The Town Board, in order to promote proper government and ensure
the proper protection, order, conduct, safety, health, welfare and
well-being of persons and property within the Town of Parma, Monroe
County, New York, finds that it is in the public interest to enact
this chapter pursuant to the provisions of § 130, Subdivisions
11, 15 and 19, of the Town Law of the State of New York. This chapter
shall regulate the assembly of persons where such assembly exceeds
400 persons at any place within the Town of Parma, Monroe County,
New York; except where such assembly is organized by and under the
direct control of a volunteer fire company within the town, a fraternal
or civic organization having a local chapter within the town or a
religious corporation owning and operating a house of worship within
the town. Also exempted from this provision are schools and approved,
legally licensed establishments such as restaurants, party houses,
golf courses and similar businesses located within the Town of Parma
whose normal capacity for scheduled operations may exceed the number
of assembled persons contained in this section.
Each application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount
of $500 at the time of its submission. The fee shall compensate the
town for its examination and processing of such application and shall
not be refundable in whole or in part.