Editing Burning Man (section)

=== 1997 to 2013 ===
[[File:Neonman2.jpg|thumb|The neon-tubed Man at the 1999 event|269x269px]]

1997 marked another major pivotal year for the event. It had to be moved because the permit for Black Rock was denied for the 1997 event. A team conducting land speed trials had a conflicting permit that took precedence. Fly Ranch, with the smaller adjoining Hualapai dry lakebed, just west of the Black Rock desert, was chosen as the alternate location. This moved Burning Man from Pershing County/federal BLM land into the jurisdiction of [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe County]], which brought a protracted list of permit requirements.<ref>({{cite book |last=Doherty |first=Brian |title=This Is Burning Man |publisher=[[BenBella Books]] |date=July 2006 |page=124 |isbn=978-1-932100-86-0}})</ref>

In 1999 to comply with the new requirements and manage the increased liability load, Harvey and five organizers formed Black Rock City LLC with the assistance of "Biz Babe" [[Dana Harrison]]. The LLC founders consisted of Larry Harvey (chief philosophy officer), Harley K. DuBois (chief transition officer), Marian Goodell (CEO), Crimson Rose (art transition officer), Will Roger Peterson (Nevada relations director), and Michael Mikel (historian and archivist).<ref>{{Cite book |last=White |first=Carolyn L. |title=The archaeology of Burning Man: the rise and fall of Black Rock City |date=2020 |publisher=University of New Mexico Press |isbn=978-0-8263-6134-9 |series=Archaeologies of landscape in the Americas series |location=Albuquerque |pages=6}}</ref>

Will Roger Peterson and Flynn Mauthe created the Black Rock City Department of Public Works (DPW) to build the "city" grid layout (a requirement so that emergency vehicles could be directed to an "address"), designed by Rod Garrett, an architect. Garrett continued as the city designer until his death in 2011, at age 76. He is also credited with the design of all of the Man bases from 2001 through 2012, the center camp café and first camp.<ref>{{cite web |author=Andrew Dalton |url=http://sfist.com/2011/08/29/black_rock_city_architect_rod_garre.php |title=Burning Man Architect Rod Garrett Dies at Age 76 |publisher=SFist |date=August 29, 2011 |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715021506/http://sfist.com/2011/08/29/black_rock_city_architect_rod_garre.php |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref> 1998 saw a return to the Black Rock desert, although not to the deep playa, along with a temporary perimeter fence. The event has remained there since.

As the population of Black Rock City grew, the BLM added more restrictions, and changes were made in how people were invited to the event, notably the addition of publicized online ticket sales to all comers; further rules were established concerning its survival. Some critics of the later phase of the event cite these rules as impinging on the original freedoms and principles, diminishing the scope of the experience unacceptably, while many newer attendees find the increased level of activity more than balances out the changes:
* A grid street structure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.burningman.com/preparation/maps/07_maps/index.html |title=Preparation – 2007 BRC MAP |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=January 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116024454/http://www.burningman.com/preparation/maps/07_maps/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* A speed limit of {{cvt|5|mph|0}}.<ref name=dmv>{{cite web |url=http://www.burningman.com/on_the_playa/playa_vehicles/dmv.html |title=On The Playa: Playa Vehicles: DMV |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903204511/http://www.burningman.com/on_the_playa/playa_vehicles/dmv.html}}</ref>
* A ban on driving, except for approved "mutant vehicles" and service vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.burningman.com/on_the_playa/playa_vehicles/ |title=On The Playa |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070729055128/http://www.burningman.com/on_the_playa/playa_vehicles/}}</ref>
* Safety standards on mutant vehicles.<ref name=dmv />
* Burning of any art must be done on an approved burn platform.<ref name="burningman.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.burningman.com/installations/burn_scar_prevention.html |title=Playa Protection and Burn Scar Prevention |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=January 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103113248/http://www.burningman.com/installations/burn_scar_prevention.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* A ban on fireworks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/law_enforcement.html#illegal |title=Preparation: Law Enforcement at |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=December 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221190628/http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/law_enforcement.html#illegal |url-status=live}}</ref>
* A ban on animals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/pets.html |title=The Pet Unfriendly |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=June 22, 2012 |archive-date=November 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115211708/http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/pets.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Another notable restriction to attendees is the 9.2-mile- (14.8&nbsp;km) long<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2017afterburn/ |title=2017 AfterBurn |work=Burning Man Journal |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035248/https://journal.burningman.org/2017afterburn/ |url-status=live}}</ref> temporary plastic fence that surrounds the event and defines the pentagon of land used by the event on the southern edge of the Black Rock dry lake.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2016/05/black-rock-city/leaving-no-trace/the-origin-story-of-the-brc-trash-fence/ |title=The Origin Story of the BRC Trash Fence |work=Burning Man Journal |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035300/https://journal.burningman.org/2016/05/black-rock-city/leaving-no-trace/the-origin-story-of-the-brc-trash-fence/ |url-status=live}}</ref> This 4-foot- (1.2-meter) high barrier is known as the "trash fence" because its initial use was to catch wind-blown debris that might escape from campsites during the event. Since 2002, the area beyond this fence has not been accessible to Burning Man participants during the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-07-19/html/02-17975.htm |title=Federal Register Volume 67, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2002) |publisher=Gpo.gov |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812132939/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-07-19/html/02-17975.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

One visitor who was accidentally burned at the 2005 event unsuccessfully sued Black Rock City LLC in [[San Francisco County Superior Court]]. On June 30, 2009, the [[California courts of appeal|California Court of Appeal for the First District]] upheld the trial court's grant of [[summary judgment]] to Black Rock City LLC on the basis that people who deliberately walk toward The Man after it is ignited [[assumption of risk|assume the risk]] of getting burned by such a hazardous object.<ref>''Beninati v. Black Rock City, LLC'', [http://online.ceb.com/CalCases/CA4/175CA4t650.htm 175 Cal. App. 4th 650] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017065614/http://online.ceb.com/CalCases/CA4/175CA4t650.htm |date=October 17, 2015 }} (2009).</ref>