[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Ogunquit 4-4-1988 ATM by Art. 32; amended 4-3-1999 ATM (Title IX, Ch. 11, of the 1980 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Special Event Ordinance of Ogunquit."
The purpose of this chapter is to authorize special events on a limited basis, which events serve to promote the Town of Ogunquit and its businesses and to provide for the allowance of outdoor sales in areas where it is otherwise prohibited; the temporary use of municipal facilities; and for the temporary waiver of articles of Chapter 225, Zoning, which shall not be waived in residential areas.
A. 
The Select Board may authorize a special event which will promote the Town of Ogunquit and its businesses.
B. 
All permits must be approved by the Select Board prior to the following exceptions being allowed; provided, further, that said event shall not exceed seven days and that no more than five events shall be authorized per calendar year:
(1) 
Outdoor sales in areas where such sales are prohibited or restricted by special exception in Chapter 225, Zoning.
(2) 
The use of municipal facilities provided the Board finds that the event will not have an adverse effect on the safety, health and welfare of the Town.
(3) 
The waiver of § 225-8.12, Signs, of Chapter 225, Zoning, provided that sign placement will not have an adverse effect on the safety, health and welfare of the Town and provided that sign placement is limited to no more than four weeks prior to the event and no more than one week after the event.
(4) 
The waiver of permitted uses in the district standards of Chapter 225, Zoning, Article 7, provided that the special event does not have an adverse effect on the safety, health and welfare of the zoning district(s) where the event is permitted temporarily.
C. 
In addition to the five special events authorized by this chapter, the Select Board may also authorize a farmers’ market to be held on Town property, pursuant to conditions set forth in farmers’ market rules established by the Select Board. The farmers’ market may be held on multiple dates in a year.
[Added 6-13-2023 ATM by Art. 8]
[Amended 6-8-2021 ATM by Art. 9]
In authorizing any special event, the Board shall impose such further reasonable restrictions and conditions as are deemed appropriate to best safeguard the public's health, safety, and welfare and the right of the citizens to quiet enjoyment of their properties, including but not limited to requiring applicants to provide for and pay for an appropriate number of police officers to be present during specified events.
A. 
The application for a special event permit and the coordination of activities during the event; providing liability insurance, if required; and any other coordination deemed appropriate by the Select Board, shall be one nonprofit organization. This article is not to limit the number of participating organizations, but to provide a coordinated Town-wide special event rather than many unrelated events occurring at the same time.
B. 
A special event does not permit outdoor sales, or waiver of § 225-8.12, Signs, or waiver of Chapter 225, Zoning, or waiver of other ordinances Town-wide during the event, but provides for only those activities, vendors and waivers specifically authorized by the Select Board.
C. 
The Board may require liability insurance for the duration of the special event, naming the Town of Ogunquit as additionally insured.
If the Select Board determines that additional services are required above and beyond those normally provided by the Town, the Board may require the special event sponsor to reimburse the Town for part or all of the additional services, while considering the overall benefit of the special event to the Town. The additional services required by the Board will be listed in the special event application, along with the cost estimate.
The Board, at its discretion, may require a bond to be posted by the sponsor of said event, naming the Town of Ogunquit as beneficiary, which can be used to compensate the Town for any damages to Town property; for the costs of any police and fire services rendered during said event; or to reimburse the Town for any expenses incurred as a result of a violation of any conditions of the permit issued.