Pursuant to the provisions of the Second Class Township Code,
Act of May 1, 1933, P.L. 103 Art. 1, § 101 et. seq., as
amended, 53 P.S. §§ 65101 through 67604 (Purdons 1957),
the Supervisors of North Newton Township, a Second Class Township,
are empowered to invoke ordinances to promote public safety and health
of the citizens of North Newton Township.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PERSON IN CHARGE OF PROPERTY
As used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided herein,
means an agent, occupant, lessee, contract purchaser, or person other
than the owner, having possession or control of property.
PUBLIC GATHERING
As used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided herein,
means all assemblies of people for the purpose of public amusement
reasonably anticipated to number more than 2,000 for a continuous
period of four hours or more, more than 10% of whom will assemble
outdoors or in structures specially constructed, erected, or assembled
for the gathering, whether or not an admission fee is charged.
SPONSOR
As used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided herein,
means any natural person, association, partnership, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or any other legal entity whatsoever, who initiates,
organizes, promotes, permits, conducts or causes to be advertised,
a public gathering.
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 North
Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, unless the sponsor,
the owner of property, and the person in charge of property upon which
the gathering will be conducted, jointly apply for and are granted
a permit as herein provided.
A. No permit shall be available for an extent of more than 48 hours'
duration unless application and permit specifically allow for an extension
of that period.
B. No applicant shall be under 18 years of age.
C. No permit may 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 North Newton Township shall control.
The applicants shall submit with their application a corporate
bond of indemnity in a form approved by the Township Solicitor, or
cash deposit to save and protect Township roads, pavements, bridges,
road signs and all other Township property from any and all damage
that might be caused by vehicles, employees, or participants in the
public gathering, and to be used, if necessary, to restore the premises
where such public gathering is held to a sanitary condition and pay
all charges and losses to the Township for damages to the streets,
pavements, bridges, and all other Township property.
A. Should the permitted public gathering necessitate that the Township
deploy or employ additional Township employees as a direct result
of the public gathering, such added expense shall be recoverable from
the principals and/or their indemnitor. The cash deposit or its balance
will be returned to the applicants upon final audit of the Township
as to what damages, if any, occurred and what deployment and employment
of personnel, if any, was necessitated.
B. The corporate bond of indemnity or cash deposit shall be in such
amounts as set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
C. The property owner or person in charge of the property making application
shall sign as an additional indemnitor, to insure against damage to
streets, pavements, bridges, road signs, and all other Township property,
to meet costs of the Township for deploying or employing personnel
directly attributable to the conduct of the public gathering, and
to insure that the property will be restored to a sanitary condition.
All facilities, including any stage to be specially assembled,
constructed, or erected for the public gathering, must be set up at
the site of the public gathering at least 24 hours before the commencement
of the public gathering and be approved by the North Newton Township
Board of Supervisors.
[Amended 4-3-2018 by 2018-1; 6-6-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof before any Magisterial District Judge, be
sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000. Each violation shall
constitute a separate offense, for which a summary conviction may
be sought.
Any public gathering held in violation of this chapter shall
be enjoined from taking place pursuant to the issuance of a court
order.