It is hereby found and declared that the public health, safety
and welfare requires that no parade, procession or special event be
held in the Village of Chestnut Ridge, except as regulated by this
chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PARADE OR PROCESSION
A recognizable group of 10 or more vehicles, or 20 or more
persons not riding in vehicles, proposing to march or proceed along
any public street or roadway.
SPECIAL EVENT
Social festivals, celebrations or parties; street fairs,
carnivals; circuses; fund-raising events; and road races (pedestrian
or vehicular), which events take place on public property, or on private
property open to the public, and which cause the Village to expend
municipal resources to monitor same in order to protect the public
health, safety or welfare.
No parade or procession shall occupy, march or proceed along any public street or roadway at any time, nor shall any special event take place on public property, or on private property open to the public, unless a permit to do so at that time has been obtained from the Village Clerk, or by the Village Board if required under §
191-6 below. No person shall take part in or start any such parade, procession or special event unless a permit for said procession, parade or special event has been issued by the Village Clerk, and no person shall take part in any parade, procession or special event which is proceeding in a manner not in accordance with the terms of such permit.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
B. Parades, processions or special events declared by resolution of
the Board of Trustees to be sponsored by the Village of Chestnut Ridge
or as a part of official Village ceremonies.
Application for a permit shall be made to the Village Clerk
not less than 20 business days, not counting holidays or Sundays,
prior to the proposed date of the parade, procession or special event.
Special events, parades or processions that are held annually may
apply for approval as of January 1 of the calendar year; however,
in all cases, applications shall be considered on a first-come, first-served
basis. Such application shall contain a written verification as to
its contents and shall contain the following information:
A. The names of the organizations participating.
B. The purpose for which the parade, procession or special event is
to be held.
C. The name of the person (or persons, in the case of a committee without
a chairman) chiefly responsible for the marshaling and organization
of the parade, procession or special event.
D. The date and hours during which the parade, procession or special event is proposed to be held. All parades, processions and special events shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter
182, Noise, and shall not take place between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
E. The number of persons expected to participate in the parade, procession
or special event.
F. A description of the type of parade, procession or special event
proposed to be held, including information concerning any of the following:
(2) Floats and other vehicles.
(3) Organization of participants.
G. The proposed route or location which the parade, procession or special
event will occupy or pass.
H. Measures to be taken to ensure proper organization and movement of
the parade, procession or special event and adequate crowd control.
I. Any other information which may be required by the Board of Trustees.
J. A minimum of five days' written notice of a parade, procession or
special event shall be provided to residents along the route any parade,
or procession and to residents in any affected area by such parade
or procession.
The Village Clerk shall promptly advise the Mayor and the Chief
of the Ramapo Police of any and all applications for permits under
this chapter. If advised by any of these officials that the procession,
parade or special event for which the permit is sought would endanger
public health or safety or be detrimental to the public welfare, the
Village Clerk shall promptly notify the members of the Board of Trustees
of such determination, and the Board of Trustees shall, in issuing
the permit, include reasonable, content-neutral conditions designed
to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Upon application duly made, as provided in §
191-5, and approved by the Board of Trustees, a permit for the procession, parade or special event shall be issued by the Village Clerk upon payment of the required fees as follows:
A. For parades and processions, payment of the required fee as seth
forth in the Village Fee Schedule within five days, not counting holidays
or Sundays, after the application is made.
B. For special events, payment of the required fee as seth forth in
the Village Fee Schedule within five days, not counting holidays or
Sundays, after the application is made.
C. A deposit as seth forth in the Village Fee Schedule to secure payment
for clean up after a parade, procession, or special events shall be
made at the time the permit is issued.
Any application for a permit for a parade, procession, or special
event may be summarily denied by the Village Clerk, or by the Board
of Trustees, if:
A. The parade, procession or special event for which a permit is sought
would conflict with another parade, procession or special event for
which a permit is to be or has been issued and for which application
was made previous to the application to be rejected.
B. The parade, procession or special event would conflict with a parade,
procession or special event to which this chapter does not apply.
C. The parade, procession or special event is to be held for the purpose
of advertising any commercial product, goods or event or is designated
purely for private profit.
D. The application does not comply with §
191-5 herein.
Each permit issued under this chapter shall specify:
A. The names of the organizations participating.
B. The name of the person (or persons, in the case of a committee without
a chairman) chiefly responsible for the marshaling and organization
of the parade, procession or special event.
C. The public street, roadway or location through which the parade,
procession or special event may move and how much of these public
streets, roadways or locations, in width, it may occupy.
D. The date and the hours during which the parade, procession or special
event may proceed.
E. Reasonable, content-neutral conditions, if same are required as set forth in §
191-6.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to a penalty as follows:
A. For a first offense, a fine of not less than $500 and not more than
$1,500;
B. For a second offense within 24 months, as measured from occurrence
to occurrence, a fine of not less than $1,500 and not more than $3,500;
C. For a third or more offense within 24 months, as measured from occurrence
to occurrence, a fine of not less than $3,500 and not more than $10,000,
or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both.
The Village of Chestnut Ridge and/or the Town of Ramapo Police
Department shall have the authority to prohibit or restrict the parking
of vehicles along a highway or part thereof constituting a part of
the route of a parade, procession or special event and to cause signs
to such effect to be posted, and it shall be unlawful and a violation
of this chapter for any person to park or leave unattended any vehicle
upon any such posted highway or portion thereof.
The applicant shall pay the following costs incurred by the
Village of Chestnut Ridge as a result of a parade, procession or special
event:
A. Administrative costs in application processing: no charge.
B. Department of Public Works actual costs as invoiced to permittee.
C. Parking enforcement: no charge.
If any part or provision of this chapter or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is adjudged to be invalid by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined
in its operation to the part, provision or application directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered
and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this
chapter or the application thereof to any other person or circumstances.