No person on or after the effective date of this chapter shall
conduct or allow to be conducted any outdoor gathering as defined
in this chapter without first obtaining a permit therefor in compliance
with the terms of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
OUTDOOR GATHERING
A carnival, fair, circus, exhibition, show, block party or
similar activity conducted outdoors or within or about tents or other
temporary structures within the Township of Oxford. For the purpose
of this chapter, the following activities shall not be considered
outdoor gatherings: sporting events and activities, picnics, educational
programs and camping. This list is given by way of example, only as
activities similar in nature shall also not be considered outdoor
gatherings subject to regulation.
PERSON
Any person, association, partnership, firm, corporation,
institution, agency, authority, department or other entity which is
recognized by law.
The Township Committee shall have the right to deny the permit,
upon notification to the applicant, and the right to appear before
the Township Committee, if it is the consensus of opinion of the Committee
that the granting of a permit to the applicant would adversely affect
the safety, health and welfare of the inhabitants of the Township.
The Township Committee, in granting any permit, may issue the permit
subject to such conditions as are reasonable and appropriate so as
to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the persons anticipating
to attend the event, as well as the general public.
The applicant shall be required to comply with the following
minimum requirements as conditions for the issuance or maintenance
of any permit issued hereunder:
A. Adequate sanitary facilities must be provided which are sufficient
to accommodate the projected number of persons expected to attend
the event.
B. Medical or first-aid facilities shall be provided which are sufficient
to accommodate the projected number of persons expected to attend
the event.
C. A parking and traffic control plan for the number of persons projected
to attend the event must be formulated, which plan must be sufficient
to ensure a free flow of traffic and make available rapid access for
emergency vehicles. Further, the applicant shall provide adequate
off-street parking facilities on the site or within 1,500 feet thereof
to accommodate the projected number of persons expected to attend
the event.
D. The applicant shall be required to comply with such other conditions
as shall be imposed by the Township Committee upon the issuance of
a permit after receiving those reports provided for herein, which
such conditions shall be reasonably related to the protection of the
public health, safety and welfare.
E. The Township Committee, either prior to granting any permit for an
outdoor gathering or as a condition to the issuance of a permit, in
its discretion, may require any applicant to notify property owners
within a designated distance from the property or properties upon
which the outdoor gathering is being held to either provide said surrounding
property owners with an opportunity to be heard considering whether
or not to grant or deny the application and/or to notify surrounding
property owners that an event or events will be conducted at certain
given times.
A permit shall be issued by the Township Committee and executed
by the Township Clerk. The permit shall set forth and describe with
particularity the place where the event is to be conducted and the
period of time in which it may continue, which shall not exceed a
period of 10 consecutive days. The permit shall further contain any
special conditions set by the Township Committee and shall contain
the hours of operation which shall be set by the Township Committee.
No permittee shall allow the following on the permitted premises:
A. Musical instruments, drums, sound-making devices or amplifiers played
or used in such a manner as to cause disturbance to persons occupying
residential property.
B. Activity or conduct in violation of any municipal, state or federal
law, duly enacted ordinances or regulations and conditions of the
permittee.
The permittee shall be responsible for the cost of cleaning
the area where the event was conducted on a daily basis and after
said event is concluded, as well as the cost of providing law enforcement
security for said event and sanitary facilities. The requirement to
provide law enforcement security shall not create an affirmative obligation
on the part of the Township to provide said law enforcement security.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit any outdoor
gatherings which may be in violation of any zoning ordinance or other
ordinance regulations of the Township of Oxford.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall
be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and shall be fined a sum
not to exceed $1,200 for each violation to be set by the Municipal
Judge. Each day such violation exists shall constitute a separate
violation.