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As used in this Part 8, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
SPECIAL EVENT
Any event which occurs in whole or in part on public property or within a public right-of-way and which affects the ordinary use of public streets, rights-of-way, sidewalks, or other public infrastructure. This includes, but is not limited to, parades, fairs, carnivals, races of any kind, concerts, block parties, and gatherings or events of any kind that are held open to the public or for which members of the public may pay to gain admission. Events held on private property, which make no use of public property, infrastructure, and/or streets, other than for lawful on-street parking, are not included, unless the event constitutes a use of private property that is not usual or customary for that property and/or zoning district, or the event falls under the circumstances in which a permit is required as specified in §
27-305. The Director of Community Development, or their designee, shall have the exclusive authority to determine whether an event meets the criteria to be considered a special event.
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Within the sole discretion of the Township, the fees and/or
requirements for special event permits may be waived in-whole or in-part.
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The Director of Community Development, or their designee, is
hereby authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke any permit issued under
this Part 8 if the Township deems such denial, suspension, or revocation
to be beneficial to the public health, safety, or welfare, or for
violation of any provision of this Part 8, or for giving false information
upon any application for a permit hereunder. No part of a permit fee
shall be refunded to any person whose permit shall have been suspended
or revoked.
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Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Director of Community
Development, the Director of Public Safety, and/or the Township Manager
may appeal by delivering a written request to be heard before the
Board of Supervisors to the Department of Community Development within
five days of the notice of denial. The appeal shall be heard before
a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors. If there
is no regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors occurring
prior to the desired date(s) of operation, then a special meeting
may be held with any required advertising costs to be paid by the
applicant prior to such advertisement. Any person that submits an
application less than 45 days in advance of the desired date(s) of
the event forfeits the right to appeal a denial thereof.
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Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this section, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs. Each day that a violation of this Part
8 continues or each section of this Part
8 which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.