Orange County Municipal Code Art. 5 Tent Code

The "Tent Code" is hereby adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange for the purpose of prescribing regulations for the erection, maintenance and control of tents.

(a) No person shall erect, operate or maintain a tent or canopy without a permit. Tents used exclusively for camping purposes and tents less than two hundred (200) square feet 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 subject to the following conditions:

(1) 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.

(2) The Orange County Fire Marshal or his duly authorized Deputy may take samples of the proposed tent fabric for the purpose of making flame tests.

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

(4) Exit requirements as required by the Orange County Fire Marshal or his duly authorized Deputy shall be provided and maintained in accordance with the laws enforced by the County of Orange.

(5) Fire extinguishers shall be maintained in such numbers and sizes as may be required by the Orange County Fire Marshal or his duly authorized Deputy.

(6) All electric wiring must conform to the ordinances of the County of Orange and must be approved and inspected by the Building Official.

(7) All heating or cooking appliances must be approved by the Orange County Fire Marshal or his duly authorized Deputy.

(b) Every application for permission to erect a tent in the County of Orange 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 County ordinances shall be complied with.

(c) The application shall be filed with the Building Official. The Building Official and the Orange County Fire Marshal 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 Orange County Fire Marshal 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 one hundred dollars ($100.00) up to one thousand (1,000) square feet of tent area with an additional five dollars ($5.00) per thousand (1,000) square feet of tent area thereafter.

(e) The Building Official may revoke any permit granted for the erection and maintenance of a tent within the County at any time when the health, welfare, or safety of the residents of the County 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.

(Code 1961, § 71.061; Ord. No. 98-15, § 70, 12-8-98)