The Board of Trustees finds that it is in the public interest
to formally regulate public exhibitions, parties, feasts and other
special events by establishing standards for the issuance of a permit
for such events.
BLOCK PARTY
A gathering on a residential street requiring the closure
of a street or a portion thereof to vehicular traffic and the use
of the street for festivity or entertainment, including barbecues,
picnics, music and games.
FIREWORKS
A device or devices containing gunpowder and/or other combustible
materials for the purpose of causing a spectacular explosion when
ignited for visible or audible effect, used typically for display
or in celebrations. Such definition shall not include sparklers, which
are ground-based or handheld devices that produce a shower of sparks
as their primary pyrotechnic effect and do not rise into the air,
do not fire inserts or projectiles into the air, and do not explode
or produce a report.
SPECIAL EVENT
A preplanned single entertainment event, including but not
limited to carnivals, feasts, festivals, street fairs, circuses or
other exhibition, on any Village street or other Village property,
which may obstruct, delay, or interfere with the normal flow of pedestrian
or vehicular traffic or use of the street or Village property. A "special
event" shall not include any event conducted or sponsored by the Village
of Westbury.
No person or group of persons shall operate or conduct a block
party, exhibition, feast or other special event without first having
obtained a valid special event permit from the Village Clerk. Any
road closure is explicitly prohibited without a permit pursuant to
this chapter or another provision of the Village Code.