It is unlawful for any reason to hold, manage, conduct, aid, participate in, perform, start or carry on any parade or public assembly as defined in this chapter unless a permit to conduct such parade or public assembly has been obtained in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in §
209-3 herein.
This chapter shall not apply to any of the following:
B. A governmental agency acting within the scope of its
functions; or
C. Groups of 24 persons or less.
A processing fee to be set by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors
shall be submitted with the application.
The Township Manager or a designated representative shall issue a permit
for a parade or public assembly unless, from a consideration of the application
and other information as may otherwise be obtained, the Township Manager finds
that:
A. The conduct of the parade or public assembly will substantially
interfere with the safe and orderly movement of traffic and/or pedestrians,
including but not limited to:
(1) There is another previously scheduled event for that date, time,
and location.
(2) Scheduled construction will impede the flow of pedestrian and/or
vehicular traffic or create an unsafe situation or make it impracticable for
the parade or public assembly to occur.
B. The concentration of persons, spectators, animals and vehicles
will unduly interfere with the proper fire and police protection of, or ambulance
service of, areas where the parade or public assembly will take place or areas
contiguous to that area, including but not limited to the blocking of ingress
or egress to emergency facilities, blocking the entrance to areas served by
only one accesspoint, and blocking fire hydrants, handicap ramps, and curb
cuts.
C. The conduct of the parade or public assembly will unduly interfere
with the movement of fire-fighting equipment en route to a fire, or the movement
of other emergency equipment, including but not limited to the blocking of
ingress or egress to emergency facilities, blocking the entrance to areas
served by only one accesspoint, and blocking fire hydrants, handicap ramps,
and curb cuts.
D. The applicant has no arrangements for setup and takedown and
cleanup following the parade or public assembly.
E. Adequate sanitation and other required health facilities are
not available and cannot be made available by the applicant in or adjacent
to any public assembly areas.
F. The parade or public assembly involves a road closure or use
of a state highway and the application does not comply with Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation regulations.
G. The parade or public assembly would violate another Township
ordinance, rule or regulation, or state or federal law.
The Township Manager shall act upon the permit application and, if the
application is refused, mail to the applicant written notice of the denial
and the reason(s) for it, as follows:
A. Persons who wish to use a state-designated highway shall
have their permit acted on within one business day of receipt by the Township
of PennDOT approval.
B. Persons who wish to have a local roadway closed shall
have their permit application acted on within one business day of receipt
by the Township of a completed traffic study.
C. Persons who wish to use local roadways shall have their
permit application acted on within the following time periods:
(1) Twenty-five to 50 individuals. The Township Manager shall
act on the permit application within three business days.
(2) Fifty-one to 250 individuals. The Township Manager shall
act on the permit application within five business days.
(3) More than 250 individuals. The Township Manager shall act on
the permit application within 10 business days.
D. Persons who wish to use any sidewalks within the Township shall
have their permit application acted on within the following time periods:
(1) Twenty-five to 50 individuals. The Township Manager shall act
on the permit application within 1 1/2 business days.
(2) More than 50 individuals. The Township Manager shall act on the
permit application within three business days.
The applicant shall have the right to appeal the denial of a permit
to the Township Board of Supervisors. A written notice of appeal shall be
filed with the Township within five days of the receipt of the notice of denial.
The Board of Supervisors shall then act upon the appeal at its next regularly
scheduled meeting following receipt of the notice of appeal. The Board of
Supervisors will hold a Local Agency Law hearing pursuant to 2 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et seq. and will render a written decision within 10 days from the date such
hearing concludes. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Township Board
of Supervisors may appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to
the Local Agency Law (2 Pa. C.S.A. § 101 et seq.) and 42 Pa. C.S.A.
§ 933(a)(2).
A permittee hereunder shall comply with all terms and conditions of
any permit and with all applicable laws and ordinances.
The Township Manager or a designee may revoke any permit issued hereunder upon failure of the permittee to comply with the terms and conditions of said permit or because the parade or public assembly, because of the manner in which it is being conducted or any other reason, is jeopardizing those elements of public safety or well-being as set forth in §
209-6 above.