Thousand Oaks, CA Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

01 bars anyone from carrying on, managing, or conducting a tent show, carnival, musical or theatrical exhibition, traveling show or entertainment, circus, menagerie, animal show, or a temporary gathering of any nature held in the open air, in a tent, or at a temporary place of business without first obtaining a permit. That definition sweeps in street fairs, festivals, and carnivals staged on open ground rather than a permanent venue. 02 requires the applicant to first obtain a permit or clearance from the Fire Chief or his or her designee at the Ventura County Fire Protection District, making fire-agency sign-off a hard prerequisite rather than a parallel step.

04, so the dollar figure floats with whatever the Council currently has on file rather than being fixed in the code text itself. 03 carves out fee waivers, not exemptions from the permit itself, for three categories: nonprofit charitable organizations that derive no profit for any person, religious or educational entertainment whose receipts go to a religious organization or school, and events whose receipts are appropriated back to the sponsoring nonprofit association. Everyone else pays the resolution-set fee regardless of event size or duration. The chapter traces back to Ord. 158 and was last amended by Ord. 1351-NS in January 2000, which added the Ventura County Fire Protection District language.