The fee for the issuance of such permit shall be as set by the
Fee Schedule as approved by the Board of Supervisors.
A special event permit is not required for the following:
B. Parades involving a total of 40 or fewer pedestrians marching along
a parade route that is restricted to marching on sidewalks and crossing
streets only at pedestrian crosswalks in accordance with traffic regulations
and controls. Pedestrians participating in the parade shall cross
at crosswalks in units of 15 or fewer and shall allow vehicles to
pass between each unit.
C. Parades, athletic events or other special events that occur exclusively
on Township property, public streets or school district property and
are sponsored by the Township or by the school district.
D. Normal day-of-worship religious services, youth-oriented summer programs,
and vacation bible schools.
E. Events held at Township parks that are covered by a park rental reservation.
F. Routine evangelical events.
G. Special events held at hotel venues that are attended by fewer than
200 people.
If an event requires special police services, fees for those
services shall be at the rate in the Fee Schedule as approved by the Board of Supervisors. Fees for special
police services are due at the time of application or at the time
that the that Township staff determines that such services are required
with a minimum of four hours per officer.
Prior to the issuance of a special event permit, the permit
applicant and an authorized officer of the sponsoring organization,
if any, must sign an agreement to reimburse Towamencin Township for
any costs incurred by it in repairing damage to Township property
occurring in connection with the permitted event proximately caused
by the actions of the permittee, its officers, employees or agents
or any person who was under the permittee's control insofar as
permitted by law. The agreement shall also provide that the permittee
shall defend the Township against and indemnify and hold the Township
harmless from any liability to any persons resulting from any damage
or injury, including attorney's fees, occurring in connection
with the special event.
A copy of the policy or a certificate of insurance, along with
all necessary endorsements, must be filed with the Township no less
than 10 days before the date of the event unless the Township for
good cause waives the filing deadline. The special event permit shall
not be valid until after the insurance policy or certificate of insurance
along with necessary endorsements has been filed by the applicant
and approved by the Township Manager.
The Township Manager for any violation of any law or ordinance
may revoke any permit issued under the provisions of this chapter.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punishable for each offense by a fine
of not more than $300 and costs of prosecution or, upon default in
payment of the fine and costs, by imprisonment in the Montgomery County
Prison for not more than 30 days. Each day a violation continues shall
constitute a separate offense.