[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the meaning given herein.
ANTIQUE MOTOR CAR
Any motor vehicle over 25 years old which is maintained solely for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades and other functions of public interest and which is not used primarily for the transportation of passengers or goods over any way.
INOPERABLE VEHICLE
Any automobile, truck, or self-propelled vehicle incapable of moving under its own power and which lacks a valid state safety inspection sticker or valid state license plate; or does not comply with the minimum safety requirements of the motor vehicle laws of the State of Maine.
LITTER
The scattering or dropping of rubbish or trash or other matter (organic or mineral).
RODENT ERADICATION
The elimination or extermination of rodents within buildings by any or all accepted measures such as poisoning, fumigation, or trapping so that the buildings are completely freed of rodents and there is no evidence of rodent infestation.
RODENTPROOF or RODENTPROOFING
Shall apply to a form of construction which will prevent the ingress or egress of rats to or from a given space or building, or gaining access to water, food or harborage. It consists of the closing and keeping closed by the use of materials impervious to rodents every opening in foundations, basements, cellars, exterior and interior walls, ground or first floors, roofs, sidewalk gratings, sidewalk openings and other places that may be reached and entered by rodents by climbing, burrowing or gnawing.
RUBBISH
Any type of debris, trash, waste or rejected matter.
TRASH
Any worn-out, broken up, used refuse, rubbish, toppings, twigs, and leaves of trees, or worthless matter or material.
VERMIN
Includes noxious little animals or insects such as larvae, fleas, bedbugs, roaches, flies, lice and mites.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
The City Manager, Chief of Police or any other person deputized as herein provided may enter upon any lot or premises with proper respect to the occupant's constitutional rights to examine the same and to ascertain whether any such nuisance exists.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
If any person shall hinder, delay or obstruct any officer or person in the discharge of any duty herein set out, every such person shall, upon conviction, be fined for each offense not less than $10 nor more than $100
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person being the owner, agent or occupant of, or having under his control, any building, lot or premises, or unimproved real estate within the City limits of the City shall maintain or allow any nuisance to be or remain therein.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
In case of any nuisance in or upon any street, alley or other public or private grounds, the author thereof shall be guilty of a separate offense for every period of 48 hours continuance thereof after notice has been given to abate the same.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 118; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall, in any street, willfully or mischievously make any unusual noise either by voice or by other means, or sing loud, improper, lewd, obscene or boisterous songs, or in any manner conduct himself rudely, noisily or in any way calculated to disturb the quiet and order of the City.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 111; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall create a disturbance in a street or public place or at any lawful assembly.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
The use of music, noise makers or loudspeakers on the streets of the City for the sale or vending of products, advertising or other commercial purposes or any unauthorized purpose that is disturbing to the general public is hereby declared to be a nuisance and prohibited by the terms of this chapter, except that the City Manager, on application, may permit such use during weekdays and during daylight hours for noncommercial purposes.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
It shall be unlawful for any person in this City to maintain, continue or use any building or place in such manner as to permit or cause the escape or emission of unnecessary noise, noxious exhalations, offensive odors, acids, fumes and gases, or to maintain thereon filth, refuse or other deleterious substances, as to be detrimental to any person or to the public, or as to endanger the health, comfort, and safety of any such person or of the public, or in such manner as to cause or have a tendency to cause injury or damage to property or business. The emission or escape of such matter, or the maintenance of such conditions as aforesaid, is declared to be a public nuisance. Any owner or landlord, or any agent of the same, having general charge of such premises shall cause the same to conform to this subsection within three days after receiving notice to that effect from the health officer or from the police department of the City.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 110; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall make any indecent figure or write any indecent or obscene words upon any fence, sidewalk, building or other public place in the City; nor deface any public building or any building not his own by cutting, breaking, daubing with paint, or in any manner defacing or injuring the same.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 102; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall abandon any vehicle or other property on any street, or sidewalk or upon the property of another person without consent of such person.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
Any inoperable vehicle shall be removed from any lot or piece of ground within the limits of the City within 30 days after the expiration of the state safety inspection sticker, unless storage of said vehicle is part of a permitted business use or said vehicle is an antique vehicle.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to use any land, premises or property within the City for the dumping or disposal of any garbage, trash, litter, rubbish, offal, filth, excrement, discarded building materials or combustible materials of any kind without first having made application for and receiving a permit to do so. The application therefor shall be filed with the City Manager or City Clerk and shall state the location of the land, premises or property, the name of the owner of said land, premises or property, the manner in which the dumping or disposal is to be accomplished, and the means and methods by which the applicant proposes to secure the same against the danger of disease, fire and other menaces to the public health and to provide for the suppression of rodents, mosquitoes and other insects. Upon receipt of said application, the City Manager or City Clerk shall make, or cause to be made by duly authorized representatives, an investigation of the proposed location and method of dumping or disposal, and the method proposed by the applicant to secure same against the danger of disease, fire, and other menaces to the public health and to provide for the suppression of rodents, mosquitoes and other insects. Upon such investigation and a finding that the proposed dumping will not cause any danger to the public health, the City Manager or City Clerk shall issue such permit upon the payment of a fee in the sum of $25.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 23, § 101.1; Ords. of 8-16-1965; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall deposit within the limits of the municipal dump in Old Town any automobile or automobile body or frame.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
(a) 
The owner or person in control of any private property shall, at all times, maintain the premises free of litter.
