Sec. 15-28. - Permit — Sonoma County Municipal Code

The director may issue a written permit for an applicant to hold a special event. Once the application has been filed, the permit will be either approved, conditionally approved, or denied.

Any person desiring to conduct a public right-of-way special event shall file an application for a permit not less than sixty (60) days nor more than five (5) years before the date on which such public right-of-way special event proposed to be conducted.

Any person desiring to conduct a reoccurring special event, where the event is substantially similar in route, size, time of year, in public right-of-way shall file an application for a permit not less than sixty (60) days nor more than five (5) years before the series of dates on which such public right-of-way reoccurring special event is proposed to be conducted.

Upon a showing by applicant of good cause, the director may direct the processing of and consider an application which is filed less than sixty (60) days before the date such single event is proposed to be conducted, or the first date a reoccurring event is proposed to occur, provided that the director's decision is final and not subject to any administrative appeal.

An application for a special event by an applicant engaging in expressive activity for which a permit is required will be filed not less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the event. It is also the intent of the board of supervisors to protect the rights of people to engage in expressive activities in the county's public places and to establish reasonable time, place and manner regulation of these activities. An application for a right of way special event by an applicant engaging in expressive activity for which a permit is required must be acted on within two (2) business days of submission of the application.

Any public right-of-way special event allowed under the authority of a permit issued pursuant to this ordinance shall be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions shown on the permit.

(Ord. No. 6393, § I(Exh. A), 10-25-2022)