San Luis Obispo County Municipal Code Ch. 6.56 Temporary Commercial Outdoor Entertainment Licenses

The following terms shall have the following meanings when used in this chapter:

"Automobile parking space" when required by this chapter means any permanently maintained space with not less than one hundred forty-four square feet of usable area, and not less than eight feet wide at any place, on or contiguous to the land on which the commercial outdoor entertainment activity is conducted, so located and arranged as to permit the parking of, and be readily accessible under its own power to, a passenger automobile of average size;

"Board of supervisors" means the board of supervisors of the county;

"Building" means a roofed and walled structure built upon a permanent foundation for permanent use;

"County clerk" means the county clerk of the county;

"Commercial outdoor entertainment activity" means an activity which is:

(1) Any music concert, music festival, "rock" concert, "rock" festival, dance concerts, dance festival, or any combination thereof; or

(2) Any circus or carnival; or

(3) Any other theatrical and/or athletic display, exhibition, stunt, contest, performance, or presentation and which is an activity to which members of the public are invited or admitted for a charge, fee, or donation or other consideration and which is attended by more than three thousand such persons and which is to any extent performed outdoors and/or to any extent viewed from outdoors; provided, however, the term does not include any such activity located entirely upon any school or college grounds with the permission of the appropriate school or college authorities; provided further, that the term does not include motion picture and/or film presentations performed or displayed as part of an ongoing drive-in theater, nor does it include race contests performed as part of an ongoing business of a licensed race track, nor does such term include fairs and expositions held pursuant to Part 3, Division 3 of the California Agricultural Code, Section 3801, et seq.;

"Health officer" means the health officer of the county;

"Outdoor" means outside the enclosed portions of a building;

"Planning director" means the planning director of the county;

"County engineer" means the county engineer of the county;

"Sheriff" means the sheriff of the county;

"Tax collector" means the tax collector of the county.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code §§ 8-502, 8-503 and 8-504)

It is unlawful for any individual, partnership or corporation to hold, operate, maintain, conduct, advertise, sell or furnish tickets or other types of written authority for admission to a commercial outdoor entertainment activity as defined in this chapter, in the unincorporated area of the county, unless he, they or it shall first obtain a license from the tax collector to operate or conduct such commercial outdoor entertainment activity; or to hold, operate, maintain, conduct, advertise, sell or furnish tickets or other types of written authority for admission to such commercial outdoor entertainment activity, without complying in full with all of the conditions and regulations set forth in this chapter.

Application for a license to conduct a commercial outdoor entertainment activity shall be made in writing to the tax collector, accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee. The application fee shall be established by board ordinance.

No such license shall be issued, however, until all of the conditions required by this chapter as a prerequisite to the issuance of such a license have been fully complied with.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-510)

(Ord. No. 3558, § 2, 11-18-25)

The fact that a license may or may not be required pursuant to this chapter does not relieve those conducting the commercial activity from obtaining all necessary permits and licenses required elsewhere in this Code.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977)

Nothing in this chapter shall require an event held on property owned by San Luis Obispo County to be subject to this commercial outdoor entertainment ordinance, because sufficient control over such uses exists under the county's use permit process.

(Ord. 2300 § 1, 1987)

If the licensee advertises or otherwise informs the public that all or any portion of the proceeds of the event will be donated to a named charity or group of charities, then such advertising or other information to the public must state the minimum dollar amount to be donated, or the amount of each ticket sold to be donated to the charity.

The licensee must submit a copy of all such proposed advertising to the tax collector as part of his license application. If there is any change in the proposed copy after the license is issued, such proposed change must likewise be submitted to the tax collector for his approval before it is used.

This section is only applicable to licensees who sell tickets to the public upon some representation that a portion of the proceeds will be given to charity.

(Ord. 2611 § 1, 1993)

The license fees established in this chapter may be changed by board ordinance.

(Ord. No. 3558, § 3, 11-18-25)

An application for a license for commercial outdoor entertainment activity and the required accompanying documents shall show:

(1) The owner, exact location, legal description, and area of the premises on which it is planned to conduct the commercial outdoor entertainment activity;

(2) The owner, exact location, legal description, and area of all lands to be used for parking or other uses incidental to the commercial outdoor entertainment activity;

(3) The date or dates and the hours during which the commercial outdoor entertainment activity is to be conducted;

(4) An estimate of the minimum and maximum numbers of customers, spectators, participants and other persons expected to attend the commercial outdoor entertainment activity for each day it is conducted;

(5) A detailed explanation of the applicant's program and plans to supply security protection, water supply and facilities, food supply and facilities, sanitation facilities (including but not limited to sewage, garbage and rubbish), medical and first aid facilities and services, vehicle parking space, vehicle access, on-site traffic control, evacuation plans for sick or injured persons, and to comply with all conditions and regulations set forth in this chapter;

(6) All loudspeakers and sound equipment to be used and an estimate of the intensity of the sound, in decibels, at the boundaries of the premises;

(7) The names and addresses of all persons who will act as security guards during the commercial outdoor entertainment activity, as well as the dates of birth, places of birth, and social security numbers of all such persons;

(8) If it is proposed or expected that customers, spectators or participants will remain overnight, the arrangements for illuminating the premises and for camping or similar facilities;

(9) Provisions for cleanup of the premises and removal of rubbish after the event has concluded;

(10) The name, age, residence, mailing address and telephone number of the applicant, the applicant's legal nature, such as individual, partnership, corporation, or other appropriate legal description. If the application is made by a partnership, the names and addresses of all partners both general and special shall be included. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall be signed by the president and secretary thereof and shall contain the names and addresses of all corporate officers and a certified copy of the articles of incorporation shall be attached to the application. If the application is by a joint venture, the names and addresses of each member of the joint venture shall be included;

(11) A detailed explanation of the applicant's plans in the event more persons attempt to attend the commercial outdoor entertainment activity than is permitted by the particular license involved;

(12) A consent to the entry at any time in the course of his duties of any peace officer, and any employee of the planning director, county engineer, sheriff, health officer and any other county officer in the performance of his duties, including but not limited to inspection;

(13) The address of applicant within the state to which all notices and correspondence addressed to applicant shall be directed by the county. Any notice or correspondence addressed and mailed postage prepaid to said address shall be deemed received by applicant.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-511)

At the time of filing an application for a license for a commercial outdoor entertainment activity with the required fee and the items required by Section 6.56.040, the applicant, at the same time, also shall file:

(1) A copy of white background print of a map drawn to scale, showing:

a. The location of the property on which the commercial entertainment activity is planned to occur,

b. The location of the parking area and of all other areas to be used for other uses incidental to the commercial outdoor entertainment activity,

c. All interior access ways,

d. Access to the property,

e. The location and description of all buildings and structures on the premises or to be erected, including the bandstands, stage, or other facility for performers,

f. The location of all loudspeakers,

g. The location of all toilet, medical, washing, drinking and other facilities required by this chapter;

(2) A certified list as shown on the latest available assessment roll of the county of the names and addresses of all persons to whom all property is assessed within five hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the proposed use;

(3) An agreement in writing signed by all owners permitting such use of the premises to be used for both the commercial outdoor entertainment activity and for parking. (If the applicant owns said properties, a document showing that the applicant is the owner thereof will suffice.)

(4) The agreements or contracts which show what doctors, first aid attendants and ambulances will be available at the commercial outdoor entertainment activity;

(5) An agreement, approved as to form by the district attorney of the county, and signed by the applicant or applicants that, within seventy-two hours after the conclusion of the commercial outdoor entertainment activity, he or they will clean up the premises and remove all trash, debris, garbage and other waste from in and around the premises. Such agreement shall be secured by an undertaking in a total amount of five thousand dollars for each ten thousand persons expected to attend and in no event less than five thousand dollars. The undertaking shall be in the form of a surety bond written by a corporate bonding company authorized to do business in the state by the California Department of Insurance. The undertaking shall be filed with the tax collector within thirty days after the board of supervisors has authorized the issuance of a license for the commercial outdoor entertainment activity, or within thirty days after the board of supervisors sets conditions which must be met or security which must be given or both before a license is granted pursuant to Section 6.56.080. The tax collector shall not issue the license for the commercial outdoor entertainment activity until the undertaking is filed with him in a form approved by the district attorney of the county;

(6) A written agreement signed by an applicant or applicants promising to defend, indemnify, and save harmless the county, its officers, agents and employees, from any and all claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses, or liabilities arising out of the commercial outdoor entertainment activity including, but not limited to, any act or omission to act on the part of the applicant or applicants, or their agents or employees, or independent contractors directly responsible to them;

