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Outdoor Festival and Social Host Ordinance

What is in the County Outdoor Festival and Social Host Ordinance? 

Outdoor Festival = an outdoor party or social gathering on residential property with a musical activity, including a DJ, band, or prerecorded amplified music, and with more than 250 attendees. A party or social gathering will be shut down immediately if it includes any one of the following year-round:

  • Paid entry: requires a ticket, purchase, donation for entry, or a “cover charge”
  • Alcohol is being sold, for purchase / after donation, or is provided to minors
  • If you or someone you know is experiencing any form of sexual violence
  • People on rooftops
  • People climbing fences onto bluffs/cliffs
  • Felonies or serious misdemeanors
  • Attendance exceeds 250 people

Violators of the Outdoor Festival & Social Host Ordinances will receive a misdemeanor

Noise Ordninance: No audible music of any kind on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday between 6pm-7am per Ordinance 6-70.01(a)