Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Ch. 15 Temporary Shows

No person shall carry on, manage, or conduct any tent show, carnival, musical or theatrical exhibition or entertainment, traveling show, traveling entertainment, circus, menagerie, animal show, or temporary gathering of any nature whatsoever when the same is held, carried on, managed, or conducted in the open air, in any tent, or in a temporary place of business without first obtaining a permit therefor.

(§ 2211, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 158, as amended by § XXIV, Ord. 241-NS, eff. November 25, 1971)

No permit shall be issued for the conduct of the businesses described in Section 3-15.01 of this chapter unless the applicant for such permit has first obtained a permit or clearance from the Fire Chief, or his or her designee of the Ventura County Fire Protection District to conduct such a business.

(§ 2212, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 158, as amended by § XXIV, Ord. 241-NS, eff. November 25, 1971, and § 3, Ord. 1351-NS, eff. January 4, 2000)

(a) No fee shall be required for the issuance of a permit to conduct any activity described in Section 3-15.01 of this chapter to any organization which is conducted wholly for the benefit of charitable purposes and from which a profit is not derived, either directly or indirectly, by any person, either as profit, salary, wage, or rental for the use of the property of such person.

(b) No fee shall be required for the issuance of a permit to conduct any entertainment, concert, exhibition, or lecture on scientific, historical, literary, religious, or moral subjects whenever the receipts of such entertainment, concert, exhibition, or lecture are to be appropriated and used by any religious organization or school or for any religious or benevolent purposes within the City

(c) No fee shall be required for the issuance of a permit to conduct any entertainment, concert, or other similar activity whenever the receipts of such entertainment, concert, or other similar activity are to be appropriated for the purpose or object for which such association or organization was formed and from which profit is not derived, either directly or indirectly, by any person.

(§ 2214, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 158, as amended by § XXIV, Ord. 241-NS, eff. November 25, 1971, and § 2, Ord. 1392, eff. June 7, 2002)

Permit fees: for carnivals, itinerant shows, or rodeos, other tent shows, musical or theatrical exhibitions, entertainments, or other temporary gatherings for the primary entertainment of children under the age of twelve (12) years, and any other temporary gathering whatsoever, shall be as specified in the City's Master Fee Resolution.

(§ XXIII, Ord. 241-NS, eff. November 25, 1971, as amended by part 2, Ord. 1434-NS, eff. July 1, 2005)