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.
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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.
This chapter shall be read in conjunction with all other ordinances
of the Town.
The invalidity of any provision of this chapter shall not invalidate
any other part.