(7) Within thirty days after the board of supervisors has authorized the issuance of the commercial outdoor entertainment activity license, the applicant shall file with the tax collector copies of insurance policies, together with certificates of insurance executed by an authorized representative of the insurance carrier, showing coverage in accordance with the following requirements:

a. Comprehensive general liability insurance covering bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and damage to real or personal property resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of applicant's commercial outdoor entertainment activity. This insurance shall be placed with a carrier authorized to issue such coverage within the state. The amounts of insurance shall not be less than five million dollars combined single limit coverage;

The following coverages must be supplied by the policy, or endorsements supplying such coverage must be attached to the policy:

1. If the insurance policy covers on an "accident" basis, it must be changed to "occurrence" basis;

2. The comprehensive general liability policy must cover personal as well as bodily injury;

3. Contractual liability coverage either on a blanket basis or by identifying the agreement required by subsection (6) of this section within a contractual liability endorsement;

4. "Cross liability" or "severability of interest" such that each insured is covered as if separate policies had been issued to each insured;

5. The county, its officers, employees and agents shall be named insureds under the policy, and the policy shall stipulate that the insurance shall operate as primary insurance and that no other insurance held by the county will be called upon to contribute to a loss under this chapter;

b. A policy issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, or a certificate of consent to self-insure issued by the Director of Industrial Relations showing that applicant is secured against liability for workers' compensation;

c. All certificates and policies shall state that the policies shall not be cancelled or reduced in coverage without thirty days' written notice to the tax collector. The tax collector's approval of the insurance required under this section shall not relieve or decrease the extent to which the applicant or applicants may be held responsible for payment of damages resulting from the commercial outdoor entertainment activity. The tax collector shall not issue the license for the commercial outdoor entertainment activity until the documents described in this subsection have been filed with the tax collector in a form approved by the district attorney of the county;

d. If any portion of the commercial outdoor entertainment activity or any activity accessory thereof is located upon any property owned or controlled by the county, then the board of supervisors may require additional or different insurance coverage in order to protect the county's interests in the property.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-512)

An application for a license for a commercial outdoor entertainment activity accompanied by the required fee and the required accompanying documents shall be filed with the tax collector not less than sixty days prior to the beginning of such commercial outdoor entertainment activity or not less than five days after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter whichever is later.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part) 1977, Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-513)

Upon receipt of a complete application, required accompanying documents and the application fee, the tax collector shall with due diligence transmit the same to the board of supervisors, and the tax collector at the same time shall request the board of supervisors to set a time and date for a public hearing; and the board of supervisors shall set the application for a public hearing at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors, not more than thirty days thereafter. The county clerk shall thereupon give not less than ten days' written notice thereof to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address set forth in the application. The county clerk shall also give written notice of the hearing and copies of the application to the sheriff, the county health officer, the county engineer and the planning director, who shall investigate the matter and report in writing to the board of supervisors not later than the time set for the hearing, with appropriate recommendations concerning the activity. At the nearing the applicant shall have the right to testify and to present other evidence. The county clerk shall also serve notice of the time and place of such hearing by publishing once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, at least ten days before the hearing, and shall also not less than ten days before such hearing send written notice by mail of the time and place of hearing to all persons whose names and addresses appear upon the latest available assessment roll of the county as owning property within five hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the proposed use.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-520)

(a) At the hearing the board shall consider by testimony and other evidence whether the establishment, maintenance and/or conducting of the temporary commercial outdoor entertainment activity under the circumstances, and in light of any conditions the board may impose, will be detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of persons attending the activity or residing or working in the neighborhood and/or vicinity of the activity; whether the activity will be injurious to the health, and safety of property and improvements in the vicinity of the activity. In making these considerations, the board may consider the general plan and zoning regulations as they relate to the subject properties.

(b) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board may approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application. In making its determination, the board shall make the findings listed in this section and such other findings it deems appropriate. The board shall approve the application if it makes all of the following findings in favor of the proposed temporary commercial outdoor entertainment activity.

