[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Elm Grove 3-27-2007.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Village of Elm Grove hereby determines that, as it is necessary
to protect the health, safety and welfare of persons and property within the
Village of Elm Grove, special events and related activities shall be regulated.
The following terms are hereby defined:
Any individual natural human being, partnership, corporation, firm,
company, association, limited-liability company, society or group.
An outdoor assemblage of 200 or more persons at any one time on public
or private property for a performance, celebration, commemoration, display
and/or sale of goods or other type of social gathering open to the public
for free or upon payment of some kind of consideration; it includes, but is
not limited to, whether for profit or not, outdoor festivals, flea markets,
fun runs, bicycle races, walkathons, marathons, outdoor gatherings on nonresidential
property involving the use of temporary structures, and other similar-type
activities that do not require a permanent site or business location and do
not compromise public health, safety or welfare. Events which are approved
annually by resolution by the Village Board of Trustees are exempt.
Prior to application, no person shall allow or conduct a special event
unless a permit has first been issued.
A.
Applications for special event permits shall be made
to the Village Clerk, on forms provided by the Village of Elm Grove, and shall
include at a minimum all of the following information:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
(2)
The names, addresses and telephone numbers of all of
the partners, if the applicant is a partnership;
(3)
The names, addresses and telephone numbers of all of
the officers and directors if the applicant is a corporation, or members if
the applicant is a limited-liability company;
(4)
The location at which the event is to be conducted;
(5)
Details related to the nature of the event, including:
(a)
Whether or not music will be provided;
[1]
Music for special events shall terminate at 9:00 p.m.
if the event is held Sunday through Thursday and at 11:00 p.m. if the event
is held on a Friday, Saturday or holiday weekend.
(b)
Whether or not alcoholic beverages will be served;
(d)
Hours and/or days of operation for the special event;
[1]
All special events as defined by this chapter shall cease
operation no later than 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and no later than
12:00 midnight on Friday, Saturday, or a holiday weekend.
(f)
The Village Manager, in consultation with Village department
heads, may include specific conditions which require cleanup of public and
private property in the vicinity of the location of the special event that
may be littered. A cash deposit, to be determined by resolution by the Village
Board of Trustees from time to time, may be required as a condition to assure
such cleanup is satisfactorily accomplished within 24 hours. Said sum shall
be used by the Village to off set any costs which it may incur in completing
the cleanup and the balance of the deposit, if any, should be refunded upon
final inspection. In the event insufficient funds are available to offset
costs, the Village reserves the right to seek reimbursement through any means
available to the Village. There will be no reissuance or new issuance of special
events permits to the applicant or his or her organization until such payments
are made.
(6)
A contact person who will be available at all times during
the special event and that person's cell phone number which must be accessible
throughout the special event;
(7)
Applicant to deliver notice to property owners within
a five-hundred-foot radius of the special event site at least three weeks
prior to the special event (property owner list to be provided by the Village);
applicant must provide evidence of mailing, such as an affidavit, and a copy
of the notice to the Village Clerk;
(8)
Proof of insurance, subject to Village Manager approval,
based on potential degree of risks posed by the special event;
(10)
Such other information as may be required to process
the application.
B.
Completed applications shall be submitted to the Village
Clerk at least 60 days prior to the scheduled date of the special event.
C.
Notwithstanding the requirements of § 241-3B, the Village Manager may accept an untimely or inadequately submitted application if the Village Manager determines that there is reasonably sufficient time to review the application and any supplemental information, and process the application. Said discretion shall apply to applications submitted in accordance with § 241-7, Permit reissuance.
D.
Upon receipt of a completed special event permit application,
the Village Clerk shall refer said application to the Village Manager for
his or her review.
(1)
The Village Manager shall instruct all potentially affected
Village departments to review the completed special event permit application
and provide a report with recommendations concerning all phases of the proposed
special event.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Village Manager pursuant to
this chapter is able to appeal solely to the Board of Trustees. Any appeal
to the Board of Trustees under this chapter shall be made within 10 business
days of the date that the Village Manager issued the decision being appealed
from. The Board shall consider the matter at the next available regular Board
of Trustees meeting. Based upon testimony provided by both the applicant and
the Village Manager, and after consideration of impacts generated by the special
event related to the health, safety and welfare of the Village, the Board
may affirm, reverse, or modify the Village Manager's initial decision.
All special events applications that anticipate more than 300 attendees
shall be referred to the Board of Trustees for review and approval. Based
upon testimony and submissions provided by both the applicant and the Village
Manager, and after consideration of potential impacts and submissions stemming
from the special event on the health, safety and welfare of the Village, the
Board may approve the application as presented, approve the application with
conditions or deny the application.
All permits approved under this chapter are effective for only the times and dates specified within the application and further shall expire upon the cessation of event activities as identified on the approved special events permit application, unless said permit is reissued under the terms of § 241-7 or terminated under the terms of § 241-8.
Special event permits previously approved under this chapter may be
reissued by the Village Manager, provided that the proposed special event
does not materially differ from the special event previously approved and
provided that all requirements of this chapter are met. Requests to reissue
special event permits shall be submitted in writing to the Village Clerk on
an application form provided by the Village accompanied by the fee or any
reimbursement that may be established by the Village Board. Said reissuance
application shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the start date of
the event.
A special event permit for an event in progress may be terminated by
the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, or the respective designee of each if
public safety is compromised or threatened by activities generated during
the event, if the participants engage in violent, riotous, disorderly or destructive
behavior causing injury to persons or damage to property, or if there is a
violation of the conditions of the permit such that conditions of issuance
are no longer met.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation made under this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-16 of this Code.
