As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BLOCK PARTY
A neighborhood gathering, or organized party, of persons
who reside on the portion of a residential street sought to be closed
for said gathering or party.
PERMITTEE
Includes the block party contact person, the applicant of the permit, the persons indicated within §
65-3C(6) and participants.
No person or organization shall use any public
street, sidewalk or public right-of-way for a block party in the Township
without a permit.
If all the requirements of this chapter for
the issuance of a block party permit have been met satisfactorily,
the Township Clerk shall issue a permit for a block party, subject
to any conditions determined by the Township Administrator to be reasonably
calculated to reduce or minimize dangers and hazards to vehicular
or pedestrian traffic and the public health, safety and welfare, including,
but not limited to, changes in time, duration or number of participants.
Upon issuance of a block party permit, the Township Clerk shall forward
a copy of said permit to the Township Administrator, the Chief of
Police, the appropriate Fire Chief, and the Superintendent of Public
Works.
In addition to any duties of the permittee(s)
which are a condition of the block party permit as issued and any
other obligations of the permittee(s) delineated otherwise in this
chapter, all permittees shall:
A. Comply with all applicable laws and ordinances.
B. Be responsible for clean-up of any items, trash and
garbage from the street which is the subject of the permit.
C. Require that the block party contact person or other
person heading or leading such activity shall carry the block party
permit upon his or her person during the conduct of the parade or
block party.
D. Assure that any vendors utilized during the block
party are properly licensed as required under any other ordinance
or law.
The Township shall have the authority to revoke
a block party permit issued hereunder upon the violation of any of
the standards for issuance as set forth in this chapter or in the
event of circumstances endangering public health, safety and welfare.
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not
more than $2,000, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days
and/or by a term of community service not to exceed 90 days. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.