(1) That all information required by this chapter is in the application and all documents and other material required by this chapter have been filed with the tax collector;

(2) That the applicant, his employee, agent or any person connected or associated with the applicant as a partner, director, officer, associate or manager, has not knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement or material fact in the application for a license or in any report, record, or documents required to be filed with the tax collector pursuant to this chapter;

(3) That the issuance of the temporary commercial outdoor entertainment activity license with the conditions prescribed by the board complies with and meets all of the health, fire, and safety requirements and standards and laws of the state and ordinances of this county applicable thereto;

(4) That the temporary commercial outdoor entertainment activity will not unduly endanger the property of other persons located in the vicinity of the use;

(5) That the activity authorized by the issuance of the temporary commercial entertainment activity license with the conditions prescribed by the board will not be unduly detrimental to the health and safety of persons attending the activity or residing or working in the neighborhood and/or vicinity of the activity;

(6) That the applicant has submitted adequate evidence that he will comply with the provisions set forth in Sections 6.56.130 through 6.56.300 of this chapter.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-521)

(a) If conditions are imposed or security required by the board of supervisors, the applicant shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the tax collector proof that all conditions have been met, or security has been given that they will be met, before the license may be issued by the tax collector.

The tax collector shall require written notice from county departments that conditions imposed by the board of supervisors or regulations of this chapter required to be met by applicant before a license is issued under the administrative responsibility of such departments, have been met before issuing the license.

Upon determining that the requirements of Sections 6.56.130 through 6.56.190 have been complied with and that all conditions and regulations that are a prerequisite to the issuance of a license including, but not limited to, those set forth in Section 6.56.050, have been fully complied with, the tax collector shall thereupon issue to the applicant for the specific location authorized for the commercial outdoor activity and for the specific days for which the outdoor festival is authorized to be operated, including the conditions as fixed by the board of supervisors.

(b) The applicant and/or licensee shall notify the tax collector in writing of any change in the facts set forth in the application and accompanying documents within five days after such change.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-522)

A license for commercial outdoor entertainment activity shall state the maximum number of spectators permitted. In deciding this maximum the board of supervisors may be guided by, but it is not bound by, the estimate stated in the application for a license.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-523)

A license for a commercial outdoor entertainment activity shall state the dates and hours during which the outdoor festival may be conducted.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-524)

The tax collector may request the board of supervisors conduct a hearing concerning the revocation of the license of any licensee.

Notice of intent to revoke any license shall be given and the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing. The county clerk shall give notice, setting forth the causes for revocation and shall state the time and place at which the matter of revocation will be heard before the board of supervisors. Said notice shall be mailed to licensee not later than ten days prior to the date set for hearing. The board of supervisors shall hear all interested parties.

After the hearing, the board of supervisors may suspend or revoke a license for a commercial outdoor entertainment activity if it makes any of the following findings against the licensee, based upon new evidence and testimony which were not presented to the board at the time the license was approved:

(1) That the applicant has not submitted all information required by this chapter and all documents and other material required by this chapter to be filed with the tax collector;

(2) That the applicant, his employee, agent or any person connected or associated with the applicant as partner, director, officer, associate or manager, has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application for a license or in any report, record, or documents required to be filed with the tax collector pursuant to this chapter;

(3) That the issuance of the temporary commercial outdoor entertainment activity license with the conditions prescribed by the board does not comply with and meet all of the health, fire, and safety requirements and standards and laws of the state and ordinances of this county applicable thereto;

(4) That the proposed temporary commercial outdoor entertainment activity unduly endangers the health and safety or is materially detrimental to the property of other persons located in the vicinity of the use;

(5) The licensee violated any condition of the license or any rule or regulation adopted by the board of supervisors relating to the licensee's business, or any regulation or provision of this chapter;

(6) The licensee failed or refused to notify the tax collector of any change in the facts set forth in the application and accompanying documents within five days after such change.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-526)

(a) The licensee shall provide a potable domestic water supply from a source approved by the health officer. If the source is an existing drilled well or one is to be drilled on the site, applicable state and county ordinances shall be complied with in respect to its construction and protection against contamination and pollution. Licensee shall notify the health officer as to the method of supplying water not less than thirty days prior to the event for the purpose of determining its chemical and bacteriological quality. Trucks used to haul water into site shall prior to use be cleaned and sterilized under supervision of county health department officials. Water trucks shall not be used for any other purpose during the course of the event. An attendant shall be on duty at each truck during normal waking hours.

