§ 8107-46.3. Outdoor events exempt from permitting.

No Zoning Clearance or other land use approval or entitlement is required under this Chapter for an outdoor event that meets all of the following criteria. An outdoor event authorized under this Section 8107-46.3 shall comply with all requirements set forth below:

a.

Criteria. The event does not exceed the applicable attendee limit set forth below:

(1)

For a parcel of less than five (5) acres, the total number of attendees over the course of an event is greater than seventy-five (75) but does not exceed 150, or such larger number if (i) both the event and the number of attendees are such that the use is customarily incidental, appropriate and subordinate to a principal use of the parcel and (ii) no consideration in any form is provided for allowing use of the parcel for the event; or

(2)

For a parcel of five (5) acres or greater, the total number of attendees over the course of an event is greater than seventy-five (75) but does not exceed two hundred fifty (250), or such larger number if (i) both the event and the number of attendees are such that the use is customarily incidental, appropriate and subordinate to a principal use of the parcel and (ii) no consideration in any form is provided for allowing use of the parcel for the event; or

(3)

For a parcel that is either greater than two hundred fifty (250) acres or, when combined with other contiguous parcels under common ownership, totals two hundred fifty (250) or more acres, the total number of attendees over the course of an event is greater than one hundred (100) but does not exceed three hundred fifty (350), or such larger number if (i) both the event and the number of attendees are such that the use is customarily incidental, appropriate and subordinate to a principal use of the parcel and (ii) no consideration in any form is provided for allowing use of the parcel for the event; and

(4)

The event occurs on a legal lot.

b.

Requirements. The event shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(1)

No vehicle shall be parked within a 15-foot diameter of the trunk of any protected tree as defined in Section 8107-25.2.

(2)

Offsite vehicle parking may occur on public roads and rights-of-way only as legally permitted.

(3)

Each event may only occur between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in one (1) calendar day. If set up and/or breakdown cannot be completed on the day of the event between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., set up may occur the day prior to the event between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and breakdown may occur the day after the event between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

(4)

No amplified noise or music shall occur before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.

(5)

No event shall occur in a hazardous fire area unless and until the event host contacts the Ventura County Fire Protection District and agrees to comply with its fire hazard-related ordinances and policies for the event.

(6)

At least one (1) portable restroom and hand washing station shall be provided for each fifty (50) attendees.

(7)

All temporary lighting for the event, except for market/string lighting, shall be hooded and/or directed downward to prevent spillover.

c.

Limitation on Number of Permit-Exempt Events. The number of permit-exempt outdoor events that may occur pursuant to this Section 8107-46.3 is as follows:

(1)

For a parcel less than two hundred fifty (250) acres, no more than five (5) outdoor events meeting the applicable attendee limit of this Section 8107-46.3 are held at the parcel each calendar year; or

(2)

For a parcel that is either greater than two hundred fifty (250) acres or, when combined with other contiguous parcels under common ownership, totals two hundred fifty (250) or more acres, no more than ten (10) outdoor events meeting the applicable attendee limit of this Section 8107-46.3 are held at the parcel each calendar year.

(Ord. No. 4526, § 3, 7-17-2018)