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HUNTINGTON BEACH SPECIAL EVENTS REQUIRE PERMITS
13.54.010 Definitions
(a) "Director" refers to the Director of Community
Services Department and/or his/her designee.
(b) "Fourth of July Parade" is that annual parade
sponsored by the City of Huntington Beach.
(c) "Parade" means any march, parade, procession or
public assembly consisting of persons or animals or
vehicles or any combination thereof, upon any public
or quasi public street, road, highway, sidewalk,
alley, park, parkway, pier, beach, building or other
public or quasi public place, which obstructs or
unreasonably interferes with the free passage of
vehicular traffic or pedestrian travel.
(d) "Parade route" shall mean the entire route of a
parade as approved by the Director.
(e) "Parkway" shall mean that area between the edge
of the roadway and the adjacent property line
excluding that area occupied by the sidewalk.
Parkway shall also include any area within a roadway
which is not open to vehicular travel.
(f) "Public Property" includes, but is not limited
to, sidewalks, parkways, streets, and medians.
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(g) "Roadway" shall mean that portion of a street
improved, designated, or ordinarily used for
vehicular travel.
(h) "Rope" is any rope, ribbon, string, line or
other device used to delineate a public area for
parade viewing by private parties.
(i) "Seat" is any common chair, stool, folding
chair, folding stool, bench or similar device whose
purpose is seating.
(j) "Sidewalk" shall mean any surface provided for
the exclusive use of pedestrians.
(k) "Specific Event" shall mean the temporary use of
public property, including, but not limited to,
streets, beaches, and parks for any purpose
including, but not limited to, events such as art
shows, fund-raising events, sidewalk sales,
amusement attractions, walkathons, marathon runs,
block parties, parades, performances, weddings,
company events and sporting events, or any
combination thereof. This Chapter has no application
to events that are conducted on private property.
(l) "Street" shall mean all that area dedicated to
public use for public street purposes and shall
include, but not be limited to, roadways, parkways,
alleys, and sidewalks.
(m) "Structure (including grandstand)" is that which
is framed, erected. Grandstand is a structure whose
primary purpose is seating.
13.54.020 Permit required. No person shall organize,
produce, direct, conduct, manage, institute or carry
on any Specific Event without a permit first had and
obtained from the Director. No person shall promote,
advertise, encourage or solicit attendance or
otherwise participate in any way in a Specific Event
for which no permit has been issued, or for which
such permit has been suspended or revoked.
13.54.030 Permit application. An application for a
permit shall be filed with the Director not less
than ninety (90) days nor more than two years before
the date proposed for holding a Specific Event. Such
application shall be signed by the applicant, who
must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, or his
authorized agent and shall be accompanied by a
nonrefundable application fee. The amount of said
fee shall be established by resolution of the City
Council.
13.54.040 Application--Contents of. Application for
a permit to hold a Specific Event shall be made on
forms provided by the City, and shall contain the
following:
(a) The sponsoring organization, the contact person,
and the address and telephone number of each;
(b) A detailed description of the Specific Event
proposed to be held, the number of persons
participating in the event, the purpose of the
event, the date, hours and location where the event
is proposed to be held, if alcohol is to be served
or sold, or if closure of public streets is
required, a description of merchandise to be sold or
any food and beverages to be sold or otherwise made
available to attendees of the Specific Event and the
admission fee, if any, to be charged;
(c) For parades, a description and map of the
assembly area, disbanding area and the route to be
traveled; the assembly time, the starting time, the
disbanding time; the maximum parade length; the
total number of bands, sound vehicles or musical
units, if any, their type and number of members in
each unit; the total number of public address units,
including those that are stationary, mounted on
vehicles or portable; the total number of marching
units, if any, their type and number of members in
each unit; the number of animals, if any, and type;
the number of floats, if any, their size, type and
methods of
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power; and the space between their units and their
speed; and the maximum number of persons who will
participate in the parade;
(d) A detailed description of the equipment to be
used, if any, including the number and types of
vehicles, the number of public address or amplified
sound systems, whether mounted, portable, or
stationary, the number and type of special units
such as musical or performance groups, animal zoos
or shows, bleachers, canopies, tents, banners,
inflatables, generators and the like;
(e) An agreement that the City shall be compensated
for any damage to public property, and that the site
shall be cleaned and restored to the condition in
which it was found prior to the holding of the
Specific Event;
(f) Such other information as requested by the
Director;
(g) Said application shall be signed by the
applicant under penalty of perjury.
