MONTEREY COUNTY ZONING

COASTAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - TITLE 20

20.64 – SPECIAL REGULATIONS

20.64.150            SPECIAL EVENTS AT COUNTY PARKS.

A.            Purpose:  The purpose of this Section is to provide a mechanism whereby special event activities may be considered which involve the assemblages of people including, but not limited to, circuses, carnivals, fairs, festivals, exhibitions, concerts, shows, sporting and racing events, which are to be held within the Monterey County Regional Park System when the attendance for these special events is estimated by the Director of Parks to be more than 5,000 persons per day.

B.            Applicability:  The provisions of this Section are applicable in parks under the control of the Monterey County Regional Park System.

C.            Regulations:  The following special events in the Monterey County Regional Parks shall require a Special Event Permit issued solely by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors:

(1)        Each special event which the Director of Parks estimates will have an attendance in excess of 5,000 persons per day;

(2)        All special events that require the significant support of services of other county departments;

(3)            All outdoor concerts;

(4)        All events at park units that are not designated as being germane to the park unit as the Board of Supervisors may from time to time establish by resolution.

D.        All Special Event Permits considered by the Board of Supervisors shall require a public hearing pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 20.84 of this Title.