It shall be unlawful for any sponsor, owner of property or person in
charge of property to initiate, organize, promote, permit, conduct or cause
to be advertised a public gathering, unless a permit has been obtained pursuant
to this chapter. A separate permit shall be required for each public gathering
for the period of time designated by the permit.
No public gathering may be held within the boundaries of Independence
Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, unless the sponsor, the owner of the
property and the person in charge of the property upon which the gathering
will be conducted jointly apply for and be granted a permit as herein provided.
A. No permit shall be available for a period of more than
48 hours duration unless application requests and permit specifically allows
for an extension of that period.
B. No applicant shall be under 18 years of age.
C. A permit cannot be transferred or assigned.
D. In case of dispute over the number of people reasonably anticipated
to attend the public gathering, the decision of the Board of Supervisors of
Independence Township shall control.
All facilities, including stage to be specially assembled, constructed
or erected for the public gathering must be in place at least 24 hours before
the commencement of the public gathering and be approved by the Independence
Township Board of Supervisors or their approved agent.
Any person who initiates, organizes, promotes, permits, conducts or causes to be advertised a public gathering without obtaining the permit provided in this chapter, or who knowingly conducts, permits or allows a public gathering with a permit but in violation of the terms and provisions of this chapter and of the permit granted, or who shall counsel, aid or abet such violation or failure to comply, shall be subject to the appropriate penalties set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II.
This chapter shall in no way be a substitute for, nor eliminate the
necessity of, complying with any and all state laws, rules and regulations,
county and township ordinances which are now or may be in the future, in effect
which pertain to the conduct of public gatherings.