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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION
10.69.030 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNI-
CIPAL CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL
EVENTS APPLICATION--ISSUANCE--FEE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 10.69.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
10.69.030 -- Application--Issuance--Fee.
A. Applications for permits under this section shall be made on forms furnished by
the city manager or his designee, shall be submitted no less than ten days prior to the
event nor more than one year prior to the event, shall be signed under penalty of perjury
by an authorized representative of the applicant organization and shall require the
following information:
1. The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the organization
applying for and conducting the special event and of the event chairman;
2. The name of the event, including names of each sponsoring or
sanctioning organization;
3. The route, if for an athletic race;
4. The proposed date and times;
5. Estimated completion time, if for an athletic race;
6. Estimated number of entrants or attendees;
7. Prior permits held by any named organization and whether such permits
were ever revoked or suspended and the reasons therefor;
8. The business tax certificate number of the applicant organization, or letter
granting tax-exempt status to the applicant organization;
9. For races, the names, assigned locations and duties of all officials
required to be at the special event as set forth in Section 10.69.040(c), and a
description by which such officials may be identified;
10. Any rights-of-way which will need to be closed to the public.
B. The application shall be accompanied by the following documents:
1. Evidence, satisfactory to the city manager or his designee, of (1) general
liability insurance providing coverage on an occurrence basis for bodily injury,
including death of one or more persons, property damage and personal injury,
with limits as required by the city; and (2) workers' compensation, with statutory
limits and employers liability insurance with limits as required by the city. All
policies required of the applicant hereunder shall be primary insurance as to the
city, its mayor, council, officers, agents, employees and volunteers and any
insurance or self-insurance maintained by the city, its mayor, council, officers,
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agents, employees and volunteers shall be considered excess insurance, over
and above the applicant's insurance and shall not contribute with it;
2. An agreement, signed by applicants, to save, hold harmless and indenmify
the city, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers from all claims, demands,
damages, judgments, costs or expenses in law or equity that may at any time
arise from or is any way related to any work performed by applicant, his agents
or employees under the terms of any permit issued under this chapter;
3. Cash deposit in an amount acceptable to the city manager or his designee
to insure payment of the costs of the city resulting from the event and to insure
cleanup and restoration of the subject site;
4. A copy of the written instructions that will be provided to the required
official at the special event.
C. The applicant shall notify all business owners located adjacent to any right-of-
way which will be closed for the event. Proof of written notice shall be submitted to the
city manager or designee.
D. The city manager or designee may, in his or her discretion, issue a permit if he
finds:
1. That the application is complete and truthful;
2. That the applicant is adequately insured;
3. That the special event for which the application is made will be maintained
and conducted in accordance with all federal, state and local laws;
4. That operation of such event at such location will not present any
substantial hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic, nor impede the movement of
emergency vehicles;
5. That no permit issued to the same applicant pursuant to this section has
been revoked in the past three years, unless the city manager or his designee
finds that the reasons for such revocation are unrelated to this application;
6. That the applicant has not had a permit, issued under this section,
revoked, unless the city manager or his designee finds that the reasons for such
revocation are unrelated to this application;
7. That the conduct of the event will not constitute an unreasonable burden
on city employees or resources, nor create an unreasonable disturbance to the
neighboring areas;
8. That the event, if an athletic race, will move from its starting point to its
finish line expeditiously;
9. That such event will not interfere with, or conflict with, another special
event or parade for which a permit has been issued or for which no permit is
required; and
D. All permits issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid only as to those dates,
times and locations listed on the permit, unless earlier suspended or revoked.
E. At the time of filing an application for a permit, the applicant shall pay a fee not to
exceed the reasonable cost of processing any such application as authorized by
Chapter 3.70. The applicant shall also pay all the direct costs of the city, including, but
not limited to, traffic control and police services prior to issuance of the permit.
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ORIGINAL
F. Permits may be issued with conditions to ensure that the event will be operated
in a safe and legal manner, will not disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood and
will not constitute an undue burden on city resources. (Ord. 3807 § 1 (part), 1997)
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after
the date of its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
JAN 2 8 2004 . by the following vote:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER COUCH, CARSON, BENHAM, MAGGARD, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
COUNClLMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNClLMEMBER
CITY CLERK and EX OFFIC~ of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED JAN ~ 8 2004
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
VIRGINIA GENNARO~
City Attorney -
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ORJGIN^L
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
) SS.
County of Kern )
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on the 29th day of January , 2004 she posted on the Bulletin Board at City
Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No. 4167, passed by the
day of January, 2004 and
Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the 28th
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10.69.030 OF
THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIONS TO
SPECIAL EVENTS APPLICATION--ISSUANCE--FEE
/si PAMELA A. McCARTHY
City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield
ORIGINAL