[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Glocester 1-19-2017, effective 2-15-2017. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this article is to promote temperance and public
safety with respect to those establishments which hold liquor licenses
and wish to hold special events on or about the licensed premises.
This article is also intended to protect and promote the peaceful
enjoyment of property by those residents who abut or adjoin a licensed
establishment.
Special events for establishments that hold liquor licenses
are those events that are held outside the normal course of business
and outside a licensed building at which outdoor entertainment is
offered, including but not limited to sporting events, fund-raisers,
car washes, car shows and bike runs that either commence or end at
the licensed establishment.
No person or entity shall conduct or operate a special event
at a licensed establishment without first obtaining approval as provided
in this article from the Town Council acting as the Liquor Licensing
Board for the Town and a license from the Town Licensing Clerk.
A.
Applications
for approval of the issuance of special event licenses shall be made
to the Town at the same time that applications are made for the issuance
or renewal of the underlying liquor license but, in no event, no less
than 30 days prior to the date of the scheduled special event. Applications
shall be made upon forms prepared by the Town Clerk and shall include
the following information:
(1)
The
name and address of the applicant;
(2)
The
nature of the proposed special event(s), including any entertainment,
location and date(s);
(3)
The
provisions for medical assistance, fire protection, police protection,
parking facilities, protection of the neighboring property, crowd
control and sanitary facilities;
(4)
The
hours of operation; and
(5)
Such
other information as the Town Council shall find reasonably necessary
to effectuate the purpose of this article and to arrive at a fair
determination of whether the terms to this article have been complied
with.
B.
An application
hereunder shall be accompanied by a plat or drawing of the area or
areas where the special event is to take place showing its location,
size and capacity, location and size of entrances and exits, size
and location of walls, fences or barriers surrounding said location,
a three-hundred-foot radius map, and a list of the names and addresses
of all owners of property within the radius area.
C.
Upon receipt
of such application, the Town Clerk shall assign said application
for hearing before the Town Council. A notice shall be sent by regular
mail at least one week prior to the hearing to the owners of all properties
within 300 feet of the perimeter of the premises in or on which the
special events are sought to be located. The application and public
hearing shall also be advertised in newspaper of general circulation
in the Town by the Town Clerk.
D.
The Town
Clerk shall also give notice to the Chief of Police at least one week
prior to the hearing.
E.
The applicant
shall be responsible for the cost of advertising and notice to abutters.
A.
The Town
Council shall conduct a hearing upon each application for approval
of issuance of special event licenses. The Town Clerk may grant said
licenses only if the Town Council shall approve said special events
upon finding that the proposed special events meet all requirements
set forth in this article and that said special events will not constitute
a threat to public safety, will not constitute public nuisance and
will not interfere with reasonable and peaceful enjoyment of property
by residents who abut, adjoin or reside in proximity to the licensed
premises.
B.
Upon receiving
Town Council approval for the issuance of special events licenses,
the liquor license holder shall at least six business days before
any special event make application to the Town Clerk for the issuance
of a license. Failure to submit a completed application within the
time frame set forth above shall constitute grounds for the Town Clerk
to deny issuance of a special events license.
Whenever an application for a license shall be made, the Chief
of Police shall examine said application to determine if any police
officer or officers shall be assigned to such event; thereupon, the
Chief of Police shall file with the Town Clerk a statement of the
necessity and number of police officers to be assigned to such event,
which will become part of the licensing requirement.
The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of any police
detail.
C.
No special
events license shall be issued to any applicant currently in arrears
in any tax or assessments levied by the Town, or for use upon any
premises for which any such taxes or assessments are unpaid at the
time of the filing of the application.
D.
The Town
Council shall have the authority to take action against the special
events license and the underlying liquor license, including but not
limited to warnings, suspension and revocation.
The license fee for special events shall be $10 per diem.
Any person or entity that holds a special event without complying
with the provisions of this article shall be fined not more than $500
for each offense. Each day of the existence of a violation shall be
deemed a separate offense. Any violation of any provision of this
article shall be grounds for the Town Council to take action against
the underlying liquor license.