Antioch, CA · Contra Costa County
Live Entertainment Events Application
Antioch businesses use this application to request an Administrative Use Permit for live entertainment or other entertainment offered on their premises.
What this form is
The application requests an Administrative Use Permit for entertainment offered at a business, including live music, karaoke, fashion shows, and certain recorded music or performances. It asks for business and property details, event date and times, expected attendance, sound equipment, capacity, parking, and security plans. The city asks applicants to submit the application and listed requirements three weeks before the event; approval is not guaranteed.
Who needs it
A business offering live entertainment or other covered entertainment on its premises needs to apply for an Administrative Use Permit.
How to submit it
Submit the application and requirements online through the City of Antioch Civic Access Portal. The document refers applicants to the Planning Fee’s 2023–2024 chart for the current application fee and lists [email protected] for questions.
About notarization
This document is signed and dated without a notary; it requires written property-owner authorization, but does not say that the authorization must be notarized.
How to submit this form
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Download The Application
Download the Live Entertainment Events application PDF.
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Complete The Application
Provide business and property information and details about the entertainment, event, sound equipment, parking, and security.
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Gather The Requirements
Include written property-owner authorization and consult the referenced Planning Fee chart for the current application fee.
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Submit To The City
Submit the application and requirements online through the City of Antioch Civic Access Portal, three weeks before the event.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Live Entertainment Events application for?
- It requests an Administrative Use Permit for live entertainment and other covered entertainment offered on business premises in Antioch.
- What information does the application ask for?
- It asks about the business, property, entertainment, event date and times, attendance, sound equipment, establishment capacity, parking, and security.
- How do I submit the Live Entertainment Events application?
- Submit the application and listed requirements online through the City of Antioch Civic Access Portal. The document says to apply three weeks before the event.
- Do I need a notary for the Live Entertainment Events application?
- No. The document is signed and dated without a notary. It requires written property-owner authorization but does not say that authorization must be notarized.
Need something notarized?
This Live Entertainment Events Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Antioch form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.