Shafter Zoning Code § 2.100 Special Event Permits (CA)

Purpose and Intent

A special event permit is intended to allow for the short-term placement of activities on privately or publicly owned property with appropriate regulations so that such activities will be compatible with the surrounding areas.

Authority

Authority for approval of special event permits shall be vested with the Project Assistance Team. However, City Council approval shall be required for issuance of a special event permit for any event anticipated to accommodate 300 or more persons at any given time.

A special event permit shall not be required for events that occur in theaters, meeting halls, or other permanent public assembly facilities. A special event may be subject to additional permits, other City department approvals, licenses, and inspections as required by this Title or any other applicable laws and regulations.

Permitted Special Events

Table 2.C of this Chapter identifies those special events permitted subject to the issuance of a special event permit.

Table 2.C Special Event Criteria

Permitted Temporary Zones Uses (With a Permitted Special Even Permit)	Zones	Max. No. of Days per Calendar Year	Max. No. of Occurrences per Calendar Year
Non-commercial tent meetings	All districts	10	1
Circus with tent	All commercial and industrial districts	7	1
Commercial, carnival, fair, concert, exhibit, festival or similar event; outdoors or in temporary enclosures	All commercial and industrial districts	7	2

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Permitted Temporary Zones Uses (With a Permitted Special Even Permit)	Zones	Max. No. of Days per Calendar Year	Max. No. of Occurrences per Calendar Year
Non-commercial carnival, fair, concert, exhibit, festival or similar event, outdoors or in temporary enclosures	Public schools, public parks, churches, all commercial and industrial districts	7	2
Commercial and non-commercial holiday sales, such as pumpkin or Christmas tree sales, and incidental sales of Christmas lights, tree stands and decorations, but excluding gift items	All commercial and employment district zones	30	2
Merchandise sale, outdoors or in mobile or temporary enclosures in conjunction with established businesses	All commercial districts	14	4

Criteria for Special Event Permit Issuance

The Project Assistance Team shall consider the following criteria in rendering its decision relative to a special event permit application:

a. The operation of the requested special event at the location proposed and within the time period specified will not jeopardize, endanger, or otherwise constitute a menace to the public health, safety, or general welfare;
b. The proposed site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the special event without being materially detrimental to the use and enjoyment of other properties located adjacent to and in the vicinity of the site;
- c. The proposed site is adequately served by streets or highways having sufficient width and improvements to accommodate the kind and quantity of traffic that the special event will or could reasonably be expected to generate; and
- d. Adequate temporary parking to accommodate vehicular traffic to be generated by the special event will be available either on site or at alternate locations acceptable to the Project Assistance Team.

Conditions of Approval

In approving an application for a special event permit, the Project Assistance Team may impose conditions that are deemed necessary to ensure that the permit will be applied in accordance with the criteria outlined above. These conditions may involve any factors affecting the operation of the temporary use or event, and may include, but are not limited to:

a. Provision of temporary parking facilities, including vehicular ingress and egress;

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b. Regulation of nuisance factors such as, but not limited to, prevention of glare or direct illumination of adjacent properties, noise, vibration, smoke, dust, dirt, odors, gases, and heat;
c. Regulation of temporary buildings, structures, and facilities, including placement, height and size, location of equipment and open spaces, including buffer areas and other yards;
d. Provision of sanitary and medical facilities;
e. Provision of solid waste collection and disposal;
f. Police and fire concerns;
g. Provision of security and safety measures;
h. Regulation of signs;
i. Regulation of operating hours and days, including limitation of the duration of the special event to a shorter time period than that requested;
j. Submission of a performance bond or other surety device to assure that any temporary facilities or structures used for the proposed special event will be removed from the site within a reasonable time following the event and that the property will be restored to its former conditions;
k. Submission of a site plan indicating any information required by this Section;
l. A requirement that the approval of the requested special event permit is contingent upon compliance with this Title and with other applicable provisions of other ordinances; and
m. Other conditions that will ensure the operation of the proposed special event in an orderly and efficient manner and in accordance with the intent and purpose of this Section.