§ 6-44. Required; minimum conditions for issuance.

(a)

Any person desiring to stage, promote or conduct any musical or entertainment festival in the county shall first secure a special entertainment permit from the board.

(b)

Such permit shall not be issued unless and until the following plans, documents and information are submitted to the board, and the following minimum conditions are met:

(1)

Adequate plans for camp construction, sanitation facilities, sewage disposal, garbage and refuse disposal, drainage, floodlighting during darkness, insect and rodent control, water supply and food service. For the purpose of evaluating such plans, the standards established by the applicable state rules shall be considered as minimum requirements. In evaluating the plans, the board shall also consider the applicability of provisions of F.S. ch. 386, and such other provisions of law or of local ordinances, as it may deem necessary in the interests of the public health and welfare.

(2)

An adequate geographic description and scale map or plan of the festival site, showing the location of all required facilities, including adequate traffic control and parking facilities outside the performance area. Such plans shall provide for at least one parking space for every five patrons, and for safe transportation of the patrons from the parking area to the performance area. No motor vehicle with more than two wheels shall be permitted in the performance area except when necessary to ensure compliance with this section.

(3)

An adequate plan for medical facilities. There shall be provided one physician licensed in this state on duty at all times for every 2,000 patrons, one nurse in this state on duty at all times for every 1,000 patrons, one bed or cot for every 200 patrons, complete and sterile supply of medicines, bandages, medical compounds, medical instruments, serums, tape and such other supplies as are necessary to treat adverse drug reactions, cuts, bruises, abrasions, bites, fractures, infections and other injuries commonly connected with such outdoor activities.

(4)

An adequate plan for internal security, traffic control, communications, fire protection and emergency services, including ambulance service in and around the festival area. Such plan shall provide for at least one person professionally trained in security and traffic control on duty at all times for every 500 patrons, with no security personnel working more than one eight-hour shift in any 24-hour period. The plan shall include a detailed description of the plan of security, traffic control, communications, fire protection and emergency services, including ambulance service, to be used and how it is to be implemented and a detailed background on the training and ability of the personnel to be used in implementing such plan.

(5)

A full and complete disclosure in the financial backing of the festival, including the names of all persons with a direct or indirect financial interest in the staging, promoting or conducting of such festival, whether such interest is by virtue of ownership in any corporation staging, promoting or conducting such festival, status as an employee of any persons or entities staging, promoting or conducting such festival or any involvement by which such person stands to gain or lose financially from such festival.

(6)

The names of all persons or groups who will perform at such festival and executed copies of all contracts or agreements with such persons or groups.

(7)

The names of all persons or groups who will perform at such festival and executed copies of all contracts or agreements with such persons or groups.

(8)

The names of all persons who will provide products, materials or services, other than entertainment, to or at such festival, and executed copies of all contracts or agreements with such persons.

(9)

Full and complete compliance with all zoning and land use laws, beverage license laws and other laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to the county.

(10)

The exact date and time of commencement and the exact date and time of the conclusion of the festival.

(11)

The board may establish by resolution such additional conditions, criteria or detailed specifications for the special entertainment permit as it may deem necessary to carry out the intent of this law for the protection of the public health, morals, safety and general welfare.

(12)

The application for a special entertainment permit shall be submitted to the board at least 20 days in advance of the commencement of the festival for which the permit application is filed to permit the board to evaluate the application in an orderly and expeditious manner.

(13)

A written public liability all perils or umbrella insurance policy insuring the person staging, promoting or conducting the musical or entertainment festival against any and all claims and demands made by any person for injuries received in connection with the staging, promoting, conducting or attendance of or at such musical or entertainment festival, in the minimum amount of $1,000,000.00. Such policy shall cover liability for death, personal injury and property damage. The county shall be named as an additional insured. The original or duplicate of such policy shall be attached to the application for a special entertainment permit, together with adequate evidence that the premiums are paid.

(14)

The actual admission ticket to be used at such musical or entertainment festival. Such ticket used at the musical or entertainment festival shall contain thereon a provision that the holder will consent to the search of his vehicle or any package for drugs and that if he fails to do so, he will be denied admission and his money will be refunded.

(Ord. No. 71-3, § 4, 10-6-1971)