[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Babylon: Art. I, 6-19-1984 by L.L. No. 6-1984. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-19-1984 by L.L. No. 6-1984]
[Amended 2-25-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992]
Historically, the permission of the Town Board
has been necessary for the granting of public assembly permits, the
holding of a block party and/or for the use of sound equipment within
the Town of Babylon. The Town Board has now determined that, provided
that a request meets certain criteria established in this article,
permission by resolution of the Town Board should no longer be required,
but rather the permit should be issued directly by the office of the
Town Clerk. Additionally, it shall be the policy of the Town to communicate
information regarding all permits issued pursuant to this article
to the Suffolk County Police Department.
Provided that a request meets the criteria set
forth in this section, the Town Board hereby delegates to the Town
Clerk the authority to issue block party permits:
A.
The request must be made at least four weeks before
the proposed date.
[Amended 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
B.
The request must be made by an individual resident
of the street and include that resident's address and both home telephone
number and a telephone number where the individual can be reached
during regular business hours.
C.
The request shall include the date and rain date.
D.
No more than two requests may be granted for each
block during any one calendar year.
E.
The request shall state the hours of operation, but
in no event shall a permit be granted for a block party commencing
before 10:00 a.m. or terminating after 11:00 p.m. when the day following
the block party is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, or terminating after
10:00 p.m. when the day following the block party is a regular workday.
F.
The request shall indicate which intersections are
to be blocked, and no request may be granted by the Clerk which requests
the blocking of any state or county roads or other major thoroughfares
in the Town which, in the opinion of the Town Clerk, would be severely
disruptive of traffic in or about the proposed site.
G.
The request shall specifically indicate whether any
of the intersections to be blocked are controlled by traffic lights.
H.
The request shall include a sketch of the area involved
showing the various intersections.
I.
The request shall be accompanied by a petition of
the signatures and addresses of residents on the subject street. The
Clerk shall not issue a permit unless the petition contains signatures
representing at least 85% of the homes to be included by the permit.
J.
The applicant shall furnish a certified check in the
sum of $100 to guarantee the cleanup performance on the part of the
applicant or his agent. The applicant consents to allow the Town of
Babylon to apply said sum of $100 towards cleanup upon failure of
the applicant to do so in the time required therefor. In no event
shall any portion of said cleanup fee be refunded until the Commissioner
of the Department of Public Works shall have inspected the block and
approved of the release of said fee or the balance remaining.
[Added 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992; amended 9-7-1994 by L.L. No. 26-1994]
K.
No block party shall charge a fee for any item, including
but not limited to admission, food or beverage.
[Added 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
L.
The Police Department and any other law or code enforcement
entity shall have the authority to order termination of the block
party for violation of the conditions of the permit or for violation
of any Town, county or state law or ordinance.
[Added 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
[Amended 6-2-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992; 7-12-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
Provided that a request meets the criteria set
forth in this section, the Town Board hereby delegates to the Town
Clerk the authority to issue use of sound equipment permits.
B.
The request must include the applicant's address and
both home telephone number and a telephone number where the individual
can be reached during regular business hours.
C.
The request will list the club or organization requesting
the permit, if any, and the purpose for the use of the sound equipment.
The Clerk may not issue permits for commercial purposes.
D.
The request shall include the date and the rain date.
E.
The request shall state the hours of operation, but
in no event shall a permit be granted for the use of sound equipment
commencing before 10:00 a.m. or terminating after 11:00 p.m. when
the day following the event is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, or after
8:00 p.m. when the day following the event is a regular workday.
F.
The request shall include the location or area where
the sound equipment will be used, but in no event shall a permit be
granted for the use of sound equipment within 500 feet of a residence
or within any residential zone, except that a sound equipment permit
may be issued in conjunction with the issuance of a permit for a block
party, bazaar or fair.
[Amended 10-13-1998 by L.L. No. 13-1998]
G.
The request shall include a description of the sound
equipment.
[Added 10-13-1998 by L.L. No. 13-1998]
[Added 2-25-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992; amended 3-30-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2022]
Provided that a request meets the criteria set forth in this
section, the Town Board hereby delegates to the Town Clerk the authority
to issue public assembly permits.
A.
The request
must be made at least two weeks before the proposed date.
B.
The request
must be made by an individual resident of the Town and include that
resident's address and both a home telephone number and a telephone
number where the individual can be reached during regular business
hours.
C.
The request
will list the club or organization requesting the permit, if any,
and the purpose for the requested public assembly permit. The Town
Clerk may not issue permits for commercial purposes.
D.
The request
shall include the date and rain date.
E.
The request
shall state the hours of operation, but in no event shall a permit
be granted for the conduct of a public assembly commencing before
10:00 a.m. or terminating after 8:00 p.m.
F.
The request
shall include the location or area where the public assembly will
be held and whether any streets, highways or roadways will be blocked
by the public assembly. No request may be granted by the Town Clerk
which requires the blocking of any state or county roads or other
major thoroughfares in the Town which, in the opinion of the Town
Clerk, would be severely disruptive of traffic in or about the proposed
sites.
G.
The request
shall include a sketch of the area involved showing the various intersections.
[Amended 2-25-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992]
