ORD-31-70 ADDS SECTIONS 6540 ET SQ. TO THE OMC DEFINING AND REGULATING SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE CITY OF ORANGECITY NEWS:please publish Wednesday, September 16. 1970, only, and send PROOF and
Proof of publication to City Clerk, P.O. Box 449. Orange, Calif. 92669.
EMILY L. WILSON, City C1ert
ORDINANCE
NO. 31-70
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ORANGE ADDING
SECTIONS 6540 ET SEQ. TO THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL
CODE DEFINING AND REGULATING SPECIAL EVENTS
IN THE CITY OF ORANGE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I:
Section 6540 Definition. Regulation of Special Event.
For the purpose of the provisions regulating special
events hereinafter set forth, the following phrase shall
be construed to have the meaning herein set forth, unless
it is apparent from the context that a different meaning
is intended:
SPECIAL EVENT: A special event is any event of limited
duration conducted on property not owned
by the City of Orange and conducted outside
the confines of a building, which event may
be sponsored by the owner of the property
or a business establishment or establishments
located on said property, whether or not a
business license is required to conduct such
an event. Such an event may include rides,
games, booths, or similar amusement devices
approved in accordance with the provisions
set forth herein. The regulations relating
to a special event shall be applicable whether
or not a fee or admission is charged for such
event. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed to include within the definition of
a "special event" allY "pancake breakfast,"
bake sale," or similar event sponsored by
a nonprofit organization where only food or
beverages are served, provided, that the City
Manager shall have discretion to require the
posting of a cash deposit to insure cleaning
of the area in which food or beverages only
are served.
Section 6540.1 Permit Required.
No person or organization shall conduct a special event
without having first applied for, and obtained, a permit
so to do as provided herein.
Section 6540.2 Application for Permit.
pplication for permits to conduct special events shall be
n writing and shall be filed with the City Manager not less
than fourteen days prior to the opening date of such event.
Such application shall state:
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The name and address of the sponsoring business or
organization;
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The exact location where the event is to be staged;
The name and address of the operator or operators of
the event to be conducted;
A list of communities in California where the event
has previously been conducted by the operators of the
proposed event;
The number and types of rides, games, shows, displays,
and other individual concessions comprising the event,
including all food stands and food vehicles;
The number of persons who will be engaged in conducting
the event;
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g) A plot plan showing the entire property in addition to
that portion of the property proposed to be used to
store equipment and to conduct the special event,
including an exact description and plot plan describing
the total extent of any off-street parking area
which would be occupied for the purpose of conducting
the special event and storing the equipment incident
thereto;h) Such other information as shall be required by
the City
Manager.Section 6540.3 Investigation of
Application.Before issuing a permit for a special event, the
City Manager shall cause an investigation to be made
regarding the application and shall have the findings set forth
in writing and attached to the
application.Section 6540.4 Issuance or denial of
permit.If the City Manager determines, after the
investigation,that all applicable provisions of the law and of the
Orange Municipal Code, including the provisions herein, are,
or will be, complied with, he shall issue a permit;
otherwise the application shall be
denied.Section 6540.5 Regulations for conduct of special
event.The following regulations shall govern the operation
of any special event for which a permit has been issued
by the City Manager, and violation of any such
regulation shall be grounds for immediate revocation of such
permit:1. No ride, game, booth, amusement device, or
any structure shall exceed the height of any
business structures located on the same parcel of real
property,or thirty (30) feet, whichever is the lesser
height.2. No wild or ferocious animals shall be
displayed.
3. All local and state laws and regulations shall
be observed.
4. The physical layout of the area set apart for the
conduct of the special event, including area used
for installation or storage of all equipment shall
be such that not more than 15% of the parking area
designed to serve the business or shopping center
is used for these purposes.
5. Before erecting any structures, application must be
I'made to the Chief Building Inspector. All applicable
building and electrical regulations must be observed.