(b) 
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any private property in the City, whether owned by such person or not; provided, however, that the owner or person in control of private property may maintain authorized private receptacles for the deposit of rubbish or other waste materials, in such a manner that waste materials will be prevented from being carried or deposited onto any public or private property.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
Whenever there shall be in or upon any lot or piece of ground within the limits of the City of Old Town any damaged merchandise, litter, trash, rubbish, garbage, wrecked car, or inoperable cars, or other wrecked vehicles, or parts thereof, or an accumulation of junk vehicles or junk of any type upon any private or public property, except in areas specifically zoned by the zoning ordinance for said purposes, or otherwise designated by the City for such purposes, or stored within an enclosed building or structure, so it is not visible from adjacent properties or public way, the existence of any such material or items shall constitute a nuisance and be in violation of this article.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973; Ord. of 12-4-1995(1)]
(a) 
No person shall throw or deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown or deposited, any offal composed of animal or vegetable substances, or both, any dead animal, excrement, garbage or other offensive matter whatever, upon any street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, or public or private grounds. No person shall, in this City, throw or deposit or cause or permit to be thrown or deposited, anything specified in any foregoing part of this section or any other substance that would tend to have a polluting effect into the water of any stream, ditch, pond, well, cistern, trough, or other body of water, whether artificially or naturally created, or so near any such place as to be liable to pollute the water.
(b) 
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person who owns a dog to fail to immediately remove and dispose of any feces left by his or her dog on any street, sidewalk, publicly owned property or private property of another.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, or cause to be thrown, or permit anyone in his or her employ to throw, onto any public highway, thoroughfare, street, sidewalk or other public place any kind of wire, scrap paper, or any ashes, cans or glass of any character, old clothes, cloth of any kind, boots, shoes, hats, leather, hair, straw or hay, or animal, vegetable, or any other substance whatever, or any type of advertising matter, or to distribute or cause to be distributed, or permit anyone in his or her employ to distribute, any type of advertising matter in a manner as to cause the littering of any public highway, thoroughfare, street, sidewalk or any public place.
(b) 
It shall further be unlawful for any person to sweep, or cause to be swept, or cause anyone in his or her employ to sweep, from any store, office, warehouse, factory, hotel or any other building, occupied in whole or in part for commercial purposes, any refuse or dirt from such building onto any public highway, thoroughfare, street, sidewalk or other public place in the City.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
It shall be unlawful for any person operating a vehicle or being a passenger in any vehicle to throw or cause to be thrown from such vehicle onto any public highway, thoroughfare, street, sidewalk or other public place in the City any rubbish or trash, fruit or fruit particles, wrappers, containers, paper, paper products, bottles, glass, cans, hulls, handbills, confetti, shavings, shells, stalks, animals, cloth, leather, fiberglass, or any other material of any kind which would render such public highway, thoroughfare, street, sidewalk or other public place unsightly, unsafe, unclean or unsanitary.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to drive, move or propel a vehicle, or to allow a vehicle owned by such person, firm, association or corporation to be driven, moved or propelled, in such a manner as to cause to be spilled, dropped or jostled onto any street, highway, thoroughfare, sidewalk or other public place in the City, any trash or rubbish, or to load or allow a vehicle to be so loaded so that the contents, or any portion of the contents of such vehicle shall be spilled, dropped or jostled from such vehicle. Vehicles, including trucks loaded with or transporting any construction material, dirt, earth, clay, stone, macadam, brick, cement, sand, fuel, coal, wood or wood products, leather, plastic, fiberglass, paper, refuse or garbage shall be loaded and the vehicle shall be in such condition so that none of the contents shall be lost or spilled along the route which the vehicle is traveling
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 120.1; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
Every cart or vehicle used to transport manure, garbage, swill or offal in any street in this City shall be fitted with a substantial tight box thereon so that no portion of such filth will be scattered or thrown into such street.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 108; Ord. of 1-4-1965; Ord. of 1-2-1973; Ord. of 11-1-1976]
(a) 
No child under 18 years of age shall be or remain upon any street, public place, restaurant, or place of amusement in the City in the nighttime after 10:30 p.m., and prior to 6:00 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of such minor.
(b) 
This section shall not apply to children under 18 years of age who are attending or going directly to or from an adult-supervised activity.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 108.2; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
Unless a reasonable necessity exists therefor, no parent, guardian or other person having the legal custody of any minor under 17 years of age shall allow or permit such minor to be or remain upon the public streets, highways, or other public places, or places of amusement in the City after 10:30 p.m.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 108.3; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No keeper, proprietor or any person in charge of any restaurant, place of amusement or other public place shall knowingly allow or permit such minor to be or remain in or upon the premises under his charge after the hour of 10:30 p.m.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 113; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall, within the limits of any street in the City, play at any game of ball, amusement or exercise interfering with the convenient and free use of such street by persons or vehicles traveling thereon, except such street as may be designated as a "play street" by the City Manager, and then only for the period definitely so designated.
[Ord. of 6-3-2002]
(a) 
Title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Old Town Ordinance Regulating the Operation of Human Propelled Conveyances and Bicycles."
(b) 
Definitions:
CITY
The City of Old Town Police and Fire Departments.
DOWNTOWN
That portion of the City of Old Town that is surrounded by Brunswick Street to the West, the Penobscot River to the East, the intersection of the Indian Island bridge and Brunswick Street to the North, and Congress/Prentiss Streets to the South.
HUMAN PROPELLED CONVEYANCE
Every device used for the propulsion of people by human power, not subject to registration under state motor vehicle laws, which contains one or more wheels, tracks or other mechanical or operational devices, whether in a single unit or not, including, but not limited to, scooters, skateboards, air-cushioned skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, or cross-country training skis. This term does not include any device operated by a person, or a person directly assisting a person, who is unable to walk or otherwise ambulate without the assistance of a human-powered conveyance.
OPERATE
To ride upon, drive, propel or otherwise convey oneself or others by the use of a human-propelled conveyance.
VEHICLE
Any human-propelled conveyance.
(c) 
Restricted area. No person shall operate a human-propelled conveyance on any street, sidewalk or other public way, as defined in 17-A M.R.S.A. § 505, in any portion of downtown. In addition, no person shall operate a human-propelled conveyance on any property owned by the City of Old Town which is located in the downtown, including, but no limited to, Binette Park (Assessors' Map 25, Lot 250), and Spencer Park (Assessors' Map 25, Lot 249. This provision shall not prohibit bicycles for operation in the downtown area in accordance with state law.
(d) 
Bicycle operation. No person shall operate a bicycle on any sidewalk in any portion of the City; provided, however that children 12 years old and younger operating bicycles with tandem wheels may operate their bicycles on sidewalks outside the downtown area.
(e) 
Violations and penalties. Violation of this section may be punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $50 and not to exceed $200, or by impoundment of the vehicle which was operated in the commission of such violation for a period not to exceed 30 days for the first offense and 60 days for subsequent offenses, or both.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 21, §§ 101.1, 101.2; Ord. of 8-16-1965; Ord. of 1-2-1973; Ord. of 12-13-1982; Ord. of 6-20-1983]
(a) 
No person shall discharge a firearm or any instrument capable of discharging a pellet by air propulsion within 200 feet of any building upon or across any street, public grounds or municipal dump, upon or across the islands bounded by the Penobscot and Stillwater Rivers, known as Marsh Island and Treat and Webster Island, upon or across that part of Old Town known as Stillwater bounded by the Stillwater River on the east, Pushaw Stream on the north, Interstate Highway 95 on the west to the southerly boundary of the City on the south.
(b) 
Possession of a firearm in the fields and forests or on the waters or ice in the aforementioned area of the City without a written permit issued by the Chief of Police shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this section unless the firearm is carried securely wrapped in a complete cover, fastened in a case, or carried in at least two separate pieces in such a manner that it cannot be fired unless the separate pieces are joined together again.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or have in his possession upon the streets of the City or in a public building or property of another a loaded firearm.
(d) 
The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the use of firearms at established shooting ranges, nor shall it apply to any law enforcement officer in the performance of his legal duty, nor to any person in the lawful defense of person or property.
[Added 8-18-2011]
The following regulations shall apply to archery hunting within the limits of Marsh Island in the City of Old Town:
(a) 
No person shall engage in hunting for deer, bear moose, birds or other game or nongame species by means of a bow and arrows, except in those areas and during those seasons approved and designated by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
(b) 
No person shall engage in hunting by means of a bow and arrows on land of another person without first obtaining prior written permission from the landowner, tenant or authorized agent of the landowner or tenant. Permission may be granted verbally whenever the landowner, tenant, or authorized agent of the landowner or tenant accompanies the hunter during the hunt.
(c) 
When hunting by means of a bow and arrows on land of another person with written permission, the person hunting must have the written permission or a photocopy thereof in his or her personal possession at all times.
(d) 
No person shall hunt by means of a bow and arrows on their own land, or give permission to others to do so, without first giving written notice to the owner, tenant, or authorized agent of the owner or tenant, of all properties abutting the land to be hunted on, at least three days (72 hours) prior to the hunt. If the written notice is given by mail, the notice must be mailed at least five business days prior to the date of the hunt.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 106; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall, in any street or sidewalk in the City, expose any goods for sale, unless such exposure is especially allowed by law or ordinance, without first securing the approval of the City Manager and obtaining a written permit from the City Clerk to do so.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 119; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall hang, or cause to be hung, any goods, signs or other things over any sidewalk or street unless permitted by law or unless a permit has been issued therefor, provided that this section shall not apply to noncommercial flags.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 105; Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall beg in any street or public place in the City.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 18, § 116; Ord. of 1-2-1973; Ord. of 2-6-1978]
(a) 
Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain idle either alone, and/or in consort with others in a public place in such manner as to:
[Amended 4-18-2023]
(1) 
Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building any act or thing which is an obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of property or with any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building, all of which prevents the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress, and regress, therein, thereon and thereto.
(2) 
No person shall obstruct a street, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way: by sitting, lying, or sleeping, or by storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, in a manner that impedes passage, as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336, 104 Stat. 328 (1990), as amended from time to time.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq.
(3) 
By sitting, lying, or sleeping, or by storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, within 10 feet of any operational or utilizable driveway or loading dock.
(4) 
By sitting, lying, or sleeping, or by storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, within five feet of any operational or utilizable building entrance or exit.
(5) 
By sitting, lying, or sleeping, or by storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, within two feet of any fire hydrant, fire plug, or other Fire Department connection.
(6) 
By sitting, lying, or sleeping, or by storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, within the public right-of-way in a manner that obstructs or unreasonably interferes with the use of the right-of-way for any activity for which the City has issued a permit.
(7) 
No person shall obstruct any portion of any street or other public right-of-way open to use by motor vehicles, or any portion of a bike lane, bike path, or other public right-of-way open to use by bicycles, by sitting, lying, or sleeping, or by storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, anywhere within the street, bike lane, bike path, or other public right-of-way, as specified.
(b) 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LOITERING
Remaining idle in essentially one location and shall include the concept of spending time idly; to be dilatory; to linger; to stay; to saunter; to delay; to stand around and shall also include the colloquial expression "hanging around."
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the general public has access and a right to resort for business, entertainment, or other lawful purpose, but does not necessarily mean a place devoted solely to the uses of the public. It shall also include the front or immediate area of any store, shop, restaurant, tavern or other place of business and also public grounds, areas or parks.
(c) 
Police order to disperse. When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in subsection (a) herein, a police officer or any law enforcement officer shall order that person to stop causing or committing such conditions and to move on or disperse. Any person who fails to obey such orders shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
(d) 
Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
When any animal shall die in this City, unless such animal is killed and suitable for consumption, it shall be the duty of the owner or keeper thereof to bury the body of such animal forthwith to a depth of not less than three feet. If such body shall not forthwith be buried, the same shall be deemed a nuisance, and such owner or keeper will be the author of the nuisance. When the body of any such dead animal shall be in any street, highway or public grounds in this City, it shall be the duty of the City Manager to cause such body to be buried forthwith to a depth of not less than three feet or else disposed of in a recognized sanitary manner.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any premises within the City to maintain such premises in a vermin or rodent infested condition after he has notice of that condition from the health officer. Such notices may require the use of necessary measures for rodent eradication deemed essential by the health officer. Notices may be served by the health officer, police department, or by certified or registered mail addressed to the person to be notified.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
It shall be unlawful for the occupant, owner, contractor, public utility employee, plumber or any other person to remove, damage or destroy any part of a building or its appurtenances intended to protect such premises against ingress of rodents, or in any other way create a condition by which ingress for rodents is made possible, provided that this section shall not apply where the interference with the rodent proofing is made necessary in connection with lawful construction or repair and the rodent proofing is promptly restored.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
Only dry easily combustible materials may be burned in non-gas-fired incinerators approved by the City fire department. Any material having burned in an incinerator which smolders shall be deemed a nuisance. When the flame cannot be easily rekindled, such smoldering shall be a nuisance when this condition prevails in excess of 30 minutes.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
Whenever in the opinion of the health officer any privy, vault, cesspool or septic tank shall become offensive to the safety, health, comfort or convenience of the public, he shall give notice requiring the owner or occupant of the premises to clean, remove or alter the same in a manner satisfactory to the health officer within five days from the day of notice. Should the owner or occupant fail to comply with said notice, the health officer shall cause the work to be done, and all expenses thereof shall be repaid to the City by such owner or occupant. No person shall remove the contents of any privy, vault, cesspool, or septic tank except in a manner approved by the health officer.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
(a) 
Any well or cistern on any property within the limits of the City whenever a chemical analysis or other proper test or the location of the same shows that the water of the said well or cistern is probably contaminated, impure or unwholesome shall be deemed a nuisance.
(b) 
Any abandoned or unused well or cistern shall be filled with dirt and covered.
(c) 
All existing wells and cisterns shall be adequately covered as directed by the City Manager or his appointed deputies.
[Ord. of 1-2-1973]
No person shall keep any unused refrigerator, washer, dryer, freezer or other appliance within any accessible yard, lot, carport or residential garage within the City limits of Old Town without first removing the doors from same.
[Ord. of 12-4-1995(2)]
(a) 
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply.
PECUNIARY BENEFIT
Any direct or indirect payment of money or any other object of value.
SEXUAL CONTACT
Any touching of the genitals or anus, directly or through clothing or other covering, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire.
(b) 
Sexual contact for pecuniary benefit prohibited.
(1) 
Engaging in, or agreeing to engage in, or offering to engage in sexual contact in return for a pecuniary benefit to be received by the person engaging in the sexual contact or by a third person is prohibited.
(2) 
Providing or agreeing to provide a person for purposes of engaging in sexual contact in return for a pecuniary benefit to be received by the person engaging in sexual contact or by a third person is prohibited.
(3) 
Causing or aiding another person to engage in sexual contact in return for a pecuniary benefit to be received by the person engaging in the sexual contact or by a third person is prohibited.
(4) 
Leasing or otherwise permitting a place controlled by the defendant in any action or in association with another to be used as a site for sexual contact for pecuniary benefit to any person is prohibited.
(c) 
Penalties. The violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. Each act of violation and every day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to such penalty, the City may enjoin or abate any violation of this section by appropriate action including, but not limited to, revocation of any City license for a premises or business in which sexual contact for pecuniary benefit is transacted.
[Ord. of 2-1-1999]
(a) 
Findings. The Old Town City Council finds and determines that the control of large parties, gatherings, or events on private property is necessary when such continued activity is determined to be a threat to the peace, health, safety, or general welfare of the public. Police officers are often required to make severed return trips to a location of a party, gathering, or event in response to complaints in order to disperse uncooperative participants, and the return of police officers to a location constitutes a drain of personnel and resources, often leaving other areas of the City without minimal levels of police protection; all of which creates a significant hazard to the safety of the police officers and to the public in general.
(b) 
Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
LARGE EVENT
Large parties or gatherings of two or more persons who have assembled or are assembling for a special occasion or for a social activity.
PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LARGE EVENT
The person who occupies property on which the event takes place as either owner or lessee/renter. In addition, the person who organized the event shall also be considered a person responsible for the large event. If the person responsible for the large event is a minor, the parents or guardians of that minor shall be a person responsible for the large event. Each responsible person shall be jointly and severally liable for payment of the police services fee.
POLICE SERVICES FEE
As established by this article, shall include the salaries of the responding officers, at their hourly rate, for the amount of time actually spent in responding to or remaining at the large event; appropriate overhead; the actual cost of any medical treatment to injured officers; and the cost of repairing any damage [to] town equipment or property, all of which are incurred subsequent to the issuance of a written warning to the person responsible for the large event to control the event so as to prevent or remove any threat to the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare.
PROPERTY OWNER
The owner of record of the person holding title to the property where the large event takes place, as evidenced by records in the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds.
SPECIAL SECURITY ASSIGNMENT
The assignment of police officers and services for a subsequent call to a large event location after the issuance of a written warning to the person responsible for the event that the event constitutes a threat to the peace, health, safety, or general welfare of the public, or is in violation of a law or ordinance.
(c) 
Powers and duties of officials. The police department shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this section, including, but not limited to, the following duties and responsibilities:
(1) 
Response to and investigation of complaints that large events are posing a threat to the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare, or are otherwise in violation of any law or ordinance.
(2) 
Issuance of written warnings to the person responsible for the large event.
(3) 
Placement of a special security assignment at large events when necessary or appropriate to prevent or remove any threat to the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare, or to otherwise enforce any law or ordinance.
(4) 
Keep records of any actions taken under this section.
(d) 
Police services at large events requiring more than one response:
(1) 
A police officer shall issue a written warning to the person responsible for the event the first time he investigates a large event and determines that it poses a threat to the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare, or that a violation of any law or ordinance is being committed at such event.
(2) 
If a written warning is issued pursuant to paragraph (1) above and the condition or situation giving rise to the issuance of the written warning is not immediately terminated or abated, or if a police officer responds to a large event at the same premises a second time within a thirty-day period, it shall be deemed a special security assignment, and the person responsible shall be liable for the police services fee.
(3) 
Nothing in this section shall preclude the officer from enforcing state statutes or other ordinances, including the arrest of violators, at any response to a large event.
(e) 
Police services fee:
(1) 
The police services fee shall be the currently required hourly fee, plus the actual cost of any medical treatment to injured officers and the cost of repairing any damaged City-owned equipment or property. The maximum charge per incident within a thirty-day period shall be $500, plus the cost of any medical treatment or equipment/property repair.
(2) 
The City reserves the night to seek reimbursement for actual costs in excess of the maximum police services charge established by the City Council through any other available legal remedies or procedures.
(3) 
The amount of police services fee shall be deemed a debt to the City, of the person responsible for the large event, and if such a person is a minor, that person's parents or guardians. Any persons owing such a fee shall pay the fee within 30 days of the invoice therefor. If the person fails to pay such fees within 30 days, the City may initiate legal proceedings to collect such fee, and the responsible person shall be liable for the payment of the costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees.
(f) 
Billing. The Chief of Police shall notify the City Treasurer in writing, upon the rendering of police services under this section, of the name and address of the responsible person, property owner, the date and time of the incident, and the services performed, the costs thereof, and such other information as may be required. The City Treasurer shall thereafter cause appropriate billings to be made.
(g) 
Effect of criminal prosecution. Nothing in the adoption or administration of this section shall be construed as affecting the ability to initiate or continue concurrent or subsequent criminal prosecution for any violation of the provisions of this section, or any state law arising out the same circumstances necessitating the application of this section.