[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Portsmouth 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 93-10-25. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
No tent exceeding 120 square feet in area shall
be erected, maintained, operated or used in the Town of Portsmouth
except under a license issued by the Portsmouth Town Council sitting
as a Board of License Commissioners. (For statutory requirement, see
R.I.G.L. § 23-28.19-1, as amended.)
The license application form shall contain the
name and address of the applicant, the name and address of the owner
of the land on which the tent will be erected, the address of said
land, the dates for which the license is requested and a brief description
of the tent and its proposed use.
The Town Clerk shall not accept any license
application for presentation to the Board of License Commissioners
unless it is accompanied by written approvals from the Town Building,
Fire and Police Departments; by such plans as any of such Departments
shall deem necessary for purposes of public safety; and by the license
application fee.
The Board of License Commissioners may grant
or deny a license based on considerations of public safety. It may
grant a license for a shorter term than sought and may issue licenses
for the same tent and use for successive terms.
No license shall be issued until the Town Clerk
has been informed that a final inspection has been done by the Fire
and Building Departments. However, at the request of either of said
Departments, in a case where the tent will not be constructed or completed
until after the office of the Town Clerk is closed, the Town Clerk
may issue the license to be physically held by the Building Official
or Fire Chief, who shall deliver it to the licensee after final inspection.
These requirements shall not apply to tents
erected for residential use in connection with one-, two- and three-family
private dwellings. (See R.I.G.L. § 23-28.1-2, as amended.)
