Ventura Municipal Code Art. 7 Permit Revocation/Suspension

A. The director may revoke an event permit upon learning or discovering facts requiring permit denial not previously disclosed or reasonably discoverable.

B. The director may revoke an event permit when the permittee and/or event violates the permit’s terms and conditions, or when event participants violate applicable laws or regulations; provided, however, that this subsection will not authorize revoking a permit because of the need to protect participants from the conduct of others; and, provided further, that the director will not revoke a permit without warning the permittee and allowing them to correct the violation(s) within a reasonable time.

C. If the director revokes a permit prior to the date of the event, the director will immediately serve written notice of revocation on the permittee and will provide copies of the notice to all city personnel charged with carrying out any responsibility under this chapter. If the director revokes a permit on the day of the event after learning of facts justifying revocation less than 24 hours before the event commenced, the director will announce such action to the event participants, to those city officers and employees monitoring or controlling traffic during the event, and to the person in charge of the event, if such person can be located at the site of the event. Written notice will be delivered after such action to the permittee, director, and assistant city manager.

D. An applicant is entitled to an appeals hearing before the assistant city manager provided:

1. The applicant appeals the director’s decision within 24 hours of receiving notice of such conditions;

2. The event is scheduled at least 48 hours after the hearing time;

3. The hearing will be at the assistant city manager’s office at 4:00 p.m. the 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.

E. The assistant city manager’s decision is a final determination. There will be no right of city council appeal.

F. The director or assistant city manager can only revoke a permit for a free speech event after consulting with the city attorney. (Ord. No. 2019-022, § 1, 12-9-19)

The director and any sworn public safety officer may temporarily suspend an event whenever there is an emergency that requires such action to protect public safety. Should this occur, the permittee and event participants will immediately comply with the suspending officer’s instructions. The director will immediately attempt to notify the applicant orally and will notify the applicant and the director in writing, within 24 hours after the suspension, citing with particularity the facts and the reasons for the suspension. (Ord. No. 2019-022, § 1, 12-9-19)

The director is authorized and directed to establish traffic and/or crowd control devices on or within the city’s streets, parking facilities, sidewalks, or other public rights-of-way, and to undertake other actions necessary to cordon off the site of an event. In addition, the director will, when appropriate, cause the route or site of such event to be posted as a no-parking zone for the duration of the event and sufficiently in advance thereof as may be necessary to prevent vehicles from parking along the site of the event. (Ord. No. 2019-022, § 1, 12-9-19)