§ 54-351. Purposes.

(a)

In this state and elsewhere, outdoor festivals have been promoted and have attracted large numbers of persons, sometimes exceeding 100,000. Occurrences at those outdoor festivals already held include the stealing of automobiles; abandonment of automobiles stolen elsewhere; totally unmanageable traffic congestion; slaughtering of cattle and other animals on adjoining property without permission of the owners thereof; unauthorized destruction of property; scattering of trash, garbage, and other debris on adjoining property; overnight camping at random locations; collision of automobiles with persons sleeping on the ground; and, generally, the commission of serious crimes with impunity due to the inability of police to patrol the area.

(b)

Such festivals, with their attendant large crowds, create serious health and safety risks for persons attending and the general public thereafter unless adequate sanitary facilities, drinking water supplies, lighting, medical services, vehicular parking areas, supervision, and other services and guarantees are provided.

(c)

The regulatory provisions of this article are necessary to ensure that outdoor festivals are held only at suitable places and are subject to reasonable conditions for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(4.38.000), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)