[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Piermont 11-14-1977 by L.L. No. 27-1977 as Ch. 71 of the 1977
Code; amended in its entirety 6-16-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
It is hereby found and declared that the public health, safety
and welfare requires that no parade, procession or special event be
held in the Village of Piermont, except as regulated by this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Low-impact special events are special events which impact
the health, safety and welfare of Piermont residents; which impact
includes, but is not limited to, the closure of secondary or private
roads or parking lots generally open to the public, or which require
the expenditure of public funds to facilitate the cleanup of the special
event, or which require the presence of police officers to protect
the public health, safety and welfare.
[Added 12-1-2015 by L.L.
No. 2-2016]
Major special events are special events that require the
closure of any portion of Piermont Avenue or any major thoroughfare,
or of multiple thoroughfares for any length of time; or when additional
personnel are required to protect the health, safety and welfare of
residents and visitors of the Village. The determination of additional
personnel is at the discretion of the Chief of Police, DPW Superintendent
and Board of Trustees.
[Added 12-1-2015 by L.L.
No. 2-2016; amended 6-20-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017]
A recognizable group of 10 or more vehicles, or 20 or more
persons not riding in vehicles, proposing to march or proceed along
any public street or roadway.
Social festivals, celebrations or parties; carnivals; circuses;
fund-raising events; and road races (pedestrian or vehicular), which
events take place on public property, or on private property open
to the public, and which cause the Village to expend municipal resources
to monitor same in order to protect the public health, safety or welfare.
[Amended 12-1-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
No parade or procession shall occupy, march or proceed along
any public street or roadway at any time, nor shall any special event
take place on public property, or on private property open to the
public, unless a permit to do so at that time has been obtained from
the Village Board of Trustees, which shall consider any permit request
at a regularly scheduled meeting of such Board. No person shall take
part in or start any such parade, procession or special event unless
a permit for said procession, parade or special event has been issued
by the Village Clerk at the direction of the Board of Trustees, and
no person shall take part in any parade, procession or special event
which is proceeding in a manner not in accordance with the terms of
such permit.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
A.
Funeral processions.
B.
Parades, processions or special events declared by resolution of
the Board of Trustees to be sponsored by the Village of Piermont or
as a part of official Village ceremonies.
C.
Students going to and from school classes or participating in school
activities, provided that such conduct is under the immediate direction
and supervision of the proper school authorities.
Application for a permit shall be made to the Village Clerk
not less than 15 days, not counting holidays or Sundays, prior to
the proposed date of the parade, procession or special event. Such
application shall contain a written verification as to its contents
and shall contain the following information:
A.
The names of the organizations participating.
B.
The purpose for which the parade, procession or special event is
to be held.
C.
The name of the person (or persons, in the case of a committee without
a chairman) chiefly responsible for the marshaling and organization
of the parade, procession or special event.
D.
The date and hours during which the parade, procession or special
event is proposed to be held.
E.
The number of persons expected to participate in the parade, procession
or special event.
G.
The proposed route or location which the parade, procession or special
event will occupy or pass.
H.
Measures to be taken to ensure proper organization and movement of
the parade, procession or special event and adequate crowd control.
I.
Any other information which may be required by the Board of Trustees.
The Village Clerk shall promptly advise the Mayor, the Chief
of Police and the Superintendent of Public Works of any and all applications
for permits under this chapter. If advised by any of these officials
that the procession, parade or special event for which the permit
is sought would endanger public health or safety or be detrimental
to the public welfare, the Village Clerk shall promptly notify the
members of the Board of Trustees of such determination, and the Board
of Trustees shall, in issuing the permit, include reasonable content-neutral
conditions designed to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
[Amended 12-1-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
Upon application duly made, as provided in § 141-5, and approved by the Board of Trustees, a permit for the procession, parade or special event shall be issued by the Village Clerk upon payment of the required fees as follows:
A.
For parades and processions, payment of the required fee of $250
within five days, not counting holidays or Sundays, after the application
is made.
[Amended 6-20-2017 by L.L. No. 4-2017]
(1)
The application fee may be waived for Piermont-based, registered
nonprofit (501c3) organizations.
B.
Special events.
(1)
For major special events, an application fee of $300, together with payment of the required fee as set forth in Chapter 102 of the Code within five days, not counting holidays or Sundays, after the application is made, provided that the application is made no later than 60 days prior to the major special event.
(2)
For major special events, an application fee of $600, together with payment of the required fee as set forth in Chapter 102 of the Code within five days, not counting holidays or Sundays, after the application is made, if the application is made less than 60 days prior to the major special event.
C.
For low-impact events, an application fee of $250, together with the required fee as set forth in Chapter 102 of the Code, within five days, not counting holidays or Sundays, after the application is made.
[Added 6-20-2017 by L.L.
No. 4-2017]
(1)
The application fee may be waived for Piermont-based, registered
nonprofit (501c3) organizations.
Any application for a permit for a parade, procession, or special
event may be summarily denied by the Village Clerk, or by the Board
of Trustees, if:
A.
The parade, procession or special event for which permit is sought
would conflict with another parade, procession or special event for
which a permit is to be or has been issued and for which application
was made previous to the application to be rejected.
B.
The parade, procession or special event would conflict with a parade,
procession or special event to which this chapter does not apply.
C.
The parade, procession or special event is to be held for the purpose
of advertising any commercial product, goods or event or is designated
purely for private profit.
Each permit issued under this chapter shall specify:
A.
The names of the organizations participating.
B.
The name of the person (or persons, in the case of a committee without
a chairman) chiefly responsible for the marshaling and organization
of the parade, procession or special event.
C.
The public street, roadway or location through which the parade,
procession or special event may move and how much of these public
streets, roadways or locations in width, it may occupy.
D.
The date and the hours during which the parade, procession or special
event may proceed.
No person shall drive any vehicle between the vehicles or persons
comprising a parade, procession or special event proceeding in accordance
with the terms of a permit therefor duly issued by the Village Clerk
when such vehicles or persons are in motion and are conspicuously
designated as a parade, procession or special event, nor shall any
person unreasonably hamper, obstruct, impede or interfere with any
person, vehicle or animal participating in or being used in such a
parade, procession or special event.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to prohibit or
restrict the parking of vehicles along a highway or part thereof constituting
a part of the route of a parade, procession or special event and to
cause signs to such effect to be posted, and it shall be unlawful
and a violation of this chapter for any person to park or leave unattended
any vehicle upon any such posted highway or portion thereof.
