[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Catskill 4-4-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Noise — See Ch. 123.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, welfare, safety, peace and tranquility of the community by regulating mass gatherings within the Town of Catskill.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the indicated meanings:
APPLICANT
Any individual, individuals, an individual "Doing Business As," herein a "DBA," partnership, corporation, legal liability corporation, legal liability partnership, association, political subdivision, government agency or municipality.
APPLICATION
The written application the Town requires for a mass gathering.
DRINKING WATER
Water provided for human consumption, food preparation or for lavatory, bathing or laundry purposes.
MASS GATHERING
An event at an approved site which is likely to attract 1,000 to 4,999 people or more at any one time.
PERMIT
A written approval by the Town of Catskill for a mass gathering.
PERMIT HOLDER
The applicant who is granted the permit.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator residue, street cleanup, dead animals, offal and solid commercial waste.
SEWAGE
Excreta and the waste from a toilet flush, bath, sink, lavatory, dishwashing or laundry machine, or the water carried away from any other fixture or equipment or machine.
TOWN
The Town of Catskill.
TOWN BOARD
The Town Board of the Town of Catskill.
TOWN CLERK
The Town Clerk for the Town of Catskill.
This chapter shall not apply to any functions sponsored by the Catskill School District related to an educational activity or functions approved or sponsored by the Town Board at parks.
A. 
No applicant shall hold or promote by advertising or otherwise, a mass gathering unless a permit has been first issued by the Town Clerk. No person shall use, allow, lease or otherwise permit to be used, property for a mass gathering unless the Town Clerk first issues a permit.
B. 
The Application for a permit shall be submitted on forms furnished by the Town and shall be submitted to the Town Clerk at least three months prior to the date of the mass gathering. The Town shall not accept an application more than one year prior to the proposed mass gathering.
C. 
The Town Board shall, in writing, approve or deny an application within three weeks after the application is submitted to the Town Clerk.
D. 
A separate permit shall be required for each mass gathering. A separate permit shall be required for any mass gathering which is scheduled to take place more than 48 hours after a previous mass gathering. However, an application may be made for more than one permit within a twelve-month period provided the applicant submits an application for each proposed mass gathering.
E. 
A permit issued for a mass gathering shall be kept on file with the Town Clerk and also posted by the permit holder in a prominent place at the mass gathering.
An application for a permit to conduct a mass gathering shall include the following information:
A. 
Applicant:
(1) 
Individual. If the applicant is an individual, the name, address and all contact information, a copy of a valid driver's license, prior history of any mass gathering in the Town or at any other location(s) and, if any, history of misdemeanor or felony convictions.
(2) 
Partnership. If the applicant is a partnership, DBA, corporation, limited liability partnership, or a limited liability corporation, the names, addresses, titles and contact information for the following:
(a) 
Each individual under a DBA, partnership, corporate officers, member(s) of a limited liability partnership or limited liability corporation.
(b) 
Copies of formation documents.
(c) 
Employer identification number.
B. 
The location and description of the property where the mass gathering is proposed, including all land to be used directly, indirectly or incidental to the mass gathering. If the interest in the property is contained in a contract, leasehold or other writing, a copy of such contract, lease or writing shall be attached to the application.
C. 
The date(s) and the hours during which the mass gathering is proposed to take place.
D. 
The plans for the proposed mass gathering shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
(1) 
A detailed plan for parking facilities off public roadways able to serve all reasonably anticipated requirements at a volume of up to 100 passenger cars per acre or 30 buses per acre.
(2) 
A detailed plan for transportation arrangements from noncontiguous parking facilities to the mass gathering. The applicant shall obtain approval of such plan from the New York State Police and the Greene County Sheriff.
(3) 
An outline map of the area to an appropriate scale showing the location of all areas of assemblage, including separate overnight camping areas for sleeping, adequate interior roads for emergency access and egress, a representation accompanying the outline map that the interior roads will be kept clear and locations for food services and the service of alcohol.
(4) 
The total number of persons anticipated to be present at the mass gathering, including performers, staff members and audience, which shall be determined by providing a net assembly area of at least 50 square feet per person in addition to providing at least 50 square feet per person in a separate camping area for 50% of the population. Parking areas which are contiguous to the mass gathering site may be included in such square footage calculation.
(5) 
A detailed plan for controlling unauthorized admittance, including methods of entering the mass gathering, number and location of ticket booths at entrances and a plan for keeping non-ticket holders out of the mass gathering.
(6) 
A detailed plan for use of signs to locate the mass gathering and to locate all facilities and roadways within the mass gathering.
(7) 
A statement from the fire department having jurisdiction over the mass gathering stating the facilities available to the mass gathering are suitable to provide adequate firesafety and stating a willingness to respond to emergencies.
