A. 
No place of assembly or public assembly as defined in Subsection B of this section shall be maintained, operated or used as such without a permit, except that no permit shall be required for any place of assembly or public assembly used solely as a place of religious worship.
[Amended 12-13-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
B. 
Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY
Any room, space, building or portion thereof used for gathering together persons for such purposes as deliberation, worship, entertainment, eating, drinking, amusement, awaiting transportation or similar purposes when such room, space, building or portion thereof has a capacity of 50 persons or more or has a net area available for use by the occupants for assembly purposes of 500 square feet or more.
[Amended 12-13-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
Any room, space, building or portion thereof used for gathering together persons for such purposes as deliberation, worship, entertainment, eating, drinking, amusement, awaiting transportation or similar purposes when such room, space, building or portion thereof has a capacity of 50 persons or more, or has a net area available for use by the occupants for assembly purposes of 750 square feet or more.
[Added 12-13-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
[Amended 12-13-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
A floor plan that indicates the conditions of the use of the place of assembly or public assembly space shall be submitted for approval. This includes, but is not limited to, the seating arrangements, seating capacity, means of egress locations and dimensions, the location of heating and electrical equipment and the location of portable fire extinguishers. The plan shall be approved by the Chief Fire Marshal and the approved copy shall be kept on display in the premises.
[Amended 12-13-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
A. 
A maximum allowable occupancy for every place of assembly or public assembly or portion thereof shall be determined by the Chief Fire Marshal. A suitable placard or sign, as approved by the Chief Fire Marshal, shall be prominently displayed in each place of assembly or public assembly or portion thereof, indicating the maximum allowable occupancy. Said placard or sign shall be readily visible to the occupants.
B. 
The owner, operator, managing agent, manager or person in charge of any place of assembly or public assembly shall ensure that the maximum allowable occupancy for any place of assembly or public assembly or portion thereof is never exceeded.
C. 
No owner of a building or tenant in control of the property shall refuse to vacate any place of assembly or public assembly in which the occupancy limits have been exceeded when directed to do so by the Fire Marshal, police officer or any other official authorized to enforce the provisions of this article. Failure to vacate the premises when ordered shall constitute a violation of this article.
[Amended 12-13-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
The construction, repair, maintenance and operation of every place of assembly or public assembly shall be in accordance with the appropriate standards of the Fire and Building Codes of New York.
[Added 12-13-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
All fire protection systems, as defined in § 19-4, in every place of assembly or public assembly shall be maintained in full, proper, operative condition at all times when said place of assembly or public assembly or portion thereof is occupied.