[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Warwick 1-18-2022 by L.L. No. 1-2022. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Board of Trustees, in order to promote proper government and ensure the proper protection, order, conduct, safety, health, welfare and well-being of persons and property within the Village of Warwick, Orange County, New York, finds that it is in the public interest to enact this chapter pursuant to the provisions of § 4-412 of the Village Law of the State of New York. This chapter shall regulate the assembly of persons where such assembly exceeds 200 people at any given time on private property within the Village of Warwick.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings herein indicated. Words used in the present tense include the future, the singular number includes the plural, and the masculine shall include the feminine:
ASSEMBLY
The gathering or collecting or congregating of persons on private property, with or without the levy of an admission fee, for a limited, or one-time, or extraordinary event, such as, but not limited to, a wedding, celebration, festival, concert, or religious observances.
ASSEMBLY – GREATER THAN 200
The gathering or collecting or congregating of persons in excess of 200 persons, either at any one time or in the aggregate over time, at any place within the Village, with or without the levy of an admission fee, for a common purpose.
Assemblies of persons where such assembly exceeds 200 people at any given time on private property within the Village of Warwick requires written notice to be provided to the Village Clerk not less than seven days prior to the assembly. The notification shall include the date(s), start and end time(s) of the assembly, property address of the assembly, property owner's and event organizer's full name, email address, mailing address, home phone, business phone, and cell phone number. Upon receipt, the Village Clerk shall provide the written notification to the Mayor and the Warwick Police Department.
It is the responsibility of the event organizer to arrange for adequate parking and bathroom facilities.