5.35.120 Outdoor music festival – Additional requirements.
In addition to the requirements in PMC 5.35.050 and 5.35.110, the applicant for an outdoor music festival shall provide the information required by RCW 70.108.040, which includes:
(1) The name of the person or other legal entity on behalf of whom said application is made; provided, that a natural person applying for such permit shall be 18 years of age or older.
(2) A financial statement of the applicant (except where the applicant is a qualified political, religious, charitable or nonprofit organization).
(3) The nature of the business organization of the applicant.
(4) Names and addresses of all individuals or other entities having a 10 percent or more proprietary interest in the festival.
(5) The principal place of business of applicant.
(6) A legal description of the land to be occupied, and the name and address of the owner thereof, together with a document showing the consent of said owner to the issuance of a permit, if the land be owned by a person other than the applicant.
(7) The schedule of performances and programs.
(8) Names and addresses of any and all vendors, peddlers or tradesmen who will conduct a business on the festival premises. All vendors selling or distributing food items to the public must have been approved by, and received a health permit from, the local health department as necessary.
(9) Written confirmation from the local health officer that he or she has reviewed and approved plans for site and development in accordance with rules, regulations and standards adopted by the State Board of Health. Such rules and regulations shall include criteria as to the following and such other matters as the State Board of Health deems necessary to protect the public’s health:
(a) Submission of plans;
(b) Site;
(c) Insect and rodent control;
(d) Shelter;
(e) Dust control;
(f) Lighting;
(g) Emergency air evacuation;
(h) Attendant physicians;
(i) Communication systems; and
(j) If it is proposed or expected that spectators or participants will remain at night, or overnight, arrangements for illuminating the premises and for camping or for similar facilities.
(10) A written confirmation from the appropriate law enforcement agency from the area where the outdoor music festival is to take place, showing that traffic control and crowd protection policing have been contracted for or otherwise provided by the applicant meeting the following conditions:
(a) One person for each 200 persons reasonably expected to be in attendance at any time during the event for purposes of traffic and crowd control. Approved security personnel shall be present on site for the two hours preceding and two hours after the scheduled event times.
(b) The names and addresses of all traffic and crowd control personnel shall be provided to the appropriate law enforcement authority; provided, that not less than 20 percent of the traffic and crowd control personnel shall be commissioned police officers or deputy sheriffs.
(c) During the hours that the festival site shall be open to the public, there shall be at least one regularly commissioned police officer employed by the jurisdiction wherein the festival site is located for every 1,000 persons in attendance and said officer shall be on duty within the confines of the actual outdoor music festival site. The applicant shall pay the full cost of said officer to the City in advance of the event.
(d) All law enforcement personnel shall be charged with enforcing the provisions of this chapter and all existing statutes, ordinances and regulations.
(11) A written confirmation from the appropriate law enforcement authority that sufficient access roads are available for ingress and egress to the parking areas of the outdoor music festival site and that parking areas are available on the actual site of the festival or immediately adjacent thereto which are capable of accommodating one auto for every four persons in estimated attendance at the outdoor music festival site.
(12) A written confirmation from the Department of Natural Resources, where applicable, and the Director of Community Services, through the Fire Chief, that all fire prevention requirements have been complied with.
(13) A written statement of the applicant that all state and local law enforcement officers, fire control officers and other necessary governmental personnel shall have free access to the site of the outdoor music festival.
(14) A statement that the applicant will abide by the provisions of this chapter.
(15) The verification of the applicant warranting the truth of the matters as set forth in the application to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, under the penalty of perjury. [Ord. 3569 § 5, 2002; Ord. 3524 § 4, 2001; Code 1970 § 5.25.065.]