Permit required.
San José Municipal Code § 20.80.1420
in effectA. No person shall operate or allow or suffer the operation of an outdoor private property special event except in compliance with an event permit issued pursuant to this part, or a special use permit, or a conditional use permit issued pursuant to Chapter 20.100 pursuant to the provisions of this part. B. Subject to the provisions of Subsection 20.80.1420.D below, an applicant for an outdoor private property special event that will not exceed thirty (30) consecutive days and forty-five (45) total days in any calendar year but does not meet the requirements for an event permit may apply for and shall be required to first obtain a special use permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.100 . C. Subject to the provisions of Subsection 20.80.1420.D below, an applicant for an outdoor private property special event that will exceed thirty (30) consecutive days and forty-five (45) total days in any calendar year but does not meet the requirements for an event permit may apply for and shall be required to first obtain a conditional use permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.100 . D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections 20.80.1420.B and C above, an applicant for an outdoor private property special event of any length within the downtown core area may apply for and shall be required to first obtain an event permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this part when the outdoor event also is authorized to use outdoor public property as an integral component of the outdoor event and any one (1) of the following permits for the outdoor event have been issued by the city: 1. A Paseo/Plaza Use Permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13.22 of Title 13 of this Code; or 2. A park use permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13.44 of Title 13 of this Code; or 3. A street closure permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13.16 of Title 13 of this Code; or 4. A parade permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13.12 of Title 13 of this Code. (Ords. 26248, 27441, 28449.)
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