The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health,
safety and welfare of the Township of Caln by regulating public gatherings
within the Township.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following term shall have
the meaning indicated:
PUBLIC GATHERING
A temporary use of public land for an assemblage or gathering
of more than 150 people with or without an admission fee. The term
shall not apply to the normal operations, activities or affairs of
any duly established municipal, recreational or religious organization
or institution (including schools) located within the Township or
to any wedding or similar family event hosted by a resident of the
Township on his or her premises.
Upon review of the application and all of the information required
to be presented with the application, the Township may issue a permit
to the applicant upon payment of the appropriate fee as established
by resolution of the Board.
Upon the grant of a permit to hold a public gathering, the person
or organization holding the public gathering shall comply with the
following provisions and shall advise each participant of the public
gathering of such provisions, the violation of which shall be unlawful:
A. The person or organization holding the public gathering shall arrange
for the necessary police protection to assure the safety of the participants
of the public gathering and the safety and security of neighboring
properties and the citizens of the Township. The person or organization
holding the public gathering shall be responsible for reimbursing
the Township for the additional expenses attributed to providing police
protection and security.
B. The person or organization holding the public gathering shall make
arrangements with the Township Public Works Department to assure proper
and adequate sanitation facilities, refuse containers and disposal
facilities and shall reimburse the Township for all additional services
provided by the Township as a result of the public gathering. Adequate
plans for cleanup of any public property, including the streets, shall
be made with the Public Works Department, and such Township property
shall be clean and free of debris within 24 hours of the end of the
public gathering. The person or organization holding the public gathering
shall be responsible for the expenses of the Township's Public
Works Department for services rendered to clean up Township property
and Township streets as a result of the public gathering.
C. The person or organization holding the public gathering shall make
arrangements with the Director of Building and Life Safety and the
Fire Chief for necessary traffic controls and shall reimburse the
Township for all additional services provided by the Township or the
Fire Police as a result of the public gathering.
D. No public gathering authorized pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall be held or conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m.
E. No public gathering shall extend for a period in excess of two consecutive
days without written approval by the Board of Commissioners.
F. All vehicular parking shall be located on property which is contiguous
to the activity sponsored by the applicant unless another suitable
arrangement for parking is approved by the Township.
G. No light on any part of the premises used for the public gathering
shall be permitted to shine beyond the property line or premises with
an intensity sufficient to disturb the peace, health, safety or comfort
of any adjacent residents or the general public. All exterior lights
on the property shall be so situated or equipped with shielding devices
that no unreasonable glow shall shine beyond the property line of
the public gathering.
H. No soot, cinders, smoke, or gaseous or disagreeable or obnoxious
odors shall be permitted to emanate from the premises so as to be
detrimental to the public or which either annoys, disturbs, injures
or endangers the health, safety and welfare of the public.
I. The participants of the public gathering shall not engage in any
illegal activities or engage in any conduct which violates the ordinances,
statutes, laws or enactments of the Township or of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
J. At no time shall music be played by mechanical devices or live performance
which annoys, disturbs, endangers or might annoy, disturb or endanger
the public's health, comfort, safety, repose and peace.
K. No loud, unnecessary or unusual, abusive or profane language shall
be permitted at any time which either annoys, disturbs, injures or
endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace and safety of the public.
If the Township shall deny an application for a permit under
this chapter, it shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the denial
and the reasons for such denial.
Any violation of any one or more of the regulations and conditions
set forth above shall be sufficient grounds for the Township to immediately
revoke the permit and order the individual or organization holding
the public gathering to cease and desist its activities.
The fees for permits issued pursuant to this chapter, which
shall be paid at the time of the issuance of the permit, shall be
established by resolution of the Board of Commissioners as may be
amended from time to time.