[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Long Beach 8-2-1974 as § 4-5 of the 1974
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 8-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-29C]
Except as otherwise permitted by this chapter,
no parades, assemblies, gatherings, meetings, or group activities
consisting of more than 30 persons shall be permitted anywhere within
the territorial boundaries of the Township unless the sponsor shall
have obtained the following approvals:
The provisions of this chapter limiting or restricting
parades, assemblies, gatherings, meetings and group activities shall
not be deemed to apply:
A.
Where the assembly, gathering, meeting, or group activity
is to be held entirely within the boundaries of the property and the
aforesaid event is being held by and pursuant to the invitation of
the owner or lessee of the property.
[Amended 8-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-29C]
(1)
This exception shall not apply to any for-profit, commercial, and/or any business-related assembly, gathering, meeting, group activity, or events. For-profit, commercial, and/or any business-related events shall be required to obtain the approvals required by this chapter and comply with § 205-60B, as applicable.
B.
To any assembly, gathering, meeting or group activity
held in any commercial business establishment where arrangements have
been made in advance with the owners of the establishment and where
the assembly, gathering, meeting or group activity is held or carried
on in a completely enclosed building.
C.
To a family group, which is defined for the purposes
of this chapter to mean a group of persons all of whom are related
to each other by blood or by marriage.
[Amended 8-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-29C]
A minimum of 30 calendar days prior to the date
of the planned parade, assembly, gathering, meeting, or group activity
for which an exception does not apply, application shall be made to
the Chief of Police or to such other member of his or her department
as he or she may designate. The application shall contain the name,
address, and contact information of the applicant, or, in the event
the application is made by a corporation, religious, or fraternal
organization, it shall contain the name, address, and contact information
of the officers and directors of the corporation, religious, or fraternal
organization. The application shall further set forth the purpose
of the proposed parade, assembly, gathering, meeting, or group activity,
the date and proposed hours, the desired location, the number of anticipated
participants, and any other pertinent information/conditions of the
proposed event. A copy of the application shall be simultaneously
filed with the Municipal Clerk for review by the Board of Commissioners.
[Amended 8-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-29C]
The Police Department shall investigate, approve,
and/or disapprove the application pursuant to the following, and,
upon approval or disapproval by the Police Department, the Police
Department shall immediately notify the Municipal Clerk of the approval
or disapproval, as well as any recommended conditions of approval.
A.
The parade, assembly, gathering, meeting or group
activity may be held without unduly interfering with the peace of
other citizens and guests in the township by creating excessive noise
or other disturbance.
B.
The parade, assembly, gathering, meeting or group
activity will not create such a crowd or crowded condition so as to
endanger or be likely to endanger persons or property in the township.
C.
The anticipated number of participants is realistic
and that the bond as called for hereinafter has been satisfactorily
posted.
[Amended 7-7-2006 by Ord.
No. 06-21C; 8-7-2017 by Ord. No. 17-29C]
Upon written approval by the Police Department, the Police Department
shall advise the Municipal Clerk in writing and the application shall
be reviewed by the Board of Commissioners at the next scheduled work
session. The Board of Commissioners shall approve or deny the application
at its discretion, and shall set forth all conditions of any approval,
if any, as applicable.
[Amended 8-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-29C]
The Township may require that the application be accompanied
by a bond and/or indemnification and hold-harmless agreement to indemnify
all property owners, residents, and visitors of the Township for any
loss or damage to property caused by or as a result of the parade,
assembly, gathering, meeting, or group activity. The bond shall also
ensure the Township that the area to be used shall be left in a clean
and orderly condition. The bond shall be in a form satisfactory to
the Board of Commissioners with sufficient surety to insure satisfaction
in the event of default in any of the terms and conditions of the
bond. The bond shall be in an amount deemed necessary and proper by
the Board of Commissioners.
[Amended 8-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-29C]
Notification of approval shall be made by the office of the
Administrator, Municipal Clerk, or the Chief of Police or his/her
designee, and shall set forth any/all conditions stipulated therein.
No permit shall be granted for any parade, assembly,
gathering, meeting or group activity which will take place on any
dune area of the township.
