[Adopted 10-26-1994 by Ord. No. 1725]
It shall be unlawful for any person or group
of persons to stand in line for the purchase of tickets to special
events for a period in excess of two hours prior to the commencement
of ticket sales for that event.
If the Township of Ridley is required to provide
constant crowd control measures, including but not limited to the
stationing of a Township police officer at the location, it shall
be the obligation of the establishment responsible for the crowd formation
to reimburse the Township for such services at a reasonable rate of
compensation.
If the Township of Ridley deems it necessary
to provide property cleanup services by the Department of Public Works
as a result of such crowd formation, it shall be the obligation of
the establishment responsible for the crowd formation to reimburse
the Township for such services at a reasonable rate of compensation.
It shall be unlawful for any group of persons
standing in line for the purchase of tickets for special events to:
A.
Interfere or impede the free passage of pedestrian
or vehicular traffic;
B.
Interfere, obstruct, harass, curse, threaten or to
do physical harm to another member of the public or their property;
and
C.
Create a reasonable likelihood of a breach of the
peace, disorderly conduct, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or alarm
or to create a risk thereof.
[Amended 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 1808]
Any person who shall violate any provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction before a District Justice,
be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000, plus costs of prosecution,
and in default of payment of such fine and costs shall be imprisoned
for a period not to exceed 30 days. Such penalties may be imposed
on individuals forming said lines, the establishments causing said
lines to form, or both.
