Atlantic County, NJ Article XV Lake Lenape East Catering Hall

[Added 10-6-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

§ 97-137 Licensed caterer. [1]

A. Any person seeking permission to conduct catered activities or operations at the Catering Hall at Lake Lenape East Park shall execute and be subject to a special license and indemnification agreement, which shall include conditions, limitations, fees and insurance requirements.

B. Any person who has entered into a license and indemnification agreement to conduct catered activities or operations at the Catering Hall at Lake Lenape East Park may seek permission to serve alcoholic beverages in connection with catered functions, subject to the following:

(1) There shall be no "bring your own bottle" (BYOB) or similar self-service events.

(2) The proposed event shall be conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Commission (the "NJABC").

(3) In addition to the requirements of Article V of this chapter, the application for a County permit shall be:

(a) Made by the sponsoring entity that is duly authorized, as defined by the NJABC, and is able to perform the tasks and requirements necessary to conduct the proposed event.

(b) Accompanied by written approval by the Municipal Police Chief and the Municipal Clerk, in accordance with NJABC requirements.

(c) Accompanied by a valid NJABC permit, or if a permit has not been issued at the time of application to the County, then a copy of the sponsoring entity's application to the NJABC for a permit. There shall be no sale, storage, distribution, provision or use of alcoholic beverages at any location within County park property unless and until an NJABC permit has been obtained and provided to the County Parks Director.

(d) Accompanied by a written narrative that shall describe the details of the event, including but not limited to a list of vendors, procedures for event setup, parking, crowd control, any temporary fencing, event security, ambulance/emergency response, procedures to ensure that minors and intoxicated persons are not served alcohol, trash control, post-event clean up and restoration of any damage to County property.

(e) Accompanied by the name, address and contact information for the person(s) who shall be responsible for implementation of the event. Such persons shall be available to the County Parks Director and County Rangers at all times during the event.

(4) The application and supporting information listed above shall be submitted simultaneously to the County Parks Director in accordance with any proposal to engage in catering operations and to the Atlantic County Board of County Commissioners, with a request for a resolution authorizing the required license and indemnification agreement. The County Parks Director shall not take action upon the application and no operations shall occur until after a resolution authorizing the required license and indemnification has been adopted by the Board of County Commissioners and such agreement has been fully executed.

(5) The sponsoring entity shall procure a liquor liability policy with limits of not less than $2 million or such greater amount as may be recommended by the County's Risk Manager/Consultant, which policy shall name the County of Atlantic and the State of New Jersey as additional insureds. The policy and the certificate of insurance shall be in a form as approved by the County's Risk Manager. These provisions shall not affect the insurance provisions which are specified in § 97-52B.

(6) The sponsoring entity shall be solely responsible for conducting the event in accordance with all applicable laws and ordinances in a manner that shall not cause damage to persons or property. The County shall not assume responsibility for the conduct and/or supervision of the event.

(7) The sponsoring entity shall be responsible for preventing service of alcohol to any person who is under the legal age to consume alcoholic beverages in the State of New Jersey.

(8) The sponsoring entity shall be responsible for preventing service of alcohol to any person who is visibly intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicants or stimulants.

(9) A permit shall not be effective and the proposed event shall not be permitted to occur if all of the requirements set forth in his section have not been deemed satisfied by the County Parks Director.

(10) The authorization to use and consume alcohol shall only be incidental and supplemental to provision of catered food and other beverages.

C. The permittee shall be responsible for ensuring that any permit or inspection requirements administered by the Atlantic County Division of Public Health that apply to food service are satisfied.

D. Hours of operation of Catering Hall at Lake Lenape: setup and closing time: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

[Amended 8-15-2023 by Ord. No. 9-2023]

E. Noise; music. The permittee shall take measures necessary to ensure that noise emanating from its catered events, including but not limited to music and other amusements, announcements and activities shall comply with the following:

(1) If music is provided, music shall start no earlier than 12:00 noon and shall end by 10:30 p.m.

[Amended 8-15-2023 by Ord. No. 9-2023]

(2) There shall be no music or other loud noise which shall disturb the peace and enjoyment of neighboring properties or other park users. Music or other noise shall be deemed a violation of this section as follows:

(a) No person shall cause to be made, directly or indirectly, any noise emanating from the recreational area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., prevailing time, which is plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the source of the noise.

F. Penalties. In addition to any other sanction or remedy provided in this section or in any license and indemnification agreement, if the County Parks Director determines that a catered event is not being conducted in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the County Parks Director shall be authorized to immediately suspend the permittee's license and permit to conduct operations, in which event the permittee shall be responsible for immediately directing and causing all of its guests, invitees and other persons attending such event to leave the County's premises in a peaceable and orderly manner.

[1] Editor’s Note: This section, formerly titled "Regulations," was renamed 2-13-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018.