Permits issued by the State of California, Division
of Industrial Safety, must be furnished to the Chief
Building Inspector before the erection and operation
of any ride. No rides, amusement devices or concessions
shall be put into operation until inspected and approved
by the Chief Building Inspector. Provided, however,
that no such inspection or approval by the City shall
be construed as a representation by the City of Orange,
or any employee thereof, that any such ride, amusement
device, or concession is structurally or operationally
safe.
Each ride shall have a sign displayed at the entrance
to said ride and visible to all patrons containing
the message that any person using the equipment does
so at his own risk.
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6. No game shall be permitted to be conducted at a special
event until inspected and approved by the police Chief.
No game shall be approved which violates any laws of the
State of California or any other provisions of the Orange
Municipal Code. No game shall be approved in which it
is impossible, due to the game equipment, for the
participant to win by the use of skill.
7. Any and all facilities for the dispensing of food and
beverages shall be inspected by the Orange County Health
Department to insure compliance with all provisions of
Section 6400, et seq. of the Orange Municipal Code.
8. No trailers, tents or other temporary living quarters
will be allowed on the premises where the special event
is to be conducted except upon approval of the City
Council based on a finding that no hazard to public
health or safety will result from such approval.
9. The conduct of the special event shall be confined to
the hours when the business esta.blishment or shopping
center is open for business, and in no event shall
the special event be operated after II p.m. of any
night.
10. No special event shall be conducted within 500 feet
of any hospital, rest home, or convalescent facility.
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II. The special event shall not be operated for any
period longer than seven (7) calendar days from the
permitted opening date specified in the permit.
12. The City Manager shall have discretion to require the
posting of a cash deposit to insure that the premises
on which this special event is being conducted will
be left in a clean and orderly condition. The amount
of the cash deposit shall in no event exceed One
Hundred ($IOO.OO) Dollars.
section 6540.6 Liability and Property Damage Insurance.
Prior to the erection of any structure in connection with
a special event, the operator or operators of said event
shall furnish certificates to the City Manager showing that
there is in full force and effect liability and property
damage insurance covering every activity of the proposed
special event in a minimum amount of Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($300,000.00) for death or injury to one person and
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for death or
injury of more than one person in anyone accident and
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) property damage, or,
in such additional amount as deemed necessary by the City
Manager, provided, however, that maximum insurance coverage
that may be required shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000.00) for injury to one person and One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for death or injury to
more than one person in any accident and One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000.00) property damage.
Section 6540.7 Powers of City Council.
The City Council of the City of Orange shall have the power
to review any action taken by the City Manager in denying
any application for a permit and shall have the power to
revoke a permit granted by the City Ma.nager, when, in the
opinion of the City Council, such action on their part is
in the public interest.
When the City Council has acted upon any application for a
special event, all of the regulations set forth herein shall
apply to such special event.
The City Council shall also have the exclusive power to grant
a renewal or extension of a permit beyond the original
en-day
period.Section 6540.8
penalty.Any violation of any provision of these regulations
govern-ing special events shall constitute a misdemeanor and
shall be punishable as provided in Section 1200 of the
Orange Municipal
Code.
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SECTION
II:This
ordinance shall be published once within fifteen 15)
days after its passage in the Orange City News a newspaper of
general circulation, published and circulated in' the City of Orange,
and shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the
date of its final passage.t~~
A--Mayor 0
t e ~ty of Orange ADOPTED this
8th day of September, 1970.STATE OF
CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF
ORANGE )CITY OF
ORANGE )SS.ATTEST:
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0 Orange c I, EMILY
L. WILSON, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California,DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council duly held on the 25th day of Augus t, 1970, and thereafter at
a regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the 8th day of
September, 1970, was duly passed and adopted by said City Council,and that
said ordinance was passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:AYES: COUNCILMEN:
JORDAN, HILEMAN I HOYT, PEREZ, SMITH NOES: COUNCILMEN:
NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEN:
NONE WITNESS my
hand and seal this 9th day of September, 1970.SEAL)Jf~
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