(8) 
A detailed plan for emergency situations, including:
(a) 
The location for medical services, description of medical supplies, number of qualified EMTs in attendance and the arrangements made with hospitals and ambulances in the area, including names and locations.
(b) 
An evacuation plan.
(c) 
Emergency access and egress roads.
(d) 
A written statement from the Greene County Director of Emergency Preparedness that the Director has reviewed and approved the plan for emergency preparedness.
(9) 
A command post in a specific location to be used by on-site security personnel, the County Sheriff, State Police, Department of Health and the Town Clerk. The command post shall be equipped with a communication system satisfactory to the Town Clerk.
(10) 
A detailed plan for security enforcement, including external and internal crowd control, the number of qualified personnel for crowd control and security enforcement, and prevention of the unlawful use of alcohol, narcotics and dangerous drugs at the mass gathering.
(11) 
A detailed plan for providing food services, drinking water, lavatories, disposal of sewage, bathing and laundry facilities.
(12) 
A detailed plan for internal storage and collection of refuse, including provisions for disposal and cleaning the site utilized for the mass gathering and surrounding properties within 72 hours after the mass gathering.
(13) 
A detailed plan for amplifying equipment designed to control the noise level at the perimeter of the mass gathering as set forth in the Town's Noise Ordinance Law, Chapter 123.
(14) 
A detailed plan for lighting designed to illuminate the public areas of the mass gathering and demonstrating that the lighting will not reflect on any area beyond the boundary of the mass gathering when the mass gathering is planned to occur after daylight hours.
(15) 
A detailed plan showing that the mass gathering shall be adequately buffered by fencing or other crowd control devices from all neighboring homes within 500 feet of the boundary of the mass gathering.
(16) 
A representation that the applicant has submitted the application to Greene County Board of Health which includes authorization to inspect the mass gathering site prior to the mass gathering date.
(17) 
A detailed plan for the supervision by the applicant of children under 16 years of age attending the mass gathering without adult supervision.
(18) 
Resumes of the administration staff which the applicant plans to use to supervise the mass gathering.
(19) 
A detailed plan for the removal of any temporary structures erected for use during the mass gathering within one week after the time specified in the application for the end of the mass gathering.
(20) 
A detailed plan for the construction of temporary structures for use at the mass gathering which must be submitted to and approved by the Town Code Enforcement Officer.
A. 
The permit holder of a mass gathering shall prohibit storage of flammable or volatile liquids or materials in or adjacent to the mass gathering.
B. 
The permit holder shall comply with all local laws and with all provisions set forth in the permit and shall allow the Town Clerk or a representative of the Town Clerk to enter the mass gathering to ascertain compliance with the permit and the local law.
C. 
The permit holder shall not sell, offer for sale, allow any other person to sell or offer for sale any alcoholic beverage other than beer at the mass gathering unless the permit holder possess a valid New York State liquor license permitting the service of other types of alcohol and the permit grants permission for the service of other types of alcohol.
No permit shall be issued unless the applicant shall furnish the Town with a comprehensive liability insurance policy insuring the Town against liability for damage to person or property with limits of not less than $1,000,000/$2,000,000 for bodily injury or death and limits of not less than $1,000,000 for property damage to save the Town harmless from any and all liability or cause of action which might arise by reason of the granting of the permit, which policy shall be cancelable only with 10 days' prior written notice to the Town. This insurance policy shall be in effect during the mass gathering, during set up and take down. Failure to keep the insurance policy in effect, as set forth herein, shall result in automatic revocation of the permit.
Each application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $250 per 1,000 people; $300 per 1,001 to 2,500 people; $400 per 2,501 to 4,999 people, payable at the time of its submission. A fee shall be compensation to the Town for its examination and processing of such application and shall not be refundable.
A. 
If there is a violation of this chapter, the Town may, in its sole discretion, cancel the permit for the mass gathering upon giving written notice to the permit holder.
B. 
A person who shall use, or allow to be used, property for a mass gathering or any person who shall promote or advertise such mass gathering without first obtaining a permit shall be deemed to have violated this chapter and shall be deemed to have committed a misdemeanor.
C. 
If there is a violation of this chapter, the violator shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 nor less than $100 for each day of the violation or imprisonment, not to exceed one year or both.
D. 
In addition to the penalties set forth herein, the Town may maintain an action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with this chapter and other local laws, restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter or other local laws and seek damages or other relief for damage the Town may sustain as a result of the violation of this chapter or other local laws.
Should any section or provisions of this chapter be declared by any court to be unconstitutional or invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, nor construed to be in conflict with, the provisions contained in § 225 of the Public Health Law or Sections 7-1.40 through Sections 7-1.44 of Chapter 1 of the State Sanitary Code.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and filing with the Office of the Secretary of State.