[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Rocky Hill 10-7-1974
by Ord. No. 50-74. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The regulation of special events and the supervision of such events
are hereby declared necessary for the protection of the health, safety, welfare
and property of the residents of the Town of Rocky Hill.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein:
Any public gatherings, other than the normal day-to-day operation
of existing commercial enterprises, of more than 1,000 persons assembled at
one time for one particular event. Any such public gathering held or sponsored
by the Town of Rocky Hill, any agency thereof or the Board of Education shall
not be a "special event" within the meaning of this chapter.
A.
No special event shall be held without a valid permit.
B.
An application for such permit shall be made to the Town
Manager not later than 50 days before the starting date of the special event
upon forms to be supplied by him for the purpose.
D.
Public notice of the application, by posting the same
in the Town Hall, disclosing pertinent facts concerning the event, shall be
made by the Town Manager within 10 days after the application is received.
The application shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Town
Manager and shall contain the following information:
A.
The names, addresses and dates of birth of all applicants;
if a partnership, this information concerning all partners; if a corporation,
club or association, this information on all officers.
B.
Information concerning the date of organization, laws
of what state, etc. pertaining to the organization.
C.
The type of business activity.
D.
A description of the type of event to be held.
E.
The location where the event will be held.
F.
The anticipated number of persons who will be assembled
at one time for the event.
G.
Complete information, including plot plan, to demonstrate
adequate plans to meet local, state or other standards for:
A.
Upon receipt of an application, the Town Manager shall
investigate or cause to be investigated the character of the applicants and
the location described.
Payment for all police required by the Town Manager shall be the responsibility
of the applicant, who will be billed at the prevailing private duty rate plus
an established service charge. In the case of Rocky Hill charitable, nonprofit,
eleemosynary organizations, there shall be no charge for police personnel
assigned to the event.
A.
The Town Manager, in granting or refusing the permit, shall be guided by the information and standards in §§ 85-4, 85-5, 85-6 and 85-7 of this chapter and all valid concerns of the residents of the Town of Rocky Hill brought before him during the ten-to-fifteen-day period following the public notice concerning the application.
B.
In case of the refusal to grant the permit, the Town
Manager shall notify the applicant of his proposed action and reasons therefor,
by certified mail, return receipt requested.
C.
If the Town Manager grants the permit, he may make it
contingent upon reasonable conditions, including but not limited to:
D.
Failure of applicants to comply with the terms of the
permit shall be grounds for revocation of the permit after notice.
E.
As a condition of the issuance of a permit, the Town
Manager may require that the applicant file a good and sufficient bond to
protect the Town of Rocky Hill and its residents against any damage, loss
or liability which might be incurred by the Town or its residents as a result
of such special event.
F.
No permit shall be granted unless the applicant shall
provide liability insurance for such special event protecting the Town as
an additional named insured in the amount of $500,000 per person injured and
$500,000 for all persons injured and $100,000 for all property damage resulting
from said special event.
[Amended 1-6-1992 by Ord.
No. 171-92]
G.
No permit shall be granted unless the applicant shall
sign a written agreement holding the Town harmless from any liability, cost
or expense whatsoever resulting from or arising out of said special event.
In addition to the provisions of § 85-7E, the Town Manager may revoke the permit for due cause, including but not limited to:
[Amended 1-6-1992 by Ord.
No. 171-92]
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, club or association violating
any of the provisions of this chapter or of a permit issued hereunder shall
be fined $25 per violation each day that a violation continues to be considered
a separate offense.
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, club or association making
an application for the permit required by this chapter consents by making
such application that an immediate injunction may issue prohibiting the special
event described in such application where such firm, corporation, partnership,
club or association has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or
a permit granted hereunder and sufficient proof of such violation has been
made to a court having jurisdiction.