Ventura Municipal Code Art. 5 Special Permit Conditions

A. The director may condition a permit with reasonable requirements concerning the time, place, or manner of holding such activity as necessary to protect the safety of persons and property; provided, that these requirements will not be imposed in a manner that will unreasonably restrict the exercise of free speech rights.

B. Conditions may include, without limitation:

1. Providing the city a security deposit for repair and/or additional maintenance;

2. Using sound amplification equipment, and restricting the amount of noise generated used in the course of the activity;

3. Providing and using emergency services;

4. Obtaining any and all licenses or permits required by this code or California law for the sale or distribution of food, beverages, or other goods or services at the event, including, without limitation, a valid health permit as required by California Health and Safety Code Section 113920, and any successor statute or regulation, if food is distributed to the public more than three days in any 90-day period;

5. Providing monitors and security personnel that may be necessary to safely carry out the activity;

6. Providing overnight security for equipment utilized in such activity; and

7. Providing for the manner in which alcohol sales and service, if any, will be conducted. (Ord. No. 2019-024, § 1, 12-9-19)

A. Grounds for Special Permit Subsequent Conditions. The director may condition previously issued permits upon learning or discovering facts not previously disclosed or reasonably discoverable.

B. Notice of Special Permit Subsequent Conditions. Should subsequent conditions be required, the director will serve written notice on the permittee of this decision. When acting upon information obtained 24 hours before an event, the director may orally inform the permittee, and city personnel overseeing the event, of the new conditions.

C. Except where otherwise provided, a permittee may seek review of imposition of subsequent conditions to the assistant city manager as provided in this chapter. The assistant city manager’s decision is a final determination. There will be no right of city council appeal.

D. Except where otherwise provided, an applicant conducting a free speech event may appeal the decision to impose subsequent conditions through a hearing before the assistant city manager. The assistant city manager’s decision is a final determination. There will be no right of city council appeal.

1. An applicant is entitled to an appeals hearing provided the applicant appeals the director’s decision within 24 hours of receiving notice of such conditions and the event’s purpose is for free speech.

2. The hearing will be at the assistant city manager’s office at 4:00 p.m. the next business day after the hearing is requested, unless otherwise agreed upon. The assistant city manager will issue a decision orally at the conclusion of the hearing and will also notify the applicant and the director in writing of the assistant city manager’s decision. Any notification will describe, with particularity, the facts and reasons supporting the decision. (Ord. No. 2019-024, § 1, 12-9-19)