Event Resources Guide
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  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction to Temecula's Event Resource Guide
    • What is an Event?
    • Common Types of Permits Required for Special Events
    • California Government Policy Acts and Reports
    • Classifying Special Event Applications
  • Temporary Use Permits
    • Temporary Use Permits General Information
    • Encroachments
    • Conditional or Temporary Use Permit Application
    • Submittal Requirements
    • Plan Preparation and Guidelines
    • Water Quality Management Plan
    • Public Hearing Requirements
    • Property Owners Certification
    • Development Application Disclosure Statement
  • City Limits, Regions, and Contact Information
    • City of Temecula General Land Use Policy Map
    • Regions of Temecula
    • City of Temecula Wine County Map
  • Producing a Special Event in Temecula
    • Guidelines for Producing a Special Event
    • Commercial General Liability and Vendor Special Event Insurance Requirements
  • Event Planning Timeline Creation
    • 12 to 6 Months Timeline Creation
    • Guidelines for Small Meeting Timeline
    • Example Timelines for Weddings
  • Food Handling at Outdoor Special Events
    • Overview of Food Handling at Outdoor Special Events
    • Temporary Food Facilities
    • Cleaning and Sanitizing Utensils
    • Mobile Food Preparation Units
    • Hand Washing and Personal Hygiene
    • Temperature Control and Storage of Food
    • Food Preparation, Source and Labeling
    • Food Poisoning
    • Temporary Food Facility Vendor Checklist
    • Checklist of Inspection Rules and Regulations to Comply with Health Officers
    • Application for Sellers Permit
  • Catering and Food Service
    • Guidelines for Working with Your Caterer
    • List of Local Caterers
  • Special Event Liquor Vendors
    • Applying for a Permit
    • Beer Gardens
    • Temecula Police Department Alcohol Management Permit Conditions
    • Different ABC Licenses Explained
    • Daily License Application / Authorization (ABC)
  • Department of Business Affairs / Consumer Protection Bingo and Raffle License Info
    • Eligibility to Conduct Bingo
    • Bingo Licenses and Permits
    • Charitable Organization Bingo License Application
    • Fundraiser Information
    • Raffles
    • Casino / Poker Nights
  • Setting up Temporary Events in Compliance with ADA Laws
    • Facility Access
    • Communications Access
    • Assistance for People with Disabilities
    • Ticketing
  • Using / Displaying Animals
    • Animal Exhibitors
    • Understanding USDA Licensing
    • California Code Regulations
    • APHIS Animal Care Factsheet
  • Recycling at a Special Event
    • Waste Reduction
    • Hazardous Waste Site Information Form
  • Tents and Canopies
    • Guidelines for Erection of Tents or Canopies
  • Street Closures and Use of Public Way
    • Guidelines for Street Closures and Use of Public Way
  • Guidelines for Barricading
    • Types of Barricades
  • Guidelines for Infrastructure of Restrooms
    • Restrooms
    • Sinks
  • Volunteers
    • Planning for Volunteers
    • Recruiting Volunteers
    • Risk Management and Liability Reduction
    • Training of Volunteers
    • Sample Volunteer Handbook Outline
    • Managing Volunteers
    • Evaluating Volunteers
  • Obtaining Sponsorships
    • Guidelines for Obtaining Sponsorships
    • What Can be Sponsored
    • Possible Sources of Sponsorships
    • Sponsorship Proposal
    • Letter of Agreement
    • How Much are Things Worth
    • Close the Deal
    • The Final Step
    • Steps for Holding a Successful Sponsored Event / Reception
  • Stages
    • Guidelines for Stages
    • Building Permit Application
  • Electrical, Power Supplies and Lighting
    • Electrical and Power Supplies
    • Requirements / Power Distribution
    • Lighting
  • Sound
    • Guidelines for Sound
  • Music Licensing
    • Music Licensing and Public Performances
    • Do I Need Permission and How Do I Get It?
    • Types of Copyright / Licenses
    • Further Information and Resources
    • Music Licensing Agreement
  • Signage
    • Guidelines for Signage
    • Special Purpose Signs
    • No Parking Signs
  • Fire Permit
    • Fire Permit Guide and Application
    • Temecula Fire Station Location Map
    • Emergency Exit and Entrance Diagrams
  • Special Event Medical Plan
    • Emergency Medical Plan
  • Guidelines From the Police Department
    • Police Storefronts
    • Police Teams and Programs
    • Community Action Patrol
    • Temecula Valley Mounted Posse
  • Filming Opportunities in the Temecula Valley
    • Filming Information
  • Other Important Contacts
    • Business License Contacts
    • Other Enforcement Agencies and Websites

California Government Policy Acts and Reports


1) Environmental Impact Report and California Environmental Quality Act

The decision to prepare an EIR will be made either during preliminary review or at the conclusion of the Initial Study. An EIR shall be prepared if there is substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The determination of whether a project may have a significant effect on the environment calls for careful judgment, based to the extent possible on scientific and factual data. In cases where it is not clear whether there is substantial evidence that a project may have a significant effect on the environment, an EIR shall be prepared when there is serious public controversy concerning the environmental effect of a project (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15064).

When any of the following conditions occur the lead agency shall find that a project may have a significant effect on the environment which will require a Mandatory Finding of Significance. Such a finding shall require an EIR to be prepared (CEQA Guidelines Section 15065):

  • When a project has the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of an endangered, rare or threatened species, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory;
  • When a project has the potential to achieve short-term goals to the disadvantage of long-term environmental goals;
  • When a project has possible environmental effects which are individually limited but cumulatively considerable;
  • When the environmental effects of a project will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly.
If organizers proposed event has no effect on fish and wildlife consistent with 14 CCR 753.5(d) a Justification of “No Effect” Determination (NED) form can be filed and then no further action is required under CEQA.  

For any questions please visit www.dfg.ca.gov/habcon/CEQA

2) Air Quality Management District and National Environmental Policy Act

The AQMD typically acts as lead agency for its own projects (e.g., adoption of rules, regulations, or plans) or permit projects filed with the AQMD where the AQMD has primary approval authority over the project and the project has not previously undergone a CEQA analysis.

As a responsible agency, the AQMD is available to the lead agency and project proponent for early consultation on a project to apprise them of applicable rules and regulations, and provides guidance on applicable air quality analysis methodologies or other air quality-related issues. For example, the power needed to lift each firework into the air is provided by the highly exothermic combustion of black powder, a slow-burning combination of 75% potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal, and 10% sulfur. The colors of the fireworks are produced by the heating of metal salts. The atoms of each element absorb energy and release it as light of specific colors.

The AQMD, for example, is the sole and exclusive local agency in the district with the responsibility for comprehensive air pollution control, and therefore reviews and comments on the air quality analysis in environmental documents submitted to the AQMD. AQMD Air Quality Analysis Guidance Handbook

NEPA directs all federal agencies to give appropriate consideration to the environmental effects of their decision making and to prepare detailed environmental impact statements (EIS) on recommendations or reports on proposals for legislation and other major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the environment. NEPA is divided into two titles. Title I outlines a basic national charter for protection of the environment.

Title II establishes the Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) which monitors the progress made toward achieving NEPA goals, advises the president on environmental issues and provides guidance to other federal agencies on compliance with NEPA. Under NEPA, the federal agency that plays a role similar to the responsible agency under CEQA is called a cooperating agency. NEPA/EMS Guide

As part of the permit requirements, onsite stand-by and inspection services may be required due to the size, complexity and/or unique safety issues regarding the activities associated with the proposed event.

3) More Resources:
CEQA The California Environmental Quality Act
CEQA Process Flow Chart

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