comply with Chapter V (beginning with Section 500) of Ordinance 7583, set out at Title 11 of this code.

B.

The licensee shall provide one lavatory for each two fixtures required. Where both sexes are admitted, the sexes shall be assumed to be equally divided.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3242, 1951.)

If the hours during which the outdoor festival can be held as provided in the license are such that any portion thereof is between sunset of one day and sunrise the following day, or the license permits any participant to remain overnight, the licensee shall provide such lighting, including the location of all light standards and electrical switches as the county engineer finds necessary for public safety and welfare.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3246, 1951.)

In selling, preparing, delivering or serving food or beverages, or both, all persons shall comply with the California Restaurant Act, Chapter 11 (beginning with Section 28600) of Division 21 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, and with the Health Code provisions set out in Division 1 of Title 11 of this code.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3257, 1951.)

The licensee shall use such methods of dust control as approved by the health officer. The health officer shall approve such methods if he finds that such methods will prevent the arising of dust to an extent which may endanger the public health or safety.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3254, 1951.)

A person shall not enter, be or remain on any part of the premises on which an outdoor festival is conducted while in the possession of, consuming, using, or under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drugs. The license shall not permit any such person to enter or remain upon the licensed premises.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3253, 1951.)

Within 72 hours after the end of an outdoor festival, the licensee shall clean up the premises and remove all trash and debris therefrom.

(Ord. 9962 § 4 (part), 1970: Ord. 5860 Ch. 19 Art. 3 § 3247, 1951.)