This chapter shall be known as the "Outdoor and Public Assembly
Local Law of the Village of Brightwaters."
By adoption of this chapter, the Village Board seeks to regulate
those listed organized events which attract a large number of people,
and might adversely affect the well-being of Village residents. Organized
activities which are open to the public, either on private or public
property, often involve large assemblages of people, generally require
some control over traffic and parking and can cause a strain on governmental
services. In the case of events held on public property, the large
number of people which may be drawn to certain events has further
potential to interfere with the general public's normal use of
roads and municipal facilities. This chapter is intended to minimize
the impact of these activities by appropriate regulation.
A permit shall be issued only if the proposed activity is approved
by the Board of Trustees. In deciding whether or not to approve the
issuance of such permit, the Village Board shall consider:
A. The size of the premises in relation to the number of persons expected
to attend the gathering.
B. The sufficiency or arrangements made to control traffic, parking,
noise, lighting and refuse.
C. Conflicts with other events which might overtax Village services.
D. Conflicts with other events which may cause vehicular or pedestrian
congestion in a particular area of the Village on the date in question.
E. The frequency of gatherings proposed or approved for the premises
and whether this frequency is so great that the gatherings constitute
a persistent usage of the property incompatible with its character
or with that of the surrounding area.
F. In the ease of public gatherings, conflicts with ordinary public
use of the land or facilities involved.
G. Whether the applicant or owner of the premises at which the subject
gathering is to be held has been convicted of failure to comply with
the terms of any outdoor assembly permit issued within the last three
years.
Any applicant for a permit shall be required to provide and
maintain latrines, of a number and type approved by rules of the Suffolk
County Department of Health, for the use of persons engaged in conducting
the undertaking for which the permits shall apply and for the patrons
of said permitted undertaking, during the permit period.
Upon the expiration or revocation of the permit, the permit
holder shall leave the site clean and free of all debris. For a failure
to clean up the premises or site, the same shall be done at the expense
of the applicant. The deposit, or as much as remains after the payment
of cleanup and highway costs, shall be returned to the permit holder.
The applicant shall be required to prevent patrons, permittees
and/or invitees of the undertaking for which the permit is issued
or persons engaged in conducting the same from trespassing upon the
adjoining property or premises and shall set forth in the application
that details how the same shall be accomplished.
An offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute
a violation under the Penal Law and shall be punished by a fine of
not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or
both.