The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health,
safety and welfare by regulating public assemblies within the Town
of Stony Point, New York.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
MASS GATHERINGS
Any assemblage or gathering of people with or without the
levy of an admission fee; however, such "mass gathering" shall not
include any activity having less than 50 people in attendance, nor
shall the term apply to operations, activities or affairs of any duly
established municipal institution located in the Town of Stony Point.
MOTORCADE
An organized procession, except funeral processions, upon
any public street, sidewalk or alley.
PARADE
Any march or procession consisting of people, animals or
vehicles, or combination thereof, except funeral processions, upon
any public street, sidewalk, or alley, which does not comply with
normal and usual traffic regulations or controls.
PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES
An assembly of persons upon any public street, sidewalk or
alley which impedes or tends to impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a parade, motorcade,
public assembly or mass gathering in or upon any public street, sidewalk
or alley in the Town or knowingly participate in any such parade,
motorcade, public assembly or mass gathering unless and until a permit
to conduct such parade, motorcade, public assembly or mass gathering
has been obtained.
No person shall knowingly join or participate in any parade,
motorcade, public assembly or mass gathering conducted under permit
in violation of any terms of said permit nor knowingly join or participate
in any permitted parade, motorcade, public assembly or mass gathering
without the consent and over the objection of the permittee nor in
any manner interfere with its progress or orderly conduct.
Any permit for a parade, motorcade, public assembly or mass
gathering pursuant to this chapter may be summarily revoked by the
Town Board or Stony Point Police Department at any time, when, by
reason of disaster, public calamity, riot or other emergency, it is
determined that the safety of the public or property requires such
revocation.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this
chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the
remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly referred to
in said judgment.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon being filed
in the Office of the Secretary of State.