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ORDINANCE NO. 3353
A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING
CHAPTER 5.68 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC EVENTS PERMIT APPLICATIONS; PERMIT
GRANTING CONDITIONS AND PERMIT DENIAL CONDITIONS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5.68.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.68.040 Permit application. An application for a permit shall be filed with the
Community Services Department not less than ninety (90) days or more than
two years before the date proposed for holding a specific event. Such
application shall be signed by the applicant, or his authorized agent and shall be
accompanied by a nonrefundable fee plus a deposit to cover administrative
costs, of which latter sum, any unused portion shall be refunded to the
applicant. The amount of said fee and deposit shall be established by
resolution of the City Council. Where administrative costs exceed the amount of
deposit, additional funds may be required before any permit can be issued.
Application shall be reviewed pursuant to Section 5.68.100 for granting of
permit.
SECTION 2 Section 5.68.100 is hereby amended to read as follows
5.68.100 Permit--Granting conditions. As a condition to granting such permit, the
specific events committee and Community Services Director may impose
reasonable terms and regulations concerning the time and place of such specific
event; the area and manner of conducting such specific event; the maximum
number of persons participating therein; the type of live amplified music, the
regulation of traffic, if required, including the number and type of vehicle; the
number and type of signs, banners, and barricades to be provided by applicant, if
any, together with a plan of their disposition attached to the application; whether
alcohol shall be allowed; and such other requirements as it they may find
reasonable and necessary for the protection of persons and property. Any change
in the approved plan must be submitted to the Committee Chair and approved by
the Director fourteen (14) days in advance of the event. All applicable fees shall be
paid at least thirty (30) days prior to such event.
SECTION 3. Section 5.68.110 is hereby amended to read as follows
5.68.110 Permit--Denial. The Community Services Director, upon recommendation
of the specific events committee shall not issue any permit if it finds any of the
following:
(a) The application is not on the form provided or does not contain the required
information;
(b) The applicant has knowingly made any false, misleading, or fraudulent
statement of material fact in the application for a permit;
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(c) The building, structure, equipment, or location of such specific event does not
comply with or fails to meet all of the health, zoning, fire and safety
requirements or standards of all of the ordinances of the city of Huntington
Beach or the state of California applicable thereto;
(d) The activity or location of the activity is such as to interfere with or unreasonably
obstruct the free flow of vehicular traffic or other means of travel on any public
street, or with pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk;
(e) Proof of insurance required by this chapter as a prerequisite to the holding of a
specific event has not been filed with the city;
(f) The conduct of the specific event will be contrary to law;
(g) The conduct of the specific event will unreasonably interfere with the
preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare;
(h) Applicant has had a similar specific event permit denied for good cause within
one (1) year prior to the application, and can show no material change in
circumstances since such denial;
(i) Applicant refuses to agree to, abide by or comply with all conditions and
regulations attendant upon such specific event permit; and
{�) Such specific event will interfere or conflict with another specific event for which
a permit has already been issued, or will interfere or conflict with another
specific event for which no permit is required by this code.
(k) Applicant has failed to pay the assigned fees or failed to meet any other
conditions imposed by the Director.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting held thereof on the 5th day of May , 1997.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk
REVIEWED AND APPROVED N11 , City Attorney
INITIATED D PROVED: _
City Adneistrator
Director f o nity Services
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Ord. No. 3353
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
1, CONNIE BROCKWAY,the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council
at a regulax meeting thereof held on the 21st of April, 1997, and was again read to said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th of May, 1997, and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council.
AYES: Julien, Harman, Dettloff, Bauer, Sullivan, Green, Garofalo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Connie Brockway CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council,do hereby certify that a synopsis of this
ordinance has been published in the Independent on
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In accordance with the City Charter of said City City Clerk and ex-officio flerk
onnie Brock Way Qfty Clerk of the City Council of the City
Deniu Ciiy Clerk of Huntington Beach, California
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