The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the protection
and maintenance of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants
of the Township through the regulation and permitting of special events.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any special event
as defined by this chapter, unless otherwise exempted by law, held
within the Township of Robbinsville.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, organization,
club or association or any principal or agent thereof.
SPECIAL EVENT
Any event outside the normal business operations of a private
or a public entity that is dependent upon the use of Township roads
and/or services or which will take place on non-Township-owned public
or private property and which requires temporary exemption from certain
Township ordinances, where the public is invited and the expected
attendance of the event exceeds 50 individuals. Events taking place
in Township-owned parks and/or facilities are not special events for
the purposes of this chapter. Examples of special events may include
but are not limited to parades, concerts, festivals, and walkathons.
[Amended 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-62]
[Amended 8-19-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-19; 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-62]
A. Nothing
contained in this chapter shall apply to any special event conducted
by the Township or any of its entities. Additionally, nothing contained
in this chapter shall apply to any special event conducted by any
school, church or other religious institution located in the Township,
upon or adjacent to the premises owned by the school, church or other
religious institution, where the invited and/or expected attendance
is less than 1,000 individuals, and where all of the proceeds of any
such special event are for the use of the school, church or other
religious institution or for the use or benefit of charities of the
school, church or other religious institution.
B. Events taking place in a Township-owned park or facility may be required to apply for a permit for the use of the park or facility pursuant to §
174-4 of the Code and be subject to the terms and conditions thereof.
An application to conduct a special event shall be submitted
by the person or persons in charge or responsible therefor to the
Municipal Clerk at least 60 days prior to the date of the special
event on forms adopted by the Township and designed to elicit information
regarding the type of special event to be held, the details thereof,
as well as the identification of the person or persons conducting
the special event.
The standards for the issuance of a permit in accordance with
this chapter shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. That the proposed special event will not unreasonably interfere with
or detract from the general public's enjoyment of public parks, roadways,
or other facilities.
[Amended 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-62]
B. That the proposed special event will not unreasonably interfere with
or detract from the protection and maintenance of the health, safety
and welfare of the inhabitants of the Township.
C. That the proposed special event will not be likely to include violence,
crime, or disorderly conduct.
D. That the roads and/or services desired to be used have not been reserved
for other use at the time requested in the application.
[Amended 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-62]
E. That the person applying for the permit will restore the premises
in the same condition which existed prior to the special event.
F. That the proposed special event will not create loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises and shall adhere to the restrictions stipulated in Chapter
66, "Noise," except that a waiver may be approved at the discretion of the Business Administrator or their designee, which shall be so stipulated on the special event permit issued by the Clerk.
[Added 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-62]
The applicable permit fee to conduct a special event shall be as provided in Chapter
109, Fees, and shall not include any fee for Uniform Construction Code, fire or health permits, if required by law, which shall be in addition to the special event permit fee.
Any permit granted under this chapter may contain conditions
reasonably calculated to reduce or minimize dangers and hazards to
vehicular or pedestrian traffic and the public health, safety and
welfare, including, but not limited to, changes in time, duration
or number of participants. In all cases, the following shall apply:
A. The conduct of the special event will not substantially interrupt
the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route
or location.
B. The conduct of the special event will not require the diversion of
so great a number of police officers of the Township to properly police
the special event as to prevent normal police protection to the Township.
C. The conduct of such special event will not require the diversion
of so great a number of ambulances as to prevent normal ambulance
service to portions of the Township.
D. The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points
of the special event will not unduly interfere with proper fire and
police protection of or ambulance service to areas contiguous to such
assembly areas.
E. The conduct of such special event will not interfere with the movement
of firefighting equipment en route to a fire.
F. Adequate restroom facilities, as determined by the Health Department,
shall be provided.
G. The conduct of the special event is not reasonably likely to cause
injury to persons or property, to provoke disorderly conduct or create
a disturbance through excessive noise or emission of light.
H. All directional signs erected in connection with the special event
shall be removed within 24 hours of the termination of the event.
I. The maximum
capacity of any special event shall be established by a permit approved
in accordance with this chapter and shall be determined based upon
a review of, but not limited to, the estimated attendance, location,
accessibility, and terms of admission for the special event.
[Added 11-30-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-62]
Any person obtaining a permit as provided for in this chapter
who shall violate or suffer to be violated any of the conditions or
restrictions contained in the permit, or who shall suffer or allow
his, her, its or their special event to become disorderly, shall forfeit
the permit and pay the penalty hereinafter provided for.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty.