Definitions. The following terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings:
APPLICANT
Applicant shall include the person, or other entity applying
for the special event permit. "Applicant" shall include, but not be
limited to, the event's sponsor, organizer, or promoter.
ATHLETIC EVENT
An occasion in which a group of persons collect to engage
in or watch a sport or form of exercise on private or public property
not designed for such activity and/or on a Township street, sidewalk,
alley, or other street right-of-way, which obstructs, delays or interferes
with the normal flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or does not
comply with traffic laws or controls. "Athletic events" include, but
are not limited to, bicycle and foot races.
BLOCK PARTY
A festive gathering on private property or a street which
may or may not require the closure of a street, or a portion thereof,
to vehicular traffic, and/or use of the street for the festivity including
barbecues, picnics, music or games.
ENTERTAINMENT AREAS
The area(s) designated by the Township Manager or his designated
representative as an area within specific boundaries in which a permitted
special event may take place. Special event vendors will be allowed
within the boundaries of the entertainment areas with proper permitting
and approval of the Township Manager or his designated representative.
PARADE
A march or procession consisting of any number of persons,
animals, or vehicles, or a combination thereof, on any Township street,
sidewalk, alley, or other right of-way, which obstructs delays or
interferes with the normal flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic,
or does not comply with traffic laws and controls.
PARK
All parks and bodies of water contained therein, squares,
drives, parkways, boulevards, trails, beaches, playgrounds, playfields,
parking lots, community centers and other park, recreation and open
space areas and buildings and facilities comprising the parks and
recreation system of the Township under the management and control
of the Township of Springfield.
PERMIT APPLICATION FEE
The fee to be paid by the special event permit applicant
at the time the application is filed with the Township. Such fee shall
be set by the Township Board of Commissioners.
PUBLIC PLACE
Includes streets, avenues, ways, boulevards, drives, places,
alleys, sidewalks, and planting (parking) strips, squares, triangles
and rights-of-way for public use and the space above or beneath its
surface, whether or not opened or improved.
REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT
The amount of money required of a permittee by the Township
in order to assure adequate cleanup of the special event site. The
deposit shall be returned to the permittee upon the completion of
the event and approval of the Parks and Public Works Departments.
SPECIAL EVENT
Any meeting activity, gathering, or group of persons, animals
or vehicles, or any combination thereof, having a common purpose,
design or goal, upon a public facility, street, sidewalk, park, waterway,
or other place open to the public, where the special event substantially
inhibits the usual flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic or which
occupies any public area and preempts use by the general public. A
special event shall include, but shall not be limited to, a festival
celebration, concert, parade, block party, athletic event and other
similar gathering which meets one or more of the following: 1) is
reasonably expected to cause or result in more than 100 people gathering
in a park or other public place; 2) is reasonably expected to have
a substantial impact on such park or other public place; and 3) is
reasonably expected to require the provision of substantial public
services.
SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT
The permit issued by the Township Manager or his designated
representative after the applicant has met all applicable reviews
and requirements set forth in this chapter.
SPECIAL EVENT VENDOR
A permitted vendor allowed to operate within entertainment
areas during permitted special events.
SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES
A material increase in the amount, scope, or level of necessary
fire, police, traffic control, crowd control, or other public services
above those that would normally be required without the event. With
respect to police resources, "substantial public services" means resources
for crowd management or traffic control required for the event over
and above the normal deployment of police in that geographic area
of the Township at the time of day during which the event will occur.