[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Collegeville 8-7-1985 by Ord. No. 332 as Part 6, Ch. 2, Art. A, of the 1985 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
This chapter shall apply to all circuses, carnivals and other amusements, entertainments or gatherings, including but not limited to concerts, sports events, motion picture shows, art exhibitions, cultural exhibitions, and public dances to which the public may be admitted, whether or not an admission or entrance fee or other charges is made, and whether held in or upon any public or private property, or upon any public street, alley or sidewalk in the Borough, in a tent or other shelter, in a building, or out of doors. These activities and presentations shall be referred to in this chapter as "public amusements and gatherings," or "amusements or gatherings."
B. 
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety, welfare and morals of the community and its inhabitants by exercising some supervision and control over public amusements and gatherings that might, without such supervision, involve overcrowding of facilities, inadequate control of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, or other conditions constituting a threat to health, safety, welfare or morals.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, install or conduct any public amusement or gathering anywhere in the Borough without first having obtained a permit as provided in § 222-3, and unless all the terms and conditions prescribed in this chapter are complied with.
A. 
Application for the permit required by this chapter shall be made to the Mayor and shall be either for a single amusement or gathering held on one day only or upon more than one consecutive days in single calendar week, or a scheduled series of amusements or gatherings of the same type or for the same purpose, held over a period of not more than three months of the same year.
B. 
Application for the permit shall be made at least two full calendar weeks in advance of the single amusement or gathering, if the permit is for such a single performance, exhibition or gathering, or at least two full calendar weeks in advance of the first of a series of amusements or gatherings if the permit is to be for such a series.
C. 
Application shall be made by the promoter of the amusement or gathering or by the owner of lessee or the premises where it is to be held, or his agent or representative.
D. 
The application for the permit shall give or exhibit the following information or material:
(1) 
The applicant's present and previous occupation;
(2) 
The length and location of the applicant's residence for the preceding five years;
(3) 
The owner of the premises at which the public amusement is to be held;
(4) 
A copy of any lease agreement or other contract, or any other type of agreement, between the owner of the premises at which the dance or other amusement is to be held, and the applicant;
(5) 
Whether or not the applicant is a citizen of the United States of America;
(6) 
Whether the applicant intends to allow the use of intoxicating beverages on the premises;
(7) 
The provisions for private police protection and maintenance of crowd control made by the applicant;
(8) 
The provisions for noise control made by the applicant;
(9) 
The number of parking spaces available for use by the applicant, a detailed plot plan and any agreements for additional parking;
(10) 
The days or nights of the week on which the amusement or gathering is to be held, and the time of commencement and time of closing of that amusement or gathering;
(11) 
The charge of admission, if any;
(12) 
Whether or not music is to be supplied, and if so whether it is to be live or recorded and amplified;
(13) 
The names of any and all partners whether involved by written or oral contract, the names of any and all individuals with any interest in the dance or public amusement.
E. 
Before granting the permit, the Mayor shall have authority to have an investigation made of the proposed amusement or gathering, and he/she may refuse to issue the permit when he/she deems the refusal is to be in the interest of the health, safety, welfare or morals of the Borough and its inhabitants. The Mayor may, in his discretion, refuse to grant a permit unless the applicant shows that he/she has procured and has in force liability insurance in an amount required by the Mayor. If the Mayor shall see fit to grant the permit, he/she shall issue it to the applicant without requirement for any fee, and for the specific period of time stated on the permit. It shall be unlawful for the permit holder to commence the holding of the amusement or gathering before the first day specified on the permit or to continue to hold it after the last day specified on the permit, or to violate or fail to observe any condition contained in or attached to the permit.
F. 
The permit, after issuance, shall be granted to the applicant, and copies shall be transmitted to and kept on file by the Secretary and Chief of Police.
The Mayor shall have authority to revoke any permit issued under this chapter when he/she shall deem such revocation to be in the interest of the health, safety, welfare or morals of the Borough and its inhabitants. Provided, appeals from action of the Mayor in refusing or revoking a permit under this chapter may be made to Council within 10 days after the action appealed from.