(b) Water shall be provided for employees and spectators at the following rate per person per day:

Employees: thirty five gallons.

Spectators: ten gallons.

(c) Approved-type drinking fountains shall be provided as follows:

(1) One drinking fountain for the first one hundred persons;

(2) Two drinking fountains for more than one hundred, but less than five hundred persons;

(3) One additional drinking fountain for each additional five hundred persons or fraction thereof;

(d) Common drinking cups or containers shall be prohibited.

(e) The approval by the health officer of licensee's drinking water plans shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of the license for the outdoor activity.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-550)

(a) Seats per Person. The licensee shall provide toilet facilities on the basis of one toilet for each sex for every forty persons attending the event. Toilets shall be located within a radius of four hundred feet of each campsite. When the event is licensed to last no more than eight hours during any twenty-four-hour period, the health officer may approve a sanitary facility plan providing fewer toilets than specified in this section when in his opinion the alternative plan satisfies minimum health requirements.

(b) Illumination. There shall be installed and kept burning from sunset to sunrise, sufficient artificial light to adequately (fifty-foot candles) illuminate the area around each toilet facility.

(c) Servicing. Toilet facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition at all times and shall be cleaned at least once each day. Toilet paper shall be provided for each toilet.

Interior access lanes for service vehicles shall be kept open at all times. If chemical toilets are used, there shall be a sufficient number of pumper trucks available on the site at all times to properly service said chemical toilets. Trucks shall be inspected and permit issued by the health officer.

Holding tanks of chemical toilets shall have a chemical (usually a caustic compound) mixed with water after each cleaning.

(d) Fees. If chemical toilets are contractor-supplied, a permit shall be first obtained from the health officer with payment of fees set forth in this Code.

(e) Disposal of Cleanings. The licensee shall be held responsible for the manner in which the toilet cleanings are disposed. Disposal may be by burial at an on-site location approved by the health officer.

(f) Handwashing Facilities. Handwashing facilities, including appropriate holding tank and drainage facilities shall be provided at the ratio of one lavatory for each toilet seat. The handwashing facilities shall be located within or adjacent to the toilet facilities and shall be provided with soap, paper towels and a trash receptacle at each location,

(g) Mobile Comfort Stations. Mobile comfort stations may be approved if provision for a separate water supply and method of disposing of sewage have been approved by the health officer.

(h) Health Officer's Approval. The approval of the health officer of licensee's sanitary facilities plans shall be a prerequisite for the issuance of a license for commercial outdoor activity.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-551)

Every premises on which a commercial outdoor activity is conducted shall have on such premises or contiguous thereto automobile storage spaces equal to one-fourth of the number of persons which the license permits to attend the outdoor activity unless the planning director finds that a smaller number is sufficient in which case the licensee shall provide such lesser number. Such automobile parking spaces shall be 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 activity and one hour after its termination the licensee shall provide parking attendants at all entrances, exits and within the parking lots. The approval by the planning director of the licensee's parking plans shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of a license for the outdoor activity.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part) 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-552)

At every commercial outdoor activity one uniformed employee approved by the sheriff for each five hundred persons which the license permits to attend, whether actually present or not, shall be constantly in attendance during the entire time the outdoor activity is in progress, and shall devote his or their entire time and attention to keeping order, and observing and enforcing all applicable statutes and ordinances including this chapter.

Prior to the granting of a license as provided in Section 6.56.080, the sheriff shall review and make recommendations to the board of supervisors concerning the licensee's security plans. Such review shall include necessary investigation of the security personnel to be provided.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-553)

The licensee shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the health officer that the licensee has an adequate plan for the proper storage, collection and disposal of garbage, trash, and refuse. All solid waste material shall be disposed of by the sanitary landfill method, or shall be hauled to an approved dump site, and the area where the outdoor activity and parking occurred shall be returned to a litter-free condition within seventy-two hours after the outdoor activity is concluded, all to the satisfaction of the health officer. When the anticipated event is licensed to last more than eight hours in any given twenty-four-hour period, the licensee shall be required to furnish at least one trash can with thirty-two gallons capacity for every twenty-five persons expected to be in attendance. Proof that the requisite quantity of trash and refuse receptacles will be available must be made to the health officer; provided, however, that the health officer may approve a lesser number if he determines that it will not be detrimental to public health and welfare. The approval by the health officer of licensee's solid waste disposal plans is a prerequisite to the issuance of a license for a commercial outdoor activity.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part) 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-554)