13.54.050 Permit'Specific Event for other than
applicant. If such Specific Event is designed to be
held by, on behalf of or for any organization other
than the applicant, the applicant for such permit
shall file a communication in writing from such
organization, authorizing the applicant to apply for
such permit on its behalf.
13.54.060 Specific Events Committee established.
There is hereby established a Specific Events
Committee composed of representatives of pertinent
City departments and community organizations, as
appointed by the City Administrator.
13.54.070 Review of Permit Application by Director.
Within thirty (30) business days of the filing of
the permit application with the Community Services
Department, the Director shall either issue the
permit, deny the permit, or refer the permit
application to the Specific Events Committee for
further review.
13.54.080 Denial by the Director. No action on the
part of the Director within thirty (30) business
days of the filing of the permit application shall
be deemed a denial.
13.54.090 Review of Permit Application to Specific
Events Committee. At any time, the Director may
refer any permit application to the Specific Events
Committee for further investigation of the activity
proposed to be conducted, the persons involved, and
other facts. The Specific Events Committee shall
conduct a hearing on the application within sixty
(60) days after notification of referral of the
permit application, after which hearing the Specific
Events Committee shall recommend to the Director to
issue or deny the permit.
13.54.100 Permit--Granting or refusal The granting
or denial of any permit or part thereof by the
Director shall be final unless a written appeal is
filed as provided elsewhere in this Chapter. Failure
to file an appeal within such ten (10) calendar day
period, shall constitute a waiver of the right to
such appeal.
13.54.110 Permit--Late applications. The Director
may consider any permit application filed less than
ninety (90) days prior to the time requested for
holding a Specific Event.
13.54.120 Permit--Surety and insurance. Prior to the
issuance of a permit, the Specific Events Committee
may require:
(a) In lieu of an agreement to compensate the City
for loss or damage to public property, the deposit
of cash, check or money order in an amount
sufficient to guarantee the cleaning up of the site
and the removal of any debris left as a result of
the holding of a Specific
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Event. If it is determined that such Specific Event
will warrant the presence of City personnel, the
Director shall also require payment in full prior to
issuance of a permit.
(b) That the applicant provide public liability
insurance and property damage insurance, including
products liability coverage, workers compensation
insurance, and a separate additional insured
endorsement written by an insurance company
acceptable to the City in the minimum limits as set
by resolution of the City Council.
13.54.130 Permit--Granting conditions. As a
condition to granting such permit, the 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
use of amplified music, the regulation of traffic,
if required, including the number and type of
vehicles; the number and type of signs, banners, and
barricades to be provided by applicant, if any,
together with a plan of disposition attached to the
application; whether alcohol shall be allowed; and
such other requirements as they may find reasonable
and necessary for the protection of persons and
property. Any change in the approved plan must be
submitted to the Community Services Department 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.
13.54.140 Permit'Denial. The Director, upon
recommendation of the Specific Events Committee
shall not issue any permit if any of the following
conditions exist:
(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;
(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) 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;
(h) Applicant refuses to agree to, abide by or
comply with all conditions and regulations attendant
upon such Specific Event permit;
(i) 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;
(j) Applicant has failed to pay the assigned fees or
failed to meet any other conditions imposed by the
Director.
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13.54.150 Permit--Contents of. A Specific Event
permit shall contain the following:
(a) The name of the person or organization to whom
issued;
(b) The name and telephone number of the individual
on-site contact person;
(c) The date, hour and location for the Specific
Event; and
(d) Any on-site conditions imposed on the holding of
such Specific Event.
13.54.160 Permit suspension or revocation. A permit
for a Specific Event issued hereunder, shall be
summarily suspended or revoked by the Director at
any time when there is reasonable cause to believe
that any of the grounds exist for which the original
application for permit would have been denied.
13.54.170 Appeal--Filing. An appeal from suspension,
revocation or denial of a permit, or conditions
imposed thereupon by the Director, may be made to
the City Administrator within ten (10) calendar days
after service of notice of such action on the
applicant or permittee. Such appeal shall be in
writing, setting forth fully the grounds upon which
the appeal is based, and shall be filed with the
City Clerk who shall forward copies to the City
Administrator, and the Director. The Director shall
submit to the City Administrator the record of the
case appealed. The City Administrator shall rule on
the appeal within ten (10) calendar days after
receipt of such record from the Director. The
decision of the City Administrator may be appealed
to the City Council. Such appeal shall be filed with
the City Clerk within ten (10) calendar days of
receipt of the decision of the City Administrator.
13.54.180 Appeal--Council action.
(a) Within sixty (60) days after filing a written
appeal from the suspension, revocation, or denial of
a permit with the City Clerk, the City Council shall
consider the appeal at a regular meeting. Written
notice of the time and place the City Council will
consider the appeal shall be mailed by the City
Clerk to the person who filed the appeal at least
ten (10) days before the date set for hearing unless
the applicant/permittee shall waive notice in
writing.
(b) In any appeal, the City Council shall consider
the application, the record of the case submitted by
the Director and other pertinent information
presented, and may grant or deny the permit subject
to the conditions, terms and regulations set forth
in this Chapter. The decision of the City Council
shall be final.
(c) The City Clerk shall, within three (3) days
after decision of the City Council, notify the
applicant/permittee in writing of the decision of
the City Council.
13.54.190 Exceptions to provisions. No permit shall
be required under this Chapter with respect to:
(a) Any Specific Event sponsored by, or held under
the auspices of, the City of Huntington Beach;
(b) Any bona fide funeral procession, the purpose of
which is to transport the remains of a deceased
person to a place of burial or cremation.
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13.54.210 Interference with Specific Events. No
person shall knowingly join or participate in any
Specific Event in violation of any of the terms,
conditions, or regulations of the permit issued
therefore, or knowingly join or participate in any
Specific Event without the consent and over the
objection of the permittee or in any manner
interfere with the orderly conduct of such event.
"Interfere" for purposes of this ordinance shall
mean:
(a) Placing furniture or erecting booths or stands
within twenty feet of the area designated for use by
the permittee only; or so as to obstruct the view of
audience members, after having first been warned;
(b) Operating a radio, loud speaker, or other
similar device, whistle, or other machine or musical
instrument without permission from the permittee;
(c) Making noise, including yelling and screaming,
either at a volume higher than that of the event or
in a manner so as to disturb the peace of others,
after having been warned;
(d) Entering upon the stage or otherwise joining a
performance without permission of the permittee;
(e) Disrobing or engaging in other conduct which
disrupts the event, after having been warned.
13.54.220 Parking of vending vehicles. No person
shall stop, let stand, or park any vehicle, for the
purpose of selling, or offering for sale there from,
any goods, wares or merchandise on any street on a
parade route.
13.54.230 Enforcing officer. This chapter shall be
enforced by the Director, as well as by Peace
Officers having jurisdiction of any area in which a
violation of any provision of this title takes
place.
13.54.240 Permit Conditions. The permittee shall
follow all conditions as set forth in the permit.
13.54.250 Violation--Penalty. Any person violating
this chapter shall be guilty of a MISDEMEANOR,
punishable by a fine of one-thousand dollars
($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a
period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
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Weddings -
Huntington
Beach, includes 8.5 miles of sandy
beaches stretching along the Pacific Ocean
that are free for the public to use for
outdoor recreation.
Huntington Beach Pier shown in our photo
gallery is a popular icon, where tourists
love to walk and watch
supreme surfing in the ocean below. It
is the perfect place to take a photo. When
summer comes and the U.S. Open of Surfing
occurs each July, the pier is absolutely
packed with standing room only on the final
surfing Sunday when a winner is chosen.
Huntington Beach California USA is our
favorite city and we've dedicated over 10
years to providing information about this
destination to help you plan a visit, or
relocate to our favorite California beach
town. Beach sports, resorts and the
old-fashioned Main Street nightlife is a bit
funky and comfortably casual.
Main Street in
Downtown Huntington Beach is the spot to shop and dine. There are
hundreds of places within the city and
nearby in Huntington Beach, which features
warm, sandy beaches along the Pacific Ocean,
beckoning tourists to play. One of the longest municipal piers in
California, 8.5 miles of smooth sand,
mild climate all year long and some of the
best surfing waves in the United States.
With natural beauty reminiscent of the
Hawaiian Islands, over 11 million people are
drawn each year to this Southern California
location.
Upcoming Events 2011:
August 16
Surf City
Nights on Main Street 5-9 p.m.
August 17 Art Walk on Main Street
between 6 and 9 p.m.
August 19 Farmer's Market & Art A-Fair
Noon - 5 p.m.
Aug.20-21 Art A-fair at Pier Plaza
August 23 Surf City Nights Main Street
5-9 p.m.
August 26 Farmer's Market & Art A-Fair
Noon- 5 p.m.
August 30 Surf City Nights Main Street
5-9 p.m.
Sept. 3-4 Central Park Civil War Battle
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sept 4
Oktoberfest Old World Village through Oct. 30
Sep. 10
BBJAZZ Festival
in
Central Park
Sept. 17 City Surf Contest, HB
Pier 8 a.m.
Sept. 17 Green Expo at Pier Plaza
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sep.17-18 Surf City Days next to Huntington
Beach Pier
Oct. 31
Halloween on Main Street
Those who love
being outdoors can experience the waves,
ride the skate parks and paths and lay on
the sandy beach all year long. Adults,
children and teens love to sit along Main
Street, too, and dine on delicious foods
while watching the parade of swim suits,
surf boards and traffic pass through a five
block stretch of shops and outdoor cafes.
It's a casual place where the only suit
you'll need is a swim suit or wet suit. Even
the finest restaurants in town do not
require neckties.
Each year in Huntington Beach there are new
events from the
Downtown HB,
plus more sun, more sand and more fun. We've
been out there pounding the pavement with
our own 2 feet to bring you the best of
Huntington Beach in this new
Picture Events Calendar. With tons of
photos of Huntington Beach to knock you off
your socks, we're glad you found us and hope
you'll enjoy the beach vibe in this very
special place.
Huntington Beach, California features an
incredible park system. There are
approximately 70 parks that include almost
70 opportunities to hold a picnic or social
event. From
skate boarding
to
kayaking, baseball, softball, tennis and
soccer to
Frisbee golf, the choices are limitless.
There's even a beautiful
Huntington Beach Sports Complex for
large sporting events. See photos and
information about
Huntington Beach Parks.
Conveniently located near major attractions
and theme parks, Disneyland, California
Adventure, Knotts Berry Farm, the Catalina
Flyer to Catalina Island, Aquarium of the
Pacific, Queen Mary Ship, Van's Skate Park
at The Block and upscale South Coast Plaza
Shopping Mall are all close by.
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A 20-screen stadium-seating theater, Century
Theatre in Huntington Beach, at Bella Terra
mall is surrounded by a dozen restaurants,
shops, and weekend entertainment in the
courtyard.
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Beach hours: Huntington City Beach: 5 a.m. to 10
p.m., State Beaches: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Huntington
Beach Pier: 5 a.m. to Midnight.
For over 100 years, California's finest bathing
beach has been the place to meet for family
gatherings, business meetings,
events, corporate functions and
weddings. The city's beautiful sand beaches,
luxurious accommodations, ballrooms and conference
facilities overlooking the Pacific Ocean provide the
perfect setting for any event. Those who love sports
find the city one of their favorite places to work
out. In addition to the beach path,
Central Park
provides
par course
with exercise stations and the (Frisbee)
disc golf course, as well as
horseback riding. Water lovers can swim and surf
in the ocean, plus, there are skate
parks nearby and skiing and sailing not far
away.
A vibrant business environment includes Boeing's
space division. Close to airports and freeways, many
come for business and stay to have fun. You can
spend your entire vacation or business trip enjoying
Huntington Beach with its
outdoor dining
overlooking the ocean and Main Street action,
shopping galore
that includes unique shops with beach wear and
tropical-themed gifts, a weekly outdoor craft and
food market held at Pier Plaza, free
summer concerts
and swimming, surfing, skating, bicycling, jogging,
volleyball, fishing, golf, bonfires and more.
FAQ's (Frequently answered questions) -
Dog
Beach is between Golden West & Seapoint on Pacific
Coast Highway.
RV camping numbers are: City Beach--Sunset Vista
714-536-5280 State Beach--Bolsa Chica
714-846-3460 or 800-444-7275 (call for reservations
information).
Not allowed: Tent camping,
fireworks, glass containers and liquor are not
permitted at the beach.
Permitted: Weddings on the beach with permit and
bonfires are allowed in
fire pits at
Bolsa Chica State Beach and
Huntington City Beach and
Huntington State Beach
south of the pier (must bring own firewood).
Huntington State Beach (Pacific Coast Highway from
Brookhurst to Beach Blvd.) and Bolsa Chica State
Beach (Pacific Coast Highway from Seapoint to
Warner) Special Events such as Weddings and Group
Picnic Reservations, call 714-377-9422 or for
Huntington City Beach (Pacific Coast Highway from
Seapoint to Beach Blvd.) call: 714-536-5281. To
participate as a vendor in the
Farmer's Market or Art-A-Faire, you can call
these numbers: Orange County Farm Bureau
714-573-0374 OR Arts & Crafts call Pam Fellows
714-846-5509. |
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