All animals accompanying owners shall be kept on leash or otherwise confined while in attendance.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-555)

The licensee shall provide one fire engine with the necessary firemen for each one hundred thousand persons or portion thereof for which the commercial outdoor activity is licensed. A clearly delineated and reserved space shall be provided for each such fire engine in the parking area.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-556)

The licensee shall install and, at all times during which the outdoor activity is in progress, maintain an emergency communications system which the sheriff finds adequate for police protection. The approval of the sheriff of the licensee' s communications system plans is a prerequisite to the issuance of a license for a commercial outdoor activity.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-557)

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

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-558)

The licensee shall not admit, but shall prevent the admission to the premises on which the commercial outdoor activity is held of any person who does not possess a ticket, except a peace officer or other public officer or employee or agent thereof 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 a commercial outdoor activity if such admission would result in a greater number or persons present than permitted by the license.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-559)

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. Such approval by the health officer is a prerequisite to the issuance of a license for commercial outdoor activity.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-562)

The licensee shall provide all exterior and interior access ways which the sheriff and county engineer find necessary for the use of spectators, customers and participants at the commercial outdoor activity. 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. A permit from the county engineer shall be required for any encroachment onto a county road. The approval of such access plans by the sheriff and the county engineer is a prerequisite to the issuance of any license for commercial outdoor activity.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-563)

If food and beverages are to be provided at the activity, the licensee shall comply with applicable state and county food and beverage laws and regulations enacted pursuant thereto. The health officer shall approve the licensee's food and beverage plans prior to the issuance of the license.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-564)

The licensee of the commercial outdoor activity shall be responsible for making adequate plans for medical coverage of performers employees, participants, customers and spectators.

There should be at least one general physician per fifteen hundred persons and one physician with training and experience in psychiatry per ten thousand persons available on site all the time during preparation and performance of the outdoor activity. These general and psychiatric physicians shall be required to have valid licenses to practice medicine and surgery in the state, and also shall hold valid federal narcotic stamps.

In addition to those physicians mentioned above, there may be aids to render help. However, they shall be under direct supervision of the licensed physicians.

Adequate medical supply, including material for first aid and minor emergency surgery, shall be available on site.

An adequately protected area shall be set aside for the purpose of medical care. Also, an area suitable for recovery from reaction to drug abuse shall be available.

The licensee shall make arrangements for emergency medical and surgical care with existing local hospital facilities.

The licensee shall furnish effective means of evacuation of the sick and wounded from the commercial outdoor activity site to hospital facilities for definitive treatment.

The licensee's plans for the above medical preparedness shall be subject to approval by the county health officer, and such approval is a prerequisite to the issuance of a license for commercial outdoor activity.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-565)

Every licensee planning to conduct a commercial outdoor activity after dark, or planning to allow persons who attend the public amusement to remain on the premises after dark, shall provide electrical illumination to insure that those areas which are occupied are lighted at all times. The planning director must approve an applicant's lighting plan as a prerequisite to issuance of a license pursuant to this chapter.

A licensee shall be required to illuminate specific areas on the premises in accordance with the following scale of lighting intensity:

The lighting plan shall include provision for light standards and electrical switches; and in the event the licensee can not for any reason obtain electricity from a public utility, the lighting plan shall include provision for necessary generators. All lighting and appurtenant lines and equipment shall be so installed as to be completely safe at all times.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part) 1970: prior code § 8-566)

No license granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable to another location, another person or entity, or another set of dates.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-568)

Prior to doing any construction, excavation, grading or encroachment required for the commercial outdoor activity, the licensee or applicant shall obtain from the county all necessary permits therefor.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-569)

Every licensee of an outdoor activity which will last more than one day or at which persons will remain overnight on the premises, shall provide camping facilities, firewood, and overnight areas. Such areas and facilities must be approved by the health officer and county engineer prior to the issuance of any license under this chapter

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part) 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-570)

The sheriff may suspend operation and close any outdoor activity prior to the expiration of the license granted under the provisions of this chapter, in the event of the occurrence of a riot when in his opinion it becomes necessary to prevent injury to person or persons and/or damage to property.

(Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 1101 § 2 (part), 1970: prior code § 8-571)